Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
from the beginning, from the outset, by nature(often in negative contexts)
See also:元々

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to soften, to moderate, to relieve

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
distillation
Other readings:
蒸溜【じょうりゅう】
、
蒸餾【じょうりゅう】

na-adjective, noun
•
solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
Other readings:
岩乗【がんじょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
monk, priest
2.
sangha (the Buddhist community)(abbreviation)

noun
1.
gap, lag, slippage
2.
difference, discrepancy
3.
shear (e.g. shear stress)(physics term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
hard struggle, strenuous effort

noun, na-adjective
•
ignorance, innocence, stupidity
Other readings:
無智【むち】

noun
•
commercial (e.g. TV)

na-adjective, noun
1.
big, large, drastic, substantial
See also:小幅 (antonym)
noun
2.
full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
See also:小幅,  中幅
Other readings:
大巾【おおはば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
body(からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2.
torso, trunk
3.
build, physique, constitution
noun, no-adjective
4.
health
noun
5.
corpse, dead body
All readings:
体【からだ】
、
身体【からだ】
、
躰【からだ】
、
躯【からだ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to accomplish, to finish, to carry through, to follow through
Other readings:
遣り遂げる【やりとげる】

noun
1.
clue, lead, key, trail, scent, track
2.
handhold, hold
All readings:
手がかり【てがかり】
、
手掛かり【てがかり】
、
手掛り【てがかり】
、
手懸かり【てがかり】
、
手懸り【てがかり】

noun
1.
secret intention, ulterior motive
2.
kanji "heart" radical at bottom

noun, no-adjective
•
depopulation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
transport, transportation, conveyance, carriage

noun
•
intercom, interphone
All readings:
インターホン
、
インターフォン

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to weaken, to grow weak, to wane, to decline (of one's health)
2.
to be downcast, to be dejected, to be dispirited
3.
to be troubled, to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be annoyed

adjective
1.
sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull(usually kana)
2.
bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass(usually kana, slang)
Other readings:
だるい《懈い》
、
ダルい
、
たるい《怠い》[1]
、
たるい《懈い》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
•
to honor, to honour, to respect, to esteem, to prize
See also:重んじる

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell)(usually kana)
2.
to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)(usually kana)
3.
to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense(usually kana)
4.
to be muffled (e.g. voice)(usually kana)
5.
to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)(usually kana)
6.
to confine oneself in a temple to pray(usually kana)
Other readings:
こもる《籠もる》
、
こもる《篭もる》
、
こもる《籠る》
、
こもる《隠る》

noun
•
animal husbandry, livestock industry

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
protest, objection

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
attendant, companion
See also:供 (とも)
Other readings:
御供【おとも】
、
お伴【おとも】
、
御伴【おとも】

noun
•
contrast

noun, no-adjective
1.
revolution
2.
58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
See also:三革,  辛酉

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
all day, for a whole day
Other readings:
終日【ひねもす】
、
終日【ひめもす】
、
終日【ひもすがら】

noun
•
open field, empty lot, plain

noun, no-adjective
•
league, federation, union, alliance
Other readings:
聯盟【れんめい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dealing with, coping with

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to flip, to snap, to flick(usually kana)
2.
to repel(usually kana)
3.
to use (an abacus), to calculate(usually kana)
4.
to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)(usually kana)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to handle, to manage, to deal with, to work with, to have experience with
2.
to rear, to look after
All readings:
手がける【てがける】
、
手掛ける【てがける】
、
手懸ける【てがける】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)

noun (temporal)
•
outline, summary, gist, in brief

noun
•
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
Other readings:
一現【いちげん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to look back on (the past), to reflect on, to reminisce about
2.
to look behind (at), to turn round (and look), to look over one's shoulder
3.
to consider, to concern oneself about, to take notice of, to pay attention to, to take into consideration(usu. in the negative)
Other readings:
顧る【かえりみる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm

adverb
•
as much as possible, if possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるたけ《成るたけ》
、
なるだけ《成る丈》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
restoration, return
2.
reduction, resolution, deoxidization, deoxidation(chemistry term)

adverb
1.
especially, above all(usually kana)
2.
inter alia, among others
Other readings:
とりわけ《取分け》
、
とりわけ《取分》
、
とりわけ《取りわけ》

na-adjective, noun
•
whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
Other readings:
気紛れ【きまぐれ】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
essential, important, crucial, vital, main
Other readings:
肝腎【かんじん】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to bless, to show mercy to
2.
to give (money, etc.)
Other readings:
恤む【めぐむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
independence, autonomy, self-reliance

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispersion, breakup, scattering, decentralization, decentralisation, distribution
2.
variance(mathematics)
3.
dispersion(chemistry term, physics term)

adjective
•
puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex
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