Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
process, procedure, sequence, protocol, instruction

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
remittance, sending money

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
compromise, giving in

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving forward (e.g. vehicle), onward movement
2.
advance (work, procedure, etc.), advancement, progress
3.
progress (of a disease), disease progression
noun
4.
progression (harmonic, melodic)(music term)

noun, no-adjective
•
coast, shore, littoral

noun, noun (suffix)
•
member

noun
1.
written language, literary language
See also:口語
2.
classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
See also:口語

noun
1.
passenger
2.
traveller, traveler, tourist
Other readings:
旅客【りょきゃく】

noun, counter
1.
swing, shake, wave, swinging
noun
2.
appearance, behaviour(usually kana)
3.
pretence (pretense), show, pretending (to)(usually kana)(oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form)
noun, no-adjective
4.
going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction(usually kana)
noun
5.
move (dance), postures
6.
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up(usually kana)(oft. as フリ)
See also:前振り
7.
unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
suffix, counter
8.
counter for swords, blades, etc.
noun
9.
not wearing underwear or pants(archaism)
Other readings:
風【ふり】

noun, no-adjective
•
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man

no-adjective, taru-adjective, to-adverb
•
open, public, official, overt

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
massage
Other readings:
マサージュ

noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
All readings:
他人【たにん】
、
他人【ひと】[1]
、
他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
present, current, in operation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage

adverb, conjunction
•
next, secondly, subsequently

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to arrange (flowers), to plant
prenominal
2.
living, live(only relevant for 生ける)
All readings:
生ける【いける】
、
活ける【いける】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
period, time
noun
2.
opportunity, chance, occasion
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
age(geology term)
noun (suffix)
4.
term (e.g. in office)
5.
session (e.g. of parliament)
6.
stage (e.g. of a disease)
7.
season (e.g. of a TV series)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guide, tour guide, conductor, guiding, leading
noun
2.
guidebook

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to drag along, to pull
2.
to force someone along
3.
to prolong, to drag out
4.
to influence strongly, to seduce
Other readings:
引ずる【ひきずる】
、
引き摺る【ひきずる】
、
引摺る【ひきずる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to row, to scull, to paddle(usually kana)
See also:舟を漕ぐ
2.
to pedal (e.g. bicycle)
3.
to swing (on a swing)
4.
to operate a hand pump
5.
to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)

noun
•
storm, windstorm, gale
Other readings:
暴風【あらし】[1]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
news coverage, collecting data (e.g. for an article), covering (something for media)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to prosper, to flourish

no-adjective, noun
1.
uncivilized, uncivilised, primitive, savage
2.
undeveloped (land), unexplored (territory, field, etc.)
3.
unbloomed (flower)

suffix, counter
•
counter for questions

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to soften, to moderate, to relieve

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, noun (suffix)
1.
system, lineage, group
noun
2.
corollary(mathematics)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period)(geology term)
4.
(taxonomical) series

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
establishment, founding, setting (a record)

noun
1.
dhyana (profound meditation)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
2.
Zen (Buddhism)(abbreviation)
See also:禅宗
Other readings:
禪【ぜん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
See also:極楽浄土
2.
paradise, heaven on earth

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
transport, freight, shipping
Other readings:
運漕【うんそう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
collection, recovery, withdrawal, retrieval

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
1.
top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
no-adjective, noun
2.
upside-down

noun
•
pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)

expression, adjective
•
cannot be helped, unavoidable
All readings:
やむを得ない【やむをえない】
、
止むを得ない【やむをえない】
、
已むを得ない【やむをえない】

noun
•
position

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dependence, reliance
Other readings:
依存【いそん】

noun
•
fate, destiny, predestination

noun, na-adjective
•
depression, melancholy, dejection, gloom, despondency
Other readings:
憂うつ【ゆううつ】
、
憂欝【ゆううつ】
、
悒鬱【ゆううつ】
、
幽鬱【ゆううつ】
、
幽欝【ゆううつ】
、
悒欝【ゆううつ】

noun
•
(one's) superior, (one's) boss, the higher-ups
See also:部下,  目上

noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits

noun
•
mood

noun
1.
metal rod, metal bar, iron rod, crowbar
2.
iron club, iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
All readings:
金棒【かなぼう】
、
鉄棒【かなぼう】

noun
•
warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
Other readings:
倉【くら】
、
庫【くら】

noun, no-adjective
•
the very best, utmost
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