Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
This list has no items
noun
1.
tea drinking
2.
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
religious mission, religious proclamation
noun
1.
value, worth, merit
2.
estimation, evaluation, appraisal
Other readings:
値打【ねうち】
、値うち【ねうち】
shikujiru
Common word
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fail, to blunder, to mess up, to screw up
2.
to be dismissed, to be fired
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
Other readings:
なずく《懐く》[1]
、なづく《懐く》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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】
noun
•
kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat(usually kana)
All readings:
こたつ《炬燵》
、こたつ《火燵》
、コタツ
noun
1.
jaw, chin
2.
barb (of a fishhook)
Other readings:
顎【がく】
、頤【あご】
、腮【あご】[1]
、顋【あご】[1]
、齶【あご】[1]
、腭【あご】[1]
、腭【がく】[1]
、アゴ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adjective
•
easy, simple, light(usually kana)
Other readings:
たやすい《た易い》
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
silence, being silent, quiet, hush
2.
reticence, inaction
na-adjective, noun
•
cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
Other readings:
残刻【ざんこく】
、惨酷【ざんこく】
noun
1.
2.
(classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
3.
origin, source(archaism)
Other readings:
原素【げんそ】
noun
•
(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor
Other readings:
言伝て【ことづて】
、言づて【ことづて】
noun
•
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
See also:元号
noun
•
being too late, losing one's final chance
Other readings:
手後れ【ておくれ】
、手おくれ【ておくれ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
locking up (doors and windows), fastening the doors
All readings:
戸締まり【とじまり】
、戸締り【とじまり】
noun
1.
running fast, double time
2.
cantering(also 駈歩)
3.
doing things in a hurry
Other readings:
駆足【かけあし】
、駈け足【かけあし】
、駈足【かけあし】
、かけ足【かけあし】
dounika
Common word
adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely
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:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
tactics, strategy
2.
military operation, naval operation(military)
Other readings:
策戦【さくせん】
noun
1.
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai
2.
man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer(archaism)(only relevant for さぶらい)
Other readings:
侍【さぶらい】
、士【さむらい】
noun
•
statue of Buddha, image of Buddha, Buddhist statue, Buddhist image
Other readings:
佛像【ぶつぞう】
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
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
scattering, diffusion, spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
noun
•
individuality, personality, quirk, idiosyncrasy, character, individual characteristic
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
advice, suggestion
Other readings:
助言【じょごん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess
All readings:
乱用【らんよう】
、濫用【らんよう】
、らん用【らんよう】
adverb, no-adjective
1.
wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, fixedly(usually kana)
2.
principally, mostly, chiefly, mainly(usually kana)
Other readings:
もはら《専ら》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
•
assembly hall, parliament house, diet building, capitol, houses of parliament, congress hall
noun, na-adjective
•
superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance
adjective
•
pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, refreshing
Other readings:
心良い【こころよい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Showing 2601 to 2650 of 3177