Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route
noun
2.
in the process of (development, construction, etc.), in the middle of

noun
root, basis, foundation
Other readings:
根柢【こんてい】

noun
1.
idle complaint, grumble
noun, na-adjective
2.
moha (ignorance, folly)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
愚癡【ぐち】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
yearbook, almanac, annual

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

na-adjective
mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly, genial, harmonious, peaceful

noun
1.
knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang(usually kana)
2.
bone, skeleton
3.
cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Other readings:
コツ

oshiyoseru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
押しよせる【おしよせる】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
automatic
Other readings:
オートマティック

noun
tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
Other readings:
音色【おんしょく】
音いろ【ねいろ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.), to fold back (e.g. page)
2.
to turn back, to double back, to return
3.
to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)(computer term)
Other readings:
折返す【おりかえす】

machiawase
noun
appointment
Other readings:
待ちあわせ【まちあわせ】

noun, no-adjective
height of prosperity

adjective
puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex

noun
cemetery, graveyard
All readings:
墓地【ぼち】
墓地【はかち】

adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject
Other readings:
浅間しい【あさましい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
legislation, lawmaking

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with(usually kana)
2.
to restrain, to control, to keep a check on(usually kana)
3.
to forgive, to put up with, to pardon(usually kana)
All readings:
こらえる《堪える》
こらえる《怺える》
こたえる《堪える》

noun
communication
Other readings:
コミュニケイション
コミニュケーション[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
consecutive holidays

noun
1.
actual spot, scene, scene of the crime, site, location, setting
2.
shop floor, factory floor, (on) site(only relevant for げんば)
All readings:
現場【げんば】
現場【げんじょう】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
uniform, equal, even, the same, identical
See also:多様 (antonym)
2.
common, ordinary, usual

noun
cover, lid, cap(usually kana)
All readings:
ふた《蓋》
がい《蓋》
フタ

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quotient(mathematics)
See also:
2.
dealing, dealer, store
3.
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
noun
4.
Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
See also:

noun
uchiwa, type of traditional Japanese handheld fan(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
being elected
2.
being selected (to win a prize, etc.)
3.
winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
See also:当籤

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
independence, self-reliance

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge
2.
to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
3.
to floor (an opponent)

noun, no-adjective
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery
See also:磁器

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
solitude, loneliness, isolation

noun, auxillary suru verb
application, subscription, entry (competition, raffle, etc.), enlistment

noun
form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon

noun
1.
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
2.
god of thunder, god of lightning(only relevant for かみなり)
3.
anger, fit of anger(only relevant for かみなり)
All readings:
【かみなり】
【いかずち】
【いかづち】[1]
【らい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
bank, weir, embankment, levee

noun, auxillary suru verb
subtraction, deduction (e.g. tax), subsidy
Other readings:
扣除【こうじょ】

noun, no-adjective
insurance, guarantee

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
Other readings:
立寄る【たちよる】
立ちよる【たちよる】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
silently (as the grave), quietly (as in death)(onomatopia)
All readings:
しーん
しいん
シーン

noun
son(honorific language)

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】

noun
sunny place, in the sun
Other readings:
日なた【ひなた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
persuasion

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to load (a gun, etc.), to charge
2.
to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)
3.
to include (e.g. tax in a sales price)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen
Other readings:
籠める【こめる】
篭める【こめる】
罩める【こめる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
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