Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour(usually kana)
noun
1.
confrontation
auxillary suru verb
2.
to face, to confront, to encounter
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
See also:踊る
2.
to flutter about, to revolve
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
lending (money), finance, loan
noun
2.
adaptability, versatility, flexibility, accommodation
Other readings:
融通【ゆうづう】
、融通【ゆずう】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
adverb
1.
more and more, all the more, increasingly(usually kana)
2.
at last, finally, beyond doubt(usually kana)
3.
(at the) last moment, worst possible time(usually kana)
All readings:
いよいよ《愈》
、いよいよ《愈々》
、いよいよ《弥々》
、いよいよ《愈愈》
、いよいよ《弥弥》
、イヨイヨ
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lick, to lap, to suck
2.
to taste
3.
to experience (esp. a hardship)
4.
to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate(usually kana)
5.
to lick (at, of flames), to burn
All readings:
舐める【なめる】
、嘗める【なめる】
、甞める【なめる】
、ナメる
interjection
1.
ah!, oh!, alas!(usually kana)(also written as 於乎, 於戯, 嗟乎, 嗟夫, 吁, etc.)
2.
yes, indeed, that is correct(usually kana)
3.
aah, gah, argh(usually kana)(in exasperation)
4.
hey!, yo!(usually kana)
5.
uh huh, yeah yeah, right, gotcha(usually kana)
Other readings:
ああ《噫》[1]
、ああ《嗟》[1]
、あー
、あぁ
、アー
、アア
、アァ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
na-adjective
1.
nonsensical, unreasonable, absurd, unrealistic(usually kana, yojijukugo)
2.
awfully, extremely, to excess, senseless, reckless(usually kana)
noun, na-adjective
3.
disorder, confusion, being jumbled, being mixed up(usually kana)
adverb
4.
very, extremely, excessively(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ムチャクチャ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
challenge, defiance, dare, attempt, try
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to walk, to go on foot
2.
to tread (a figurative path), to follow, to lead (a life), to experience
3.
to advance towards (e.g. a solution), to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.), to embark (on the road to ...)
Common word
adverb
1.
first of all, at once, right away(usually kana)
2.
for now, for the time being(usually kana)
Other readings:
とりあえず《取り敢えず》
、とりあえず《取敢えず》
nanka
Common word
expression, suffix
•
things like ..., or something like that ...(often derogatory)
noun
•
welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
Other readings:
福祉【ふくち】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dropping out of school, withdrawing from school
2.
expulsion from school, dismissal
3.
leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
buruu
Common word
noun, na-adjective
1.
blue (colour, color)
na-adjective
2.
sad, down (in the dumps)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
precipitation, deposition, settlement (e.g. of sediment)
All readings:
沈澱【ちんでん】
、沈殿【ちんでん】
adverb
•
altogether, entirely(usually kana)
Other readings:
ことごとく《尽く》
noun
1.
one face, one surface
2.
the whole surface
3.
one aspect, one side
noun, adverbial noun
4.
(on) the other hand
5.
one broad, flat object
6.
front page (e.g. newspaper)
Other readings:
１面【いちめん】
no-adjective, adverb
•
right in front, just opposite, under the nose
Other readings:
まん前【まんまえ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, retrogression, retraction
2.
recession, waning
noun
3.
backspace (key)(computer term)
noun
1.
ingredient, (raw) material, resource
2.
unprocessed timber, raw timber
3.
subject matter, topic
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to perceive, to sense, to discern
2.
to understand, to comprehend, to realize
3.
to attain enlightenment(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
覚る【さとる】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get twisted, to get crooked, to get warped(usually kana)
2.
to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.), to become warped, to become perverse, to become contrary(usually kana)
3.
to become troubled, to become complicated, to become strained(usually kana)
All readings:
ねじれる《捩れる》
、ねじれる《捻れる》
、ねじれる《拗れる》
、ねじれる《捻じれる》
、ねじれる《捩じれる》
adjective
•
absurd, ridiculous, silly, ludicrous, nonsensical, asinine, foolish(usually kana)
Other readings:
バカバカしい
noun
1.
unobstructed view, perspective, visibility, vista
2.
forecast, outlook, prospect, prediction
3.
insight, foresight
Other readings:
見透し【みとおし】
、見通【みとおし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
na-adjective, adverb, noun
•
far, far away, distant, remote, far off(usually kana)
Other readings:
はるか《遙か》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
nectar
2.
honey
3.
honeydew
4.
treacle, molasses
5.
sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
Other readings:
蜜【みち】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
statue of Buddha, image of Buddha, Buddhist statue, Buddhist image
Other readings:
佛像【ぶつぞう】
suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to hold back (e.g. emotions), to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people), to bridle
2.
to get the better of
3.
to control, to command
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to serve, to work for, to attend
Other readings:
事える【つかえる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make round, to roll up, to curl up
2.
to seduce, to cajole, to explain away
See also:丸め込む
3.
to round off (a fraction)
4.
to lump together(archaism)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
concession, conciliation, compromise
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