Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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Common word
adverb
•
something or other, one thing or another, this or that(usually kana)
Other readings:
なんだかんだ《何だ彼だ》
、なんだかだ《何だかだ》
、なんだかだ《何だ彼だ》
noun
•
diaper, nappy, napkin(usually kana)
Other readings:
おむつ《御襁褓》
、オムツ
na-adjective, noun
1.
upper part
noun
2.
upper stream, upper course of a river(only relevant for かみて)
3.
right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV), stage left (actor's POV)(only relevant for かみて)
na-adjective, noun
4.
skillful (in comparisons), dexterity(only relevant for うわて)
noun
5.
over-arm grip on opponent's belt(sumo term)(only relevant for うわて)
Other readings:
上手【かみて】
rentakaa
Common word
noun
1.
rental car, rent-a-car, hired auto
2.
car rental agency, car hire agency, hire car agency
noun
1.
son (of others), boy, young master(honorific language)
2.
green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
Other readings:
坊っちゃん【ぼっちゃん】
no-adjective, noun
•
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
noun
1.
thorn, spine, prickle
2.
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
3.
biting words
Other readings:
棘【とげ】
、トゲ
pekopeko
Common word
na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
All readings:
ペコペコ
、ぺこぺこ
na-adjective, no-adjective
•
several, various, divergent, conflicting, different, diverse(usually kana)
Other readings:
まちまち《区区》
noun
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
棹【さお】
na-adjective
1.
loose, slack
2.
gentle (slope, curve), slow (speed)
3.
lenient, liberal, lax
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difficulty, trouble, hardship
2.
accident, disaster, danger
3.
fault, defect
4.
criticism
adverbial noun
•
sometimes
Other readings:
時折【ときより】[1]
、時おり【ときおり】
、時折り【ときおり】
、時折り【ときより】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
(animal) collar
2.
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸環【くびわ】
、頸輪【くびわ】
、頚輪【くびわ】
noun
1.
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning, phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
2.
kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Other readings:
あて字【あてじ】
、宛字【あてじ】
、宛て字【あてじ】
、当字【あてじ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, no-adjective
•
ruling party, government party, party in power, government
noun
1.
trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist
2.
plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
3.
frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)
noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to smoke (e.g. fire), to billow smoke, to smoulder, to smolder
2.
to be hazy, to look dim
Other readings:
煙る【けぶる】[1]
、烟る【けむる】
、烟る【けぶる】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
compensation, reparations, indemnity, damages
na-adjective
1.
nonsensical, unreasonable, absurd, unrealistic(usually kana, yojijukugo)
2.
awfully, extremely, to excess, senseless, reckless(usually kana)
noun, na-adjective
3.
disorder, confusion, being jumbled, being mixed up(usually kana)
adverb
4.
very, extremely, excessively(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ムチャクチャ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
poverty, destitution, privation, indigence, penury
adverb
•
as much as possible, if possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるたけ《成るたけ》
、なるだけ《成る丈》
noun
1.
request, favor, favour
2.
reliance, dependence, trust, hope
Other readings:
恃み【たのみ】
、憑み【たのみ】
noun
•
spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham
All readings:
偽物【にせもの】
、偽物【にせもん】
、偽物【ぎぶつ】
、贋物【にせもの】
、贋物【にせもん】
、贋物【がんぶつ】
、ニセ物【ニセもの】
、ニセ物【ニセもん】
、にせ物【にせもの】
、にせ物【にせもん】
、ニセモノ
、ニセモン
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
sweet flavour, sweet flavor, mildness
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
flattery
3.
stupidity
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
attendant, companion
See also:供 (とも)
Other readings:
御供【おとも】
、お伴【おとも】
、御伴【おとも】
noun
1.
viewpoint, point of view
2.
way of understanding, way of appreciating, how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)(esp. 〜の見方)
Godan-u verb
1.
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled(esp. 叶う)
2.
to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with(esp. 適う)
See also:道理に適う
3.
to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)(esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb)
Other readings:
適う【かなう】
、敵う【かなう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed
2.
annoyed
noun
1.
growth, breeding
noun (suffix)
2.
growing up (in, as), upbringing
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