Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
•
appendix, supplement, annex, extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
Other readings:
附録【ふろく】
noun
•
fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas
Other readings:
誤ち【あやまち】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
colouring, coloring, colorant
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
suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to hold back (e.g. emotions), to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people), to bridle
2.
to get the better of
3.
to control, to command
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to hurry (up), to urge on, to press, to rush
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to stop the blow
2.
to react to, to take (advice, etc.), to accept, to come to grips with
Other readings:
受けとめる【うけとめる】
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to grapple with, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to be matched against
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to come to grips with, to work hard on
Other readings:
取組む【とりくむ】
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】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get angry, to get mad
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to tell someone off, to scold(only relevant for おこる)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to be angular, to be square(only relevant for いかる)
All readings:
怒る【おこる】
、怒る【いかる】
、瞋る【いかる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dress stylishly
2.
to joke, to play on words
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
expression, adverb
•
just as one thought, as usual, sure enough
Other readings:
案の条【あんのじょう】[1]
、案の上【あんのじょう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
zure
Common word
noun
1.
gap, lag, slippage
2.
difference, discrepancy
3.
shear (e.g. shear stress)(physics term)
noun
•
new moon, crescent moon
All readings:
三日月【みかづき】
、三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun
1.
water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness
2.
water vapor (vapour), steam(only relevant for すいき)
3.
dropsy, edema, oedema(only relevant for すいき)
All readings:
水気【みずけ】
、水気【すいき】
、水け【みずけ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence
noun
1.
row of houses
2.
every house, each house, every door
adverbial noun
3.
all, totally, altogether, across the board
Other readings:
軒並【のきなみ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.), affiliation (with), being attached to, being under the control of
noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
poverty, penury, need, destitution
2.
shortage, lack, want
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal
2.
rebounding, recoiling, repulsion
3.
rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery
Other readings:
反撥【はんぱつ】
Godan-su verb
1.
to exhaust, to run out
2.
to devote, to serve (a person), to befriend
auxiliary verb
3.
to do to exhaustion
Other readings:
尽す【つくす】
、盡す【つくす】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
feeling, sensation, mood
suffix
2.
sensation of doing(usu. after -masu stem of verb; read as ごこち)
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
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.), to throw down the gauntlet, to contend for
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to attempt, to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
3.
to pressure (someone) for sex, to make advances to
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
exclusion, removal, rejection, elimination, abatement, lifting (sanctions, etc.)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
comprehension, consent, understanding, agreement
interjection
2.
OK, roger (on two-way radio)
Other readings:
諒解【りょうかい】
、領解【りょうかい】
、領会【りょうかい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
running away from home, elopement
2.
outing, going out(archaism)
3.
becoming a Buddhist monk, entering the priesthood(archaism)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
double suicide, lovers' suicide
Other readings:
心中【しんぢゅう】
noun
•
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
Other readings:
乾し物【ほしもの】
、干物【ほしもの】
、乾物【ほしもの】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
fossil
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
petrifaction, petrification, fossilization, fossilisation
noun
•
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.), division, scale
All readings:
目盛り【めもり】
、目盛【めもり】
noun
1.
war potential, military strength, fighting power
2.
ability (to compete), capabilities, valuable asset
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
every day, daily, day after day, days (e.g. good old days)
Other readings:
日々【にちにち】
、日日【ひび】
、日日【にちにち】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be renewed, to change(only relevant for 改まる)
2.
to be improved, to be reformed, to be revised, to be corrected(only relevant for 改まる)
3.
to stand on ceremony, to be formal(only relevant for 改まる)
4.
to take a turn for the worse (of an illness), to take a serious turn
Other readings:
革まる【あらたまる】
noun
•
sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
Other readings:
杯【さかづき】
、盃【さかずき】
、盃【さかづき】
、坏【さかずき】
、坏【さかづき】
、巵【さかずき】
、巵【さかづき】
、卮【さかずき】
、卮【さかづき】
、盞【さかずき】
、盞【さかづき】
、盞【うき】
、觚【さかずき】
、觚【さかづき】
、觴【さかずき】
、觴【さかづき】
、酒盃【さかずき】[1]
、酒盃【さかづき】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
1.
fallen leaves, leaf litter, falling leaves
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
leaf fall, dropping leaves, defoliation(only relevant for らくよう)
no-adjective
3.
deciduous(only relevant for らくよう)
Other readings:
落葉【おちば】
、落葉【らくよう】
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