Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, noun (suffix)
beauty

noun
1.
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus(usually kana)
2.
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)(only relevant for はちす)
See also:木槿
Other readings:
はす《藕》
はちす《蓮》[1]
ハス
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
emigration, immigration(sensitive)
2.
emigrant, immigrant

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
boom, rage, fad
noun
2.
boom, cross-arm

noun
1.
main constituent, core, nucleus
2.
subject (philosophical), protagonist
See also:客体,  主観

adverb
awfully, terribly(usually kana)
Other readings:
いやに《厭に》

noun
poor piece of work, rubbish, trash

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to graze (e.g. bullet), to scratch, to touch lightly(usually kana)
2.
to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze(usually kana)
All readings:
かする《掠る》
かする《擦る》

とお
toorikakaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to happen to pass by
Other readings:
通り掛かる【とおりかかる】
通り掛る【とおりかかる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handicraft
2.
work, construction, manufacturing
3.
maneuvering, manoeuvering

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to grow, to cultivate, to wear a beard

noun
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to stop, to cease, to come to an end, to cut off
Other readings:
跡絶える【とだえる】

noun
average, leveling, levelling
Other readings:
平し【ならし】

noun
1.
brain
2.
brains, mind

noun
1.
sacrifice, victim, scapegoat
2.
sacrifice (to the gods)
See also:生け贄

noun, auxillary suru verb
establishment, settlement

noun
badge
Other readings:
バッチ[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

noun
manure, fertilizer, fertiliser, compost

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
near, close by, within reach, handy
na-adjective
2.
familiar
Other readings:
手近【てじか】[2]
手近か【てぢか】[1]
手近か【てじか】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
germination, sprouting, budding

noun, auxillary suru verb, noun (suffix)
1.
treatment, reception, service
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
working conditions, salary, pay, remuneration

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hang, to droop, to dangle, to sag, to lower, to pull down
2.
to leave behind (at death), to give, to confer
3.
to drip, to ooze, to trickle, to drop

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to decay
2.
to die in obscurity
3.
to be forgotten with time(often in neg.)

けが
kegarawashii
adjective
filthy, unfair, dirty, untouchable, disgusting, nasty, foul, odious, repulsive
Other readings:
穢らわしい【けがらわしい】

noun
1.
hammer
2.
hopeless swimmer, complete beginner at swimming, someone who sinks like a stone(usually kana)
Other readings:
金づち【かなづち】
鉄鎚【かなづち】
カナヅチ

noun, no-adjective
words, phrases

noun
1.
slack, slackening, sagginess, flabbiness (skin, etc.)(usually kana)
2.
dullness, letdown, depression, ennui(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
colouring, coloring, colorant

noun, auxillary suru verb
loss, going missing

noun
1.
device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget
2.
trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit
3.
(small) scale, half finished
4.
commencement, initiation
5.
set up, laying out, preparation
6.
challenge, attack
Other readings:
仕掛【しかけ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
radiation, emission

conjunction
therefore, consequently, accordingly, for that reason(usually kana)
All readings:
よって《因って》
よって《仍って》
よって《依って》
よって《依て》
よって《仍て》

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
All readings:
早急【そうきゅう】
早急【さっきゅう】

conjunction, adverb
and, moreover, besides, as well as, and on top of that, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
かつ《且》

noun
1.
source, origin
2.
source program, source code(computer term)

noun
1.
face
2.
surface
3.
mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)(only relevant for おもて and もて)
All readings:
【おもて】
【おも】
【も】[1]
【もて】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
ending, conclusion
2.
join, union, connecting
3.
knot, knotting
4.
rice ball(food term)
See also:おむすび

noun, prenominal
elbowroom, leeway, room, reserve, margin, allowance, latitude, time (to spare)

noun
something heard for the first time, hearing something for the first time

conjunction
and (also), both ... and, as well as
Other readings:
並に【ならびに】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

taru-adjective, to-adverb, adverb
still, as yet, as it has been

noun
1.
chill, the shivers, shivering fit(only relevant for さむけ)
2.
cold, coldness, cold air(usu. かんき)
All readings:
寒気【さむけ】
寒気【かんき】
寒け【さむけ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
testimony, (verbal) evidence

prenominal, adverb
only, merely, but, no more than

adverb
1.
possibly, apparently, (seem) likely, seemingly
2.
somehow or other, with difficulty, barely, after a fashion
See also:どうにか
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