Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo), grand champion(sumo term)
2.
best in its field, crème de la crème, cream of the crop

suffix
1.
sphere, circle, range, area, zone, bloc
noun
2.
category(mathematics)

na-adjective, noun
•
yellow, amber
All readings:
黄色【きいろ】
、
黄色【こうしょく】
、
黄色【おうしょく】

noun
•
security guard, doorkeeper

noun, no-adjective
•
coordinate, coordinates

noun, no-adjective
•
height of prosperity

noun
•
printing
Other readings:
摺り【すり】
、
刷【すり】

noun
•
good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck

とた
toritateru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort
2.
to appoint, to promote, to give patronage
3.
to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to
Other readings:
取立てる【とりたてる】
、
取りたてる【とりたてる】

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)
2.
to be up to the task, to come up to
3.
to compare with, to be a match (for)
4.
to commit (a crime)
5.
to require (to do)(usu. used in the negative)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handstand, headstand
2.
being upside down, being in reverse

noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
from the beginning, from the outset, by nature(often in negative contexts)
See also:元々

noun, no-adjective
•
just above, right overhead
Other readings:
ま上【まうえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
changing schools

adverb, to-adverb
•
deliberately, carefully, thoroughly, without rushing(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal

noun
•
fate, destiny, predestination

noun
1.
manners, customs
2.
sex service, sex industry, sex-oriented entertainment
Other readings:
フーゾク

noun
1.
gap, lag, slippage
2.
difference, discrepancy
3.
shear (e.g. shear stress)(physics term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
production (e.g. play), direction

noun
1.
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Ram, the Goat
2.
hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)(obsolete)
See also:未の刻
3.
south-southwest(obsolete)
4.
sixth month of the lunar calendar(obsolete)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
health preservation, recuperation, recreation

adjective
•
cold, short, curt, blunt(usually kana)
Other readings:
そっけない《素っ気無い》
、
そっけない《素気ない》[1]
、
そっけない《素気無い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
、
月次【つきなみ】
、
月次【げつじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assertion, declaration, affirmation

noun
1.
view, prospect, outlook
2.
viewing platform, overlook(abbreviation)
Other readings:
見晴し【みはらし】
、
見はらし【みはらし】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge(usually kana)
2.
to peck at (one's food), to pick at
3.
to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
4.
to egg on, to put up to
Other readings:
つつく《突付く》[1]
、
つつく《突つく》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

adverb, prenominal
•
beforehand, in advance, previously(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to serve, to work for, to attend
Other readings:
事える【つかえる】

noun
•
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
、
かるた《骨牌》[1]
、
かるた《加留多》[1]
、
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
、
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
、
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
、
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dissection, autopsy
2.
analysis

counter
•
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted), a noun read using its on-yomi
All readings:
箇【か】
、
個【か】
、
个【か】
、
カ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
description, account

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
excavation, exhumation
2.
discovery (e.g. new talent)

Godan-ru verb
1.
to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear
2.
to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed

noun
•
timer, clock register(computer term)
Other readings:
タイマ

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become misty, to become hazy(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
2.
to get blurry, to grow dim(usually kana)(esp. 翳む)
3.
to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
Other readings:
かすむ《翳む》

na-adjective, noun
•
clear, plain, distinct, obvious, evident, articulate
Other readings:
明りょう【めいりょう】
、
明亮【めいりょう】
、
明了【めいりょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
arbitration, conciliation, mediation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
shortening, contraction, reduction, curtailment, abbreviation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
switching over to, migration, transition

adjective
•
easy, simple, light(usually kana)
Other readings:
たやすい《た易い》

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

pre-noun adjectival
1.
unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected
2.
terrible, awful, serious
adverb
3.
very(archaism)

noun
•
telex, teletypewriter exchange(abbreviation)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation)
2.
to install, to seat (someone)
3.
to settle (upon something), to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
4.
to apply (moxa)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
annihilation, total destruction, complete destruction, crushing defeat
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