Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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na-adjective, noun
•
nonsense, no meaning, meaningless

counter
•
the top (e.g. top ten), the best

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), disposal (e.g. weaponry), destruction
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, voiding, breaking (e.g. treaty)
3.
reversal (of an original ruling)
Other readings:
破毀【はき】

pronoun
•
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
誰【だれ】
、
誰【だあれ】
、
誰【たれ】[1]
、
誰【た】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1.
to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2.
to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave
3.
to be fit for, to be equal to
Other readings:
堪える【たえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
damage

noun
•
matter, thing, affair, circumstance
Other readings:
事がら【ことがら】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
waste (of money, time, etc.), squandering, frittering away
Other readings:
無駄使い【むだづかい】[1]
、
無駄づかい【むだづかい】
、
むだ遣い【むだづかい】
、
むだ使い【むだづかい】[1]
、
徒遣い【むだづかい】
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
bow (weapon)(ゆ is usu. a prefix)
2.
archery(only relevant for ゆみ)
3.
bow (for a violin, etc.)(only relevant for ゆみ)
Other readings:
弓【ゆ】
、
弓【きゅう】

adverb
1.
unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly(usually kana)
noun
2.
shaking head in refusal (to children)(usually kana)
interjection
3.
no!, no no!, not at all(usually kana)
All readings:
いやいや《嫌々》
、
いやいや《嫌嫌》
、
いやいや《厭々》
、
いやいや《厭厭》

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
1.
extramarital sex, affair, fooling around
2.
infidelity, wantonness, unfaithfulness, inconstancy, fickleness, caprice
Other readings:
うわ気【うわき】
、
上気【うわき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct
2.
to derive, to deduce

noun
•
exit and entrance
Other readings:
出入口【でいりぐち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
spinning (textiles)
noun
2.
spun yarn(abbreviation)
See also:紡績糸

noun, no-adjective
1.
weather, climate
See also:天気
noun
2.
disposition, temperament(obscure)
See also:気性
Other readings:
氣象【きしょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
•
cancer(usually kana)
Other readings:
ガン

noun
•
decoration

noun
1.
state, condition, circumstances, sight, spectacle
2.
the way things should be, ideal state(only relevant for ありよう)
3.
truth(only relevant for ありよう)
Other readings:
有様【ありよう】
、
有り様【ありさま】
、
有り様【ありよう】
、
あり様【ありさま】
、
あり様【ありよう】
、
有りさま【ありさま】

noun, no-adjective
1.
orbit, trajectory(astronomy term, physics term)
noun
2.
railroad track
3.
(right) track, proper course

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
reappearance, reemergence, return, revival
2.
reproduction, reenactment, recreation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
radiation, emission

suru verb (special), transitive verb
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to have, to possess, to own, to be endowed with

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
possession, owning

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
•
to inform, to report

noun, noun (suffix)
•
penalty, sentence, punishment

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:
潮【しお】
、
潮【うしお】
、
汐【しお】

noun, no-adjective
•
boiling water

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
playing (a wind instrument), blowing

noun, no-adjective
•
male (animal, plant)(usually kana)
See also:雌
Other readings:
おす《牡》
、
おん《雄》
、
おん《牡》
、
オス

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
chatting, idle talk

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
hint, suggestion

noun
1.
background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2.
background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3.
backing, support (from behind the scenes)

adjective
•
large number, innumerable, great many, immense, vast, abundant(usually kana)

noun
•
tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
Other readings:
短歌【みじかうた】

noun
1.
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus(usually kana)
2.
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)(only relevant for はちす)
See also:木槿
Other readings:
はす《藕》
、
はちす《蓮》[1]
、
ハス
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw out
2.
to drop, to toss, to dump
3.
to abandon, to neglect, to leave behind, to give up
4.
to dismiss, to fire, to expel
Other readings:
ほうり出す【ほうりだす】

prenominal, adverb
•
only, merely, but, no more than

noun
•
two persons, two people, pair, couple
All readings:
二人【ふたり】
、
二人【ににん】
、
2人【ふたり】
、
2人【ににん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

noun
•
information
Other readings:
インフォーメーション
、
インフォーメーシオン[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana 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
•
folk customs, folkways, ethnic customs

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
monopoly, monopolization, exclusivity
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
hogging, keeping to oneself
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