Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
home area, home town
no-adjective
2.
local

noun
rice (esp. when served on a plate)

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

noun
fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas
Other readings:
誤ち【あやまち】

noun
1.
wages, pay
2.
rental payment(only relevant for ちんきん)
Other readings:
賃金【ちんきん】
賃銀【ちんぎん】

toritateru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort
2.
to appoint, to promote, to give patronage
3.
to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to
Other readings:
取立てる【とりたてる】
取りたてる【とりたてる】

na-adjective, noun
simple, plain, modest

noun, auxillary suru verb
promotion, encouragement

adverb
very, greatly, exceedingly(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
breeding, raising, rearing

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to perceive, to sense, to discern
2.
to understand, to comprehend, to realize
3.
to attain enlightenment(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
覚る【さとる】

expression
for, in regard to, per
See also:に対して

prefix
the same, the said, ibid.

noun, no-adjective
blood vessel, vein

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to respect, to honor, to honour, to esteem, to prize

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
2.
to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile(esp. けがす)
All readings:
汚す【よごす】
汚す【けがす】
穢す【けがす】

noun
dry cleaning
Other readings:
ドライ・クリーニング

noun, auxillary suru verb
edict, ordinance, proclamation

adverb
1.
thoughtlessly, recklessly, rashly, indiscriminately, indiscreetly, at random(usually kana)
2.
excessively, unreasonably, immoderately, absurdly(usually kana)
Other readings:
むやみに《無暗に》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
hammer
2.
hopeless swimmer, complete beginner at swimming, someone who sinks like a stone(usually kana)
Other readings:
金づち【かなづち】
鉄鎚【かなづち】
カナヅチ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling
Other readings:
哺育【ほいく】

adverb
1.
originally, essentially, naturally, by nature, really, actually
2.
in the first place, to begin with

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
chorus, singing in a chorus

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

noun
1.
moat, fosse, trench, ditch(濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
2.
underground air-raid shelter, dugout(only relevant for 壕)
All readings:
【ごう】
【ごう】

noun, no-adjective
1.
revolution
2.
58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
See also:三革,  辛酉

noun
technical skill, ability, capacity
Other readings:
伎能【ぎのう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stagnate, to be delayed, to be left undone
2.
to be overdue (of a payment), to fall into arrears, to be outstanding

noun
1.
electric line, electric cable, power cable
2.
telephone line, telegraph wire

noun, auxillary suru verb
command, lead, generalship, leadership

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

noun, no-adjective
paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to graze (e.g. bullet), to scratch, to touch lightly(usually kana)
2.
to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze(usually kana)
All readings:
かする《掠る》
かする《擦る》

noun
(mental) attitude, way of thinking, attention, care, prudence, intention
All readings:
心がけ【こころがけ】
心掛け【こころがけ】
心懸け【こころがけ】

noun, no-adjective
comedy, funny show

interjection
1.
hey!, oi!, ahoy!
pronoun
2.
I, me(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for おい)
All readings:
おい
おおい
おーい
オイ
オーイ
オオイ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen
2.
to be insistent, to persist (in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns
3.
to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant, to be unruly
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to prop up (e.g. with a post), to support
5.
to push out (one's legs or arms), to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall), to press
6.
to thrust (one's opponent)(sumo term)

かわ
nimokakawarazu
expression, conjunction
in spite of, nevertheless, although, despite, no matter the, regardless of(usually kana)
All readings:
にもかかわらず《にも関わらず》
にもかかわらず《にも拘らず》
にもかかわらず《にも拘わらず》
にもかかわらず《にも関らず》
にもかかわらず《にも掛かわらず》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
detour, roundabout way
Other readings:
遠まわり【とおまわり】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
optical illusion, hallucination
2.
misapprehension, delusion

na-adjective, noun
mess, spoiled, spoilt, (come to) nothing, ruin
Other readings:
台なし【だいなし】
臺なし【だいなし】[1]
臺無し【だいなし】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
point
noun
2.
points (of a railway), switch

noun, auxillary suru verb
employment, starting work

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to appreciate(usually kana)
2.
to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe(usually kana)
Other readings:
いたわる《労わる》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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