Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
career
2.
carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.)
3.
carrier, telephone company
4.
career government employee
Other readings:
キャリヤ
キャリアー
キャリヤー

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
form, shape, appearance
See also:帯状
2.
state, condition, circumstances
3.
letter, correspondence
See also:招待状

noun
convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
Other readings:
便宜【びんぎ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
massage
Other readings:
マサージュ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to change, to alter
2.
to mistake, to make a mistake
3.
to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise)
4.
to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disqualification, elimination, incapacity
2.
being unfit for one's role, being a failure

noun
state of things, state of affairs, condition, situation, circumstances
Other readings:
状勢【じょうせい】

noun
1.
acid
2.
sourness, sour taste

noun
mansion, residence
Other readings:
第宅【ていたく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
orders, instructions, directive, command

na-adjective
rough, careless, slovenly, slipshod, rude, impolite

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

noun
1.
hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood
2.
expectation, anticipation, forecast, estimate
3.
side of a structural member
Other readings:
見込【みこみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness, reverence
Other readings:
【おそれ】
畏れ【おそれ】
怖れ【おそれ】

noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household

noun
1.
document, writing, letter, papers, notes, records, archives
2.
document addressed to someone(only relevant for もんじょ)(paleography term)
Other readings:
文書【もんじょ】
文書【ぶんじょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out
2.
to arrive at (a certain outcome), to come to, to end with

noun
1.
manners, customs
2.
sex service, sex industry, sex-oriented entertainment
Other readings:
フーゾク

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation

noun
domestic animals, livestock, cattle

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to pluck, to pick, to tear
Other readings:
挘る【むしる】

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
things that do not exist, rabbit horns(idiom , Buddhist term)(only relevant for 兎角)
See also:亀毛兎角
Other readings:
とかく《左右》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to respect, to honor, to honour, to esteem, to prize

noun, no-adjective
privilege, special right

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to be careful, to be discreet(usu. 慎む)
2.
to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain(usu. 慎む)
3.
to be reverent(only relevant for 謹む)
4.
to be purified, to be chaste
Other readings:
謹む【つつしむ】
虔む【つつしむ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
room
2.
wife (of someone of high rank)(obscure)
3.
scabbard(obscure)
4.
Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to act as an agent for, to intermediate
2.
to announce (someone's arrival), to answer (the door, the phone), to receive (a guest at reception), to usher in (a guest)
3.
to convey (a message)
Other readings:
取次ぐ【とりつぐ】
取りつぐ【とりつぐ】
取り継ぐ【とりつぐ】[1]
取継ぐ【とりつぐ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
mixed race, mixed parentage(sensitive)

noun
1.
way, method, means, resource, remedy
2.
(technical) specification
Other readings:
仕樣【しよう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
lapse of memory, (something) slipping one's mind, forgetting for a moment something one knows well
All readings:
ど忘れ【どわすれ】
ド忘れ【ドわすれ】
度忘れ【どわすれ】

noun
body build, figure
All readings:
体つき【からだつき】
体付き【からだつき】
身体つき【からだつき】
身体付き【からだつき】

adverb, noun
clashing of swords, felling of trees, ringing of an ax
All readings:
丁々【ちょうちょう】
丁々【とうとう】
丁丁【ちょうちょう】
丁丁【とうとう】

noun
original document (not a copy or adaptation), book in its original language (esp. a European language)

noun
1.
one breath
2.
time of one breath
3.
pause, break, rest, breather
4.
(doing in) one go, doing without stopping(as 一息に)
5.
small amount of effort, a little more effort

noun
1.
foreign currency, foreign money, foreign exchange
2.
foreign goods, imported goods

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

noun
other intention, hidden purpose, ulterior motive, ill will, malice

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, noun (suffix)
1.
gate
2.
branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master(only relevant for もん)
3.
division, phylum(biology term)(only relevant for もん)
counter
4.
counter for cannons(only relevant for もん)
All readings:
【もん】
【かど】

noun
1.
pulse
2.
vein
3.
chain (of mountains, etc.)
4.
hope
5.
thread (of an argument)
Other readings:
【みゃく】

noun
quality (of a product or a service)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival
2.
to outweigh, to preponderate
Other readings:
優る【まさる】

noun
security guard, doorkeeper

noun, auxillary suru verb
radiation, emission

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rule, reign, government, governing
All readings:
統治【とうち】
統治【とうじ】

noun
(divine) punishment, curse, retribution

noun
custom, practice, convention, precedent
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