Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
2.
catching up, overtaking

noun
late at night, small hours of the morning
Other readings:
夜ふけ【よふけ】
夜深け【よふけ】

noun
1.
ingredient, (raw) material, resource
2.
unprocessed timber, raw timber
3.
subject matter, topic

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.
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Ram, the Goat
2.
hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)(obsolete)
See also:未の刻
3.
south-southwest(obsolete)
4.
sixth month of the lunar calendar(obsolete)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
accommodation, reception, housing
2.
seating
3.
custody (e.g. awaiting deportation), internment
4.
admission, hospitalization
5.
entering (e.g. in dictionary)

noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(abbreviation)
See also:東琴
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
【あづま】[1]
吾妻【あずま】
吾妻【あづま】[1]
吾嬬【あずま】
吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

interjection, noun, auxillary suru verb
OK, okay
All readings:
OK【オッケー】
OK【オーケー】

noun, no-adjective
myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness

noun, auxillary suru verb
division of labour, division of labor, splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

noun
past events, bygones
All readings:
旧事【きゅうじ】
旧事【くじ】

adverb
1.
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.), daringly (doing something), deliberately, intentionally(usually kana)
2.
not necessarily, not particularly, not especially(usually kana)(used with neg. verb)
3.
definitely not(usually kana, archaism)(used with neg. verb)
Other readings:
あえて《敢て》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to shave
All readings:
剃る【そる】
剃る【する】

noun
domestic animals, livestock, cattle

noun
1.
cotton (material)
2.
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)(usually kana)(only relevant for きわた)
All readings:
木綿【もめん】
木綿【きわた】
木棉【きわた】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
See also:合わせる
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
合す【あわす】

noun
1.
pillar, post
2.
support, prop, mainstay
suffix, counter
3.
counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

noun
1.
annual tree ring, growth ring
2.
experience in life

Ichidan verb
1.
to escape (disaster, death, etc.), to be saved from, to be rescued from
2.
to avoid (e.g. punishment), to evade (e.g. responsibility), to avert, to elude, to be exempted from
All readings:
免れる【まぬがれる】
免れる【まぬかれる】

adjective
1.
noisy, loud(usually kana)
2.
annoying, troublesome, tiresome, persistent, importunate(usually kana)
3.
fussy, finicky, picky, particular, nagging, fastidious, bossy(usually kana)
interjection
4.
shut up!, be quiet!(usually kana)
All readings:
うるさい《煩い》
うるさい《五月蝿い》[1]
うるさい《五月蠅い》[1]
うるさい《煩さい》[2]
ウルサイ
うっさい
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fail, to blunder, to mess up, to screw up
2.
to be dismissed, to be fired

noun, no-adjective
1.
solid body, three-dimensional object
noun
2.
multi-storey car park(abbreviation)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.), to fold back (e.g. page)
2.
to turn back, to double back, to return
3.
to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)(computer term)
Other readings:
折返す【おりかえす】

na-adjective, noun
1.
useless, futile
2.
unnecessary, needless
3.
not on business, unrelated, unauthorised, unauthorized
4.
prohibited, banned, forbidden

conjunction, adverb
and, moreover, besides, as well as, and on top of that, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
かつ《且》

noun
1.
bar
2.
VAR

noun
size

noun
negation, denial, negative(linguistics)
Other readings:
打消し【うちけし】
打消【うちけし】

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

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
stubbornness, obstinacy, willpower, pride
noun
2.
disposition, nature
noun, no-adjective
3.
appetite, desire, greed

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

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

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
deliberation

noun
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral), hall for ceremonies, place of ceremony

adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
All readings:
憎い【にくい】
悪い【にくい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to mix, to combine, to include
2.
to exchange (words, fire, etc.)
3.
to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
Other readings:
混える【まじえる】[1]
雑える【まじえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
boom, rage, fad
noun
2.
boom, cross-arm

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to grow, to cultivate, to wear a beard

noun, auxillary suru verb
hard struggle, strenuous effort

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
advice, warning

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

noun
watt

noun
putting off, postponing

noun, na-adjective
stinginess, miser, miserliness, selfishness(also read けち)
See also:ケチ
Other readings:
悋嗇【りんしょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
bad, poor, inferior
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
delinquent, hoodlum, hooligan
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