Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adjective
1.
painful, heartrending, trying
2.
oppressive, suffocating, miserable

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at
2.
to cool, to refrigerate
3.
to window-shop, to look at without buying
Other readings:
冷かす【ひやかす】[1]
素見す【ひやかす】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
enactment, establishment, creation

noun, no-adjective
fixed date, settlement date
Other readings:
期日【きにち】
期日【ごじつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
brittle, fragile, weak, frail(usually kana)
2.
tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved(usually kana)

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
report, return (e.g. tax), statement, declaration, notification, filing

noun, no-adjective
insect, bug

noun, na-adjective
excess, surplus, superabundance
See also:過少 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
control

noun, auxillary suru verb
financing, loan

noun
warp, curvature, curve, arch

noun, no-adjective
ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate(usually kana)
2.
to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge(usually kana)(only relevant for 染みる and 沁みる)
3.
to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced(usually kana)
4.
to feel keenly, to make a deep impression(usually kana)
Other readings:
しみる《沁みる》
しみる《滲みる》
しみる《浸みる》
しみる《泌みる》

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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
(divine) punishment, curse, retribution

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take over, to capture, to seize, to commandeer, to occupy, to usurp
2.
to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
Other readings:
乗っとる【のっとる】

noun
Santa Claus
Other readings:
サンタ・クロース

noun, auxillary suru verb
doing (with resolve), carrying out (e.g. a plan)

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
invalid, void, ineffective, unavailable
See also:有効 (antonym)

pre-noun adjectival
main, principal, important
All readings:
主なる【おもなる】
重なる【おもなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
securing, obtaining, ensuring, guarantee, maintaining
2.
belay, belaying

noun, no-adjective
organ (of body, plant, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
depiction, description, portrayal

noun, no-adjective
end of term

noun
settlement, conclusion, summary(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
settlement (financial), squaring accounts, clearing debts
2.
liquidation
3.
ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)

na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, excessive, rash(むっちゃ is dialectal)
adverb
2.
very, extremely, excessively(Kansai-ben (dialect))
See also:めっちゃ
Other readings:
無茶【むっちゃ】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to show off, to flaunt

na-adjective, noun
harmonious, peaceful, happy, amicable, smooth, free from trouble

noun
farming, agriculture, cultivation

noun
friendship, goodwill, friendly relations, amity

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to break off, to come to an end, to be interrupted, to be cut short, to pause
All readings:
途切れる【とぎれる】
跡切れる【とぎれる】

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
ratio, proportion, percentage

conjunction
and, as well as
Other readings:
【および】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, suffix
section of village

interjection
thank you, thanks(usually kana, abbreviation)(from 有り難く)
All readings:
ありがとう《有り難う》
ありがとう《有難う》
ありがと[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
かるた《骨牌》[1]
かるた《加留多》[1]
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
laying the groundwork, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, consensus-building process
2.
digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

noun
stress

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
suitable, appropriate, fitting, proper
adverbial noun
2.
appropriately, accordingly, as required, at one's discretion

na-adjective, noun
international
Other readings:
インタナショナル

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
exactly, precisely, punctually, on the dot(onomatopia)
2.
closely, tightly, (fitting) perfectly(onomatopia)
3.
properly, without fail(onomatopia)
Other readings:
キッチリ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to change, to alter
2.
to mistake, to make a mistake
3.
to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise)
4.
to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
plan, policy, means, measure, stratagem, scheme
noun
2.
fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong, right upward flick
See also:永字八法

adverb
in advance, beforehand, previously
Other readings:
前以て【まえもって】
前以って【まえもって】

noun
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.), division, scale
All readings:
目盛り【めもり】
目盛【めもり】
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