Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
1.
right or wrong, good or bad, quality, suitability
2.
having both merits and demerits, having both advantages and disadvantages
All readings:
良し悪し【よしあし】
、良し悪し【よしわるし】
、善し悪し【よしあし】
、善し悪し【よしわるし】
、良しあし【よしあし】
、善しあし【よしあし】
、よし悪し【よしあし】
noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
、仲人【ちゅうにん】
、媒人【なこうど】
、媒【なこうど】
na-adjective
1.
pretty, lovely, beautiful, fair(usually kana)
2.
clean, clear, pure, tidy, neat(usually kana)
3.
completely, entirely(usually kana)(as きれいに)
All readings:
きれい《綺麗》
、きれい《奇麗》
、きれい《暉麗》[1]
、キレイ
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
•
Other readings:
化纎【かせん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Common word
expression, adjective
•
cannot be helped, unavoidable
All readings:
やむを得ない【やむをえない】
、止むを得ない【やむをえない】
、已むを得ない【やむをえない】
noun
1.
blind spot (on the retina)
2.
blind spot, weak point, loophole
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to approach, to draw near, to get close
2.
to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know
All readings:
近づく【ちかづく】
、近付く【ちかづく】
、近付く【ちかずく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to board, to embark on, to get into (a car), to man (a ship), to help (someone) into
2.
to march into, to enter
Other readings:
乗りこむ【のりこむ】
、乗込む【のりこむ】
noun
1.
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2.
husband(familiar language)
3.
sir, boss, master, governor(used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status)
4.
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
See also:パトロン
Other readings:
檀那【だんな】
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate, to make (e.g. mistake)
2.
to break (e.g. rule), to violate, to transgress, to contravene
3.
to rape, to violate, to ravish, to deflower
noun
1.
news (from somebody), letter, contact
2.
(somebody's) whereabouts, (somebody's) movements
Other readings:
消息【しょうそこ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
See also:踊る
2.
to flutter about, to revolve
daun
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
down (opposite of up), becoming lower, being brought down, bringing down
2.
being down (e.g. with a cold)
3.
down (e.g. a system), not running (e.g. servers)(computer term)
4.
download, downstream(abbreviation, computer term)
noun
5.
down (feathers)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
continuation, persisting, lasting, sustaining, enduring
noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
、生死【しょうじ】
noun
1.
tea drinking
2.
Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
•
to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to make (the best) use of, to put to good use, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
2.
to let live, to keep alive
3.
to revive, to resuscitate, to bring back to life
4.
to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
Other readings:
活かす【いかす】
gaido
Common word
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guide, tour guide, conductor, guiding, leading
noun
2.
guidebook
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.), opening, hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
noun
•
paper patch, paper backing, poster, sticker, label
Other readings:
貼り紙【はりがみ】
、はり紙【はりがみ】
、張紙【はりがみ】
、貼紙【はりがみ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
revision (of text), alteration, change
See also:改定
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dependence, reliance
All readings:
依存【いぞん】
、依存【いそん】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
limitation, restriction, condition, constraints
noun
•
brilliance, polish, lustre, luster, glossy finish (of photographs)
noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
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