Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
This list has no items
noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
、年より【としより】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
poisoning
noun (suffix)
2.
addiction
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast(usually kana)
2.
to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly(usually kana)
All readings:
ばらまく《ばら撒く》
、ばらまく《ばら蒔く》
、ばらまく《散蒔く》
、ばらまく《散播く》
taru-adjective, to-adverb, adverb
•
still, as yet, as it has been
See also:依然として (いぜんとして)
noun
1.
young bird, chick(usually kana)
2.
hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls' Festival(only relevant for ひな)
3.
green, wet behind the ears, juvenile(only relevant for ひよこ and ひよっこ)
All readings:
ひよこ《雛》
、ひな《雛》
、ひよっこ《雛》
、ヒナ
、ヒヨコ
suffix, counter
•
noun
1.
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument), reception (radio, TV, etc.)
2.
sensitivity (of film)
noun, no-adjective
1.
outdoors, outside, open air
noun
2.
fields, outskirts, suburbs
noun
1.
face, honour, honor, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit
2.
appearance, look
Other readings:
面目【めんもく】
、面目【めいぼく】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
karma(Buddhist term)
2.
result of one's karma, fate, destiny
3.
uncontrollable temper
See also:業を煮やす
expression, adverb
•
just as one thought, as usual, sure enough
Other readings:
案の条【あんのじょう】[1]
、案の上【あんのじょう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
frame, framework
2.
border, box
3.
limit, restriction, quota
4.
category, bracket, class
5.
(broadcasting) slot
noun
6.
spool (of thread), reel
Other readings:
框【わく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
2.
catching up, overtaking
gaido
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guide, tour guide, conductor, guiding, leading
noun
2.
guidebook
na-adjective
1.
loose, slack
2.
gentle (slope, curve), slow (speed)
3.
lenient, liberal, lax
noun
1.
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
2.
300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)
3.
six ken (10.91 m)
Other readings:
段【たん】
noun
•
excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil
All readings:
し尿【しにょう】
、屎尿【しにょう】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to give(honorific language)
suffix, Godan-u verb
2.
Other readings:
賜う【たまう】
conjunction, adverb
•
and, moreover, besides, as well as, and on top of that, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
かつ《且》
adjective
1.
empty, void, vacant
2.
vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective
3.
lifeless
See also:空しくなる
All readings:
虚しい【むなしい】
、空しい【むなしい】
na-adjective
•
gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent(usually kana)
Other readings:
きらびやか《綺羅びやか》
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
health preservation, recuperation, recreation
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to deduct, to take away, to dock
2.
to make allowances for something, to bear something in mind
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
3.
to ebb and flow
Other readings:
差引く【さしひく】
noun
•
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)(usually kana)
Other readings:
えい《鱏》
、えい《海鷂魚》
、エイ
na-adjective
1.
tender, warm, caring, thoughtful
2.
meticulous, detailed, attentive
3.
deep (of a colour), thick (e.g. fog)
Other readings:
濃やか【こまやか】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge
2.
to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
3.
to floor (an opponent)
Common word
adverbial noun, no-adjective, noun
•
by nature, by birth, naturally, natural, innate
Other readings:
生れつき【うまれつき】
、生まれ付き【うまれつき】
、生れ付き【うまれつき】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to incline, to lean, to tip, to tilt, to slant, to bend, to list
2.
to devote oneself to, to concentrate on, to pour one's energy into
3.
to ruin, to squander, to empty
4.
to drink (alcohol)
Showing 2051 to 2100 of 3177