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:
【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:
【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:
【くら】
【くら】

noun, no-adjective
the very best, utmost
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