Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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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】

noun
1.
(aircraft) hangar
2.
(coat) hanger
3.
hunger

noun
1.
meaning, tenor, gist
2.
effect, influence
3.
appearance, aspect
4.
grace, charm, refinement, taste, elegance
Other readings:
趣き【おもむき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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)

noun
honey(usually kana)
Other readings:
はちみつ《はち蜜》
はつみつ《蜂蜜》[1]
ハチミツ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to
2.
to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit
3.
to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
Other readings:
止める【とどめる】
停める【とどめる】

noun
1.
mistake, error, discrepancy
2.
discrepancy between one's actions and intentions(law term)

adjective
difficult, hard

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
oxidation, oxidization(chemistry term)
See also:還元

noun, auxillary suru verb
winning a prize or place (in a contest)

noun, auxillary suru verb
prosperity, thriving, flourishing

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself(usually kana)
Other readings:
へりくだる《遜る》

noun, auxillary suru verb
slander, libel, defamation, calumny, smear

noun
burning low, waning, declining

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism
Other readings:
折中【せっちゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
surrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in

prefix
help, rescue, assistant

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
perusing as a side business, doing in addition to one's main work, running (businesses) simultaneously
noun
2.
side business, job on the side

noun
1.
occasion, time
2.
section (of a literary work), paragraph, verse, stanza, passage
3.
season, term, holiday
4.
principle, integrity
5.
node (of a plant stem)
6.
clause(linguistics)
7.
(taxonomical) section

noun
1.
moat, fosse, trench, ditch(濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
2.
underground air-raid shelter, dugout(only relevant for 壕)
All readings:
【ごう】
【ごう】

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

noun
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology), department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)

na-adjective
1.
in good health, healthy, well, fit, robust, strong
2.
skilled, proficient, adept
noun
3.
master, expert
See also:達人

counter
1.
counter for books
noun
2.
volume(obscure)

noun
1.
karma(Buddhist term)
2.
result of one's karma, fate, destiny
3.
uncontrollable temper

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handicraft
2.
work, construction, manufacturing
3.
maneuvering, manoeuvering

na-adjective, noun
long and large, tall and large, grand, huge
See also:短小 (antonym)

noun
artistry, good taste, elegance, grace

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
praise, glorification, extolment
Other readings:
讚美【さんび】
讃美【さんび】

noun
temple bell, hanging bell, funeral bell
Other readings:
釣り鐘【つりがね】
吊り鐘【つりがね】

noun
chime, bell (e.g. doorbell)

noun, auxillary suru verb
shortening, contraction, reduction, curtailment, abbreviation

noun
migratory bird, bird of passage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
every day, daily, day after day, days (e.g. good old days)
Other readings:
日々【にちにち】
日日【ひび】
日日【にちにち】

adverb
at a stroke, with a single swoop

Godan-su verb
1.
to run away, to flee, to make off, to take to one's heels, to escape
2.
to start to run away
Other readings:
逃げだす【にげだす】
逃出す【にげだす】
にげ出す【にげだす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue

no-adjective, adverb, noun
the truth, fact, as it is, as you are, frank, bare plain(usually kana)
Other readings:
ありのまま《有りの儘》

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
great, grand
2.
obstinate, stubborn(archaism)(only relevant for ごうぎ)
All readings:
豪儀【ごうぎ】
豪儀【ごうき】
豪気【ごうぎ】
豪気【ごうき】
強気【ごうぎ】
強気【ごうき】

na-adjective, noun
1.
open, unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain, frank
2.
broad, lewd, indecent, crude

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to approach, to draw near, to get close
2.
to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know
All readings:
近づく【ちかづく】
近付く【ちかづく】
近付く【ちかずく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
temple, sacred place, shrine, sanctuary, tabernacle

noun
ferry

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be buried, to be covered, to be surrounded
2.
to overflow, to be crowded, to be filled
3.
to be repaid (e.g. debt), to be replenished(only relevant for うまる)
4.
to be filled (e.g. blank, vacancy, schedule)(only relevant for うまる)
All readings:
埋まる【うまる】
埋まる【うずまる】

noun
1.
futures
2.
credit (buying)
3.
stretching
prefix
4.
total (preceding counter, unit, etc.), aggregate, gross

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
seriousness, earnestness, truth, sanctity(usu. 本気で)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
correspondence (to), equivalence
2.
suitability, coordination, matching, being appropriate (for)
3.
dealing with, coping with, handling, response, reception, reaction
4.
compatibility (with technology, software, etc.), capability, support (for)

noun
shame, embarrassment, disgrace
Other readings:
【はじ】
【じょく】[2]
【はじ】
【はじ】
恥じ【はじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
づるづる[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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