Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adverb
something or other, one thing or another, this or that(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんだかんだ《何だ彼だ》
なんだかだ《何だかだ》
なんだかだ《何だ彼だ》

adverb, no-adjective
previously, already, for some time, for quite a while(usually kana)
All readings:
かねて《予て》
かねて《兼ねて》

adverb
1.
still, as yet, hitherto, only(usually kana)
2.
not yet(usually kana)(with verb in the negative)
3.
more, besides(usually kana)
na-adjective
4.
unfinished, incomplete, not yet finished with(usually kana)
All readings:
まだ《未だ》
いまだ《未だ》

noun
woodcut, woodblock print, art print
Other readings:
板画【はんが】

noun
individuality, personality, quirk, idiosyncrasy, character, individual characteristic

noun
beast, brute, animal
All readings:
【けもの】
【けだもの】
【じゅう】
ケダモノ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bind, to file
2.
to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

adverb, na-adjective
intently, single-mindedly, devotedly, solely, earnestly, with all one's heart(usually kana)
All readings:
ひたすら《只管》
ひたすら《一向》
ひたすら《頓》

noun
company housing, housing provided by one's company

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

noun
1.
analogy
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
analogical reasoning, analogical inference
noun
3.
analogy(linguistics)

adjective
1.
burly, strong, sturdy(usually kana)
2.
indomitable, indefatigable, strong-willed, resolute, bold(usually kana)
3.
robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.), strong(usually kana)

noun
1.
copybook
2.
model, pattern

noun, auxillary suru verb
rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion
Other readings:
育生【いくせい】

noun
public (institution)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be sorry, to beg pardon, to be much obliged, to feel small
2.
to be grateful
3.
to be amazed, to be filled with awe, to be surprised
4.
to be disconcerted, to be embarrassed
Other readings:
畏れ入る【おそれいる】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to maintain, to provide for
2.
to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed
3.
to adopt (a child)
4.
to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster
5.
to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

noun, suffix
calendar, almanac(れき when a suffix)
Other readings:
【れき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling

noun, auxillary suru verb
compensation, reparation

noun, auxillary suru verb
gargling, rinsing one's mouth
All readings:
含嗽【がんそう】
含嗽【うがい】[1]
含漱【がんそう】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ascetic practices(Buddhist term)
2.
training, practice, discipline, study
Other readings:
修行【すぎょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
生死【しょうじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
throwing in, inserting, depositing (e.g. a ballot)
2.
investment, commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.), injection, infusion
3.
launching (a product into the market), introduction
4.
submitting (a job to a computer), issuing (a command)(computer term)

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
1.
transfer (trains, buses, etc.), change, connection
2.
switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.), change, conversion
3.
switching (stock)(finance term)
4.
chromosomal crossover, crossing over(biology term)
See also:交差
Other readings:
乗換【のりかえ】
乗換え【のりかえ】
乗りかえ【のりかえ】
乗り替え【のりかえ】
乗替え【のりかえ】

noun
outline, summary, gist, basic points

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
1.
height, stature
2.
length (esp. of clothing)
3.
all (one has), everything
4.
magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
Other readings:
【たき】[2]
【たけ】[1]
【たき】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
Other readings:
見わたす【みわたす】

adjective
nimble, smart, quick
All readings:
すばしっこい
すばしこい

noun, no-adjective
urban areas, the streets, town, city

noun, auxillary suru verb
coexistence, living together

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune(usually kana)

noun
opinion, point of view, visual point

noun
large amount of money, great cost
Other readings:
大金【おおがね】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
carrying (on one's person or in the hand)(only relevant for けいたい)
noun
2.
mobile phone, cell phone(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:携帯電話
Other readings:
ケータイ
ケイタイ

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt (and become soft or liquid)(usually kana)
2.
to be enchanted (by), to be charmed, to be bewitched(usually kana)
Other readings:
とろける《盪ける》
とろける《溶ろける》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
accelerator(abbreviation)
2.
accelerator pedal, gas pedal(abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be duplicated, to be repeated
See also:ダブル
2.
to overlap, to fall together (of dates, etc.), to coincide
3.
to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.)
4.
to make a double play(baseball term)
5.
to make a double fault (in tennis)(sports term)
Other readings:
だぶる

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step back, to move back, to retreat
2.
to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
3.
to resign, to retire, to quit
4.
to concede
Other readings:
退く【しぞく】[1]
斥く【しりぞく】
斥く【しぞく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun (suffix)
1.
full of (e.g. mistakes), riddled with
2.
covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
truth, reality
adverb
2.
truly, really
noun
3.
absolute truth(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
真実【しんじち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, na-adjective
liar, fibber
Other readings:
嘘吐き【うそつき】
嘘付き【うそつき】
ウソ付き【ウソつき】
ウソ吐き【ウソつき】
うそ付き【うそつき】
噓吐き【うそつき】
うそ吐き【うそつき】

noun, no-adjective
small number, few, minority
See also:多数 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
decrease, reduction, decline
See also:増加 (antonym)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tell, to inform, to announce
2.
to indicate, to signal, to mark

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence
2.
generation (e.g. of power or heat), genesis, origin
3.
ontogeny, development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
See also:個体発生

noun, na-adjective
negligence, neglect, carelessness, procrastination

noun, auxillary suru verb
compensation, reparations, indemnity, damages
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