Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, no-adjective
•
interior, inside, internal

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
birth and growth, giving birth and raising, development, breeding

noun, no-adjective
•
original work

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record)
noun
2.
tune, melody, air
3.
enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure

noun
1.
opportunity, chance
2.
trigger, cause

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
angle
2.
square, cube
3.
bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)
4.
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
5.
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)
6.
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
See also:元 (げん)

noun
1.
net, netting
2.
web

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting face-to-face, seeing in person
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Other readings:
対面【たいめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
landing, alighting, touch down

noun, no-adjective
•
vacancy, room for rent or lease
All readings:
空き間【あきま】
、
空間【あきま】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make round, to roll up, to curl up
2.
to seduce, to cajole, to explain away
See also:丸め込む
3.
to round off (a fraction)
4.
to lump together(archaism)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be sticky, to be adhesive
2.
to persevere, to persist, to stick to, to hold out, to linger

na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
All readings:
めちゃくちゃ《目茶苦茶》[1]
、
めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
、
メチャクチャ
、
めっちゃくちゃ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
pot, jar, vase
2.
dice cup
3.
depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
See also:滝壺
4.
aim, what one wants, the mark(usually kana)
See also:思うつぼ
5.
key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence(usually kana)
6.
acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point(usually kana)
7.
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)(usually kana)(often ツボ)
8.
target (when aiming an arrow)(archaism)
All readings:
壺【つぼ】
、
壺【つほ】[2]
、
壺【つふ】[2]
、
壷【つぼ】
、
壷【つほ】[2]
、
壷【つふ】[2]
、
壼【つぼ】[1]
、
壼【つほ】[1][2]
、
壼【つふ】[1][2]
、
ツボ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
freely, at will

noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
、
月次【つきなみ】
、
月次【げつじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
appeal, call for something, request, claim, demand
noun
2.
axiom

noun
•
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reading aloud, recitation
See also:音読

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, no-adjective
•
senility, senile decay, infirmity (through age)

noun, no-adjective
•
(plant) bulb

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)

noun, prefix
•
whole, all, general, gross, entire, overall

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bind, to file
2.
to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

noun
1.
basis, foundation(archaism)
2.
cause

noun
•
snoring, snore(usually kana)
Other readings:
イビキ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing)
2.
modification, qualification(linguistics)

noun, no-adjective
•
tactics

na-adjective, noun
•
uncertain, vague, ambiguous(onomatopia)

noun
•
the end, the extremity, the limit, the limits, the result

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
service, duty, work

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
structure, construction, arrangement, contrivance, mechanism, workings
2.
plan, plot, contrivance
Other readings:
仕組【しくみ】

noun
•
custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice(usually kana)
All readings:
しきたり《仕来り》
、
しきたり《仕来たり》
、
しきたり《為来り》
、
しきたり《為来たり》

noun
1.
ear (of plant), head (of plant)
2.
point, tip
3.
scion (in grafting), cion
Other readings:
穗【ほ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

noun
1.
crotch, crutch, groin, thigh
2.
fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)
Other readings:
胯【また】
、
叉【また】
、
俣【また】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to clear, to make clear
2.
to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference
3.
to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs
4.
to strain (one's ears), to listen carefully
Other readings:
清ます【すます】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)

expression, adverb
1.
still more, to say nothing of, not to mention(usually kana)
2.
still less(usually kana)(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
まして《増して》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
wish, desire, ambition

noun
•
administration, governance, the authorities, authority

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
compensation, reparation

no-adjective, noun
•
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

noun, no-adjective
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, fidelity(only relevant for じつ)
3.
content, substance(only relevant for じつ)
4.
(good) result(only relevant for じつ)
Other readings:
実【じち】

noun
1.
manufacturer (esp. a major company), producer, maker
2.
maker, device for making things
3.
person who creates things
Other readings:
メーカ
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