Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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adjective
1.
skillful, skilful, clever, expert, wise, successful(usually kana)(esp. 上手い,巧い)
2.
delicious, appetizing, appetising, tasty(usually kana)(esp. 旨い,美味い,甘い)
3.
fortunate, splendid, promising(usually kana)(esp. 旨い)
All readings:
うまい《上手い》
、うまい《美味い》
、うまい《旨い》
、うまい《巧い》
、うまい《甘い》
、うまい《美い》
taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately
2.
fair, square, open, unashamed, brazen
to-adverb
3.
grandly, boldly, confidently
4.
fairly, squarely, unreservedly, brazenly
Other readings:
堂堂【どうどう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
conversion, diversion, changeover, commutation, switchover
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】
noun
1.
growth, breeding
noun (suffix)
2.
growing up (in, as), upbringing
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sunburn, suntan, tan
2.
becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper), yellowing
Other readings:
日やけ【ひやけ】
、陽焼け【ひやけ】
、日焼【ひやけ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, no-adjective
1.
(private) secretary
noun
2.
treasured book, secret book
pronoun
•
I, me(female term, usually kana)
Other readings:
あたくし《私》
、あたい《私》
、あて《私》
noun
•
various kinds of small trees, assorted trees
All readings:
雑木【ぞうき】
、雑木【ざつぼく】
、雑木【ぞうぼく】
no-adjective, na-adjective
•
characteristic, traditional, peculiar, inherent, native, eigen-
noun
1.
details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way(only relevant for いきさつ and けいい)
2.
longitude and latitude(only relevant for けいい)
3.
warp and weft, warp and woof(only relevant for けいい and たてぬき and たてよこ)(orig. meaning of けいい)
See also:縦横 (たてよこ)
Other readings:
経緯【けいい】
、経緯【たてぬき】
、経緯【たてよこ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour(usually kana)
na-adjective, noun
•
euphemistic, circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect
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:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
sweet flavour, sweet flavor, mildness
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
flattery
3.
stupidity
noun
•
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)
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】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to bear, to carry on one's back
See also:背負う
2.
to take responsibility for, to accept a duty
3.
to receive (wound), to incur (damage), to be injured
4.
to owe
noun
•
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
Other readings:
一現【いちげん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
division(mathematics)
Other readings:
わり算【わりざん】
、割算【わりざん】
Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
•
to honor, to honour, to respect, to esteem, to prize
See also:重んじる
noun
•
teaching, instruction, teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine
Other readings:
訓【おしえ】
kikkari
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference
Other readings:
妨碍【ぼうがい】
、妨礙【ぼうがい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, creation, posing (a problem), setting (movie, novel, etc.), scene
2.
options setting, preference settings, configuration, setup(computer term)
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group
2.
sobriquet, pen-name
3.
size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
suffix
4.
suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Other readings:
號【ごう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
details, particulars, specifics
na-adjective
2.
detailed, specific, minute
noun
3.
close-up view (of a digitally displayed map), zoomed-in view
noun
•
household, home, family, housekeeping(しょたい is more informal)
Other readings:
世帯【しょたい】
、所帯【しょたい】
adverb
1.
especially, particularly, unusually, above all
2.
additionally(archaism)
Other readings:
異に【ことに】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
saliva, spit, sputum
Other readings:
唾【つばき】
、唾【つわき】
、唾【つわ】[1]
、唾【つ】[1]
、唾【つわっぱ】[1]
、唾き【つばき】
、唾き【つわき】
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast(usually kana)
2.
to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly(usually kana)
All readings:
ばらまく《ばら撒く》
、ばらまく《ばら蒔く》
、ばらまく《散蒔く》
、ばらまく《散播く》
noun
1.
screw(usually kana)
2.
key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
All readings:
ねじ《螺子》
、ねじ《捻子》
、ねじ《捩子》
、ねじ《螺旋》
、らし《螺子》
、ネジ
noun
1.
riches, wealth, fortune
2.
resources
3.
Other readings:
富み【とみ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
adjective
1.
sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull(usually kana)
2.
bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass(usually kana, slang)
Other readings:
だるい《懈い》
、ダルい
、たるい《怠い》[1]
、たるい《懈い》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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