Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
cotton (material)
2.
All readings:
木綿【もめん】
、木綿【きわた】
、木棉【きわた】
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
poverty, penury, need, destitution
2.
shortage, lack, want
noun
1.
stone (of a fruit), pit, pip
2.
core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart
noun, no-adjective
3.
nuclear weapons
See also:核兵器
na-adjective
1.
pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair(usually kana)
2.
clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat(usually kana)
3.
completely, entirely(usually kana)(as きれいに)
All readings:
きれい《綺麗》
、きれい《奇麗》
、きれい《暉麗》[1]
、キレイ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
taimurii
Common word
na-adjective
1.
timely, well-timed
noun
2.
Other readings:
タイムリ
pekopeko
Common word
na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
All readings:
ペコペコ
、ぺこぺこ
noun
1.
wrinkle, crease(usually kana)
2.
ripple(usually kana)
Other readings:
しわ《皴》
expression
1.
and so on, and so forth, et cetera, and such, and the like
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
comment, criticism
Other readings:
云云【うんぬん】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
thought, consideration, thinking
noun
1.
magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor
2.
competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance), applicant-to-acceptance ratio(25% acceptance would be a 倍率 of 4)
noun
•
thing that should be (carefully) avoided, no-no, thing to definitely not do, something forbidden, taboo
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
scattering, diffusion, spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant (request, wish), to answer (prayer)(esp. 叶える)
2.
to fulfill (conditions), to meet (requirements)(esp. 適える)
Other readings:
適える【かなえる】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
distribution (e.g. films, rice)
2.
rationing (e.g. food, gasoline)
3.
food ration
noun
1.
mouse, rat(usually kana)
2.
dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
See also:鼠色
All readings:
ねずみ《鼠》
、ねず《鼠》
、ネズミ
noun
•
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
、御手上げ【おてあげ】
suru verb (special), suffix
•
to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)
Common word
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke
2.
to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)(引き起こす, etc. only)
Other readings:
引きおこす【ひきおこす】
、ひき起こす【ひきおこす】
、引き起す【ひきおこす】
、引起す【ひきおこす】
、引起こす【ひきおこす】
、ひき起す【ひきおこす】
、惹き起こす【ひきおこす】
、惹き起す【ひきおこす】
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
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to escape
Other readings:
遁れる【のがれる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(corporate) bankruptcy, insolvency, commercial failure, failed business
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
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to sing, to chirp, to twitter(usually kana)
noun
1.
analogy
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
analogical reasoning, analogical inference
noun
3.
analogy(linguistics)
garu
Common word
suffix, Godan-ru verb
1.
to show signs of being, to feel, to think(following adj. stem)
2.
to behave as if one were, to pretend, to act as if(following adj. stem or noun)
See also:得意がる (とくいがる)
noun
1.
one breath
interjection
2.
chug!, drink!(chanted repeatedly as a party cheer)
noun, na-adjective
•
lingering attachment, lingering affection, regret, reluctance, ruefulness
noun
1.
(company) director, executive, top management(only relevant for じゅうやく)
2.
important post, role with heavy responsibilities
All readings:
重役【じゅうやく】
、重役【おもやく】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
group, party, team(also read ぱん as a suffix)
2.
squad, section(military)
noun
•
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
All readings:
百科事典【ひゃっかじてん】
、百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】
noun
•
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
All readings:
幹【みき】
、幹【かん】
noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】
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