Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
errand, mission, going as envoy
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl
3.
familiar spirit
See also:使い魔
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
4.
use, usage, user, trainer, tamer, charmer(often read as づかい when used as a suffix)
See also:魔法使い
All readings:
使い【つかい】
遣い【つかい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
promoting, increase, advance

noun, auxillary suru verb
entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge, trust, commission
Other readings:
委托【いたく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling

noun, noun (suffix), prefix
joint together, opposite, facing

noun
various kinds of small trees, assorted trees
All readings:
雑木【ぞうき】
雑木【ざつぼく】
雑木【ぞうぼく】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lick, to lap, to suck
2.
to taste
3.
to experience (esp. a hardship)
4.
to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate(usually kana)
5.
to lick (at, of flames), to burn
All readings:
舐める【なめる】
嘗める【なめる】
甞める【なめる】
ナメる

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leak out, to escape, to come through, to shine through, to filter out
2.
to find expression, to give vent
3.
to leak out, to be divulged, to be disclosed
4.
to be omitted, to be left out, to be excluded, to be not included
Other readings:
洩れる【もれる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
2.
to intersect, to cross, to interlace
suffix, Godan-su verb
3.
... with one another, ... to each other(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
交す【かわす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
reading aloud, recitation
See also:音読

noun
sisters
All readings:
姉妹【しまい】
姉妹【きょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
balance, difference (in price, cost), margin

noun
1.
war potential, military strength, fighting power
2.
ability (to compete), capabilities, valuable asset

noun
1.
meaning, tenor, gist
2.
effect, influence
3.
appearance, aspect
4.
grace, charm, refinement, taste, elegance
Other readings:
趣き【おもむき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pressure
2.
oppression, suppression

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
essential, important, crucial, vital, main
Other readings:
肝腎【かんじん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
prosperity, flourishing, thriving
Other readings:
繁盛【はんせい】
繁昌【はんじょう】

oshiyoseru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
押しよせる【おしよせる】

noun, no-adjective
1.
emotion, feeling
2.
atmosphere, mood, spirit
All readings:
情緒【じょうちょ】
情緒【じょうしょ】

adverb
if, in case, supposing(usually kana)

noun
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
bronze (medal)(abbreviation)(only relevant for どう)
See also:銅メダル
All readings:
【どう】
【あか】
【あかがね】
赤金【あかがね】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly
Other readings:
務まる【つとまる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
chatting, idle talk

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to hold back (e.g. emotions), to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people), to bridle
2.
to get the better of
3.
to control, to command

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to graze (e.g. bullet), to scratch, to touch lightly(usually kana)
2.
to take a percentage, to exploit, to squeeze(usually kana)
All readings:
かする《掠る》
かする《擦る》

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

noun
aluminum (Al), aluminium(abbreviation)

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
See also:傍らに
adverbial noun
2.
while (doing), in addition to, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
側ら【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun (suffix)
cost, expense

noun
1.
uncleanness, impurity, defilement
2.
disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity
3.
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Other readings:
穢れ【けがれ】

noun
calamity, disaster, misfortune

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising
Other readings:
叛乱【はんらん】

noun
place, room, margin, scope
Other readings:
餘地【よち】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to amuse oneself, to make merry

noun, no-adjective
objectivity, objective, object (philosophical)
See also:主観 (antonym)
Other readings:
客観【かっかん】
客観【かくかん】

はじ
hajimemashite
expression
How do you do?, I am glad to meet you(usually kana)
All readings:
はじめまして《初めまして》
はじめまして《始めまして》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to rest, to suspend, to give relief

adverb, noun, auxillary suru verb, to-adverb
heartbroken, crestfallen, dejected, disappointed(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ガックリ

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, hasty, offhand(usually kana)
noun
2.
impromptu skit(abbreviation)(sometimes 仁輪加 (ateji))
See also:俄狂言
3.
bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan(abbreviation, slang, usually kana)
All readings:
にわか《俄》
にわか《俄か》

noun
new moon, crescent moon
All readings:
三日月【みかづき】
三日月【みかずき】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper), carrying (e.g. a story), running (e.g. a serial), insertion (e.g. of an advertisement), printing, posting (e.g. on the web)

noun, no-adjective
1.
stroboscope, strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp
noun
2.
(camera) flash

adjective
1.
brittle, fragile, weak, frail(usually kana)
2.
tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved(usually kana)

adjective
troublesome, annoying, complicated
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