Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to loosen, to slacken
2.
to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension)
3.
to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control)
4.
to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up
5.
to make more gradual (of a slope)
Other readings:
弛める【ゆるめる】
noun, no-adjective
•
objectivity, objective, object (philosophical)
Other readings:
客観【かっかん】
、客観【かくかん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), disposal (e.g. weaponry), destruction
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, voiding, breaking (e.g. treaty)
3.
reversal (of an original ruling)
Other readings:
破毀【はき】
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression
noun
•
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper), carrying (e.g. a story), running (e.g. a serial), insertion (e.g. of an advertisement), printing, posting (e.g. on the web)
noun
•
outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area, surroundings
noun
1.
wages, pay
2.
rental payment(only relevant for ちんきん)
Other readings:
賃金【ちんきん】
、賃銀【ちんぎん】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
All readings:
消耗【しょうもう】
、消耗【しょうこう】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to escape
Other readings:
遁れる【のがれる】
noun
1.
running fast, double time
2.
cantering(also 駈歩)
3.
doing things in a hurry
Other readings:
駆足【かけあし】
、駈け足【かけあし】
、駈足【かけあし】
、かけ足【かけあし】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
Other readings:
亡びる【ほろびる】
noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
、生死【しょうじ】
noun, na-adjective
•
lingering attachment, lingering affection, regret, reluctance, ruefulness
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sunburn, suntan, tan
2.
becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper), yellowing
Other readings:
日やけ【ひやけ】
、陽焼け【ひやけ】
、日焼【ひやけ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noirooze
Common word
noun
•
neurosis, nervous breakdown, mental problem, identity crisis, obsession
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to take back, to regain, to get back, to recover
Other readings:
取戻す【とりもどす】
、とり戻す【とりもどす】
na-adjective
1.
nonsensical, unreasonable, absurd, unrealistic(usually kana, yojijukugo)
2.
awfully, extremely, to excess, senseless, reckless(usually kana)
noun, na-adjective
3.
disorder, confusion, being jumbled, being mixed up(usually kana)
adverb
4.
very, extremely, excessively(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ムチャクチャ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to end, to be finished, to be exhausted
2.
to die, to perish
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
3.
to do utterly, to do completely(indicates an extreme has been reached)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
correction, revision, amendment
na-adjective, noun
1.
chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated(いき is also written as 意気)
2.
familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
3.
considerate, understanding, sympathetic
noun, na-adjective
4.
essence, the best, the cream(only relevant for すい)
Other readings:
粋【すい】
noun
1.
aim, object, purpose, end
2.
expectations, prospects, hopes
3.
something that can be relied upon
4.
snack served with alcoholic drink(Kansai-ben (dialect))
noun (suffix)
5.
pad, guard
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
6.
blow, strike
suffix
7.
addressed to(only relevant for 宛 and 宛て)
8.
per(usually kana)(also written as 充て)
Other readings:
宛【あて】
、宛て【あて】
na-adjective, noun
•
beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge, trust, commission
Other readings:
委托【いたく】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)
See also:脅かす (おどかす)
Other readings:
威す【おどす】
、嚇す【おどす】
counter
1.
counter for small animals(only relevant for ひき)
2.
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
3.
counter for horses(archaism)(only relevant for き)
noun
4.
roll of cloth
Other readings:
匹【き】
、疋【ひき】
、疋【き】
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