Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
See also:衣冠,  束帯
2.
crown, diadem, coronet
3.
top kanji radical(only relevant for かんむり)
4.
first verse of a haikai, etc.(only relevant for かむり)
See also:俳諧
taru-adjective, to-adverb
5.
best, peerless, first(only relevant for かん)
noun
6.
name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.(only relevant for かんむり)
All readings:
【かんむり】
【かん】
【かむり】
【かんぶり】

noun
clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
Other readings:
衣裳【いしょう】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to be enthusiastic about, to be eager, to be keen
Other readings:
意気ごむ【いきごむ】
息込む【いきごむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
ceiling
2.
ceiling price, (price) ceiling

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fixing (in place), being fixed (in place), securing, anchoring, fastening down
2.
fixing (e.g. salary, capital), keeping the same
3.
fixation (histology)(biology term)
noun
4.
user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)(slang, abbreviation)
5.
user of an online handle (instead of posting anonymously)(slang, abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
possession, owning

noun
court (of law), courtroom

noun
offering a prize, prize competition, prize, reward

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding
2.
warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting
3.
refraction
4.
inflection(linguistics)

noun
uchiwa, type of traditional Japanese handheld fan(usually kana)

noun
personality, character, individuality, personhood

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge
2.
to sympathize with, to sympathise with

noun, auxillary suru verb
relief, rescue

noun
1.
platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit
2.
(ceremonial) mound
noun (suffix)
3.
world (of haiku, art, etc.), (literary) circles
noun
4.
mandala(archaism)

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

noun, no-adjective
just above, right overhead
Other readings:
ま上【まうえ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
here and there, some parts (of something), several places
All readings:
所々【ところどころ】
所々【しょしょ】
所所【ところどころ】
所所【しょしょ】
処々【しょしょ】
処処【しょしょ】

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain
Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Other readings:
保つ【もつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
finish, completion, the end

suru verb (special)
to fall in love with, to love

noun
1.
mistake, error, discrepancy
2.
discrepancy between one's actions and intentions(law term)

noun
1.
(passenger) fare
2.
freight rates, shipping expenses

noun
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)(usually kana)
Other readings:
きびす《踵》
くびす《踵》
あくと《踵》

prefix
1.
next
2.
hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
See also:次亜
counter
3.
order, sequence, time, times

noun, auxillary suru verb
diving, submerging, going underwater

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon(出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(esp. 出合う)
3.
to emerge and engage (an enemy)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(often used imperatively as 出会え)
All readings:
出会う【であう】
出逢う【であう】
出合う【であう】
出遭う【であう】
出あう【であう】

noun
1.
crotch, crutch, groin, thigh
2.
fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)
Other readings:
【また】
【また】
【また】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
work (e.g. of art), production
See also:作品
noun
2.
harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield
3.
technique

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strengthen, to emphasize, to emphasise

noun
Yours sincerely, Yours truly, Sincerely yours(letters ending with this start with 拝啓)
See also:拝啓

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to freeze, to congeal
2.
to concentrate one's attention on, to devote oneself to something, to ponder, to meditate

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, control

noun, auxillary suru verb
introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation

no-adjective, adverb, noun
the truth, fact, as it is, as you are, frank, bare plain(usually kana)
Other readings:
ありのまま《有りの儘》

noun, auxillary suru verb
exhibition, display, putting on show

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to defeat

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
angle
2.
square, cube
3.
bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)
4.
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
5.
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)
6.
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
See also:元 (げん)

noun
application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge
Other readings:
申込み【もうしこみ】
申込【もうしこみ】

noun
business

noun, no-adjective
social life, social intercourse

suffix, counter
counter for questions

noun
trend, tendency, movement, attitude

noun
1.
drinking straw
2.
straw
See also:

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract

noun
1.
jaw, chin
2.
barb (of a fishhook)
Other readings:
【がく】
【あご】
【あご】[1]
【あご】[1]
【あご】[1]
【あご】[1]
【がく】[1]
アゴ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately
2.
fair, square, open, unashamed, brazen
to-adverb
3.
grandly, boldly, confidently
4.
fairly, squarely, unreservedly, brazenly
Other readings:
堂堂【どうどう】

noun
secretary (government), director, chief

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
2.
wear, durability, life(also written as 保ち)
3.
charge, expense
noun
4.
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie(literary or formal term)

noun, no-adjective
national border, provincial border
All readings:
国境【こっきょう】
国境【くにざかい】
国界【こっきょう】
国界【くにざかい】
国界【こっかい】[1]
国堺【こっきょう】
国堺【くにざかい】
国堺【こっかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
uncleanness, impurity, defilement
2.
disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity
3.
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Other readings:
穢れ【けがれ】
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