Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
origin of a word, derivation of a word, etymology
Other readings:
語原【ごげん】

noun, no-adjective
ruler, monarch, sovereign

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment

adverb, to-adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly
2.
rolling about
All readings:
転々【てんてん】
転転【てんてん】

noun
1.
stamp, seal, chop
2.
seal impression, seal, sealing, stamp, mark, print
3.
mudra (symbolic hand gesture)(Buddhist term)
4.
ninja hand sign
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
5.
India(abbreviation)
See also:印度

noun, na-adjective
1.
remnant, fragment, incomplete set, incompleteness
noun
2.
fraction, odd sum
na-adjective, noun
3.
halfway, half-hearted, perfunctory
4.
irresponsible, foolish

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
indication, denotation, designation
2.
instructions, directions
Other readings:
指示【しし】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
2.
wear, durability, life(also written as 保ち)
3.
charge, expense
noun
4.
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie(literary or formal term)

noun
vessel, ship, shipping, seacraft

noun, no-adjective
small number, few, minority
See also:多数 (antonym)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to breathe out, to breathe(usually kana)
2.
to tell (a lie), to use (foul language)(usually kana)
3.
to vomit, to throw up, to spit up(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

na-adjective, noun
strong, intense, severe

noun, prenominal
elbowroom, leeway, room, reserve, margin, allowance, latitude, time (to spare)

noun, auxillary suru verb
acquisition, obtaining, coming to hand

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
original, unique, distinctive, characteristic, peculiar
2.
independent, one's own, personal

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, founding
2.
incorporation (of a business)

noun, auxillary suru verb
going slowly

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become blunt, to grow dull
2.
to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
All readings:
鈍る【にぶる】
鈍る【なまる】

noun
1.
the teaching profession
2.
education of laity (in Christianity)

noun
diaper, nappy, napkin(usually kana)
Other readings:
おむつ《御襁褓》
オムツ

noun
general idea, concept, notion

noun
other intention, hidden purpose, ulterior motive, ill will, malice

conjunction, expression
or, otherwise(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to appreciate(usually kana)
2.
to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe(usually kana)
Other readings:
いたわる《労わる》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
aluminum (Al), aluminium(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
forcing, enforcement
na-adjective
2.
forced, enforced

noun, noun (suffix), prefix
joint together, opposite, facing

noun, auxillary suru verb
reform, innovation

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
See also:持つ
2.
to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed
See also:モテる
3.
to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last
prenominal
4.
possessed, held
5.
rich, wealthy, affluent

noun
1.
young bird, chick(usually kana)
2.
hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls' Festival(only relevant for ひな)
3.
green, wet behind the ears, juvenile(only relevant for ひよこ and ひよっこ)
All readings:
ひよこ《雛》
ひな《雛》
ひよっこ《雛》
ヒナ
ヒヨコ

noun, auxillary suru verb
limitation, restriction, condition, constraints

noun, no-adjective
commonwealth, federation of states, confederation, union
Other readings:
聯邦【れんぽう】

adjective
nice, likeable, desirable

noun
1.
acid
2.
sourness, sour taste

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
normally, habitually
All readings:
日ごろ【ひごろ】
日頃【ひごろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
cooking, food preparation

noun
1.
sigh
2.
grief, lamentation
All readings:
【たん】
【たん】

つか
sashitsukaeru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to interfere (with), to hinder, to be hindered (from doing), to become impeded, to have difficulty, to suffer inconvenience
Other readings:
差支える【さしつかえる】

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》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to sing, to chirp, to twitter(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
deposit, bank account

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate(usually kana)
2.
to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties)(usually kana)
3.
to varnish over, to gloss over(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごまかす《誤摩化す》[1]
ごまかす《胡麻化す》[1]
ごまかす《誤魔かす》[1]
ごまかす《胡魔化す》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

adverb
1.
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
questionable(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among
2.
to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)
3.
to be almost indistinguishable, to be confusingly similar
4.
to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.), to forget about
5.
to be distracted by, to be too absorbed in

noun, no-adjective
bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity
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