Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
brain
2.
brains, mind

adverb
•
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
All readings:
誠に【まことに】
、
真に【まことに】
、
真に【しんに】
、
寔に【まことに】
、
洵に【まことに】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.), affiliation (with), being attached to, being under the control of

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to handle, to manage, to deal with, to work with, to have experience with
2.
to rear, to look after
All readings:
手がける【てがける】
、
手掛ける【てがける】
、
手懸ける【てがける】

noun
1.
platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit
2.
(ceremonial) mound
noun (suffix)
3.
world (of haiku, art, etc.), (literary) circles
noun
4.
mandala(archaism)

adjective
1.
skillful, skilful, clever, expert, wise, successful(usually kana)(esp. 上手い,巧い)
2.
delicious, appetizing, appetising, tasty(usually kana)(esp. 旨い,美味い,甘い)
3.
fortunate, splendid, promising(usually kana)(esp. 旨い)
All readings:
うまい《上手い》
、
うまい《美味い》
、
うまい《旨い》
、
うまい《巧い》
、
うまい《甘い》
、
うまい《美い》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
march, parade

na-adjective, noun
1.
funny, comical, humorous, laughable
2.
ridiculous, silly, absurd

adverb
•
at the latest
See also:早くとも (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
encouragement, promotion, inducement, incitement, stimulation

noun
•
genre

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
saturation, satiation

noun, na-adjective
1.
cavity, hollow, void
na-adjective
2.
hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)(only relevant for 虚ろ and 空ろ)
All readings:
虚ろ【うつろ】
、
空ろ【うつろ】
、
洞ろ【うつろ】
、
洞【うつろ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get angry, to get mad
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to tell someone off, to scold(only relevant for おこる)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to be angular, to be square(only relevant for いかる)
All readings:
怒る【おこる】
、
怒る【いかる】
、
瞋る【いかる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
way, method, means, resource, remedy
2.
(technical) specification
Other readings:
仕樣【しよう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to (make something) quiver, to shake, to tremble, to vibrate

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be duplicated, to be repeated
See also:ダブル
2.
to overlap, to fall together (of dates, etc.), to coincide
3.
to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.)
4.
to make a double play(baseball term)
5.
to make a double fault (in tennis)(sports term)
Other readings:
だぶる

noun
1.
element, chemical element(chemistry term)(only relevant for 元素)
See also:化学元素
2.
(classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
3.
origin, source(archaism)
Other readings:
原素【げんそ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
basis, foundation, grounds, authority

noun
•
(about) middle, midway
All readings:
中ほど【なかほど】
、
中程【なかほど】

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
parallelism, running parallel (to, with)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
See also:並行
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reading, translation

noun
•
tire, tyre

noun, no-adjective
•
money, currency, coinage

noun
•
rope

na-adjective, noun
•
international
Other readings:
インタナショナル

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag, to lower, to pull down
2.
to leave behind (at death), to give, to confer
3.
to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to drop

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
silently (as the grave), quietly (as in death)(onomatopia)
All readings:
しーん
、
しいん
、
シーン

suru verb (special), transitive verb
•
to need, to demand, to take, to require

noun
•
process, procedure, sequence, protocol, instruction

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
litigation, lawsuit

noun
•
outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area, surroundings

noun
•
category
Other readings:
カテゴリ
、
カテゴリィ[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cheating (on an examination), cribbing

taru-adjective, to-adverb
•
vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
Other readings:
ばく然【ばくぜん】

noun
1.
top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
no-adjective, noun
2.
upside-down

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatisation, adaptation
2.
dramatization, embellishment, exaggeration, embroidery

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
evolution, progress
See also:退化 (antonym)

adjective
1.
seductive, carnal, enchanting
2.
troubling, difficult, thorny, hard
3.
anxious, uneasy

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices), promotion, organizing, organising, hosting, staging

noun
1.
bathing
auxillary suru verb
2.
to bathe, to take a bath, to enter a bath

noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(abbreviation)
See also:東琴
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
東【あづま】[1]
、
吾妻【あずま】
、
吾妻【あづま】[1]
、
吾嬬【あずま】
、
吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, suffix
1.
side (of something, or taking someone's side), part
2.
(watch) case
Other readings:
側【かわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report
Other readings:
特輯【とくしゅう】

noun
•
light, lamp, torch
All readings:
灯【ひ】
、
灯【ともしび】
、
灯火【とうか】
、
灯火【ともしび】
、
灯し火【ともしび】[1]
、
燭【ともしび】
、
燈火【とうか】
、
燈火【ともしび】
、
ともし火【ともしび】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant, to give, to confer, to award
2.
to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
migration, immigration

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
compensation, reparation
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