Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, no-adjective
•
interval, break, pause, spare moment
Other readings:
合い間【あいま】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
zerii
Common word
noun
1.
jello (gelatin-based dessert), jelly(food term)(also written as 車厘)
2.
gel, jelly
Other readings:
ジェリー
、ジェリィ
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】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become stronger, to grow in intensity, to grow violent, to become worse
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to invite contributions, etc., to solicit help, participation, etc., to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...)
See also:着 (ちゃく)
2.
sending, sent (by ...), sent (at ...)
3.
counter
4.
counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches)(also ぱつ)
noun
1.
water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness
2.
water vapor (vapour), steam(only relevant for すいき)
3.
dropsy, edema, oedema(only relevant for すいき)
All readings:
水気【みずけ】
、水気【すいき】
、水け【みずけ】
noun
•
lunch, midday meal
All readings:
昼飯【ひるめし】
、昼飯【ちゅうはん】
、昼飯【ひるはん】
、昼めし【ひるめし】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Other readings:
亡ぼす【ほろぼす】
、滅す【ほろぼす】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours), to advance, to hasten (e.g. one's death), to expedite, to precipitate(usu. 早める)
2.
to quicken (e.g. one's step), to speed up, to accelerate(usu. 速める)
Other readings:
速める【はやめる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices), promotion, organizing, organising, hosting, staging
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
group, bunch, crowd, throng, swarm, band
2.
group(mathematics)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handstand, headstand
2.
being upside down, being in reverse
na-adjective, noun
•
showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid, gay
Other readings:
花やか【はなやか】
noun
•
custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice(usually kana)
All readings:
しきたり《仕来り》
、しきたり《仕来たり》
、しきたり《為来り》
、しきたり《為来たり》
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism
Other readings:
折中【せっちゅう】
gutto
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
1.
feelings, emotion, sentiment
2.
compassion, sympathy
3.
passion, affection, love
4.
the way things really are, the actual situation
noun
1.
trouble, bother
2.
number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)(only relevant for てかず)
3.
number of punches (in boxing)(only relevant for てかず)
All readings:
手数【てすう】
、手数【てかず】
noun
1.
hammer
2.
hopeless swimmer, complete beginner at swimming, someone who sinks like a stone(usually kana)
Other readings:
金づち【かなづち】
、鉄鎚【かなづち】
、カナヅチ
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lick, to lap, to suck
2.
to taste
3.
to experience (esp. a hardship)
4.
to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate(usually kana)
5.
to lick (at, of flames), to burn
All readings:
舐める【なめる】
、嘗める【なめる】
、甞める【なめる】
、ナメる
dabudabu
Common word
na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
flabby, saggy(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
3.
sloshing, slopping, overflowing(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
4.
plenty (of pouring a liquid), drowning (e.g. in a sauce)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ダブダブ
noun
•
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
See also:元号
pachinko
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pachinko, mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2.
slingshot, catapult
noun
3.
pistol(colloquialism)
Other readings:
ぱちんこ
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
2.
Other readings:
崩潰【ほうかい】
adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
Other readings:
とかく《左右》
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