Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Common word
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
、押しよせる【おしよせる】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to insert, to include, to incorporate, to cut in (printing)
Other readings:
組込む【くみこむ】
、組みこむ【くみこむ】
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to feel down, to feel sad, to be depressed, to be in low spirits
2.
to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.), to be in an unfavourable condition
3.
to fall into (e.g. a hole)
Other readings:
落込む【おちこむ】
、落ちこむ【おちこむ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(husband and wife) earning a living together
Other readings:
共かせぎ【ともかせぎ】
noun
1.
document, writing, letter, papers, notes, records, archives
2.
document addressed to someone(only relevant for もんじょ)(paleography term)
Other readings:
文書【もんじょ】
、文書【ぶんじょ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
thing that should be (carefully) avoided, no-no, thing to definitely not do, something forbidden, taboo
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
speaking by proxy, speaking for (someone else), acting as spokesman (for), representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辯)
2.
payment by proxy, compensation by proxy, paying on behalf (of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
3.
acting for (someone else), carrying out (on someone's behalf)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
Other readings:
代辨【だいべん】
、代辯【だいべん】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)
noun, no-adjective
1.
flavour, flavor, taste
2.
charm, appeal, interest, meaning, significance
adjective
•
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
All readings:
尊い【とうとい】
、尊い【たっとい】
、貴い【とうとい】
、貴い【たっとい】
kyacchi
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
catch, catching, obtaining (e.g. information), receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call)
2.
catch(baseball term)
noun
3.
shop tout, puller-in
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture
burabura
Common word
auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
dangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging(onomatopia)
2.
strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering(onomatopia)
3.
idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly(onomatopia)
4.
persisting (of an illness)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ブラブラ
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
achievement, attainment, accomplishment, realization
Other readings:
たっ成【たっせい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
revision (of a rule, price, etc.), alteration, change
See also:改訂
Other readings:
改定【かいじょう】
noun
•
public gaze, public notice, attention
All readings:
人目【ひとめ】
、人目【じんもく】
、人眼【ひとめ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage
2.
preservation, conservation
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
poverty, penury, need, destitution
2.
shortage, lack, want
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
•
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
All readings:
一定【いってい】
、一定【いちじょう】
noun, no-adjective
1.
set, suit, uniform collection, matching items
noun (suffix)
2.
entirely, all, every one, nothing but(Often as ぞろい)
tonda
Common word
pre-noun adjectival
1.
unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected
2.
terrible, awful, serious
adverb
3.
very(archaism)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt)
See also:土を固める (つちをかためる)
2.
to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate
3.
to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence)
See also:身を固める (みをかためる)
4.
to fortify, to reinforce, to support
5.
to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)(in the form に身をかためる)
6.
to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise
7.
to tie tightly, to fasten
8.
to hold a bow fully drawn
Other readings:
堅める【かためる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
equality (esp. of status, on equal terms), equivalence
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
equivalent, equal
adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
、はかない《果敢ない》
、はかない《果敢無い》
、はかない《果無い》
、はかない《果ない》
、はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be related, to be connected, to be joined together
2.
to result in, to lead to, to bring about
All readings:
結びつく【むすびつく】
、結び付く【むすびつく】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away
2.
to set free, to let go
See also:逃がす
auxiliary verb
3.
to fail to ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
遁す【のがす】
noun
1.
walking
2.
pace, step
3.
course (of history, one's life, etc.), history, progress, advance, development
4.
pitch (of a screw, etc.)
Other readings:
歩【あゆみ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
•
universal, general, ubiquitous, omnipresent
Other readings:
普偏【ふへん】[1]
、普辺【ふへん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
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