Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript

noun
1.
motel
2.
drive-in love hotel
Other readings:
モテル

noun
1.
trouble, bother
2.
number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)(only relevant for てかず)
3.
number of punches (in boxing)(only relevant for てかず)
All readings:
手数【てすう】
手数【てかず】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dropping out of school, withdrawing from school
2.
expulsion from school, dismissal
3.
leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

noun
1.
unobstructed view, perspective, visibility, vista
2.
forecast, outlook, prospect, prediction
3.
insight, foresight
Other readings:
見透し【みとおし】
見通【みとおし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun
1.
kind (of goods), brand
2.
(taxonomical) form
3.
breed, cultivar

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
news coverage, collecting data (e.g. for an article), covering (something for media)

noun, no-adjective
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man

noun
1.
tide, current
2.
sea water
3.
opportunity, chance(only relevant for しお)
4.
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater(abbreviation)(only relevant for うしお)
All readings:
【しお】
【うしお】
【しお】

noun
guest

Godan-su verb
to carry through, to achieve, to complete
Other readings:
やり通す【やりとおす】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
normalcy, normality, normal
See also:異常 (antonym)

noun
1.
mouse, rat(usually kana)
2.
dark gray, dark grey, slate (color, colour)
See also:鼠色
All readings:
ねずみ《鼠》
ねず《鼠》
ネズミ

noun, no-adjective
short wave

noun, no-adjective
1.
set, suit, uniform collection, matching items
noun (suffix)
2.
entirely, all, every one, nothing but(Often as ぞろい)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to bite off, to gnaw through
Other readings:
かみ切る【かみきる】

noun
1.
democracy, popular sovereignty
See also:主権在民
prenominal
2.
democratic

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quotient(mathematics)
See also:
2.
dealing, dealer, store
3.
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
noun
4.
Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
See also:

noun
1.
sky
2.
heaven(only relevant for てん)
3.
svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for てん)
4.
deva (divine being of Buddhism)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for てん)
5.
sole of a Japanese sandal(only relevant for てん)
Other readings:
【あめ】
【あま】

pronoun
1.
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)(usually kana)
See also:何れ,  其れ,  彼 (あれ)
2.
this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)(humble language)
adverb
3.
now
pronoun
4.
here(archaism)
5.
I (me)(archaism)
adverb
6.
certainly(archaism)
Other readings:
これ《是》
これ《是れ》
これ《之》
これ《之れ》
これ《維》
これ《惟》

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to weave

noun, no-adjective
orange (fruit, colour)

conjunction
therefore, consequently, accordingly, for that reason(usually kana)
All readings:
よって《因って》
よって《仍って》
よって《依って》
よって《依て》
よって《仍て》

noun
1.
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray
2.
difference of opinion, misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement
Other readings:
行き違い【ゆきちがい】
行違い【いきちがい】
行違い【ゆきちがい】

noun, no-adjective
area, domain, territory, field, range, region, regime

noun
1.
post, official position
2.
managerial position, executive position

noun, noun (suffix)
all present, all concerned, all of us

noun
statue of Buddha, image of Buddha, Buddhist statue, Buddhist image
Other readings:
佛像【ぶつぞう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
mobilization, mobilisation

noun
1.
copybook
2.
model, pattern

noun
waiting room, anteroom, antechamber, green room
All readings:
控え室【ひかえしつ】
控室【ひかえしつ】

noun, no-adjective
pastor, minister, clergyman, reverend

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

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to yearn for, to long for, to pine for, to miss, to love dearly, to adore
2.
to follow (someone)
3.
to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to approach, to draw near, to get close
2.
to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know
All readings:
近づく【ちかづく】
近付く【ちかづく】
近付く【ちかずく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
being produced in a particular region, local specialty

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to finish, to get it over with, to conclude
2.
to settle, to pay back
3.
to get along (without something), to make do with (without)(often with で)

expression, adjective
cannot be helped, unavoidable
All readings:
やむを得ない【やむをえない】
止むを得ない【やむをえない】
已むを得ない【やむをえない】

noun
1.
lever, joystick
2.
liver(food term)
See also:肝臓

noun
1.
you (people)
interjection
2.
gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, my friends, everyone(making appeal, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
bridge building, mediation, go-between, intermediary, (through the) good offices (of someone)

Godan-bu verb
1.
to float, to be suspended
2.
to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
3.
to come to mind, to have inspiration
Other readings:
浮ぶ【うかぶ】
泛ぶ【うかぶ】[1]
泛かぶ【うかぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become misty, to become hazy(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
2.
to get blurry, to grow dim(usually kana)(esp. 翳む)
3.
to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
Other readings:
かすむ《翳む》

adjective
nimble, smart, quick
All readings:
すばしっこい
すばしこい

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant (request, wish), to answer (prayer)(esp. 叶える)
2.
to fulfill (conditions), to meet (requirements)(esp. 適える)
Other readings:
適える【かなえる】

noun
mass communication, mass media(abbreviation)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with(usually kana)
2.
to restrain, to control, to keep a check on(usually kana)
3.
to forgive, to put up with, to pardon(usually kana)
All readings:
こらえる《堪える》
こらえる《怺える》
こたえる《堪える》
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