Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
•
side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore(usually kana)
All readings:
ほとり《辺》
、ほとり《畔》
、ほとり《辺り》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela
Other readings:
碑【ひ】
、石文【いしぶみ】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
All readings:
見かける【みかける】
、見掛ける【みかける】
noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
、仲人【ちゅうにん】
、媒人【なこうど】
、媒【なこうど】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going to work (e.g. in the morning), coming to work
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
stagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation, falling into arrears
noun, no-adjective
1.
patent, special permission, licence (license), concession, franchise, charter
prenominal
2.
proprietary
noun
1.
cell(biology term)
2.
cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
Other readings:
細胞【さいほう】
napukin
Common word
noun
1.
(table) napkin, serviette
2.
sanitary napkin, sanitary pad
Other readings:
ナフキン
pronoun
•
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
誰【だれ】
、誰【だあれ】
、誰【たれ】[1]
、誰【た】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, no-adjective
1.
series, chain, sequence(only relevant for 一連)
noun
2.
two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
3.
verse, stanza(only relevant for 一連)
Other readings:
一嗹【いちれん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
performance, appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
religious mission, religious proclamation
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil
2.
(media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry, scandal, controversy
3.
feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute
noun
1.
face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
See also:本音
2.
ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house(only relevant for 建前 and 建て前)
Other readings:
建て前【たてまえ】
、立前【たてまえ】
、立て前【たてまえ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
occupying, having (an area) all to oneself
2.
military occupation, possession, capture, seizure
adverb
•
even if, no matter (what), if, though, although, supposing, supposing that, -ever(usually kana)(often paired with ても, でも, and とも)
Other readings:
たとえ《縦え》
、たとえ《縦令》
、たとい《仮令》
、たとい《縦令》
noun
1.
peak, summit, ridge, top
2.
back of a blade
Other readings:
嶺【みね】
、峯【みね】
noun
•
sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
Other readings:
杯【さかづき】
、盃【さかずき】
、盃【さかづき】
、坏【さかずき】
、坏【さかづき】
、巵【さかずき】
、巵【さかづき】
、卮【さかずき】
、卮【さかづき】
、盞【さかずき】
、盞【さかづき】
、盞【うき】
、觚【さかずき】
、觚【さかづき】
、觴【さかずき】
、觴【さかづき】
、酒盃【さかずき】[1]
、酒盃【さかづき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
See also:傍らに
adverbial noun
2.
while (doing), in addition to, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
側ら【かたわら】[1]
、傍【かたわら】[1]
、旁【かたわら】
、側【かたわら】
、脇【かたわら】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
adverb, noun
•
clashing of swords, felling of trees, ringing of an ax
All readings:
丁々【ちょうちょう】
、丁々【とうとう】
、丁丁【ちょうちょう】
、丁丁【とうとう】
noun
1.
details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way(only relevant for いきさつ and けいい)
2.
longitude and latitude(only relevant for けいい)
3.
warp and weft, warp and woof(only relevant for けいい and たてぬき and たてよこ)(orig. meaning of けいい)
See also:縦横 (たてよこ)
Other readings:
経緯【けいい】
、経緯【たてぬき】
、経緯【たてよこ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
na-adjective, noun
•
incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity
adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
、はかない《果敢ない》
、はかない《果敢無い》
、はかない《果無い》
、はかない《果ない》
、はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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】
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
essential, important, crucial, vital, main
Other readings:
肝腎【かんじん】
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】
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain(esp. 痛む)
2.
to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged(esp. 傷む)
Other readings:
傷む【いたむ】
noun
1.
feelings, emotion, sentiment
2.
compassion, sympathy
3.
passion, affection, love
4.
the way things really are, the actual situation
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lumping together, summing up, bundle, lump, batch
noun
1.
2.
(classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
3.
origin, source(archaism)
Other readings:
原素【げんそ】
adverb
1.
still more, even more, all the more(usually kana)
2.
still less, even less(usually kana)(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
なおさら《なお更》
、なおさら《尚さら》
、なおさら《猶更》[1]
、なおさら《猶さら》[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival
2.
to outweigh, to preponderate
Other readings:
優る【まさる】
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