Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
temple bell, hanging bell, funeral bell
Other readings:
釣り鐘【つりがね】
吊り鐘【つりがね】

noun
torii, Shinto shrine archway

noun
one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at
2.
to cool, to refrigerate
3.
to window-shop, to look at without buying
Other readings:
冷かす【ひやかす】[1]
素見す【ひやかす】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
overflowing, flood, inundation, deluge
2.
oversupply, plethora
Other readings:
汎濫【はんらん】
はん濫【はんらん】
氾らん【はんらん】
ハンラン

noun
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.), division, scale
All readings:
目盛り【めもり】
目盛【めもり】

adverb
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
All readings:
誠に【まことに】
真に【まことに】
真に【しんに】
寔に【まことに】
洵に【まことに】

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
10 minutes
All readings:
10分【じっぷん】
10分【じゅっぷん】
十分【じっぷん】
十分【じゅっぷん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
proportion

na-adjective
1.
loose (e.g. belt)
2.
slovenly, careless, slack

noun
personal history, career

noun, no-adjective
(plant) bulb

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
change (personnel), transfer, reshuffle

noun
1.
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Ram, the Goat
2.
hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)(obsolete)
See also:未の刻
3.
south-southwest(obsolete)
4.
sixth month of the lunar calendar(obsolete)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
division (of a larger group), branch, field, class (subclass), group, category, department

noun
1.
thorn, spine, prickle
2.
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
3.
biting words
Other readings:
【とげ】
トゲ

noun
fixed date, appointed day
Other readings:
日どり【ひどり】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get twisted, to get crooked, to get warped(usually kana)
2.
to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.), to become warped, to become perverse, to become contrary(usually kana)
3.
to become troubled, to become complicated, to become strained(usually kana)
All readings:
ねじれる《捩れる》
ねじれる《捻れる》
ねじれる《拗れる》
ねじれる《捻じれる》
ねじれる《捩じれる》

noun, no-adjective
depopulation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
preference, priority, precedence

noun
teaching, instruction, teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine
Other readings:
【おしえ】

noun
anger, rage, fury, wrath, indignation

noun
folk customs, folkways, ethnic customs

つか
sashitsukaeru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to interfere (with), to hinder, to be hindered (from doing), to become impeded, to have difficulty, to suffer inconvenience
Other readings:
差支える【さしつかえる】

noun
1.
approximate age, apparent age
See also:年の頃
noun, no-adjective
2.
marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
noun
3.
appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)(after modifying phrase)
noun, adverbial noun
4.
past few years, for some years(archaism)
See also:年来
Other readings:
年ごろ【としごろ】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to be intimate with, to befriend

noun
1.
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary(linguistics)
2.
auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)(linguistics)

adverb
(cannot) possibly, (not) by any means, (not) at all, utterly, absolutely(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)

noun, na-adjective
1.
cavity, hollow, void
na-adjective
2.
hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.)(only relevant for 虚ろ and 空ろ)
All readings:
虚ろ【うつろ】
空ろ【うつろ】
洞ろ【うつろ】
【うつろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb

noun
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
See also:元号

noun
1.
both extremities
See also:両極端
2.
North and South Poles
3.
positive and negative poles

noun
1.
seal, stamp, monogram signature(only relevant for はん)
2.
judgment, judgement(only relevant for はん)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
size (of paper or books)
See also:判型
All readings:
【はん】
【ばん】

noun
evening glow, red sunset, afterglow (of sunset)
Other readings:
夕焼【ゆうやけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
1.
frightening, scary(colloquialism)
2.
extreme, exaggerated, huge(archaism)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
All readings:
昼間【ひるま】
昼間【ちゅうかん】

adverb
1.
now (after such a long time), at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something), at this point of time
2.
afresh, anew, again
Other readings:
今さら【いまさら】

noun, auxillary suru verb
originality

noun
sisters
All readings:
姉妹【しまい】
姉妹【きょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
zeal, enthusiasm, ardor, ardour

noun
1.
substitution
2.
material
3.
price
4.
margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something
5.
shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)(archaism)
See also:反 (たん)

noun
1.
personal history, background, career
2.
log, record, history
3.
hysteresis(abbreviation)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain(esp. 痛む)
2.
to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged(esp. 傷む)
Other readings:
傷む【いたむ】

noun, no-adjective
out of print

noun, auxillary suru verb
check, restraint, oppression, suppression

noun
1.
hero, heroine, great person
2.
Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
3.
Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)(abbreviation)
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