Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
aluminum (Al), aluminium(abbreviation)

noun
1.
clue, lead, key, trail, scent, track
2.
handhold, hold
All readings:
手がかり【てがかり】
手掛かり【てがかり】
手掛り【てがかり】
手懸かり【てがかり】
手懸り【てがかり】

noun
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa), empress tree, foxglove tree
Other readings:
キリ

noun, no-adjective
1.
back, rear
2.
background, behind the scenes

noun, auxillary suru verb
annihilation, total destruction, complete destruction, crushing defeat

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to invade, to raid, to violate (airspace, etc.), to intrude, to trespass
2.
to infringe, to encroach
3.
to harm, to afflict, to affect

noun, prefix
pure, undiluted, raw, crude

auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
dangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging(onomatopia)
2.
strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering(onomatopia)
3.
idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly(onomatopia)
4.
persisting (of an illness)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ブラブラ

noun
1.
colony
2.
(immigrant) community(in Brazilian Japanese)
Other readings:
殖民地【しょくみんち】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to expel, to drive out

noun, no-adjective
myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness

noun, na-adjective
ignorance, innocence, stupidity
Other readings:
無智【むち】

noun
antipathy, antagonism, animosity, revulsion, ill feeling

noun
honey(usually kana)
Other readings:
はちみつ《はち蜜》
はつみつ《蜂蜜》[1]
ハチミツ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to split, to tear, to burst, to be separated, to be divided
Other readings:
割ける【さける】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to pass (examination)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
advice, warning

adjective
1.
easy
suffix, adjective
2.
likely to ..., have a tendency to ...(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb)
3.
easy to ...(usually kana)(after -masu stem of verb)

noun
1.
France(abbreviation)
See also:仏蘭西
2.
French language(abbreviation)

noun
1.
top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
no-adjective, noun
2.
upside-down

noun, auxillary suru verb
falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency
Other readings:
怠納【たいのう】

noun
1.
bed, bedding
2.
sickbed
3.
alcove(abbreviation)
See also:床の間
4.
riverbed
5.
seedbed
6.
straw "core" of a tatami mat
7.
floor
See also:床 (ゆか)

noun, no-adjective
insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising

na-adjective
1.
loose, slack
2.
gentle (slope, curve), slow (speed)
3.
lenient, liberal, lax

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to miss (e.g. a chance), to lose, to let get away
2.
to set free, to let go
See also:逃がす
auxiliary verb
3.
to fail to ...(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
遁す【のがす】

na-adjective, noun
overserious, deeply sincere, very earnest
Other readings:
生まじめ【きまじめ】
気まじめ【きまじめ】[1]
気真面目【きまじめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt
2.
to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle

noun
1.
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
2.
chivalrous man (Edo period)
3.
cubed tofu (often served cold)(abbreviation)
See also:奴豆腐
4.
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman(abbreviation)
See also:奴凧
5.
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants(abbreviation)
See also:奴頭
6.
enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
pronoun
7.
he, she, him, her(archaism, derogatory)

noun
1.
seal, stamp, monogram signature(only relevant for はん)
2.
judgment, judgement(only relevant for はん)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
size (of paper or books)
See also:判型
All readings:
【はん】
【ばん】

noun, no-adjective
opposition party, political opposition, opposition

noun (temporal)
sea route
All readings:
海路【かいろ】
海路【うみじ】
海路【うなじ】

adverb
barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty(usually kana)

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
ancient times

noun, no-adjective
1.
capable person, talented person
2.
human resources, personnel
Other readings:
人財【じんざい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
taste, palate, sense of taste

pre-noun adjectival
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes

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

noun, na-adjective
predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse), bonfire
2.
open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
All readings:
焚き火【たきび】
たき火【たきび】
焚火【たきび】

noun, auxillary suru verb
expansion, swelling, increase, growth
All readings:
膨張【ぼうちょう】
膨脹【ぼうちょう】
ぼう張【ぼうちょう】

na-adjective, noun
whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
Other readings:
気紛れ【きまぐれ】

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》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to send, to forward(usually kana)
2.
to hand over (e.g. money)(usually kana)
All readings:
よこす《寄越す》
よこす《寄こす》
よこす《遣す》

adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
very, greatly, much, considerably, to a large extent, quite(usually kana)(余 is ateji)
See also:よほど
adverb
2.
just about to, almost, very nearly(usually kana)
See also:よほど

noun
otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)

noun, auxillary suru verb
cut, reduction, curtailment
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