Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
up to now, so far
no-adjective
2.
traditional, conventional, usual, existing

na-adjective, noun
taste, palate, sense of taste

adverb, auxillary suru verb
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

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)

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to tear off, to peel off, to rip off, to strip off, to skin, to flay, to bark
2.
to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.), to deprive of, to divest of(only relevant for はぐ)
Other readings:
剥ぐ【へぐ】
剝ぐ【へぐ】
折ぐ【へぐ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
looking away, looking aside
All readings:
よそ見【よそみ】
余所見【よそみ】

noun
two persons, two people, pair, couple
All readings:
二人【ふたり】
二人【ににん】
2人【ふたり】
2人【ににん】

noun
1.
landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)
2.
house owner, home owner, head of the household
All readings:
家主【やぬし】
家主【いえぬし】
家主【いえあるじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, na-adjective
ignorance, innocence, stupidity
Other readings:
無智【むち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
separation, partition, detachment, segregation, isolation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
forfeiture, seizure, confiscation, impounding

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective
smooth, undisturbed, uninterrupted, harmonious
Other readings:
円滑【えんこつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
main line, trunk line

noun
root, basis, foundation
Other readings:
根柢【こんてい】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
ignition, lighting, firing, setting off

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
concession, conciliation, compromise

noun
1.
sacrifice, victim, scapegoat
2.
sacrifice (to the gods)
See also:生け贄

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)

na-adjective, noun
1.
monotony, monotone, dullness
noun, na-adjective
2.
monotone, monotonic(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
correct, right, correct interpretation (answer, solution)

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:
【き】
【ひき】
【き】

noun
(flower) petal
Other readings:
花弁【はなびら】
花弁【かべん】
花瓣【かべん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
pair of compasses, compass (for drawing circles, etc.)
2.
(mariner's) compass
3.
legs, step, gait

noun, auxillary suru verb
drop (e.g. of water), drip
All readings:
【しずく】
【しずく】

noun
1.
source (of a river), fountainhead
2.
source, origin, root

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work, workmanship, craftsmanship, handiwork
2.
artifice, trick, device, tampering, doctoring

noun
(about) middle, midway
All readings:
中ほど【なかほど】
中程【なかほど】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than
See also:下回る
Other readings:
上まわる【うわまわる】
上廻る【うわまわる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
perusing as a side business, doing in addition to one's main work, running (businesses) simultaneously
noun
2.
side business, job on the side

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to bury, to inter, to entomb
2.
to cover up, to hush up, to shelve
Other readings:
葬る【ほうぶる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation)
2.
to install, to seat (someone)
3.
to settle (upon something), to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
4.
to apply (moxa)

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

adverb, noun
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, integrity, fidelity
3.
that's right(archaism)(used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)
Other readings:
【まこと】

noun
10 minutes
All readings:
10分【じっぷん】
10分【じゅっぷん】
十分【じっぷん】
十分【じゅっぷん】

noun
telex, teletypewriter exchange(abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to close (one's eyes), to shut(usually kana)
Other readings:
つぶる《暝る》[1]
つむる《瞑る》
つむる《暝る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
to apply correspondingly, to correspond to, to be proportionate to, to conform to
See also:準じる
Other readings:
准ずる【じゅんずる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices), promotion, organizing, organising, hosting, staging

noun, auxillary suru verb
march, parade

noun
nephew
See also:甥御,  甥子

adjective
1.
seductive, carnal, enchanting
2.
troubling, difficult, thorny, hard
3.
anxious, uneasy

noun
something heard for the first time, hearing something for the first time

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to chip, to nick, to break, to crack
2.
to lack
Other readings:
闕く【かく】

noun (suffix), noun
1.
rival, opponent, adversary, competitor, enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity), foe(usu. pronounced がたき when used as a suffix)
noun
2.
revenge
3.
spouse(archaism)
Other readings:
【かたき】

noun
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
See also:元号
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