Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
detour, roundabout way
Other readings:
遠まわり【とおまわり】

pronoun
1.
which(usually kana)(emphatic)
interjection
2.
let me see, well now(usually kana)

noun
typist

noun (suffix), noun
1.
fashion, way, style, manner
2.
school (of thought)
noun (suffix)
3.
class, rank, rate(usu. after a number)
See also:一流
noun
4.
current (electrical, water, etc.), flow, stream

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tell, to inform, to announce
2.
to indicate, to signal, to mark

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
puncture, flat tyre (tire), blowout
2.
bursting, overflowing, being jammed (e.g. phone lines), reaching breaking point, collapse, breakdown, going bankrupt

noun, auxillary suru verb
exemption, exoneration, discharge

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass, to elapse, to go by
2.
to pass through, to go through
3.
to experience, to go through, to undergo
Other readings:
歴る【へる】

noun, no-adjective
sincerity, true heart, devotion
All readings:
真心【まごころ】
真心【まこころ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
label (i.e. sticker)
2.
label (i.e. record label)(esp. レーベル)
Other readings:
レーベル

noun, auxillary suru verb
application, subscription, entry (competition, raffle, etc.), enlistment

noun, no-adjective
1.
turning by hand, hand-turned, hand-cranked
noun
2.
preparations, arrangements

noun
believer, adherent, devotee

Godan-ku verb
1.
to mutter, to murmur, to grumble(usually kana)
2.
to tweet (Twitter)(usually kana)

noun
1.
end, finish, stop
2.
bounds, limits
3.
delivery date (of a futures contract)(esp. 限り,限)
4.
finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
suffix, counter
5.
counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
particle
6.
only, just(usually kana)(senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech)
7.
since, after(usually kana)(usu. in a negative sentence)
8.
remaining (in a particular state)(usually kana)
Other readings:
限り【きり】
【きり】[1]
【きり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
folk customs, folkways, ethnic customs

noun, auxillary suru verb
savings
Other readings:
儲蓄【ちょちく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, control

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
nomadism

noun, no-adjective
staff member, personnel

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
stipulation, prescription, provision, regulation, rule

noun, auxillary suru verb
sympathy, agreement with, alignment, conformity, tuning

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)
2.
setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

suffix
1.
Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.(honorific language)(after a person's name (or position, etc.))
2.
makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)(polite language)(usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-)
noun
3.
state, situation, appearance, manner
Other readings:
【さま】
【さま】

adverb
1.
already, now(usually kana)
2.
no longer, not any more(usually kana)(with negative verb)

noun (suffix)
-store, -shop
See also:土産店

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
All readings:
【その】
【えん】
【その】
【えん】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
sound, noise, report
2.
note(music term)
3.
fame(only relevant for おと)
4.
Chinese-derived character reading(only relevant for おん)
See also:訓 (くん)
All readings:
【おと】
【ね】
【おん】

noun
1.
bathing
auxillary suru verb
2.
to bathe, to take a bath, to enter a bath

na-adjective, noun
firm, strong, unbending, unyielding, uncompromising, stubborn, tough, hard-line

adverb
1.
still, yet(usually kana)
2.
more, still more, greater, further(usually kana)
3.
as ..., like ...(usually kana)(as なお〜ごとし)
conjunction
4.
furthermore, in addition, moreover, note that ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
なお《猶》
なお《尚お》[1]
なお《猶お》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
communication
Other readings:
コミュニケイション
コミニュケーション[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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)

na-adjective, noun
1.
funny, comical, humorous, laughable
2.
ridiculous, silly, absurd

noun
shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
Other readings:
【たて】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become blunt, to grow dull
2.
to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
All readings:
鈍る【にぶる】
鈍る【なまる】

noun
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
All readings:
【みき】
【かん】

na-adjective, noun
1.
monotony, monotone, dullness
noun, na-adjective
2.
monotone, monotonic(mathematics)

noun
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
legislation, lawmaking

noun
pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
objection, shortcomings

noun, auxillary suru verb
vote, ballot, division

pre-noun adjectival
a certain ..., some ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
ある《或》

expression, suffix
things like ..., or something like that ...(often derogatory)

らん
gorannasai
expression
1.
(please) look(honorific language, polite language)
2.
see(used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct)
auxiliary verb
3.
(please) try to do(honorific language, polite language, usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
All readings:
ご覧なさい【ごらんなさい】
御覧なさい【ごらんなさい】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn(usually kana)
2.
to begin to open, to begin to bloom(usually kana)
3.
to smile broadly, to break into a smile(usually kana)
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