Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
standing in a row, forming a line, alignment

na-adjective, noun
1.
funny, comical, humorous, laughable
2.
ridiculous, silly, absurd

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to finger, to touch, to play with, to fiddle with, to toy with(usually kana)
2.
to make changes to, to tinker with, to tamper with(usually kana)(only relevant for いじる)
3.
to dabble in, to do as a hobby, to play around with(usually kana)(only relevant for いじる)
4.
to grope, to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)(usually kana)(only relevant for まさぐる)
Other readings:
まさぐる《弄る》

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
All readings:
はしご《梯子》
はしご《階子》
はしご《梯》
ていし《梯子》
ハシゴ

noun
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

noun
mechanism, organization, organisation

noun, auxillary suru verb
sympathy, compassion, pity

na-adjective, noun
1.
narrow, tight, cramped
2.
formal, stiff, strict, ceremonious, rigid
3.
constrained, uncomfortable
4.
tight (e.g. finances)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
investigation, inspection, examination
2.
tune, note, melody

noun
look (in someone's eyes), expression (of the eyes), eyes
All readings:
目つき【めつき】
目付き【めつき】
眼つき【めつき】[1]
眼付き【めつき】[1]
眼付【めつき】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
handstand, headstand
2.
being upside down, being in reverse

adverb
1.
possibly, apparently, (seem) likely, seemingly
2.
somehow or other, with difficulty, barely, after a fashion
See also:どうにか

noun
real name
Other readings:
本名【ほんめい】

prefix
the same, the said, ibid.

noun
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

noun (suffix), noun
1.
fee, charge, rate
2.
material

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
Western style
See also:和風

noun
1.
heaven and earth, the universe, nature, top and bottom, realm, sphere, world
2.
top and bottom(only relevant for てんち)
3.
gods of heaven and earth(only relevant for あめつち)
All readings:
天地【てんち】
天地【あめつち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
replenishment, supplementation, supplement, replacement, refilling

noun, no-adjective
1.
solid body, three-dimensional object
noun
2.
multi-storey car park(abbreviation)

noun
copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript

しら
torishiraberu
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to investigate, to examine
Other readings:
取調べる【とりしらべる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
intervention

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
authority, power, influence

noun
excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil
All readings:
し尿【しにょう】
屎尿【しにょう】

noun
1.
good and evil, purity and impurity
2.
voiced and unvoiced consonants

noun
first sign of the Chinese calendar
See also:十干

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be planted

noun, auxillary suru verb
(husband and wife) both working, dual income
See also:共稼ぎ

suffix, particle
1.
approximately, about, around, or so(also written as 位)
2.
to (about) the extent that, (almost) enough that, so ... that ..., at least
3.
as ... as ..., like
All readings:
くらい
ぐらい

suffix
1.
-ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)(indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.)
2.
-er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ...(indicates expertise (in a certain field))
3.
man, person, people(usu. in compound words)

na-adjective, noun
healthy, sound, wholesome

noun
membrane, film

noun, auxillary suru verb
production (e.g. play), direction

no-adjective
prior, beforehand, in advance, before the fact, ex ante(often as 事前に)
See also:事後

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
near, close by, within reach, handy
na-adjective
2.
familiar
Other readings:
手近【てじか】[2]
手近か【てぢか】[1]
手近か【てじか】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
rainfall, precipitation

noun, auxillary suru verb
check, restraint, oppression, suppression

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】

noun
convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
Other readings:
便宜【びんぎ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to perform, to play
See also:演じる

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview, audience, meeting, (viewing) party

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
feudalistic

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
See also:傍らに
adverbial noun
2.
while (doing), in addition to, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
側ら【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
chatting, idle talk

noun
one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
advice, counsel, remonstrance, recommendation

na-adjective, noun
bold, daring, audacious
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