Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adverb
•
suddenly, all of a sudden

noun
•
swap, exchange
Other readings:
取替【とりかえ】

noun
•
civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict

うつ
uketsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to accept, to receive (an application), to take up
2.
to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.), to bear, to tolerate, to endure(usu. in the negative)
3.
to be affected by, to take damage from(usu. in the negative)
Other readings:
受けつける【うけつける】
、
受付ける【うけつける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
catch, catching, obtaining (e.g. information), receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call)
2.
catch(baseball term)
noun
3.
shop tout, puller-in
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
catching (in swimming and boating), catching the water
noun
5.
catcher(baseball term)
6.
call waiting(abbreviation, colloquialism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
elimination, erasure, clearing, dissipating, melting away
2.
elimination (of variables)(mathematics)

noun
•
(outward) looks, features, face, countenance, expression
All readings:
顔つき【かおつき】
、
顔付き【かおつき】
、
顔付【かおつき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
element, chemical element(chemistry term)(only relevant for 元素)
See also:化学元素
2.
(classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
3.
origin, source(archaism)
Other readings:
原素【げんそ】

noun
•
Emperor of Japan(archaism)
Other readings:
天皇【すめろぎ】
、
天皇【すべらぎ】
、
天皇【すめらき】

noun, na-adjective
•
extreme, extremity

na-adjective, noun
1.
gloomy, dismal, miserable, melancholy
See also:陽気 (antonym)
noun
2.
spirit of yin

counter
1.
counter for small animals(only relevant for ひき)
2.
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
3.
counter for horses(archaism)(only relevant for き)
noun
4.
roll of cloth
Other readings:
匹【き】
、
疋【ひき】
、
疋【き】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
•
to judge, to decide, to sit in judgement, to try

noun
1.
company, lot, bunch, gang, pack, those guys, group(familiar or derogatory)
2.
troupe, company (of musicians)(only relevant for れんじゅう and れんぢゅう)
All readings:
連中【れんちゅう】
、
連中【れんじゅう】
、
連中【れんぢゅう】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge(usually kana)
2.
to peck at (one's food), to pick at
3.
to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
4.
to egg on, to put up to
Other readings:
つつく《突付く》[1]
、
つつく《突つく》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
prosperity, thriving, flourishing

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality
2.
enhancement, improvement, enrichment, upgrading
3.
replenishment, repletion

noun
1.
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray
2.
difference of opinion, misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement
Other readings:
行き違い【ゆきちがい】
、
行違い【いきちがい】
、
行違い【ゆきちがい】

noun
•
watt

noun
•
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

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

noun
1.
presentiment, premonition, hunch
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a premonition, to have a hunch(usu. 予感がする)

noun
•
slope, slanting surface, bevel

noun (suffix), noun
1.
fashion, way, style, manner
2.
school (of thought)
noun (suffix)
3.
class, rank, rate(usu. after a number)
See also:一流
noun
4.
current (electrical, water, etc.), flow, stream

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2.
to wash (rice)(esp. 磨ぐ)
3.
to scour, to polish, to burnish
Other readings:
磨ぐ【とぐ】
、
砥ぐ【とぐ】

na-adjective
•
gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent(usually kana)
Other readings:
きらびやか《綺羅びやか》

noun
•
one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)

conjunction
1.
moreover, furthermore(usually kana)
2.
nevertheless, and yet(usually kana)
All readings:
しかも《然も》
、
しかも《而も》
、
しかも《併も》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
collation, comparison

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to mix, to combine, to include
2.
to exchange (words, fire, etc.)
3.
to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
Other readings:
混える【まじえる】[1]
、
雑える【まじえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective
1.
carefree, buoyant, lighthearted, sprightly
noun
2.
ease

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
being very busy, busyness

noun
1.
amiability, friendliness, affability, sociability
2.
fondness (of someone), affection, liking
3.
compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery
See also:お愛想
4.
hospitality, special treatment, entertainment
See also:お愛想
5.
bill (at a restaurant), check
See also:お愛想
Other readings:
愛想【あいそう】

noun
1.
ambition, aspiration
2.
sinister designs, treachery

noun
•
tuberculosis, tubercule

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion
Other readings:
頽れる【すたれる】

na-adjective
•
diligent, industrious

noun, noun (suffix)
•
pipe, tube
Other readings:
管【くだ】

adverb
•
as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's ability, diligently
Other readings:
勉めて【つとめて】
、
力めて【つとめて】

noun
•
palm (of one's hand)
All readings:
手のひら【てのひら】
、
掌【てのひら】
、
掌【たなごころ】
、
掌【しょう】
、
手の平【てのひら】

adverb
1.
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
questionable(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arrangement, preparations
2.
search (by police)

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
increasing
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
uploading, posting (e.g. content), putting online(abbreviation)
noun
3.
close-up(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
finishing shooting (of a film, etc.)(abbreviation)
noun
5.
upswept hairstyle(abbreviation)
6.
being up (i.e. leading in sports)
7.
warming up(abbreviation)
noun (suffix)
8.
being over, being finished

no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
•
alternate, alternating, mutual, reciprocal(usu. as 〜に)
See also:交互に

noun
•
tumour, tumor, growth, boil, ulcer, abscess, rash, pimple(usually kana)

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

noun
1.
pressure, stress(physics term)
2.
pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
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