Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
smile

na-adjective, noun
sincere, honest, faithful

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to jar, to creak, to grate(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference
Other readings:
妨碍【ぼうがい】
妨礙【ぼうがい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to sing, to chirp, to twitter(usually kana)

adverb
at a stroke, with a single swoop

noun
trouble, troubles, worry, distress, sorrows, anguish, agony, problem

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, restoration

noun, no-adjective
people, race, nation, ethnic group, ethnos

noun
1.
source (of a river), fountainhead
2.
source, origin, root

noun
nuance

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
edition, version, printing, impression, implementation (e.g. software)(ばん when a suffix)
noun
2.
plate, block, cast(also written 板)
counter
3.
editions of a publication
Other readings:
【ばん】

noun
1.
hall (dance, concert, etc.)
2.
dining area of a restaurant

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on
Other readings:
則する【そくする】

noun, auxillary suru verb
diarrhea, diarrhoea

noun, auxillary suru verb
charge, custody, safekeeping, deposit, storage

noun, na-adjective
liar, fibber
Other readings:
嘘吐き【うそつき】
嘘付き【うそつき】
ウソ付き【ウソつき】
ウソ吐き【ウソつき】
うそ付き【うそつき】
噓吐き【うそつき】
うそ吐き【うそつき】

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)
2.
to be up to the task, to come up to
3.
to compare with, to be a match (for)
4.
to commit (a crime)
5.
to require (to do)(usu. used in the negative)

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

noun
dozen(abbreviation, usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

adverb
suddenly, all of a sudden

noun
shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
All readings:
三味線【しゃみせん】
三味線【さみせん】

noun
1.
catalogue, catalog, inventory, index, list
2.
certificate indicating an impending gift

noun
public (institution)

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to perform, to play
See also:演じる

noun
elasticity, flexibility

na-adjective
plentiful, abundant, ample, lavish

noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
All readings:
他人【たにん】
他人【ひと】[1]
他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
penalty, sentence, punishment

noun, auxillary suru verb
going to work (e.g. in the morning), coming to work
See also:退社 (antonym)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary

noun, auxillary suru verb
confusion, mixing, merger

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
puncture, flat tyre (tire), blowout
2.
bursting, overflowing, being jammed (e.g. phone lines), reaching breaking point, collapse, breakdown, going bankrupt

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

noun
evidence, proof
Other readings:
證據【しょうこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
solid, robust, well-built(onomatopia)
2.
tight, taut(onomatopia)
3.
shrewd, calculating, astute(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ガッチリ

na-adjective, noun
bold, daring, audacious

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, auxillary suru verb
establishment, founding, setting (a record)

noun
1.
evil, wickedness
See also: (antonym)
2.
(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
Other readings:
【あく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
dwelling, living

noun
1.
gap, break, rift
2.
pause, interval, interruption
3.
cut, incision, notch, score
4.
end

らん
gorannasai
expression
1.
(please) look(honorific language, polite language)
2.
see(used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct)
auxiliary verb
3.
(please) try to do(honorific language, polite language, usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
All readings:
ご覧なさい【ごらんなさい】
御覧なさい【ごらんなさい】

na-adjective, noun
just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, legal, lawful

noun
father and mother, parents
All readings:
父母【ふぼ】
父母【ちちはは】
父母【ててはは】[1]
父母【かぞいろは】[1]
父母【ぶも】[1]
父母【かぞいろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
large build
See also:小柄 (antonym)
no-adjective, noun, na-adjective
2.
large pattern
See also:小柄 (antonym)

adverb, auxillary suru verb
exactly, perfectly(onomatopia)
See also:きちんと

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come back, to go back(esp. 返る)
2.
to turn over
See also:裏返る
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to become extremely, to become completely(after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る)
Other readings:
反る【かえる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make round, to roll up, to curl up
2.
to seduce, to cajole, to explain away
See also:丸め込む
3.
to round off (a fraction)
4.
to lump together(archaism)
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