Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting face-to-face, seeing in person
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Other readings:
対面【たいめ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to forge, to temper
2.
to drill, to train, to discipline
noun
•
dress, attire, clothing, getup, outfit, personal appearance
Other readings:
身形【みなり】
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
suitable, appropriate, befitting, becoming, adequate, reasonable, proper
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
conjoining, association, samprayukta(Buddhist term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
maintenance
noun
2.
conservatism, conservativeness, conservation
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
1.
riches, wealth, fortune
2.
resources
3.
Other readings:
富み【とみ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to be given, to be granted, to be honored with, to be honoured with(humble language)
2.
to give, to bestow, to confer, to honor, to honour(honorific language)
Other readings:
賜わる【たまわる】
、給わる【たまわる】
kippari
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
clearly, plainly, distinctly, decisively, flatly, definitely, resolutely(onomatopia)
Other readings:
キッパリ
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
soon, nearness, before long
All readings:
近々【ちかぢか】
、近々【きんきん】
、近近【ちかぢか】
、近近【きんきん】
、近ぢか【ちかぢか】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
crowd, community, group, herd, gathering, assembly
See also:群衆
Other readings:
群聚【ぐんしゅう】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to be watered
2.
to profit by, to receive benefits, to receive favors (favours)
3.
to become rich, to become at ease financially
Other readings:
霑う【うるおう】
noun
•
late at night, small hours of the morning
Other readings:
夜ふけ【よふけ】
、夜深け【よふけ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arranging in a line, standing in a row
noun, no-adjective
2.
parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
selection, screening
Other readings:
銓衡【せんこう】
、詮衡【せんこう】
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
1.
gap, break, rift
2.
pause, interval, interruption
3.
cut, incision, notch, score
4.
end
noun, no-adjective
•
low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)
adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
All readings:
憎い【にくい】
、悪い【にくい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
bridge building, mediation, go-between, intermediary, (through the) good offices (of someone)
noun, na-adjective
1.
cavity, hollow, void
na-adjective
2.
hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)(only relevant for 虚ろ and 空ろ)
All readings:
虚ろ【うつろ】
、空ろ【うつろ】
、洞ろ【うつろ】
、洞【うつろ】
adjective
•
absurd, ridiculous, silly, ludicrous, nonsensical, asinine, foolish(usually kana)
Other readings:
バカバカしい
noun
•
negation, denial, negative(linguistics)
Other readings:
打消し【うちけし】
、打消【うちけし】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dress stylishly
2.
to joke, to play on words
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go upstream(usually kana)
2.
to go back (in time, to origin), to date back to, to trace back to, to make retroactive(usually kana)
All readings:
さかのぼる《遡る》
、さかのぼる《溯る》
、さかのぼる《逆上る》[1]
、さかのぼる《泝る》
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to let leak, to reveal
2.
to wet one's pants
3.
to give utterance, to vent, to express
4.
to omit, to leave out
Other readings:
洩らす【もらす】
noun, no-adjective
•
vacancy, room for rent or lease
All readings:
空き間【あきま】
、空間【あきま】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (someone) a treat(usually kana)(esp. 奢る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be extravagant, to live luxuriously(usually kana)
3.
to be proud, to be haughty(usually kana)(esp. 驕る 傲る)
All readings:
おごる《奢る》
、おごる《傲る》
、おごる《驕る》
Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of
2.
to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid
3.
to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
Other readings:
成立つ【なりたつ】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain
2.
to have at the ready (e.g. a gun), to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
3.
to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to put on an air, to assume an attitude
5.
to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6.
to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign
7.
to plan, to scheme
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