Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Common word
adjective
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shabby, seedy(usually kana)
All readings:
みすぼらしい《見窄らしい》
、みすぼらしい《見すぼらしい》
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
steering, piloting, flying, control, operation, handling
2.
management, handling, control, manipulation
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes
na-adjective, noun
•
personality, character, personal appearance, gentility
Godan-ku verb
1.
to mutter, to murmur, to grumble(usually kana)
2.
to tweet (Twitter)(usually kana)
na-adjective, noun
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just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, legal, lawful
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
institution, establishment, facility
noun
2.
home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)(abbreviation)
adverb
1.
still, yet(usually kana)
2.
more, still more, greater, further(usually kana)
3.
as ..., like ...(usually kana)(as なお〜ごとし)
conjunction
4.
furthermore, in addition, moreover, note that ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
なお《猶》
、なお《尚お》[1]
、なお《猶お》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
ear (of plant), head (of plant)
2.
point, tip
3.
scion (in grafting), cion
Other readings:
穗【ほ】
expression
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(I'm fine) thank you, thanks to you, fortunately, under the gods' shadow(polite language, usually kana)
All readings:
おかげさまで《お陰様で》
、おかげさまで《お蔭様で》
、おかげさまで《お陰さまで》
、おかげさまで《御陰様で》
、おかげさまで《御蔭様で》
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon(出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(esp. 出合う)
3.
to emerge and engage (an enemy)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(often used imperatively as 出会え)
All readings:
出会う【であう】
、出逢う【であう】
、出合う【であう】
、出遭う【であう】
、出あう【であう】
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
stipulation, prescription, provision, regulation, rule
na-adjective, noun
•
firm, strong, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, stubborn, tough, hard-line
noun
1.
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
2.
god of thunder, god of lightning(only relevant for かみなり)
3.
anger, fit of anger(only relevant for かみなり)
All readings:
雷【かみなり】
、雷【いかずち】
、雷【いかづち】[1]
、雷【らい】
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, no-adjective
•
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man
noun
•
urine(しい,しし, and しと were primarily children's words)
Other readings:
尿【ゆばり】[1]
、尿【いばり】[1]
、尿【ゆまり】[1]
、尿【ばり】[1]
、尿【しい】[1]
、尿【しし】[1]
、尿【しと】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
na-adjective, noun
•
secret, private, surreptitious
Other readings:
秘か【ひそか】
、窃か【ひそか】
、私か【ひそか】
na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash(むっちゃ is dialectal)
adverb
2.
Other readings:
無茶【むっちゃ】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
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
•
custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice(usually kana)
All readings:
しきたり《仕来り》
、しきたり《仕来たり》
、しきたり《為来り》
、しきたり《為来たり》
na-adjective
1.
faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy(usually kana)
2.
poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty(usually kana)
Other readings:
かすか《幽か》
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
equality, equal, same rights, same rank, equivalence
noun
•
technical skill, ability, capacity
Other readings:
伎能【ぎのう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
•
warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
Other readings:
倉【くら】
、庫【くら】
adverb, no-adjective
1.
once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-(usually kana)
2.
never yet, never before, first time, still not happened(usually kana)(used with neg. verb)
Other readings:
かつて《曾て》
、かつて《都て》
、かって《曾て》
no-adjective
•
individual, separate, personal, case-by-case
Other readings:
箇別【こべつ】
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】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
carrying (on one's person or in the hand)(only relevant for けいたい)
noun
2.
Other readings:
ケータイ
、ケイタイ
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
deep emotion, being filled with emotion
See also:感慨無量
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get twisted, to get crooked, to get warped(usually kana)
2.
to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.), to become warped, to become perverse, to become contrary(usually kana)
3.
to become troubled, to become complicated, to become strained(usually kana)
All readings:
ねじれる《捩れる》
、ねじれる《捻れる》
、ねじれる《拗れる》
、ねじれる《捻じれる》
、ねじれる《捩じれる》
noun
1.
one face, one surface
2.
the whole surface
3.
one aspect, one side
noun, adverbial noun
4.
(on) the other hand
5.
one broad, flat object
6.
front page (e.g. newspaper)
Other readings:
１面【いちめん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
acquisition, obtaining, coming to hand
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