Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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

noun
1.
starting point, origin, beginning
2.
origin (of coordinate axes)(mathematics)
3.
datum point

noun, auxillary suru verb
guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement

noun, auxillary suru verb
advance sale, booking
Other readings:
前売【まえうり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
temporary absence from school

noun, no-adjective
short wave

noun
fear, horror, anxiety, concern, uneasiness, reverence
Other readings:
【おそれ】
畏れ【おそれ】
怖れ【おそれ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
2.
to get cross, to get sulky, to pout
Other readings:
脹れる【ふくれる】

noun
sovereignty, supremacy, dominion
Other readings:
主權【しゅけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area, surroundings

noun, noun (suffix), counter
1.
vote, ballot(sometimes びょう, ぴょう as a suffix)
noun (suffix), noun
2.
label, ticket, tag, stub

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
senility, senile decay, infirmity (through age)

noun
thing that should be (carefully) avoided, no-no, thing to definitely not do, something forbidden, taboo

na-adjective, noun
easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap

noun
1.
(outward) appearance
2.
(proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style
3.
appearances, decency, show, display
4.
lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
Other readings:
体裁【たいさい】

noun
1.
justice, right, righteousness
2.
correct meaning, correct explanation(usu. in titles of annotated editions of Confucian classics)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
defense, defence
See also:攻撃 (antonym)

noun
mansion, residence
Other readings:
第宅【ていたく】

na-adjective
1.
methodical, precise, meticulous, scrupulous, regular, punctual
noun
2.
wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
sympathy, empathy, response

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
thought, consideration, thinking

noun
1.
unobstructed view, perspective, visibility, vista
2.
forecast, outlook, prospect, prediction
3.
insight, foresight
Other readings:
見透し【みとおし】
見通【みとおし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
tone

noun, auxillary suru verb
possession, owning

noun
hygiene, sanitation, health

noun, auxillary suru verb
publication, issue

counter
1.
indicates position in a sequence
See also:目 (め)
noun
2.
divisions of a kabuki performance
Other readings:
番め【ばんめ】

noun, no-adjective
pretension, conceit, hubris(usually kana)
Other readings:
うぬぼれ《己惚れ》
うぬぼれ《自惚》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious(usually kana)
See also:気障り
Other readings:
キザ

noun
first sign of the Chinese calendar
See also:十干

noun, auxillary suru verb
promoting, increase, advance

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to miss, to overlook, to fail to notice
2.
to let pass (a matter), to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing), to turn a blind eye to
3.
to pass up (e.g. an opportunity)
4.
to let (a good ball) go by(baseball term)
Other readings:
見のがす【みのがす】
見遁す【みのがす】
見逃がす【みのがす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
evolution, progress
See also:退化 (antonym)

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:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
finish, completion, the end

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

noun
online(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits), elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression
2.
making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings(Buddhist term)
3.
curing illness
Other readings:
対治【たいじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
substitution

noun
left-hand radical of a character

noun
influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy

prenominal, adverb
1.
how ...!, what ...!(usually kana)
interjection
2.
what?, what's that?

noun
1.
credit(abbreviation)
2.
money owed on an account, bill
3.
hot noodles in broth(abbreviation, usually kana)
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price)
suffix
5.
in the midst of(after a -masu stem)
6.
rest, rack, hanger(after a noun)
Other readings:
懸け【かけ】
【かけ】
【かけ】

noun
1.
blank form
2.
sheets of paper, sheet of paper

auxillary suru verb, to-adverb
1.
to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ゲッソリ

noun
1.
fossil
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
petrifaction, petrification, fossilization, fossilisation

noun
1.
X-ray(abbreviation)
2.
roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)

noun
1.
cannabis (Cannabis sativa), hemp (plant)
2.
hemp (fiber), linen, flax, jute
Other readings:
【お】[1]
【お】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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