Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
All readings:
見かける【みかける】
、見掛ける【みかける】
na-adjective
1.
supple, flexible, elastic(usually kana)
2.
graceful, elegant, refined(usually kana)
Other readings:
しなやか《靭やか》
、しなやか《靱やか》
to-adverb, adverb
•
long, drawn-out, very long
Other readings:
長長【ながなが】
、永永【ながなが】
、永々【ながなが】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lay waste, to devastate, to damage
2.
to invade, to break into
3.
to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam(colloquialism, computer term)
Other readings:
荒す【あらす】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
Other readings:
化纎【かせん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
(outward) appearance
2.
(proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style
3.
appearances, decency, show, display
4.
lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
Other readings:
体裁【たいさい】
noun, no-adjective
•
involving only the parties concerned, tete-a-tete
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
•
planning, project, plan, design
Other readings:
企劃【きかく】
noun
1.
groundwork, foundation
2.
inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in)
3.
undercoat, first coat
4.
soy sauce
See also:お下地
na-adjective, noun
•
simple, artless, naive, unsophisticated
Other readings:
素樸【そぼく】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
resuscitation, regeneration, restoration to life
2.
reformation, rehabilitation
3.
playback, regeneration (sound, etc.), view (of a video clip)
4.
reclamation, recovery
5.
rebirth, reincarnation
noun, no-adjective
•
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man
noun
1.
beach, seashore
2.
3.
4.
riverbank, riverside(archaism, Osaka-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
ハマ
noun
•
country, territory, domain, realm
Other readings:
国土【くにつち】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
(flower) bud
2.
promising young person, budding beauty
Other readings:
莟【つぼみ】
na-adjective, noun
1.
earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent
2.
pressing, urgent, serious, severe
3.
pertinent, appropriate
noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route
noun
2.
in the process of (development, construction, etc.), in the middle of
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to write (e.g. a letter), to draw up (a document), to take down (e.g. notes)(usually kana)
2.
to have (lunch, dinner, etc.), to eat(usually kana)
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot, to bind (e.g. an address)
Other readings:
結びつける【むすびつける】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency
Other readings:
怠納【たいのう】
Common word
adverb
•
before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares
All readings:
いつの間にか【いつのまにか】
、何時の間にか【いつのまにか】
noun
•
shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
All readings:
三味線【しゃみせん】
、三味線【さみせん】
noun, na-adjective
•
short temper, quick temper, hot temper, impatience, irritability
noun
1.
young bird, chick(usually kana)
2.
hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls' Festival(only relevant for ひな)
3.
green, wet behind the ears, juvenile(only relevant for ひよこ and ひよっこ)
All readings:
ひよこ《雛》
、ひな《雛》
、ひよっこ《雛》
、ヒナ
、ヒヨコ
noun, no-adjective
•
national ownership, state ownership, government ownership
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in
2.
to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
packing, baling, crating
Other readings:
荷作り【にづくり】
、荷づくり【にづくり】
noun
•
matter, thing, affair, circumstance
Other readings:
事がら【ことがら】
biri
noun
•
last (on the list), (at the) bottom, (in) last position, tailender
All readings:
ビリ
、びり
noun
1.
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai
2.
man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer(archaism)(only relevant for さぶらい)
Other readings:
侍【さぶらい】
、士【さむらい】
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