Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
promotion, encouragement

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

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

noun
father and mother, parents
All readings:
父母【ふぼ】
父母【ちちはは】
父母【ててはは】[1]
父母【かぞいろは】[1]
父母【ぶも】[1]
父母【かぞいろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
in its entirety, whole, wholly(usually kana)
Other readings:
まるごと《丸事》[1]
まるごと《丸毎》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
truth, real situation

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, auxillary suru verb
assassination

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
excavation, exhumation
2.
discovery (e.g. new talent)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
escape, break-out
2.
prolapse, proptosis

no-adjective, adverb
right in front, just opposite, under the nose
Other readings:
まん前【まんまえ】

noun
desire, appetite, lust
Other readings:
慾望【よくぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness
2.
water vapor (vapour), steam(only relevant for すいき)
3.
dropsy, edema, oedema(only relevant for すいき)
All readings:
水気【みずけ】
水気【すいき】
水け【みずけ】

adjective
easy, simple, light(usually kana)
Other readings:
たやすい《た易い》

noun, auxillary suru verb
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
All readings:
消耗【しょうもう】
消耗【しょうこう】

noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
All readings:
他人【たにん】
他人【ひと】[1]
他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, noun
1.
one mind
2.
wholeheartedness, one's whole heart
See also:一心に

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to grapple with, to wrestle with, to engage in a bout, to be matched against
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to come to grips with, to work hard on
Other readings:
取組む【とりくむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
publication, issue

adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
Other readings:
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to bring, to take, to bring about(usually kana)
All readings:
もたらす《齎す》
もたらす《齎らす》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
metal rod, metal bar, iron rod, crowbar
2.
iron club, iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
All readings:
金棒【かなぼう】
鉄棒【かなぼう】

na-adjective, noun
poor, meagre, meager, feeble, scanty, shabby, insubstantial

noun, auxillary suru verb
abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess
All readings:
乱用【らんよう】
濫用【らんよう】
らん用【らんよう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
freebie (e.g. with a purchase), something additional, bonus, an extra(usually kana)
2.
price reduction, discount(usually kana)
3.
exaggeration(usually kana)
All readings:
おまけ《お負け》
おまけ《御負け》

prefix
various, many, several

noun, auxillary suru verb
hard struggle, strenuous effort

noun
1.
dojo, hall used for martial arts training
2.
manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
See also:菩提道場

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
registration, accession, register, entry, record

noun
watt

na-adjective, noun
foolish, stupid

expression, adverb
just as one thought, as usual, sure enough
Other readings:
案の条【あんのじょう】[1]
案の上【あんのじょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

no-adjective, noun
1.
uncivilized, uncivilised, primitive, savage
2.
undeveloped (land), unexplored (territory, field, etc.)
3.
unbloomed (flower)

noun
decision of a contest, finals (in sports)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
reply, answer

noun, auxillary suru verb
pointing out, identification

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
control, restraint, suppression, constraint, curtailment, inhibition, check, curb

noun, auxillary suru verb
conviction, belief, confidence

no-adjective, noun (prefix), noun
first, new
Other readings:
【うい】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope)
2.
to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down
3.
to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax
4.
to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt
5.
to decrease (e.g. speed)
6.
(of a market price) to go down slightly
Other readings:
弛む【ゆるむ】

noun
1.
humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy
2.
human nature, common sense, customs and manners

noun
duty, function, office, mission, task

noun
side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore(usually kana)
All readings:
ほとり《辺》
ほとり《畔》
ほとり《辺り》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
adjustment, touch up

no-adjective, taru-adjective, to-adverb
open, public, official, overt
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