Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean (to one side), to incline
2.
to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on
3.
to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
Other readings:
片寄る【かたよる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
excuse
2.
explanation
Other readings:
言いわけ【いいわけ】
、
言訳【いいわけ】
、
言い分け【いいわけ】
、
言分け【いいわけ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
appeal, call for something, request, claim, demand
noun
2.
axiom

noun
•
custom, practice, convention, precedent

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
file

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

noun
•
quality (of a product or a service)

noun
1.
verbal message, word (from someone)
2.
rumour, rumor

noun
•
evening glow, red sunset, afterglow (of sunset)
Other readings:
夕焼【ゆうやけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
division (of a larger group), branch, field, class (subclass), group, category, department

noun
•
son(honorific language)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
fall, drop, descent, coming down

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
•
to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect
All readings:
貴ぶ【とうとぶ】
、
貴ぶ【たっとぶ】
、
尊ぶ【とうとぶ】
、
尊ぶ【たっとぶ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to congeal, to freeze

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
poverty, destitution, privation, indigence, penury

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

noun
•
electrical transistor
All readings:
トランジスタ
、
トランジスター

no-adjective
•
domestic, domestically-produced, produced within a country

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Other readings:
亡ぼす【ほろぼす】
、
滅す【ほろぼす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
power, authority, jurisdiction

noun
•
father and mother, parents
All readings:
父母【ふぼ】
、
父母【ちちはは】
、
父母【ててはは】[1]
、
父母【かぞいろは】[1]
、
父母【ぶも】[1]
、
父母【かぞいろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge
Other readings:
申込み【もうしこみ】
、
申込【もうしこみ】

ものた
monotarinai
adjective
•
unsatisfied, unsatisfactory, insufficient

noun
1.
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional)
2.
type, typeface, font
See also:書体

noun
•
one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)

noun
•
(photographic) negative(abbreviation)

noun
•
airmail, air mail
See also:航空郵便
Other readings:
エアーメール
、
エア・メール
、
エアー・メール

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, no-adjective
•
national border, provincial border
All readings:
国境【こっきょう】
、
国境【くにざかい】
、
国界【こっきょう】
、
国界【くにざかい】
、
国界【こっかい】[1]
、
国堺【こっきょう】
、
国堺【くにざかい】
、
国堺【こっかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense

noun
1.
germ, germs, bacteria, mold, mould(colloquialism)
2.
something harmful, vermin(used figuratively)
All readings:
ばい菌【ばいきん】
、
バイ菌【バイきん】
、
黴菌【ばいきん】

adjective
1.
empty, void, vacant
2.
vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective
3.
lifeless
All readings:
虚しい【むなしい】
、
空しい【むなしい】

no-adjective, noun
1.
uncivilized, uncivilised, primitive, savage
2.
undeveloped (land), unexplored (territory, field, etc.)
3.
unbloomed (flower)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to recite, to chant
2.
to cry, to yell, to shout
3.
to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
support (e.g. of one's dependents), maintenance

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
praise, glorification, extolment
Other readings:
讚美【さんび】
、
讃美【さんび】

noun
•
finish, end, completion, result
Other readings:
仕上り【しあがり】

noun
1.
amiability, friendliness, affability, sociability
2.
fondness (of someone), affection, liking
3.
compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery
See also:お愛想
4.
hospitality, special treatment, entertainment
See also:お愛想
5.
bill (at a restaurant), check
See also:お愛想
Other readings:
愛想【あいそう】

noun
•
household, home, family, housekeeping(しょたい is more informal)
Other readings:
世帯【しょたい】
、
所帯【しょたい】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to show off, to flaunt

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
nursing, care, caregiving, caring

noun, no-adjective
1.
emotion, feeling
2.
atmosphere, mood, spirit
All readings:
情緒【じょうちょ】
、
情緒【じょうしょ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rub, to chafe
2.
to wear out, to become worn
3.
to lose one's innocence, to become sly
Other readings:
磨れる【すれる】
、
摩れる【すれる】
、
擂れる【すれる】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
incompetence, inefficiency, inability, incapacity
See also:有能 (antonym)
noun
2.
incompetent person

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
Other readings:
亡びる【ほろびる】

noun
1.
tea drinking
2.
teahouse, tearoom, coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe(abbreviation)
See also:喫茶店

noun
•
tariff (import tax), duty, customs

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
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