Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
drama, play
2.
Chinese opera

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival
2.
to outweigh, to preponderate
Other readings:
優る【まさる】

noun
1.
pity, sympathy, compassion, mercy
2.
affection, love

noun
1.
ceiling
2.
ceiling price, (price) ceiling

expression
1.
and so on, and so forth, et cetera, and such, and the like
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
comment, criticism
Other readings:
云云【うんぬん】

noun
manure, fertilizer, fertiliser, compost

noun
(water-filled) paddy field

noun
precedent, example
Other readings:
【ためし】
例し【ためし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
storage room, storeroom, lumber room
All readings:
物置【ものおき】
物置き【ものおき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
same feeling, same sentiment, same opinion, sympathy, agreement, concurrence

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
stillness, repose, standing still
See also:運動 (antonym)

noun
sunny place, in the sun
Other readings:
日なた【ひなた】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rot, to decay
2.
to die in obscurity
3.
to be forgotten with time(often in neg.)

noun, no-adjective
full moon

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to handle, to operate (a machine, etc.), to use
2.
to deal with (an issue), to manage
3.
to treat (someone), to deal with (someone)
4.
to deal in, to carry, to sell
Other readings:
取扱う【とりあつかう】

adverb
awfully, terribly(usually kana)
Other readings:
いやに《厭に》

na-adjective, noun
cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
Other readings:
残刻【ざんこく】
惨酷【ざんこく】

noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
too much, excessively, overly(usually kana)(esp. as あまりに(も))
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
All readings:
あまり《余り》
あまり《餘り》[1]
あんまり《余り》
あんまり《餘り》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective
prior, beforehand, in advance, before the fact, ex ante(often as 事前に)
See also:事後

noun
class, level, stratum, layer, hierarchy

na-adjective, noun
nonsense, no meaning, meaningless

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret
2.
to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled(colloquialism)

noun
1.
Japanese style
See also:洋風
2.
light wind, moderate breeze

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

Godan-su verb
1.
to exhaust, to run out
2.
to devote, to serve (a person), to befriend
auxiliary verb
3.
to do to exhaustion
Other readings:
尽す【つくす】
盡す【つくす】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
(photographic) negative(abbreviation)

noun
1.
rear, rear unit guard
2.
anchor (man)

pre-noun adjectival
all, every(usually kana)
All readings:
あらゆる《有らゆる》
あらゆる《凡ゆる》

noun, no-adjective
1.
duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation
no-adjective
2.
in-law, relation by marriage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to stop, to cease, to come to an end, to cut off
Other readings:
跡絶える【とだえる】

noun
1.
small change, coins
2.
small sum of money

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink

na-adjective, noun
lively, active, vigorous, animated, brisk
Other readings:
活溌【かっぱつ】

noun
cancer(usually kana)
Other readings:
ガン

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
senior, older

noun
1.
main constituent, core, nucleus
2.
subject (philosophical), protagonist
See also:客体,  主観

noun
something small, something petty, trifle
Other readings:
瑣事【さじ】

noun
joint, seam, joining point
Other readings:
継目【つぎめ】

noun, na-adjective
negligence, neglect, carelessness, procrastination

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
touch, contact

adverb, prenominal
a little, partially, somewhat, slightly, semi-, -ish, on the ... side, a short time, a while(usually kana)
Other readings:
やや《漸》

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope)
2.
to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down
3.
to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax
4.
to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt
5.
to decrease (e.g. speed)
6.
(of a market price) to go down slightly
Other readings:
弛む【ゆるむ】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to support, to maintain, to provide for
2.
to bring up, to raise, to rear, to feed
3.
to adopt (a child)
4.
to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.), to develop, to build up, to foster
5.
to recuperate (from injury, illness, etc.)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation(えん usually when a suffix)
See also:りんご園
2.
place, location
See also:学びの園
All readings:
【その】
【えん】
【その】
【えん】

no-adjective, adverb, noun
many, numerous

noun, no-adjective
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