Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

This list has no items

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise

adjective
over-familiar
Other readings:
馴々しい【なれなれしい】

adverb, auxillary suru verb
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

noun
1.
monk, priest
2.
sangha (the Buddhist community)(abbreviation)

adjective
1.
lukewarm, tepid
2.
half-hearted, vague, weak
3.
lenient, mild, soft
All readings:
生ぬるい【なまぬるい】
生温い【なまぬるい】

noun
public (institution)

noun, auxillary suru verb
vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard

noun
printing
Other readings:
摺り【すり】
【すり】

na-adjective, noun
showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid, gay
Other readings:
花やか【はなやか】

noun, no-adjective
Bible, scriptures

noun
1.
karma(Buddhist term)
2.
result of one's karma, fate, destiny
3.
uncontrollable temper

noun, auxillary suru verb
abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run (of liquid), to spread(usually kana)
2.
to blur, to blot, to be blurred(usually kana)
3.
to ooze, to well up (of tears, etc.)(usually kana)
4.
to show through (of feelings, emotions, etc.), to reveal itself(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
sense of sight, vision

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
qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)(obscure)
See also:畝 (ほ)

adjective
brilliant, splendid, glorious, magnificent, spectacular
Other readings:
花々しい【はなばなしい】
花花しい【はなばなしい】
華華しい【はなばなしい】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to serve, to work for, to attend
Other readings:
事える【つかえる】

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
colouring, coloring, colorant

na-adjective, noun
good prospects, full of hope, promising

noun, no-adjective
(political) power, authority, influence

na-adjective
fierce, intense, severe, violent, strong, vehement, terrific, terrible

adverb, prenominal
a little, partially, somewhat, slightly, semi-, -ish, on the ... side, a short time, a while(usually kana)
Other readings:
やや《漸》

noun
1.
analogy
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
analogical reasoning, analogical inference
noun
3.
analogy(linguistics)

noun
left-hand radical of a character

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion
Other readings:
育生【いくせい】

adverb
1.
expressly, especially, taking the trouble (to do), going to the trouble of (doing), going out of one's way (to do)(usually kana)
2.
intentionally, deliberately(usually kana)(used to criticize someone's actions)
Other readings:
わざわざ《態態》

noun, no-adjective
commonwealth, federation of states, confederation, union
Other readings:
聯邦【れんぽう】

noun, no-adjective
individual, one by one, separate, each
All readings:
個々【ここ】
個個【ここ】
箇々【ここ】
箇箇【ここ】

noun
form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon

noun
curtain, hanging, bunting(usually kana)
Other readings:
とばり《帷》
とばり《幄》
とばり《幌》

adjective
appropriate, adequate, suitable, fitting, worthy(usually kana)

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.
to care about, to regard as important(used in neg. form)
See also:問わず
4.
to call into question, to doubt, to question(usu. in passive form)
Other readings:
訪う【とう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding
2.
warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting
3.
refraction
4.
inflection(linguistics)

noun
contrast

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising
Other readings:
叛乱【はんらん】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
urgency, emergency

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
small build, small stature, petite
See also:大柄 (antonym)
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
small pattern
See also:大柄 (antonym)
Other readings:
小がら【こがら】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
despair, hopelessness

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
development, exploitation
Other readings:
開発【かいほつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

counter
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
question
2.
interpellation

adjective
1.
gaudy, showy, garish, loud(usually kana)(あく from 灰汁)
2.
crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest(usually kana)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to drift, to float
2.
to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air
3.
to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
4.
to wander, to walk around aimlessly
5.
to be unsteady, to be unstable(archaism)
6.
to falter, to flinch, to wince(archaism)
7.
to live in unreliable circumstances(archaism)
« < 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 > »
Showing 2851 to 2900 of 3177