Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

This list has no items

noun
difference, disparity, gap
Other readings:
差違【さい】

na-adjective
strict, close, precise, scrupulous

noun
(divine) punishment, curse, retribution

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment

noun, auxillary suru verb
public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

prefix
1.
super-, ultra-, hyper-, extreme(only relevant for ちょう)
2.
extremely, really, totally, absolutely(colloquialism)
noun (suffix)
3.
over, more than(only relevant for ちょう)(after a number or counter)
Other readings:
チョー

noun
whirlpool, swirl, eddy, vortex, maelstrom

noun, auxillary suru verb
enactment, establishment, creation

auxillary suru verb
1.
to start work (on), to undertake
2.
to start committing a crime(law term)(also 著手)
noun
3.
embarkation, launch

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:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

na-adjective, no-adjective
plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward, unabashed, blatant, flagrant(usually kana)
Other readings:
あからさま《偸閑》[1]
あからさま《白地》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

noun
security guard, doorkeeper

noun, auxillary suru verb
resonance, sympathetic (sound), (being in) sympathy

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
structure, construction, arrangement, contrivance, mechanism, workings
2.
plan, plot, contrivance
Other readings:
仕組【しくみ】

noun, no-adjective
entrance, entry, gate, approach, mouth
See also:出口
All readings:
入口【いりぐち】
入口【いりくち】
入口【はいりぐち】
入口【はいりくち】
入り口【いりぐち】
入り口【いりくち】
入り口【はいりぐち】
入り口【はいりくち】

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
interval, break, pause, spare moment
Other readings:
合い間【あいま】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
one breath
2.
time of one breath
3.
pause, break, rest, breather
4.
(doing in) one go, doing without stopping(as 一息に)
5.
small amount of effort, a little more effort

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
torii, Shinto shrine archway

noun, no-adjective
national border, provincial border
All readings:
国境【こっきょう】
国境【くにざかい】
国界【こっきょう】
国界【くにざかい】
国界【こっかい】[1]
国堺【こっきょう】
国堺【くにざかい】
国堺【こっかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, (traffic) policing, control, restriction

noun
otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to man (a ship), to help (someone) into
2.
to march into, to enter
Other readings:
乗りこむ【のりこむ】
乗込む【のりこむ】

noun
advantage, point in favor, point in favour

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
revision (of text), alteration, change
See also:改定

noun
1.
hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood
2.
expectation, anticipation, forecast, estimate
3.
side of a structural member
Other readings:
見込【みこみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
passing each other
2.
crossing paths without meeting
3.
(being at) cross purposes, (having) discrepancies
All readings:
すれ違い【すれちがい】
擦れ違い【すれちがい】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to breathe out, to breathe(usually kana)
2.
to tell (a lie), to use (foul language)(usually kana)
3.
to vomit, to throw up, to spit up(usually kana)

noun
1.
thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee
2.
breakfast (in Zen temples)(only relevant for しゅく)
Other readings:
【しゅく】
【かい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

taru-adjective, to-adverb
vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
Other readings:
ばく然【ばくぜん】

noun
common people, ordinary people, masses

noun, auxillary suru verb
agreement, concurrence, conformance, compliance

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
taciturn, reticent, quiet, silent, untalkative

noun
terrain, geographical features, topography
All readings:
地形【ちけい】
地形【じぎょう】

noun
1.
Japanese style
See also:洋風
2.
light wind, moderate breeze

adjective
tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding

noun, auxillary suru verb
hard struggle, strenuous effort

noun, auxillary suru verb
self-confidence, confidence (in oneself)

noun
1.
written language, literary language
See also:口語
2.
classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
See also:口語

noun
1.
germ, germs, bacteria, mold, mould(colloquialism)
2.
something harmful, vermin(used figuratively)
All readings:
ばい菌【ばいきん】
バイ菌【バイきん】
黴菌【ばいきん】

noun
labour, labor, effort, toil, trouble

adverb
of course, certainly, naturally

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw out
2.
to drop, to toss, to dump
3.
to abandon, to neglect, to leave behind, to give up
4.
to dismiss, to fire, to expel
Other readings:
ほうり出す【ほうりだす】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
two days before yesterday, three days back (ago)
All readings:
一昨昨日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨昨日【さきおとつい】
一昨昨日【さきおととい】
一昨々日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨々日【さきおとつい】
一昨々日【さきおととい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
advice, suggestion
Other readings:
助言【じょごん】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant), to react to (something)(usually kana)
2.
to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)(usually kana)
« < 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 > »
Showing 1851 to 1900 of 3177