Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ku verb
to explain, to advocate, to preach, to persuade

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become misty, to become hazy(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
2.
to get blurry, to grow dim(usually kana)(esp. 翳む)
3.
to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
Other readings:
かすむ《翳む》

noun
1.
pot, jar, vase
2.
dice cup
3.
depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
See also:滝壺
4.
aim, what one wants, the mark(usually kana)
See also:思うつぼ
5.
key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence(usually kana)
6.
acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point(usually kana)
7.
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)(usually kana)(often ツボ)
8.
target (when aiming an arrow)(archaism)
All readings:
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】[1]
【つほ】[1][2]
【つふ】[1][2]
ツボ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun
1.
one part, one portion, one section, some
2.
one copy (e.g. of a document)

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
Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
Other readings:
皇居【こうぎょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
public (institution)

noun
assembly hall, parliament house, diet building, capitol, houses of parliament, congress hall

noun, no-adjective
mountains
Other readings:
山嶽【さんがく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
monopoly, monopolization, exclusivity
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
hogging, keeping to oneself

noun
1.
trouble, bother
2.
number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)(only relevant for てかず)
3.
number of punches (in boxing)(only relevant for てかず)
All readings:
手数【てすう】
手数【てかず】

noun
1.
embankment, bank
2.
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin(abbreviation)
See also:どて焼き

noun
1.
nightclub
2.
clubs (card suit)
3.
golf club

noun
tumour, tumor, growth, boil, ulcer, abscess, rash, pimple(usually kana)

noun
order, discipline, regularity, system, method

noun
contest

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
permission, allowance, acceptance, tolerance, pardon

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
relief, aid, help, rescue
2.
(religious) salvation, (Christian) grace

prefix
prefix for forming ordinal numbers

noun, no-adjective
sense of sight, vision

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
celebration, congratulations

noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
too much, excessively, overly(usually kana)(esp. as あまりに(も))
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
All readings:
あまり《余り》
あまり《餘り》[1]
あんまり《余り》
あんまり《餘り》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
Other readings:
区劃【くかく】
區劃【くかく】

noun
1.
beach, seashore
2.
captured pieces (in the game of go), captured stones(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:揚げ浜
3.
Yokohama(abbreviation)
See also:横浜
4.
riverbank, riverside(archaism, Osaka-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
ハマ

noun
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

na-adjective
1.
inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary
2.
a priori

noun
1.
company, lot, bunch, gang, pack, those guys, group(familiar or derogatory)
2.
troupe, company (of musicians)(only relevant for れんじゅう and れんぢゅう)
All readings:
連中【れんちゅう】
連中【れんじゅう】
連中【れんぢゅう】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
bad condition, not to work out (i.e. a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form

noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits

adverb
to that degree, to that extent, that much(usually kana)
All readings:
それほど《それ程》
それほど《其れ程》
それほど《其程》

adjective
1.
lowborn, humble, lowly
2.
vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile
3.
shabby
4.
greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
Other readings:
賤しい【いやしい】

noun
cost of fuel and lighting, cost of heat and electricity, energy bill, utility cost

adjective
heartening, reassuring

noun
1.
university graduate, bachelor
2.
bachelor's degree

noun
real intention, motive, true opinion, what one really thinks
See also:建前

noun, auxillary suru verb
abandonment, renunciation, resignation, abdication (responsibility, right)
Other readings:
抛棄【ほうき】

noun
attitude, posture, preparedness, readiness

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.), to hang out (e.g. a banner), to fly (e.g. a flag), to hoist, to raise, to display
2.
to hold up high, to raise overhead
3.
to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to herald, to hold up (an ideal), to parade (e.g. a slogan)
4.
to publish, to print, to carry (e.g. an article)
5.
to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up
6.
to stoke (a fire), to fan (a flame)(archaism)

noun
hygiene, sanitation, health

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to look out on, to overlook, to front onto
2.
to face (a situation, crisis, etc.), to meet (e.g. death), to be confronted by
3.
to deal with (an issue)
4.
to attend (e.g. a function), to appear (e.g. in court), to be present at, to take part in

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
burying in the ground
2.
having underground deposits

na-adjective, noun
beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dye, to colour, to color

noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
仲人【ちゅうにん】
媒人【なこうど】
【なこうど】

noun, auxillary suru verb
going slowly

noun
1.
bar
2.
VAR

noun, auxillary suru verb
(foot) race, sprint(colloquialism, usually kana)
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