Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
giving in, being dented(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
All readings:
ペコペコ
ぺこぺこ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to expel, to drive out

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
cold storage, refrigeration

noun
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
All readings:
百科事典【ひゃっかじてん】
百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
correction, revision, redressing, rectifying

noun
open field, empty lot, plain

まぎ
magirawashii
adjective
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusingly similar, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof

noun
1.
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary(linguistics)
2.
auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)(linguistics)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
day after day, every day

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to weaken, to grow weak, to wane, to decline (of one's health)
2.
to be downcast, to be dejected, to be dispirited
3.
to be troubled, to be at a loss, to be perplexed, to be annoyed

noun, auxillary suru verb
embroidery
Other readings:
刺しゅう【ししゅう】
刺繡【ししゅう】

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

noun
1.
pose
2.
pause
Other readings:
ポース

na-adjective, noun
poverty-stricken, destitute, poor, penurious
Other readings:
貧之【びんぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
long and large, tall and large, grand, huge
See also:短小 (antonym)

noun
1.
opportunity, chance
2.
trigger, cause

noun
1.
gap, break, rift
2.
pause, interval, interruption
3.
cut, incision, notch, score
4.
end

na-adjective, noun
disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
Other readings:
悲酸【ひさん】

noun
taste (in fashion, music, etc.), sense (e.g. of humour), flair

no-adjective, noun
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.

adjective
long (time that has passed), old (story)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
arbitration, conciliation, mediation

Godan-u verb
to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken

noun, auxillary suru verb
switching over to, migration, transition

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
composite, combined, complex

noun
1.
fight
2.
fighting spirit(abbreviation)
interjection
3.
fight!, do your best, go for it, keep at it

noun, auxillary suru verb
paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor
Other readings:
痲痺【まひ】
マヒ

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
the other day, some time ago, recently
Other readings:
先達て【せんだって】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to handle, to manage, to deal with, to work with, to have experience with
2.
to rear, to look after
All readings:
手がける【てがける】
手掛ける【てがける】
手懸ける【てがける】

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
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

noun
1.
corner, bend, turn
2.
segment (within a radio or TV program), session, column (newspaper, etc.)
3.
area, department, section
Other readings:
コーナ

noun
1.
moat, fosse, trench, ditch(濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
2.
underground air-raid shelter, dugout(only relevant for 壕)
All readings:
【ごう】
【ごう】

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
origin of a word, derivation of a word, etymology
Other readings:
語原【ごげん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
question
2.
interpellation

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension
2.
interval(mathematics)

noun
1.
hermit, wizard
See also:仙人
2.
wizardry
See also:仙術

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
resuscitation, regeneration, restoration to life
2.
reformation, rehabilitation
3.
playback, regeneration (sound, etc.), view (of a video clip)
4.
reclamation, recovery
5.
rebirth, reincarnation

noun, auxillary suru verb
temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction

noun, auxillary suru verb
massage
Other readings:
マサージュ

noun, auxillary suru verb
challenge, defiance, dare, attempt, try

noun, auxillary suru verb
going slowly

noun
1.
slack, slackening, sagginess, flabbiness (skin, etc.)(usually kana)
2.
dullness, letdown, depression, ennui(usually kana)

noun
urine(しい,しし, and しと were primarily children's words)
Other readings:
尿【ゆばり】[1]
尿【いばり】[1]
尿【ゆまり】[1]
尿【ばり】[1]
尿【しい】[1]
尿【しし】[1]
尿【しと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding

noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】

noun
1.
fault, error, mistake
2.
going poorly, being disadvantageous, being unfavorable
prefix
3.
un-, non-, an-
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