Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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na-adjective, noun
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irregular, unseasonable, changeable, unsettled, abnormal
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
2.
to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
3.
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
noun, no-adjective
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porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain), china, chinaware
See also:陶器 (とうき)
adjective
1.
lowborn, humble, lowly
2.
vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile
3.
shabby
4.
greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
Other readings:
賤しい【いやしい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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gargling, rinsing one's mouth
All readings:
含嗽【がんそう】
、含嗽【うがい】[1]
、含漱【がんそう】
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
noun
•
technical skill, ability, capacity
Other readings:
伎能【ぎのう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, practising
2.
exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers
3.
seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.), practicum
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded with people, to be bustling with
2.
to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
revision (of text), alteration, change
See also:改定
noun
1.
face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
See also:本音
2.
ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house(only relevant for 建前 and 建て前)
Other readings:
建て前【たてまえ】
、立前【たてまえ】
、立て前【たてまえ】
adverb
1.
really (seem, appear, etc.), truly, evidently(usually kana)
2.
noun, auxillary suru verb
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staying up late, keeping late hours, sitting up late at night, nighthawk
Other readings:
夜更し【よふかし】
、夜ふかし【よふかし】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
2.
to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life)
3.
to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
counter
1.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
2.
3.
counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)(archaism)
4.
counter for ranking level(sumo term)
noun
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lunch, midday meal
All readings:
昼飯【ひるめし】
、昼飯【ちゅうはん】
、昼飯【ひるはん】
、昼めし【ひるめし】
noun
•
pension, guesthouse, bed and breakfast, private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
noun, no-adjective
•
small number, few, minority
noun
1.
cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant)
2.
hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute
Other readings:
麻【お】[1]
、苧【お】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
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to disagree, to dispute, to fight (over)(usually kana)
noun
•
late at night, small hours of the morning
Other readings:
夜ふけ【よふけ】
、夜深け【よふけ】
no-adjective
1.
some, few, a number of, a little (bit)
adverbial noun
2.
somewhat, to a certain extent
no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
3.
many, a lot(archaism)(only relevant for そこばく and そくばく and そこば)
Other readings:
若干【そこばく】
、若干【そくばく】
、若干【そこば】[1]
、幾許【そこばく】
、幾許【そくばく】
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
consideration, concern, attention, thoughtfulness, making arrangements, care, trouble
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
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to be bulky, to be unwieldy, to grow voluminous(usually kana)
Other readings:
かさばる《かさ張る》
noun
1.
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary(linguistics)
2.
auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)(linguistics)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhibiting, showing, putting on display, putting up for sale, entering (a work into a competition), submitting
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to add (one thing to another), to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
Other readings:
つけ加える【つけくわえる】
、付加える【つけくわえる】
、付けくわえる【つけくわえる】
、附加える【つけくわえる】
、附け加える【つけくわえる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
appeal, call for something, request, claim, demand
noun
2.
axiom
noun
•
urine(しい,しし, and しと were primarily children's words)
Other readings:
尿【ゆばり】[1]
、尿【いばり】[1]
、尿【ゆまり】[1]
、尿【ばり】[1]
、尿【しい】[1]
、尿【しし】[1]
、尿【しと】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
standing in a row, forming a line, alignment
na-adjective
1.
faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy(usually kana)
2.
poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty(usually kana)
Other readings:
かすか《幽か》
adverb
1.
now (after such a long time), at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something), at this point of time
2.
afresh, anew, again
Other readings:
今さら【いまさら】
adjective
1.
smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody
2.
degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen
3.
worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
4.
fishy, suspicious, questionable
Other readings:
腥い【なまぐさい】
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