Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
See also:縁 (えん)
2.
bone at the base of a fin, meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)(only relevant for 縁側)
See also:担鰭骨
Other readings:
椽側【えんがわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
groping (for), fumbling around (for), searching (for an answer, solution, etc.), trying to find
Other readings:
摸索【もさく】

noun
1.
(aircraft) hangar
2.
(coat) hanger
3.
hunger

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
•
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
See also:既定 (antonym)

noun
1.
official business, government business, public business, company duties
See also:私用 (antonym)
noun, no-adjective
2.
public use, government use
See also:私用 (antonym)

noun
1.
war potential, military strength, fighting power
2.
ability (to compete), capabilities, valuable asset

adjective
•
greedy
All readings:
欲深い【よくぶかい】

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】

na-adjective, noun
•
rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty, imprudent
See also:慎重 (antonym)
Other readings:
軽卒【けいそつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization), secession, leaving, pulling out

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
Other readings:
干与【かんよ】

noun
•
merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer, shopkeeper
All readings:
商人【しょうにん】
、
商人【あきんど】
、
商人【あきうど】[1]
、
商人【あきゅうど】[1]
、
商人【あきびと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
supremacy, predominance, being superior to

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to get strong, to gain strength

noun, no-adjective
•
interior, inside, internal

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to)
2.
to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote

prefix
•
the same, the said, ibid.

noun
1.
state, condition, circumstances, sight, spectacle
2.
the way things should be, ideal state(only relevant for ありよう)
3.
truth(only relevant for ありよう)
Other readings:
有様【ありよう】
、
有り様【ありさま】
、
有り様【ありよう】
、
あり様【ありさま】
、
あり様【ありよう】
、
有りさま【ありさま】

na-adjective
•
rough (estimate, manner, etc.), crude, broad, loose, careless (work)
All readings:
大雑把【おおざっぱ】
、
大ざっぱ【おおざっぱ】

noun
1.
roll (e.g. of cloth)
2.
winding (e.g. watch)
3.
volume (of book)
4.
speeding up
5.
heel (of a Japanese sandal)(obscure)
Other readings:
巻き【まき】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
easily, readily, quickly, flatly (refuse)(onomatopia)
2.
lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.), plainly, simply(onomatopia)
Other readings:
アッサリ

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
solitude, loneliness, isolation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to show off, to flaunt

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dropping out of school, withdrawing from school
2.
expulsion from school, dismissal
3.
leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

noun
•
business, thing to be done, something that should be performed, information that should be conveyed

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
•
contrary, opposite, inverse, reverse, back-to-front(onomatopia)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to handle, to manage, to deal with, to work with, to have experience with
2.
to rear, to look after
All readings:
手がける【てがける】
、
手掛ける【てがける】
、
手懸ける【てがける】

noun
•
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
、
御手上げ【おてあげ】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to slacken, to loosen, to relax, to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin), to sag (ceiling)(usually kana)
2.
to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention), to not put one's heart in(usually kana)
Other readings:
たゆむ《弛む》

noun, no-adjective
•
root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle
All readings:
根本【ねもと】
、
根本【こんぽん】
、
根元【こんげん】
、
根元【ねもと】
、
根源【こんげん】
、
根原【こんげん】

Godan-ru verb
1.
to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear
2.
to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil
2.
(media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry, scandal, controversy
3.
feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute

pronoun
1.
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind), it(usually kana)
See also:何れ,  此れ,  彼 (あれ)
2.
that time, then
3.
there (indicating a place near the listener)(archaism)
4.
you(archaism)
Other readings:
それ《其》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
hose
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)

noun
•
(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement(polite language)
See also:産 (さん)
Other readings:
御産【おさん】

adverb, noun
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, integrity, fidelity
3.
that's right(archaism)(used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)
Other readings:
実【まこと】

noun, no-adjective
1.
one layer, single layer
2.
monopetalous
See also:単弁
noun
3.
unlined kimono(abbreviation)(usu. 単)
4.
single-edged eyelid, eyelid with an epicanthic fold, upper eyelid with no fold(abbreviation)
All readings:
一重【ひとえ】
、
単【ひとえ】

noun
1.
device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget
2.
trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit
3.
(small) scale, half finished
4.
commencement, initiation
5.
set up, laying out, preparation
6.
challenge, attack
Other readings:
仕掛【しかけ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
too much, excessively, overly(usually kana)(esp. as あまりに(も))
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
All readings:
あまり《余り》
、
あまり《餘り》[1]
、
あんまり《余り》
、
あんまり《餘り》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
viewpoint, point of view
2.
way of understanding, way of appreciating, how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)(esp. 〜の見方)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(sea) voyage, navigation, sailing, passage, cruise

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to rise, to tower, to soar(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hurt, to injure, to cause pain(usu. 痛める)
2.
to harm, to damage, to spoil(usu. 傷める)
3.
to worry, to bother, to be grieved over, to afflict(usu. 痛める)
4.
to cause financial loss, to hurt one's pocket(usu. 痛める)
Other readings:
傷める【いためる】

noun
1.
mission, errand
2.
task, duty, obligation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
looking away, looking aside
All readings:
よそ見【よそみ】
、
余所見【よそみ】

noun
•
fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness, reverence
Other readings:
虞【おそれ】
、
畏れ【おそれ】
、
怖れ【おそれ】

noun
•
order, discipline, regularity, system, method

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lick, to lap, to suck
2.
to taste
3.
to experience (esp. a hardship)
4.
to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate(usually kana)
5.
to lick (at, of flames), to burn
All readings:
舐める【なめる】
、
嘗める【なめる】
、
甞める【なめる】
、
ナメる

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise
2.
to question (a suspect), to challenge
Ichidan verb
3.
to aggravate (an injury), to be aggravated, to get inflamed
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to prick (one's conscience)
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