Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
【さお】

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to commit (e.g. crime), to perpetrate, to make (e.g. mistake)
2.
to break (e.g. rule), to violate, to transgress, to contravene
3.
to rape, to violate, to ravish, to deflower

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to bury, to inter, to entomb
2.
to cover up, to hush up, to shelve
Other readings:
葬る【ほうぶる】

noun
teamwork

noun, auxillary suru verb
establishment, founding, organization, organisation

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to become dim, to become blurred

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to injure, to damage, to harm, to hurt
2.
to kill
3.
to hinder, to obstruct

noun
technical skill, ability, capacity
Other readings:
伎能【ぎのう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disqualification, elimination, incapacity
2.
being unfit for one's role, being a failure

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to pass (examination)

noun (temporal)
week before last
All readings:
先々週【せんせんしゅう】
先先週【せんせんしゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
rotation (usu. on an axis), turning, spin
See also:回転

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to follow, to conform, to apply to
Other readings:
准じる【じゅんじる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect
See also:顧みる

adverb, to-adverb
1.
gradually, little by little, in a breezy manner(onomatopia)
adverb
2.
soon, before long(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
3.
here and there, scattered(onomatopia)
noun
4.
spots, dots, pimples, rash

つか
sashitsukaeru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to interfere (with), to hinder, to be hindered (from doing), to become impeded, to have difficulty, to suffer inconvenience
Other readings:
差支える【さしつかえる】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, retrogression, retraction
2.
recession, waning
noun
3.
backspace (key)(computer term)

prefix
gentle, affectionate

noun
1.
cliff, precipice
2.
precipice, brink of a dangerous situation

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to abuse (verbally), to curse at, to shout abuse at, to speak ill of

noun
putting off, postponing

noun
tumour, tumor, growth, boil, ulcer, abscess, rash, pimple(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
burying in the ground
2.
having underground deposits

noun, no-adjective
whole house, whole audience

noun
power, authority, jurisdiction

adverb
1.
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
questionable(usually kana)

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to take the name of, to call oneself
2.
to pretend, to feign, to purport

noun
engineer

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become misty, to become hazy(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
2.
to get blurry, to grow dim(usually kana)(esp. 翳む)
3.
to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
Other readings:
かすむ《翳む》

noun, auxillary suru verb
repair, improvement

noun, auxillary suru verb
equipment

noun, auxillary suru verb
totalization, totalisation, aggregation, tally (e.g. of votes), adding up, summing up

noun
1.
acid
2.
sourness, sour taste

noun, auxillary suru verb
compulsion, coercion, forcing (to do), enforcement

noun
lamp, light

noun, no-adjective
organ (of body, plant, etc.)

noun
1.
future, prospects, outlook
2.
journey ahead, distance yet to cover

noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
生死【しょうじ】

noun
1.
seal, stamp, monogram signature(only relevant for はん)
2.
judgment, judgement(only relevant for はん)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
size (of paper or books)
See also:判型
Other readings:
【ばん】

noun
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)(sports term)

noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
仲人【ちゅうにん】
媒人【なこうど】
【なこうど】

noun, auxillary suru verb
damage

noun
steam
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