Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2.
background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3.
backing, support (from behind the scenes)
na-adjective, noun
•
incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity
noun
1.
grade, class, degree, rank, rating, order, points
2.
magnitude(astronomy term)
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
•
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
noun, suffix
1.
side (of something, or taking someone's side), part
2.
(watch) case
Other readings:
側【かわ】
noun
1.
original method or procedure
prenominal
2.
serious, orthodox, classical, genuine
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
moving to a different location to start a new job, (proceeding to) new appointment
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exploration, expedition
Other readings:
探険【たんけん】
noun
1.
tide, current
2.
sea water
3.
opportunity, chance(only relevant for しお)
4.
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater(abbreviation)(only relevant for うしお)
See also:潮汁 (うしおじる)
All readings:
潮【しお】
、潮【うしお】
、汐【しお】
na-adjective, noun
•
cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
Other readings:
残刻【ざんこく】
、惨酷【ざんこく】
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be wounded, to get injured
2.
to get hurt feelings
3.
to get damaged, to get chipped, to get scratched
All readings:
傷つく【きずつく】
、傷付く【きずつく】
、疵つく【きずつく】
、疵付く【きずつく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
constraint, reserve, feeling hesitant, being afraid of troubling someone
Other readings:
気がね【きがね】
noun
1.
sink (e.g. in a kitchen)
no-adjective, noun
2.
cruising (e.g. taxi), strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)
noun
3.
washing area (in a Japanese-style bath)
4.
back-washing service (in a public bath)
5.
floating (something on water), setting adrift, washing away
noun
1.
listening comprehension, aural comprehension
2.
hearing what others say, gathering information, opinions, etc., public hearing
Other readings:
聴き取り【ききとり】
、聞取り【ききとり】
、聴取り【ききとり】
noun
1.
world, society, public(only relevant for 世)
2.
life, lifetime
3.
age, era, period, epoch, generation
4.
reign, rule
5.
the times(only relevant for 世)
6.
world (of existence)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for 世)
Other readings:
代【よ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
imitation, copying
Other readings:
摸倣【もほう】
noun
•
real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks
See also:建前
noun (temporal)
•
week before last
All readings:
先々週【せんせんしゅう】
、先先週【せんせんしゅう】
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, noun (suffix)
1.
edition, version, printing, impression, implementation (e.g. software)(ばん when a suffix)
noun
2.
plate, block, cast(also written 板)
counter
3.
editions of a publication
Other readings:
版【ばん】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
rising, ascending, climbing
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
invitation, solicitation, canvassing, canvasing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
forwarding, sending on, redirecting (e.g. mail)
2.
deadheading (e.g. train)
See also:回送車
Other readings:
廻送【かいそう】
prenominal, auxillary suru verb
1.
plump, rotund, chubby
adverb, to-adverb
2.
entirely, completely, wholly
Other readings:
丸丸【まるまる】
noun
1.
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle)
2.
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
2.
to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life)
3.
to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tailor, to make (clothing)
2.
to train, to bring up
3.
to make it seem like, to pass off
4.
to turn into a play or movie
5.
to prepare, to send, to despatch
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to miss, to overlook, to fail to notice
2.
to let pass (a matter), to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing), to turn a blind eye to
3.
to pass up (e.g. an opportunity)
4.
to let (a good ball) go by(baseball term)
Other readings:
見のがす【みのがす】
、見遁す【みのがす】
、見逃がす【みのがす】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
performance, execution, skill, dexterity, tact
Other readings:
手ぎわ【てぎわ】
noun
1.
way of standing
2.
dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
See also:地方 (じかた)
Other readings:
立ち方【たちかた】
noun
•
vocabulary, lexicon, lexis, terminology(linguistics)
Other readings:
語い【ごい】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to straighten, to adjust, to fix(esp. 整える)
2.
to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy(esp. 調える)
3.
to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle(esp. 調える)
Other readings:
調える【ととのえる】
、斉える【ととのえる】
no-adjective, noun
1.
uncivilized, uncivilised, primitive, savage
2.
undeveloped (land), unexplored (territory, field, etc.)
3.
unbloomed (flower)
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