Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
beast (i.e. any animal other than man)
2.
person reborn into the animal realm(Buddhist term)
See also:畜生道
3.
brute (i.e. a contemptible human being)
interjection
4.
damn it, damn, Christ, for Christ's sake(usually kana)
Other readings:
畜生【ちきしょう】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation(えん usually when a suffix)
See also:りんご園
2.
place, location
See also:学びの園
Other readings:
【えん】
【その】
【えん】

noun
hot topic, talk of the town
Other readings:
持ちきり【もちきり】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get twisted, to get crooked, to get warped(usually kana)
2.
to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.), to become warped, to become perverse, to become contrary(usually kana)
3.
to become troubled, to become complicated, to become strained(usually kana)
All readings:
ねじれる《捩れる》
ねじれる《捻れる》
ねじれる《拗れる》
ねじれる《捻じれる》
ねじれる《捩じれる》

na-adjective, noun
grace, refinement, elegance, daintiness

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
1.
melody
2.
chime
Other readings:
メロディ
メロデー[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
harmony, accord, reconciliation, agreement

adverb, to-adverb
1.
gradually, by degrees, little by little, more and more, increasingly(usually kana)
noun
2.
steps, stairs, staircase, terrace
Other readings:
だんだん《段段》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
dictatorship, despotism

na-adjective
rough, careless, slovenly, slipshod, rude, impolite

noun
membrane, film

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be bulky, to be unwieldy, to grow voluminous(usually kana)
Other readings:
かさばる《かさ張る》

noun, auxillary suru verb
starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up
All readings:
発足【ほっそく】
発足【はっそく】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
timidly, nervously, hesitantly, trembling (with fear)(onomatopia)
All readings:
オドオド
おどおど

adverb
in a line, in a row(onomatopia)
See also:ずらり
Other readings:
ズラッと

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to be careful, to be discreet(usu. 慎む)
2.
to do in moderation, to refrain (from overdoing), to abstain(usu. 慎む)
3.
to be reverent(only relevant for 謹む)
4.
to be purified, to be chaste
Other readings:
謹む【つつしむ】
虔む【つつしむ】

noun
1.
manufacturer (esp. a major company), producer, maker
2.
maker, device for making things
3.
person who creates things
Other readings:
メーカ

noun, auxillary suru verb
transport, freight, shipping
Other readings:
運漕【うんそう】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
suitable, appropriate, befitting, becoming, adequate, reasonable, proper
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
conjoining, association, samprayukta(Buddhist term)

na-adjective, noun
yellow, amber
All readings:
黄色【きいろ】
黄色【こうしょく】
黄色【おうしょく】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose

noun
colour, color, hue, tints

noun, no-adjective
whole house, whole audience

adverb
barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty(usually kana)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)

noun
1.
fence, paling, railing
2.
fortress(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
reception, acceptance, enjoyment, being given

na-adjective, noun
1.
gloomy, dismal, miserable, melancholy
See also:陽気 (antonym)
noun
2.
spirit of yin

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to enquire, to inquire, to seek information
Other readings:
問合わせる【といあわせる】
問合せる【といあわせる】
問い合せる【といあわせる】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to end, to be finished, to be exhausted
2.
to die, to perish
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
3.
to do utterly, to do completely(indicates an extreme has been reached)

noun, auxillary suru verb
division(mathematics)
Other readings:
わり算【わりざん】
割算【わりざん】

noun, no-adjective
long way, distant place
Other readings:
遠方【おちかた】

noun
vessel, ship, shipping, seacraft

noun
one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)

noun
1.
embankment, bank
2.
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin(abbreviation)
See also:どて焼き

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to scratch, to claw
All readings:
引っかく【ひっかく】
引っ掻く【ひっかく】
引掻く【ひっかく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
inspection, reading, perusal
2.
browsing (the web)

adverb
at a glance, by accident(onomatopia)
Other readings:
チラッと
チラっと
ちらと
チラと

na-adjective, noun
solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
Other readings:
岩乗【がんじょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to be watered
2.
to profit by, to receive benefits, to receive favors (favours)
3.
to become rich, to become at ease financially
Other readings:
霑う【うるおう】

noun
1.
screw(usually kana)
2.
key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
All readings:
ねじ《螺子》
ねじ《捻子》
ねじ《捩子》
ねじ《螺旋》
らし《螺子》
ネジ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to weaken

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (make something) quiver, to shake, to tremble, to vibrate

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to address

adverb, to-adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
moving from place to place, being passed around repeatedly
2.
rolling about
All readings:
転々【てんてん】
転転【てんてん】
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