Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
borrowing, debt, loan

noun
1.
communism
2.
Communist Party(abbreviation)
See also:共産党

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
defense, defence
See also:攻撃 (antonym)

na-adjective, noun
in good health, alive and well, going strong

adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
light, lamp, torch
All readings:
【ひ】
【ともしび】
灯火【とうか】
灯火【ともしび】
灯し火【ともしび】[1]
【ともしび】
燈火【とうか】
燈火【ともしび】
ともし火【ともしび】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

counter
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted), a noun read using its on-yomi
All readings:
【か】
【か】
【か】

na-adjective, noun
1.
earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent
2.
pressing, urgent, serious, severe
3.
pertinent, appropriate

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
2.
to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
3.
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)

noun
dry cleaning
Other readings:
ドライ・クリーニング

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
distribution (e.g. films, rice)
2.
rationing (e.g. food, gasoline)
3.
food ration

noun
1.
kind (of goods), brand
2.
(taxonomical) form
3.
breed, cultivar

oshiyoseru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
押しよせる【おしよせる】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
easily, readily, quickly, flatly (refuse)(onomatopia)
2.
lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.), plainly, simply(onomatopia)
Other readings:
アッサリ

noun
1.
cell(biology term)
2.
cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
Other readings:
細胞【さいほう】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to mount up, to pile up, to accumulate, to increase(usually kana)

noun
retainer, retinue, servant
Other readings:
家礼【けらい】
家頼【けらい】

adverbial noun, noun
evening, dusk, twilight
Other readings:
夕暮【ゆうぐれ】[1]
夕ぐれ【ゆうぐれ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
section

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
settlement (financial), squaring accounts, clearing debts
2.
liquidation
3.
ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
up to now, so far
no-adjective
2.
traditional, conventional, usual, existing

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
solidarity
prenominal
2.
joint, collective

noun, auxillary suru verb
borrowing(humble language, polite language)

noun, auxillary suru verb
exhibition, display

noun
1.
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
2.
god of thunder, god of lightning(only relevant for かみなり)
3.
anger, fit of anger(only relevant for かみなり)
All readings:
【かみなり】
【いかずち】
【いかづち】[1]
【らい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
root, basis, foundation
Other readings:
根柢【こんてい】

noun
folk customs, folkways, ethnic customs

suru verb (special)
1.
to penetrate, to sink in
2.
to devote oneself (to), to do intently and exclusively
3.
to do throughout (e.g. the night)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run (of liquid), to spread(usually kana)
2.
to blur, to blot, to be blurred(usually kana)
3.
to ooze, to well up (of tears, etc.)(usually kana)
4.
to show through (of feelings, emotions, etc.), to reveal itself(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
orange (fruit, colour)

noun, no-adjective
just above, right overhead
Other readings:
ま上【まうえ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to speak ill of, to disparage(usually kana)

yorikakaru
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean against, to recline on, to lean on
2.
to rely on, to depend on
All readings:
寄りかかる【よりかかる】
寄り掛かる【よりかかる】
寄り掛る【よりかかる】
倚り懸かる【よりかかる】
凭り掛かる【よりかかる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
performance, execution, skill, dexterity, tact
Other readings:
手ぎわ【てぎわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
oscillation, vibration, swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

noun, no-adjective
myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness

noun
1.
knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang(usually kana)
2.
bone, skeleton
3.
cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Other readings:
コツ

taru-adjective, to-adverb
brilliant, bright, dazzling
Other readings:
煌煌【こうこう】
晃々【こうこう】
晃晃【こうこう】

noun
deed, act, action, conduct, behavior, behaviour, asceticism
Other readings:
行ない【おこない】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to spread, to be propagated
Other readings:
弘まる【ひろまる】

hikiokosu
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke
2.
to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)(引き起こす, etc. only)
Other readings:
引きおこす【ひきおこす】
ひき起こす【ひきおこす】
引き起す【ひきおこす】
引起す【ひきおこす】
引起こす【ひきおこす】
ひき起す【ひきおこす】
惹き起こす【ひきおこす】
惹き起す【ひきおこす】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget)
2.
to settle down (into), to be installed (in one's rightful place), to be returned (to one's original position)
3.
to settle into (one's position), to take up (a post), to occupy (a role)(esp. 納まる)
4.
to be delivered, to be paid (e.g. taxes)(only relevant for 納まる)
5.
to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be sorted, to subside (e.g. wind), to calm down, to abate(only relevant for 収まる)
See also:治まる
6.
to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer), to consent, to agree
Other readings:
納まる【おさまる】

noun
taste (in fashion, music, etc.), sense (e.g. of humour), flair

noun, auxillary suru verb
manufacturing, processing, treatment, machining

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
praise, glorification, extolment
Other readings:
讚美【さんび】
讃美【さんび】

noun
decision of a contest, finals (in sports)

noun, auxillary suru verb
proportion

noun, no-adjective
present, current, in operation
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