Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, na-adjective
1.
remnant, fragment, incomplete set, incompleteness
noun
2.
fraction, odd sum
na-adjective, noun
3.
halfway, half-hearted, perfunctory
4.
irresponsible, foolish
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
•
to inherit, to succeed, to take over
Other readings:
受けつぐ【うけつぐ】
noun
1.
quantity of heat, heat value, calorific value, calories
2.
(degree of) enthusiasm, zeal, passion
noun
1.
moat, fosse, trench, ditch(濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
2.
underground air-raid shelter, dugout(only relevant for 壕)
All readings:
壕【ごう】
、濠【ごう】
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, auxillary suru verb
•
health preservation, recuperation, recreation
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm(usually kana)
2.
to act frantically, to make desperate efforts(usually kana)
Other readings:
もがく《踠く》[2]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
tide, current
2.
sea water
3.
opportunity, chance(only relevant for しお)
4.
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater(abbreviation)(only relevant for うしお)
See also:潮汁 (うしおじる)
All readings:
潮【しお】
、潮【うしお】
、汐【しお】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
speaking by proxy, speaking for (someone else), acting as spokesman (for), representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辯)
2.
payment by proxy, compensation by proxy, paying on behalf (of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
3.
acting for (someone else), carrying out (on someone's behalf)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
Other readings:
代辨【だいべん】
、代辯【だいべん】
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the defensive
2.
passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
3.
the passive, passive voice(linguistics)
4.
ukemi (the art of falling safely)(martial arts)
Other readings:
受け身【うけみ】
noun
1.
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning, phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
2.
kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Other readings:
あて字【あてじ】
、宛字【あてじ】
、宛て字【あてじ】
、当字【あてじ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Common word
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke
2.
to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)(引き起こす, etc. only)
Other readings:
引きおこす【ひきおこす】
、ひき起こす【ひきおこす】
、引き起す【ひきおこす】
、引起す【ひきおこす】
、引起こす【ひきおこす】
、ひき起す【ひきおこす】
、惹き起こす【ひきおこす】
、惹き起す【ひきおこす】
noun
1.
mistake, error, discrepancy
2.
discrepancy between one's actions and intentions(law term)
noun
1.
approximate age, apparent age
See also:年の頃
noun, no-adjective
2.
marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
noun
3.
appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)(after modifying phrase)
noun, adverbial noun
4.
Other readings:
年ごろ【としごろ】
Godan-u verb
1.
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled(esp. 叶う)
2.
to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with(esp. 適う)
See also:道理に適う
3.
to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)(esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb)
Other readings:
適う【かなう】
、敵う【かなう】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to speak ill of, to disparage(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
overflowing, flood, inundation, deluge
2.
oversupply, plethora
Other readings:
汎濫【はんらん】
、はん濫【はんらん】
、氾らん【はんらん】
、ハンラン
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to loosen, to slacken
2.
to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension)
3.
to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control)
4.
to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up
5.
to make more gradual (of a slope)
Other readings:
弛める【ゆるめる】
Godan-u verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to ask, to inquire
2.
to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with
3.
4.
to call into question, to doubt, to question(usu. in passive form)
Other readings:
訪う【とう】
noun
1.
original method or procedure
prenominal
2.
serious, orthodox, classical, genuine
na-adjective
•
mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly, genial, harmonious, peaceful
zubari
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
1.
decisively, decidedly, boldly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly(onomatopia)
2.
precisely, exactly(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズバリ
suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to injure, to damage, to harm, to hurt
2.
to kill
3.
to hinder, to obstruct
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to learn by experience, to learn one's lesson, to learn the hard way
2.
to be discouraged (by), to have enough (of), to be disgusted (with)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step back, to move back, to retreat
2.
to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
3.
to resign, to retire, to quit
4.
to concede
Other readings:
退く【しぞく】[1]
、斥く【しりぞく】
、斥く【しぞく】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to decay
2.
to die in obscurity
3.
to be forgotten with time(often in neg.)
zuruzuru
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
、づるづる[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
Other readings:
区劃【くかく】
、區劃【くかく】
kurai
Common word
suffix, particle
1.
approximately, about, around, or so(also written as 位)
2.
to (about) the extent that, (almost) enough that, so ... that ..., at least
3.
as ... as ..., like
All readings:
くらい
、ぐらい
noun, no-adjective
1.
one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party
conjunction
2.
on the other hand
See also:一方 (いっぽう)
noun, no-adjective
1.
noun
2.
torso, trunk
3.
build, physique, constitution
noun, no-adjective
4.
health
noun
5.
corpse, dead body
All readings:
体【からだ】
、身体【からだ】
、躰【からだ】
、躯【からだ】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
•
every other week, every two weeks
Common word
adjective
•
cold, short, curt, blunt(usually kana)
Other readings:
そっけない《素っ気無い》
、そっけない《素気ない》[1]
、そっけない《素気無い》[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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