Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to forge, to temper
2.
to drill, to train, to discipline

noun
1.
wages, pay
2.
rental payment(only relevant for ちんきん)
Other readings:
賃金【ちんきん】
賃銀【ちんぎん】

na-adjective
strict, close, precise, scrupulous

noun
1.
intellectual, educated person
See also:知識人
2.
intelligentsia(abbreviation)

noun, no-adjective
common reed (Phragmites australis)(usually kana)
All readings:
あし《葦》
あし《蘆》
あし《葭》
あし《芦》
よし《葦》
よし《蘆》
よし《葭》
よし《芦》
アシ
ヨシ

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
kind, variety
2.
(biological) species
3.
(logical) species(abbreviation)
See also:種概念

noun, auxillary suru verb
remittance, sending money

adjective
1.
gaudy, showy, garish, loud(usually kana)(あく from 灰汁)
2.
crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fixing (in place), being fixed (in place), securing, anchoring, fastening down
2.
fixing (e.g. salary, capital), keeping the same
3.
fixation (histology)(biology term)
noun
4.
user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)(slang, abbreviation)
5.
user of an online handle (instead of posting anonymously)(slang, abbreviation)

noun
1.
unity, coherence, consistency, coordination(usually kana)
2.
settlement, conclusion, completion(usually kana)

adverb, auxillary suru verb
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

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

prefix
1.
next
2.
hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
See also:次亜
counter
3.
order, sequence, time, times

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake), to hammer in
2.
to hit (a ball, etc.), to drive, to smash
3.
to fire into (e.g. a crowd), to launch (e.g. missiles), to lob (e.g. grenades)
See also:撃ち込む
4.
to input (data), to enter
5.
to devote oneself to, to go heart and soul into, to throw oneself into, to go head over heels for
6.
to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.)(sports term)
7.
to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.), to get a blow in(martial arts)
8.
to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go), to place a stone in an opponent's formation
9.
to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form
Other readings:
打ちこむ【うちこむ】
打込む【うちこむ】
うち込む【うちこむ】

noun, no-adjective
administration of justice

noun
1.
feeling, sensation, mood
suffix
2.
sensation of doing(usu. after -masu stem of verb; read as ごこち)

noun, auxillary suru verb
donation, presentation, gift
All readings:
寄贈【きぞう】
寄贈【きそう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
diagnosis and treatment, medical care

noun, auxillary suru verb
temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
hint, suggestion

noun, no-adjective
long way, distant place
Other readings:
遠方【おちかた】

noun
1.
sink (e.g. in a kitchen)
no-adjective, noun
2.
cruising (e.g. taxi), strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)
noun
3.
washing area (in a Japanese-style bath)
4.
back-washing service (in a public bath)
5.
floating (something on water), setting adrift, washing away

noun, no-adjective
long (e.g. novel, film)
Other readings:
長篇【ちょうへん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispersion, breakup, scattering, decentralization, decentralisation, distribution
2.
variance(mathematics)
3.
dispersion(chemistry term, physics term)

noun
1.
son (of others), boy, young master(honorific language)
2.
green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
Other readings:
坊っちゃん【ぼっちゃん】

noun, no-adjective
original work

noun, auxillary suru verb
different opinion, objection

noun
1.
particle, atom, little piece
noun, no-adjective
2.
not at all, not the slightest(used with neg. verb, often as 微塵も〜ない)
Other readings:
微塵【びじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
channel (e.g. between two land masses), strait

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
near, close by, within reach, handy
na-adjective
2.
familiar
Other readings:
手近【てじか】[2]
手近か【てぢか】[1]
手近か【てじか】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spring, to bound, to bounce
2.
to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
3.
to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.)
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
4.
to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
Other readings:
勢む【はずむ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to accustom, to train (e.g. one's ear)(esp. 慣らす)
2.
to tame, to domesticate, to train (an animal)(esp. 馴らす)
Other readings:
馴らす【ならす】

noun
zeal, enthusiasm, ardor, ardour

noun, auxillary suru verb
damage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to keep in mind, to bear in mind, to try, to aim to do, to endeavor, to endeavour
All readings:
心がける【こころがける】
心掛ける【こころがける】
心懸ける【こころがける】

noun
1.
beach, seashore
2.
captured pieces (in the game of go), captured stones(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:揚げ浜
3.
Yokohama(abbreviation)
See also:横浜
4.
riverbank, riverside(archaism, Osaka-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
ハマ

noun, auxillary suru verb
mention (in a document), record, entry, statement, listing

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group
2.
sobriquet, pen-name
3.
size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
suffix
4.
suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Other readings:
【ごう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
1.
solid body, three-dimensional object
noun
2.
multi-storey car park(abbreviation)

noun
1.
rental car, rent-a-car, hired auto
2.
car rental agency, car hire agency, hire car agency

noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(suffer) deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
Other readings:
あっ化【あっか】

noun, no-adjective
silence (not speaking), muteness

noun
1.
nightclub
2.
clubs (card suit)
3.
golf club

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)

na-adjective, noun
uncertain, vague, ambiguous(onomatopia)
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