Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
dirt, filth, grime
2.
account (e.g. online service)(垢 is ateji)
See also:アカ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
thought, consideration, thinking

noun, auxillary suru verb
worship, adoration, admiration, cult

noun, auxillary suru verb
(husband and wife) earning a living together
Other readings:
共かせぎ【ともかせぎ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
criticism, blame, censure, attack, reproach
Other readings:
批難【ひなん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
single word, a few words, brief comment
All readings:
一言【ひとこと】
一言【いちげん】
一言【いちごん】
ひと言【ひとこと】

noun, auxillary suru verb
establishment, settlement

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar
auxiliary verb, Godan-u verb
2.
to fail to ..., to miss one's opportunity to ...
Other readings:
害う【そこなう】
損う【そこなう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
home area, home town
no-adjective
2.
local

sashikakaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come near, to approach
2.
to be on the verge of, to be about to
3.
to overhang, to hang over
Other readings:
差しかかる【さしかかる】
差し掛る【さしかかる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guidance, lead, acting as guide
2.
guide, primer, guidebook, handbook, manual
3.
influence, connections, introduction, good offices
Other readings:
手引【てびき】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
once, some time ago(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひところ《一ころ》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
2.
to attend, to participate in
3.
to enrol, to enroll, to join
4.
to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
Other readings:
列なる【つらなる】

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)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct(造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc.; 創る usu. for creating)
2.
to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol)
3.
to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train
4.
to till
5.
to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write
6.
to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose
7.
to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found
8.
to have (a child)
9.
to make up (one's face, etc.)
10.
to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
11.
to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion
12.
to form (a line, etc.)
13.
to set (a record)
14.
to commit (a sin, etc.)
All readings:
作る【つくる】
造る【つくる】
創る【つくる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
cut, reduction, curtailment

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage
2.
bleeding money, red ink, selling below cost

prefix
original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to overlook, to fail to notice, to miss (seeing)
Other readings:
見落す【みおとす】

adjective
tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to join together, to combine, to join up
Other readings:
組合わせる【くみあわせる】
組み合せる【くみあわせる】
組合せる【くみあわせる】

noun, no-adjective
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

Godan-su verb
1.
to write down, to note, to jot down
See also:記する
2.
to remember(usu. as 心に記す, etc.)
Other readings:
記す【きす】
誌す【しるす】
識す【しるす】

adjective
nice, likeable, desirable

noun, no-adjective
1.
capable person, talented person
2.
human resources, personnel
Other readings:
人財【じんざい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, noun (suffix)
liquid, fluid

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
All readings:
はしご《梯子》
はしご《階子》
はしご《梯》
ていし《梯子》
ハシゴ

noun
motto, slogan, catchword

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
carrying (on one's person or in the hand)(only relevant for けいたい)
noun
2.
mobile phone, cell phone(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:携帯電話
Other readings:
ケータイ
ケイタイ

adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
Other readings:
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject
Other readings:
浅間しい【あさましい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb, no-adjective
1.
wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly(usually kana)
2.
principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly(usually kana)
Other readings:
もはら《専ら》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble

na-adjective, noun
purity, innocence

na-adjective, noun
1.
cool, indifferent, apathetic, half-hearted
2.
cold, cold-hearted, heartless, unkind

noun
1.
(animal) collar
2.
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸環【くびわ】
頸輪【くびわ】
頚輪【くびわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
structure, construction, arrangement, contrivance, mechanism, workings
2.
plan, plot, contrivance
Other readings:
仕組【しくみ】

noun
miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries

adverb
1.
suddenly, at once, in one go, with a jerk, with a gulp(onomatopia)
2.
considerably, very much, a lot(onomatopia)
3.
firmly, with an effort, tightly, exerting pressure(onomatopia)
4.
completely (e.g. at a loss)(onomatopia)
5.
deeply (e.g. moved)(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dump
2.
dump truck(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
degeneration, retrogression
See also:進化 (antonym)

noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)

noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
年より【としより】

adjective
desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable

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:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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