Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
knack, skill, trick, secret, know-how, the ropes, hang(usually kana)
2.
bone, skeleton
3.
cremated remains (esp. the bones), ashes
Other readings:
コツ

noun
mountain range, mountain belt

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)
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
exhibiting, showing, putting on display, putting up for sale, entering (a work into a competition), submitting

noun
1.
drill bit, drill
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
drill (practice)
noun
3.
drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

noun
(political) administration, political power

adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
1.
darkness, the dark
noun
2.
bewilderment, despair, hopelessness
3.
hidden place, secrecy, oblivion
noun, no-adjective
4.
black market, shady trading, underhand transactions, illegal channels

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to look up (at)
2.
to look up to, to respect, to revere
3.
to ask for (e.g. guidance), to seek, to turn to (someone) for
4.
to depend on, to rely on
5.
to gulp down, to quaff, to drink

noun
1.
mission, errand
2.
task, duty, obligation

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

noun
1.
rear, rear unit guard
2.
anchor (man)

noun, auxillary suru verb
entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge, trust, commission
Other readings:
委托【いたく】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to engage in, to participate in, to take part in, to be involved in

adjective
pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, refreshing
Other readings:
心良い【こころよい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)(usually kana)
2.
to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for(usually kana)
See also:占める
Other readings:
とどまる《留まる》
とどまる《停まる》
とどまる《駐まる》

adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
はかない《果敢ない》
はかない《果敢無い》
はかない《果無い》
はかない《果ない》
はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
bad condition, not to work out (i.e. a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form

conjunction, expression
or, otherwise(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
ruler, monarch, sovereign

noun
1.
pulse
2.
vein
3.
chain (of mountains, etc.)
4.
hope
5.
thread (of an argument)
Other readings:
【みゃく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
running away from home, elopement
2.
outing, going out(archaism)
3.
becoming a Buddhist monk, entering the priesthood(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
forgery, falsification, fabrication, counterfeiting
See also:偽物

to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
slim, slender, lithe, supple(onomatopia)
2.
smoothly, without resistance, without trouble, without difficulty, without dissent, easily, readily(onomatopia)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
two days before yesterday, three days back (ago)
All readings:
一昨昨日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨昨日【さきおとつい】
一昨昨日【さきおととい】
一昨々日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨々日【さきおとつい】
一昨々日【さきおととい】

noun
sale

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rising, ascending, climbing

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
small build, small stature, petite
See also:大柄 (antonym)
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
small pattern
See also:大柄 (antonym)
Other readings:
小がら【こがら】

na-adjective, noun
simple, artless, naive, unsophisticated
Other readings:
素樸【そぼく】

noun, no-adjective
sense of sight, vision

noun
vocabulary, lexicon, lexis, terminology(linguistics)
Other readings:
語い【ごい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
financing, loan

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to deduct, to take away, to dock
2.
to make allowances for something, to bear something in mind
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
3.
to ebb and flow
Other readings:
差引く【さしひく】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast(usually kana)
2.
to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly(usually kana)
All readings:
ばらまく《ばら撒く》
ばらまく《ばら蒔く》
ばらまく《散蒔く》
ばらまく《散播く》

noun, auxillary suru verb
adaptation, accommodation, conformity

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
gate
2.
branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master(only relevant for もん)
3.
division, phylum(biology term)(only relevant for もん)
counter
4.
counter for cannons(only relevant for もん)
All readings:
【もん】
【かど】

noun, no-adjective
low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)

noun
1.
equality (esp. of status, on equal terms), equivalence
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
equivalent, equal

noun
borrowing, debt, loan

adjective
1.
unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty(usually kana)
2.
lewd, lascivious, obscene, filthy, dirty(usually kana)
Other readings:
いやらしい《厭らしい》
やらしい《嫌らしい》
やらしい《厭らしい》

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
solitude, loneliness, isolation

noun, auxillary suru verb
corresponding to, being applicable to, being relevant to, coming under, falling under, fulfilling (requirements), meeting (conditions), qualifying for

noun
matter, thing, affair, circumstance
Other readings:
事がら【ことがら】

noun
1.
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary(linguistics)
2.
auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)(linguistics)

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sever, to cut off
2.
to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate
3.
to abstain (from), to give up
All readings:
断つ【たつ】
絶つ【たつ】
斷つ【たつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
cut, reduction, curtailment

noun
beast, brute, animal
All readings:
【けもの】
【けだもの】
【じゅう】
ケダモノ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
speaking by proxy, speaking for (someone else), acting as spokesman (for), representing (the views, feelings, etc. of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辯)
2.
payment by proxy, compensation by proxy, paying on behalf (of)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
3.
acting for (someone else), carrying out (on someone's behalf)(only relevant for 代弁 and 代辨)
Other readings:
代辨【だいべん】
代辯【だいべん】
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