Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull up, to drag up, to lift up
2.
to increase, to raise (e.g. taxes)
3.
to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire
4.
to promote (someone to a higher position)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
5.
to return home
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6.
to expedite the schedule(archaism)
Other readings:
引上げる【ひきあげる】
、引き揚げる【ひきあげる】
、引きあげる【ひきあげる】
、引揚げる【ひきあげる】
、ひき上げる【ひきあげる】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
nursing, care, caregiving, caring
noun
•
kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat(usually kana)
All readings:
こたつ《炬燵》
、こたつ《火燵》
、コタツ
pre-noun adjectival
•
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage
2.
preservation, conservation
Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to swing, to sway, to shake, to tremble
2.
to waver, to feel shaken, to become unstable
na-adjective, noun
•
whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
Other readings:
気紛れ【きまぐれ】
na-adjective
•
smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious
Other readings:
円滑【えんこつ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
1.
trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist
2.
plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
3.
frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to loosen, to slacken
2.
to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension)
3.
to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control)
4.
to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up
5.
to make more gradual (of a slope)
Other readings:
弛める【ゆるめる】
noun, noun (suffix)
•
disposition, temperament, nature, mentality, spirit, character, trait, turn of mind(かたぎ usu. as a suffix)
All readings:
気質【きしつ】
、気質【かたぎ】
、形気【かたぎ】
、容気【かたぎ】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be furnished with, to be provided with, to be equipped with
2.
to be possessed of, to be endowed with, to be gifted with
3.
to be among, to be one of
Other readings:
具わる【そなわる】
noun (suffix), noun
1.
right (to do something)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
authority, power
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to start, to begin, to commence
2.
to challenge, to pick (a fight), to make (war), to draw (a reaction) from
3.
to set (traps), to plant (explosives), to lay (mines)
4.
Other readings:
仕かける【しかける】
、し掛ける【しかける】
Common word
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》
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
forcing, enforcement
na-adjective
2.
forced, enforced
noun, no-adjective
•
involving only the parties concerned, tete-a-tete
pronoun
1.
2.
this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)(humble language)
adverb
3.
now
pronoun
4.
here(archaism)
5.
I (me)(archaism)
adverb
6.
certainly(archaism)
Other readings:
これ《是》
、これ《是れ》
、これ《之》
、これ《之れ》
、これ《維》
、これ《惟》
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
unripe, green
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
inexperienced, immature, unskilled
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
incompetence, inefficiency, inability, incapacity
noun
2.
incompetent person
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
advance (into a new market or stage of progress), launching (a new career or venture), expanding (into a new market), stepping forward, emerging
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
transport, transportation, conveyance, carriage
noun, na-adjective
1.
economic slump, hard times, depression, recession
See also:好景気
na-adjective, noun
2.
poor (business), dull, slack, inactive
3.
gloomy, cheerless, dismal
pronoun
•
these(usually kana)
All readings:
これら《これ等》
、これら《此等》
、これら《是等》
、これら《此れ等》
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reflection, reverberation(physics term)
2.
reflex, reflexes(biology term)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
burying in the ground
2.
having underground deposits
noun
1.
gap, break, rift
2.
pause, interval, interruption
3.
cut, incision, notch, score
4.
end
buzaa
Common word
noun
•
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
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
•
spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham
All readings:
偽物【にせもの】
、偽物【にせもん】
、偽物【ぎぶつ】
、贋物【にせもの】
、贋物【にせもん】
、贋物【がんぶつ】
、ニセ物【ニセもの】
、ニセ物【ニセもん】
、にせ物【にせもの】
、にせ物【にせもん】
、ニセモノ
、ニセモン
noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to gnaw, to nibble, to bite, to munch, to crunch(usually kana)
2.
to dabble in, to have a smattering of(usually kana)
All readings:
かじる《齧る》
、かじる《噛る》
、かじる《囓る》
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to act as an agent for, to intermediate
2.
to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest)
3.
to convey (a message)
Other readings:
取次ぐ【とりつぐ】
、取りつぐ【とりつぐ】
、取り継ぐ【とりつぐ】[1]
、取継ぐ【とりつぐ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
treasure house, treasury
2.
financial supporter, patron, financier, backer(only relevant for かねぐら)
All readings:
金蔵【かねぐら】
、金蔵【きんぞう】[2]
、金庫【かねぐら】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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