Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
shriek, scream

noun
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
【さお】

noun
1.
mouse, rat(usually kana)
2.
dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
See also:鼠色
All readings:
ねずみ《鼠》
ねず《鼠》
ネズミ

noun
1.
pressure, stress(physics term)
2.
pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting

counter
the top (e.g. top ten), the best

noun, auxillary suru verb
(direct) hit, hitting the mark

adverb
(cannot) possibly, (not) by any means, (not) at all, utterly, absolutely(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)

noun, no-adjective
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man

noun, auxillary suru verb
groping (for), fumbling around (for), searching (for an answer, solution, etc.), trying to find
Other readings:
摸索【もさく】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to overturn, to capsize, to upset
2.
to overthrow (government etc.)
3.
to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule

noun
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
Other readings:
晴天【せいでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end
Other readings:
竭きる【つきる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
cycle

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lift up, to hold up, to hold above eye level
2.
to give, to offer, to consecrate
3.
to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate
Other readings:
献げる【ささげる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
catch, catching, obtaining (e.g. information), receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call)
2.
catch(baseball term)
noun
3.
shop tout, puller-in
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
catching (in swimming and boating), catching the water
noun
5.
catcher(baseball term)
6.
call waiting(abbreviation, colloquialism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling

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, intransitive verb
to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract

noun
blood relationship, blood relative

na-adjective, noun
quick, fast, rapid, swift, prompt, streamlined, expedited, expeditious

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)
Other readings:
逆点【ぎゃくてん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
donation, presentation, gift
All readings:
寄贈【きぞう】
寄贈【きそう】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass, to elapse, to go by
2.
to pass through, to go through
3.
to experience, to go through, to undergo
Other readings:
歴る【へる】

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

na-adjective, noun
uncertain, vague, ambiguous(onomatopia)

na-adjective, noun
affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious(usually kana)
See also:気障り
Other readings:
キザ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to speak ill of, to disparage(usually kana)

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

na-adjective, noun
rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty, imprudent
See also:慎重 (antonym)
Other readings:
軽卒【けいそつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
transactions, dealings, business
All readings:
取引【とりひき】
取り引き【とりひき】
取引き【とりひき】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to plan, to attempt, to devise
2.
to plot, to conspire, to scheme(esp. 謀る)
3.
to aim for, to strive for, to work towards, to seek(only relevant for 図る)
4.
to deceive, to trick, to take in(only relevant for 謀る)
Other readings:
謀る【はかる】

na-adjective
rough (estimate, manner, etc.), crude, broad, loose, careless (work)
All readings:
大雑把【おおざっぱ】
大ざっぱ【おおざっぱ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
freebie (e.g. with a purchase), something additional, bonus, an extra(usually kana)
2.
price reduction, discount(usually kana)
3.
exaggeration(usually kana)
All readings:
おまけ《お負け》
おまけ《御負け》

noun
opinion, point of view, visual point

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

noun
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
Other readings:
乾し物【ほしもの】
干物【ほしもの】
乾物【ほしもの】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

no-adjective, noun
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to accustom, to train (e.g. one's ear)(esp. 慣らす)
2.
to tame, to domesticate, to train (an animal)(esp. 馴らす)
All readings:
慣らす【ならす】
馴らす【ならす】

adjective
1.
flat, even, level, simple
2.
plain (speech, etc.), simple
Other readings:
扁たい【ひらたい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
2.
to attend, to participate in
3.
to enrol, to enroll, to join
4.
to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
Other readings:
列なる【つらなる】

adjective
heartening, reassuring

suru verb (special)
to face on, to look out on to

noun
manufacturing method, recipe, formula

noun, auxillary suru verb
change, transition, vicissitudes

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

noun
company housing, housing provided by one's company

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be exhausted, to be worn out
All readings:
バテる
ばてる
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