Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to partition, to divide, to mark off
2.
to direct, to manage, to run, to organize, to take responsibility for
3.
to settle accounts
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout), to poise oneself for the initial charge(sumo term)
noun
•
tumour, tumor, growth, boil, ulcer, abscess, rash, pimple(usually kana)
na-adjective, noun
1.
chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated(いき is also written as 意気)
2.
familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
3.
considerate, understanding, sympathetic
noun, na-adjective
4.
essence, the best, the cream(only relevant for すい)
Other readings:
粋【すい】
Common word
adjective
•
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusingly similar, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous
noun
•
place, room, margin, scope
Other readings:
餘地【よち】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
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】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lapse of memory, (something) slipping one's mind, forgetting for a moment something one knows well
All readings:
ど忘れ【どわすれ】
、ド忘れ【ドわすれ】
、度忘れ【どわすれ】
noun, no-adjective
1.
living flesh, flesh and blood
2.
physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうじん)
Other readings:
生身【しょうじん】
noun
1.
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary(linguistics)
2.
auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)(linguistics)
pre-noun adjectival
•
a certain ..., some ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
ある《或》
noun
1.
middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger
2.
middle toe, third toe
All readings:
中指【なかゆび】
、中指【ちゅうし】
noun
•
(mental) attitude, way of thinking, attention, care, prudence, intention
All readings:
心がけ【こころがけ】
、心掛け【こころがけ】
、心懸け【こころがけ】
adverb
1.
unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly(usually kana)
noun
2.
shaking head in refusal (to children)(usually kana)
interjection
3.
no!, no no!, not at all(usually kana)
All readings:
いやいや《嫌々》
、いやいや《嫌嫌》
、いやいや《厭々》
、いやいや《厭厭》
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
declining, refusal, nonacceptance, turning down, withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy), pulling out (e.g. of a race), excusing oneself
unzari
Common word
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
tedious, boring, being fed up with(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ウンザリ
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
maintenance
noun
2.
conservatism, conservativeness, conservation
no-adjective, na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
•
various, a variety of, all kinds of, many, diverse
All readings:
種々【しゅじゅ】
、種々【くさぐさ】
、種種【しゅじゅ】
、種種【くさぐさ】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell)(usually kana)
2.
to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)(usually kana)
3.
to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense(usually kana)
4.
to be muffled (e.g. voice)(usually kana)
5.
to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)(usually kana)
6.
to confine oneself in a temple to pray(usually kana)
Other readings:
こもる《籠もる》
、こもる《篭もる》
、こもる《籠る》
、こもる《隠る》
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
joining (a club, organization, etc.), becoming a member, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, signing (e.g. a treaty), taking out (insurance)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
limitation, restriction, condition, constraints
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to decay
2.
to die in obscurity
3.
to be forgotten with time(often in neg.)
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become misty, to become hazy(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
2.
to get blurry, to grow dim(usually kana)(esp. 翳む)
3.
to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
Other readings:
かすむ《翳む》
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy
noun
•
technical skill, ability, capacity
Other readings:
伎能【ぎのう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to pull up, to drag up, to lift up
2.
to increase, to raise (e.g. taxes)
3.
to withdraw, to leave, to pull out, to retire
4.
to promote (someone to a higher position)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
5.
to return home
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
6.
to expedite the schedule(archaism)
Other readings:
引上げる【ひきあげる】
、引き揚げる【ひきあげる】
、引きあげる【ひきあげる】
、引揚げる【ひきあげる】
、ひき上げる【ひきあげる】
noun
1.
(company) director, executive, top management(only relevant for じゅうやく)
2.
important post, role with heavy responsibilities
All readings:
重役【じゅうやく】
、重役【おもやく】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices), promotion, organizing, organising, hosting, staging
na-adjective, noun
•
beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive
noun
•
palm (of one's hand)
All readings:
手のひら【てのひら】
、掌【てのひら】
、掌【たなごころ】
、掌【しょう】
、手の平【てのひら】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
undulation
2.
ups and downs, highs and lows
noun, no-adjective
•
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain), china, chinaware
See also:陶器 (とうき)
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