Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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adverb, na-adjective
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intently, single-mindedly, devotedly, solely, earnestly, with all one's heart(usually kana)
See also:一向 (ひたぶる)
All readings:
ひたすら《只管》
、ひたすら《一向》
、ひたすら《頓》
Common word
expression, adjective
•
cannot be helped, unavoidable
All readings:
やむを得ない【やむをえない】
、止むを得ない【やむをえない】
、已むを得ない【やむをえない】
noun
•
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)(usually kana)
Other readings:
えい《鱏》
、えい《海鷂魚》
、エイ
noun
1.
face
2.
surface
3.
mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)(only relevant for おもて and もて)
All readings:
面【おもて】
、面【おも】
、面【も】[1]
、面【もて】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
justice, right, righteousness
2.
correct meaning, correct explanation(usu. in titles of annotated editions of Confucian classics)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to clear, to make clear
2.
to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference
3.
to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs
4.
to strain (one's ears), to listen carefully
See also:耳を澄ます (みみをすます)
Other readings:
清ます【すます】
noun
1.
the country, countryside, rural districts
2.
cultivated land, fields
Other readings:
田園【でんおん】[1]
、田苑【でんえん】
、田苑【でんおん】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves)(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
2.
to do over and over again, to do relentlessly, to do with reckless abandon(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
3.
to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind(slang, usually kana)
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
favourable, favorable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to die out, to peter out, to become extinct
2.
to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
Other readings:
断える【たえる】
Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
•
to forbid, to suppress
See also:禁じる
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fit, to get into, to go into, to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window)(usually kana)
2.
to be fit for (a job, etc.), to be suited for, to satisfy (conditions)(usually kana)
3.
to fall into, to plunge into, to get stuck, to get caught(usually kana)
4.
to be deceived, to be taken in, to fall into a trap(usually kana)
5.
to be addicted to, to be deep into, to be crazy about, to be stuck on(usually kana)
All readings:
はまる《嵌まる》
、はまる《填まる》
、はまる《嵌る》[1]
、はまる《填る》[1]
、ハマる
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
appu
Common word
noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
increasing
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
noun
3.
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
taking a seat, sitting down (in one's seat)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tailor, to make (clothing)
2.
to train, to bring up
3.
to make it seem like, to pass off
4.
to turn into a play or movie
5.
to prepare, to send, to despatch
noun
1.
milk
2.
breast
3.
loop(only relevant for ち)
4.
Other readings:
乳【ち】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ascetic practices(Buddhist term)
2.
training, practice, discipline, study
Other readings:
修行【すぎょう】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
taru-adjective, to-adverb
•
brilliant, bright, dazzling
Other readings:
煌煌【こうこう】
、晃々【こうこう】
、晃晃【こうこう】
noun
•
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
noun
•
(flower) petal
Other readings:
花弁【はなびら】
、花弁【かべん】
、花瓣【かべん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
•
fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness, reverence
Other readings:
虞【おそれ】
、畏れ【おそれ】
、怖れ【おそれ】
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
to arrive at (after a struggle), to finally reach, to find one's way to, to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
All readings:
たどり着く【たどりつく】
、辿り着く【たどりつく】
、辿りつく【たどりつく】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to start, to begin, to commence
2.
to challenge, to pick (a fight), to make (war), to draw (a reaction) from
3.
to set (traps), to plant (explosives), to lay (mines)
4.
Other readings:
仕かける【しかける】
、し掛ける【しかける】
counter
1.
counter for small animals(only relevant for ひき)
2.
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
3.
counter for horses(archaism)(only relevant for き)
noun
4.
roll of cloth
Other readings:
匹【き】
、疋【ひき】
、疋【き】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
circulation (money, goods, etc.), distribution
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
circulation (air, water, etc.), ventilation, flow
prenominal
3.
negotiable (e.g. shares), distributional, circulating
suru verb (special), transitive verb
•
to need, to demand, to take, to require
noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
、年より【としより】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to leak, to run out
Other readings:
洩る【もる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
walking around at night, night travel
noun
2.
All readings:
夜行【やこう】
、夜行【やぎょう】
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
All readings:
早急【そうきゅう】
、早急【さっきゅう】
akuseru
Common word
adverb
1.
especially, particularly, unusually, above all
2.
additionally(archaism)
Other readings:
異に【ことに】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
wild, growing wild, living in the wild
pronoun
2.
I(archaism, male term)
noun, no-adjective
•
common reed (Phragmites australis)(usually kana)
All readings:
あし《葦》
、あし《蘆》
、あし《葭》
、あし《芦》
、よし《葦》
、よし《蘆》
、よし《葭》
、よし《芦》
、アシ
、ヨシ
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