Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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na-adjective, noun
1.
second (party to an agreement), the B party (e.g. in a contract), the latter, defendant
See also:甲 (こう)
2.
stylish, chic, spicy, witty, tasty, romantic
na-adjective
3.
strange, quaint, queer
expression
4.
thank you, good job, goodbye, goodnight(abbreviation, slang)
See also:お疲れ様
Other readings:
オツ

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour(usually kana)

noun
1.
precious stone (esp. jade)(also formerly read as ごく)
2.
egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)(food term)
3.
stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold
4.
position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)
See also:建玉
5.
geisha
6.
time charge for a geisha(abbreviation)
See also:玉代
7.
king (of the junior player)(abbreviation, shogi term)
See also:玉将

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
institution, establishment, facility
noun
2.
home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)(abbreviation)

na-adjective, noun
1.
grand, magnificent, lavish, large scale, prosperous, thriving, lively
2.
forceful, powerful, vigorous

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cut, reduction, curtailment

noun
•
studio
Other readings:
スタディオ[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
source, origin
2.
source program, source code(computer term)

noun
1.
details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way(only relevant for いきさつ and けいい)
2.
longitude and latitude(only relevant for けいい)
3.
warp and weft, warp and woof(only relevant for けいい and たてぬき and たてよこ)(orig. meaning of けいい)
Other readings:
経緯【けいい】
、
経緯【たてぬき】
、
経緯【たてよこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
limit, restriction

noun
•
colour, color, hue, tints

noun
•
vessel, ship, shipping, seacraft

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
Other readings:
無駄使い【むだづかい】[1]
、
無駄づかい【むだづかい】
、
むだ遣い【むだづかい】
、
むだ使い【むだづかい】[1]
、
徒遣い【むだづかい】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
hall (dance, concert, etc.)
2.
dining area of a restaurant

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
2.
(radioactive) decay, disintegration(physics term)
See also:α崩壊
Other readings:
崩潰【ほうかい】

noun
1.
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
2.
god of thunder, god of lightning(only relevant for かみなり)
3.
anger, fit of anger(only relevant for かみなり)
All readings:
雷【かみなり】
、
雷【いかずち】
、
雷【いかづち】[1]
、
雷【らい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
毬【まり】
、
球【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to be out of, to have no more at hand

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
independence, self-reliance

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
•
to reflect, to throw back light

na-adjective, noun
1.
earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent
2.
pressing, urgent, serious, severe
3.
pertinent, appropriate

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
performance (of a play, opera, etc.), staging, presentation

na-adjective, noun
•
cowardly, timid, easily frightened
Other readings:
憶病【おくびょう】
、
おく病【おくびょう】

noun
•
wide open sky, the blue, heavens, firmament

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lament, to grieve, to regret
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
2.
to deplore
Other readings:
歎く【なげく】

noun
1.
one breath
interjection
2.
chug!, drink!(chanted repeatedly as a party cheer)

adverb, noun
1.
immediately, at once, right away, directly(usually kana)
2.
soon, before long, shortly(usually kana)
3.
easily, readily, without difficulty(usually kana)
4.
right (near), nearby, just (handy)(usually kana)
na-adjective
5.
honest, upright, frank, straightforward(usually kana)

na-adjective, noun
•
bold, daring, audacious

noun
1.
ceiling
2.
ceiling price, (price) ceiling

noun
•
servant, manservant, menial(usually kana)
Other readings:
しもべ《下部》
、
しもべ《隷》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
revolution
2.
58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
See also:三革,  辛酉

noun
•
passenger
All readings:
乗客【じょうきゃく】
、
乗客【じょうかく】

noun
1.
family register
2.
census

noun
1.
device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget
2.
trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit
3.
(small) scale, half finished
4.
commencement, initiation
5.
set up, laying out, preparation
6.
challenge, attack
Other readings:
仕掛【しかけ】

adverb
•
barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty(usually kana)

noun
1.
minute (unit of time)
2.
fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

noun
•
theory, reason
Other readings:
理窟【りくつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
equipment

noun, no-adjective
•
outside the area

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
execution, enforcing, carrying out(only relevant for しこう and せこう and しぎょう)
2.
giving alms, giving food to the poor or monks(only relevant for せぎょう)
All readings:
施行【しこう】
、
施行【せぎょう】
、
施行【せこう】
、
施行【しぎょう】

noun
•
arts and sciences, liberal arts

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.), to hang out (e.g. a banner), to fly (e.g. a flag), to hoist, to raise, to display
2.
to hold up high, to raise overhead
3.
to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to herald, to hold up (an ideal), to parade (e.g. a slogan)
4.
to publish, to print, to carry (e.g. an article)
5.
to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up
6.
to stoke (a fire), to fan (a flame)(archaism)

noun
•
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(husband and wife) both working, dual income
See also:共稼ぎ

noun
•
letter, writings
Other readings:
書【ふみ】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to accompany, to go hand in hand with, to be consequent upon(usu. 〜に伴う)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
2.
to be accompanied by, to bring with, to take with, to be involved in(usu. 〜を伴う)
Other readings:
伴なう【ともなう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to laugh at, to ridicule, to mock, to make fun of, to sneer at
Other readings:
嘲笑う【あざわらう】
、
嘲う【あざわらう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective
•
concise, brief, succinct, compact (style)
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