Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
All readings:
気配【けはい】
気配【きはい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
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】

noun
new moon, crescent moon
All readings:
三日月【みかづき】
三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, relapse, recurrence

noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
生死【しょうじ】

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to reflect, to throw back light

particle
1.
only, just, merely, simply, no more than, nothing but, alone(usually kana)
2.
as much as, to the extent of, enough to(usually kana)

noun
1.
first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.), first train, first bus
See also:終発
2.
departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
reform, reformation, reorganization

noun
(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor
Other readings:
言伝て【ことづて】
言づて【ことづて】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to shave
All readings:
剃る【そる】
剃る【する】

noun, auxillary suru verb
book review

noun
memory, sense, experience

noun, no-adjective
general public, the masses

na-adjective
1.
regular
noun
2.
regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.)
3.
regular (petrol, gasoline)

noun, auxillary suru verb
resolution, vote, decision

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
burying in the ground
2.
having underground deposits

noun, no-adjective
fund, foundation

noun, auxillary suru verb
being produced in a particular region, local specialty

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to rebuke, to scold, to tell off, to find fault, to harp on, to reprove(usually kana)
2.
to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)(usually kana)

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
incision, operation, section

かわ
nimokakawarazu
expression, conjunction
in spite of, nevertheless, although, despite, no matter the, regardless of(usually kana)
All readings:
にもかかわらず《にも関わらず》
にもかかわらず《にも拘らず》
にもかかわらず《にも拘わらず》
にもかかわらず《にも関らず》
にもかかわらず《にも掛かわらず》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
transition from one epoch to another, change of era
Other readings:
劃期【かっき】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
up to now, so far
no-adjective
2.
traditional, conventional, usual, existing

noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
All readings:
めがね《眼鏡》
がんきょう《眼鏡》
メガネ

noun
aptitude, aptness, suitability

noun
1.
arrow
2.
wedge, chock
Other readings:
【さ】[1]
【や】
【さ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective
1.
pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair(usually kana)
2.
clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat(usually kana)
3.
completely, entirely(usually kana)(as きれいに)
All readings:
きれい《綺麗》
きれい《奇麗》
きれい《暉麗》[1]
キレイ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
signs, omen, symptoms
Other readings:
萌し【きざし】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to bite off, to gnaw through
Other readings:
かみ切る【かみきる】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rub, to chafe
2.
to wear out, to become worn
3.
to lose one's innocence, to become sly
Other readings:
磨れる【すれる】
摩れる【すれる】
擂れる【すれる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to perceive, to sense, to discern
2.
to understand, to comprehend, to realize
3.
to attain enlightenment(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
覚る【さとる】

noun (temporal)
sea route
All readings:
海路【かいろ】
海路【うみじ】
海路【うなじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo
2.
returning to (one's home in) the capital(orig. meaning)

adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
All readings:
憎い【にくい】
悪い【にくい】

adverb, conjunction
next, secondly, subsequently

adverb
1.
please, kindly, I beg of you, if it pleases you(humble language)
See also:どうぞ
2.
by all means, without fail
See also:どうぞ
Other readings:
何卒【なにそつ】[1]
何とぞ【なにとぞ】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

counter
1.
counter for suits of clothing
suffix
2.
arriving at ...
See also:到着

noun, auxillary suru verb
inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip, tilt, lean

noun, auxillary suru verb
excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
Other readings:
昂奮【こうふん】
亢奮【こうふん】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to pluck, to pick, to tear
Other readings:
挘る【むしる】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to yearn for, to long for, to pine for, to miss, to love dearly, to adore
2.
to follow (someone)
3.
to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
celebration, congratulations

noun, no-adjective
wonder, miracle, amazement, prodigy

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
See also:合わせる
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
合す【あわす】

na-adjective, noun
1.
useless, futile
2.
unnecessary, needless
3.
not on business, unrelated, unauthorised, unauthorized
4.
prohibited, banned, forbidden
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