Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
hard struggle, strenuous effort

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
birth
Other readings:
出生【しゅっせい】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
to be satisfying(often as 冴えない)
See also:冴えない
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
perusing as a side business, doing in addition to one's main work, running (businesses) simultaneously
noun
2.
side business, job on the side

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

counter
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

adverbial noun, noun
day and night, around the clock, always, constantly

noun
assembly hall, parliament house, diet building, capitol, houses of parliament, congress hall

noun
jeans, dungarees(abbreviation, usually kana)

taru-adjective, to-adverb
dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement, in a daze
Other readings:
茫然【ぼうぜん】
ぼう然【ぼうぜん】
惘然【ぼうぜん】
惘然【もうぜん】
ボーゼン

noun, no-adjective
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain), china, chinaware

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
usual, ordinary, normal, regular, general, common

no-adjective
domestic, domestically-produced, produced within a country

noun, auxillary suru verb
annihilation, total destruction, complete destruction, crushing defeat

noun, auxillary suru verb
changing schools

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stagnate, to be delayed, to be left undone
2.
to be overdue (of a payment), to fall into arrears, to be outstanding

noun
1.
door, gate, opening
2.
title page
Other readings:
【とびら】

adjective
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
All readings:
尊い【とうとい】
尊い【たっとい】
貴い【とうとい】
貴い【たっとい】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)

noun
1.
small change, coins
2.
small sum of money

noun
1.
hero, heroine, great person
2.
Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
3.
Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
reinforcement, augmentation, strengthening, increase, buildup

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be used to, to get accustomed to, to be in the habit of doing(usually kana)
2.
to train, to discipline, to teach manners(usually kana)
See also:躾ける
3.
to tack (in needlework), to baste(usually kana)
4.
to plant (esp. rice seedlings)(usually kana)
Other readings:
しつける《為付ける》

adverb
unconditionally, as a rule

noun, no-adjective
1.
orphan
noun
2.
person without friends(only relevant for こじ)
Other readings:
孤児【みなしご】
【みなしご】
みなし子【みなしご】

na-adjective, noun
thickheaded, insensitive, dull, thick-skinned

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
comment
2.
(blog) comment(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
occupying, having (an area) all to oneself
2.
military occupation, possession, capture, seizure

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to pluck, to pick, to tear
Other readings:
挘る【むしる】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
All readings:
早急【そうきゅう】
早急【さっきゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
exile, banishment, eviction, deportation, purge, expulsion, ousting
2.
elimination (e.g. of poverty), removal

noun
abundant harvest, bumper crop

noun, no-adjective
common reed (Phragmites australis)(usually kana)
All readings:
あし《葦》
あし《蘆》
あし《葭》
あし《芦》
よし《葦》
よし《蘆》
よし《葭》
よし《芦》
アシ
ヨシ

noun
1.
sum(mathematics)(only relevant for 和)
2.
harmony, peace(only relevant for 和)
noun, noun (prefix), no-adjective
3.
Japan, Japanese-style
Other readings:
【わ】

noun
channel (e.g. between two land masses), strait

しか
shikashinagara
adverb, conjunction
however, nevertheless(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかしながら《併し乍ら》
しかしながら《然し乍ら》

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

noun, no-adjective
low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)

noun
agricultural land, farmland

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, auxillary suru verb
rejection, negation, voting down

adverb
naturally, as a matter of course(usually kana)
Other readings:
おのずから《自ら》

noun
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.), side show, entertainment

noun
wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
All readings:
桟橋【さんばし】
桟橋【さんきょう】
棧橋【さんばし】[1]
棧橋【さんきょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

pronoun
these(usually kana)
All readings:
これら《これ等》
これら《此等》
これら《是等》
これら《此れ等》

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
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