Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
grasp, catch, understanding

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
independence, autonomy, self-reliance

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
taciturn, reticent, quiet, silent, untalkative

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
assassination

noun
1.
drinking straw
2.
straw
See also:藁

noun
1.
project, enterprise, business, industry, operations, venture, service
2.
act, deed, conduct(only relevant for ことわざ)
Other readings:
事業【ことわざ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained
Other readings:
穢れる【けがれる】

noun
1.
post, official position
2.
managerial position, executive position

noun
•
management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons

noun (suffix)
•
pupil in ... year, student in ... year

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
being elected
2.
being selected (to win a prize, etc.)
3.
winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
See also:当籤

noun
•
engineering works, civil engineering, public works

noun
1.
great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses
See also:寡 (antonym)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
people, folk, clique, bunch(honorific language, familiar language)
Other readings:
衆【しゅ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dependence, reliance
Other readings:
依存【いそん】

noun, no-adjective
•
common reed (Phragmites australis)(usually kana)
All readings:
あし《葦》
、
あし《蘆》
、
あし《葭》
、
あし《芦》
、
よし《葦》
、
よし《蘆》
、
よし《葭》
、
よし《芦》
、
アシ
、
ヨシ

noun
•
taste (in fashion, music, etc.), sense (e.g. of humour), flair

noun
•
individuality, personality, quirk, idiosyncrasy, character, individual characteristic

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Other readings:
化ける【ふける】

noun, no-adjective
•
solo

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
All readings:
復旧【ふっきゅう】
、
復旧【ふくきゅう】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
to be confused, to be flustered, to be at a loss(usually kana)
See also:まごまご
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
•
carpet

noun
1.
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai
2.
man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer(archaism)(only relevant for さぶらい)
Other readings:
侍【さぶらい】
、
士【さむらい】

noun
•
labour, labor, effort, toil, trouble

adverb, to-adverb
1.
gradually, by degrees, little by little, more and more, increasingly(usually kana)
noun
2.
steps, stairs, staircase, terrace
Other readings:
だんだん《段段》

noun
•
media

とし
torishimari
noun
•
control, management, supervision
Other readings:
取締まり【とりしまり】
、
取り締り【とりしまり】
、
取締り【とりしまり】
、
取締【とりしまり】

noun, no-adjective
•
required (subject)

prefix
•
the late, the deceased

na-adjective
•
gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent(usually kana)
Other readings:
きらびやか《綺羅びやか》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to enquire, to inquire, to seek information
Other readings:
問合わせる【といあわせる】
、
問合せる【といあわせる】
、
問い合せる【といあわせる】

noun
•
duty, function, office, mission, task

na-adjective, noun
•
impolite, rude
See also:失礼,  失礼

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
different opinion, objection

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain(esp. 痛む)
2.
to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged(esp. 傷む)
Other readings:
傷む【いたむ】

adverb
1.
certainly, surely, undoubtedly, evidently, really, truly(usually kana)
2.
just, precisely, exactly(usually kana)

noun
1.
clue, lead, key, trail, scent, track
2.
handhold, hold
All readings:
手がかり【てがかり】
、
手掛かり【てがかり】
、
手掛り【てがかり】
、
手懸かり【てがかり】
、
手懸り【てがかり】

noun
1.
idle complaint, grumble
noun, na-adjective
2.
moha (ignorance, folly)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
愚癡【ぐち】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, noun
1.
chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated(いき is also written as 意気)
See also:野暮 (antonym)
2.
familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
3.
considerate, understanding, sympathetic
noun, na-adjective
4.
essence, the best, the cream(only relevant for すい)
Other readings:
粋【すい】

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to drag along, to pull
2.
to force someone along
3.
to prolong, to drag out
4.
to influence strongly, to seduce
Other readings:
引ずる【ひきずる】
、
引き摺る【ひきずる】
、
引摺る【ひきずる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to repel, to drive away, to repulse, to reject
Other readings:
斥ける【しりぞける】
、
却ける【しりぞける】

noun
•
public discussion, public criticism, controversy

noun
1.
chill, the shivers, shivering fit(only relevant for さむけ)
2.
cold, coldness, cold air(usu. かんき)
All readings:
寒気【さむけ】
、
寒気【かんき】
、
寒け【さむけ】

noun
1.
intellectual, educated person
See also:知識人
2.
intelligentsia(abbreviation)

na-adjective, noun
•
irregular, unseasonable, changeable, unsettled, abnormal

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
easily, readily, quickly, flatly (refuse)(onomatopia)
2.
lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.), plainly, simply(onomatopia)
Other readings:
アッサリ

noun
•
abbreviation, acronym

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed
2.
annoyed

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
acknowledgement, acknowledgment, understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"), noting, acceptance
See also:ご了承
Other readings:
諒承【りょうしょう】
、
領承【りょうしょう】
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