Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
、仲人【ちゅうにん】
、媒人【なこうど】
、媒【なこうど】
noun, no-adjective
•
small number, few, minority
tarento
Common word
noun
1.
(TV or radio) entertainer, television personality, radio personality
2.
talent, skill
3.
talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
See also:タラント
kurai
Common word
suffix, particle
1.
approximately, about, around, or so(also written as 位)
2.
to (about) the extent that, (almost) enough that, so ... that ..., at least
3.
as ... as ..., like
All readings:
くらい
、ぐらい
noun, noun (prefix)
1.
together with
2.
same
suffix
3.
both, all, neither, none(usually kana)
4.
including ...(usually kana)
expression
•
All readings:
いただきます《頂きます》
、いただきます《戴きます》
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble
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
2.
crown, diadem, coronet
3.
top kanji radical(only relevant for かんむり)
4.
taru-adjective, to-adverb
5.
best, peerless, first(only relevant for かん)
noun
6.
name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.(only relevant for かんむり)
All readings:
冠【かんむり】
、冠【かん】
、冠【かむり】
、冠【かんぶり】
na-adjective
•
gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent(usually kana)
Other readings:
きらびやか《綺羅びやか》
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to flip, to snap, to flick(usually kana)
2.
to repel(usually kana)
3.
to use (an abacus), to calculate(usually kana)
4.
to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)(usually kana)
adjective
1.
brittle, fragile, weak, frail(usually kana)
2.
tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved(usually kana)
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-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】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour(usually kana)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wake up, to awake
2.
to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.), to become aware of, to become conscious of, to realize
3.
to come to one's senses
Other readings:
目ざめる【めざめる】
、目醒める【めざめる】
noun
1.
passing each other
2.
crossing paths without meeting
See also:行き違い (いきちがい)
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】
na-adjective, noun
•
overserious, deeply sincere, very earnest
Other readings:
生まじめ【きまじめ】
、気まじめ【きまじめ】[1]
、気真面目【きまじめ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
adverb
•
by itself, automatically, naturally(usually kana)
All readings:
ひとりでに《独りでに》
、ひとりでに《一人でに》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to take the name of, to call oneself
2.
to pretend, to feign, to purport
noun
•
terrain, geographical features, topography
All readings:
地形【ちけい】
、地形【じぎょう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
fund-raising, collection of funds
noun, noun (suffix), na-adjective
1.
authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person
counter
2.
counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
noun, na-adjective
3.
understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight
noun
4.
supernatural powers, magical powers
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reclamation (e.g. wasteland), cultivation, development
2.
pioneering, opening up (e.g. new market), breaking new ground, trailblazing
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary
suru verb (special), transitive verb
•
to need, to demand, to take, to require
noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
東【あづま】[1]
、吾妻【あずま】
、吾妻【あづま】[1]
、吾嬬【あずま】
、吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
komyunikeeshon
Common word
noun
•
communication
Other readings:
コミュニケイション
、コミニュケーション[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to swell, to rise, to bulge, to be piled up
2.
to rouse, to get excited
Other readings:
盛りあがる【もりあがる】
、盛り上る【もりあがる】
、盛上がる【もりあがる】
、盛上る【もりあがる】
adverb, no-adjective
1.
wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly(usually kana)
2.
principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly(usually kana)
Other readings:
もはら《専ら》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure
2.
appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)
3.
build, physique
Other readings:
造り【つくり】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal
2.
rebounding, recoiling, repulsion
3.
rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery
Other readings:
反撥【はんぱつ】
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