Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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san
Common word
suffix
1.
Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms., -san(honorific language, familiar language)(after a person's name (or position, etc.))
See also:様 (さま)
2.
politeness marker(polite language)(usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, putting into practice, implementation
noun
2.
praxis (philosophy)
darake
Common word
noun (suffix)
1.
full of (e.g. mistakes), riddled with
2.
covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
noun
1.
trunk, torso, body, abdomen, waist
2.
plastron (in kendo), touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
3.
frame (of a drum, etc.), sound box (of a shamisen, etc.), hull (of a ship)
noun, no-adjective
1.
left-handedness, left-handed person, left-hander
See also:右利き (みぎきき)
2.
fondness for alcohol, person who is fond of alcohol, drinker
See also:左党 (さとう)
Other readings:
左利【ひだりきき】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
statue of Buddha, image of Buddha, Buddhist statue, Buddhist image
Other readings:
佛像【ぶつぞう】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
service, ministry, attendance, church work
2.
offering goods at a reduced price, providing a service for free
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed
2.
annoyed
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture
adjective
1.
smoky
2.
awkward, ill at ease
Other readings:
煙たい【けぶたい】
、烟たい【けむたい】
、烟たい【けぶたい】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
poisoning
noun (suffix)
2.
addiction
noun
1.
master (of a house, shop, etc.)
2.
husband(familiar language)
3.
sir, boss, master, governor(used to address a male patron, customer, or person of high status)
4.
patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy
See also:パトロン
Other readings:
檀那【だんな】
noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
running away from home, elopement
2.
outing, going out(archaism)
3.
becoming a Buddhist monk, entering the priesthood(archaism)
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
•
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
All readings:
幹【みき】
、幹【かん】
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the defensive
2.
passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
3.
the passive, passive voice(linguistics)
4.
ukemi (the art of falling safely)(martial arts)
Other readings:
受け身【うけみ】
noun, no-adjective
•
sincerity, true heart, devotion
All readings:
真心【まごころ】
、真心【まこころ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
tarento
Common word
noun
1.
(TV or radio) entertainer, television personality, radio personality
2.
talent, skill
3.
talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
See also:タラント
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
work (e.g. of art), production
See also:作品
noun
2.
harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield
3.
technique
adjective
1.
quick, swift, nimble, agile
2.
quick (understanding, judgement, etc.), alert, prompt
Other readings:
素速い【すばやい】
、す早い【すばやい】
、す速い【すばやい】
noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
development, exploitation
Other readings:
開発【かいほつ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
foreign currency, foreign money, foreign exchange
2.
foreign goods, imported goods
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reimbursement, compensation, reparation, indemnity
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality
2.
enhancement, improvement, enrichment, upgrading
3.
replenishment, repletion
bajji
Common word
noun
•
badge
Other readings:
バッチ[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
na-adjective, noun
•
intelligence, cleverness, innate aptitude
noun
•
model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example
All readings:
軌範【きはん】
、規範【きはん】
Godan-ru verb
1.
to pledge, to vow, to promise, to swear
2.
to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife), to share a bed
pre-noun adjectival
•
a certain ..., some ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
ある《或》
adverb
1.
soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while(usually kana)
2.
having no time to ..., with no time to ...(after the dictionary form of a verb)
All readings:
まもなく《間もなく》
、まもなく《間も無く》
noun, noun (suffix)
•
system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment
burabura
Common word
auxillary suru verb, adverb, to-adverb
1.
dangling heavily, swaying to and fro, swinging(onomatopia)
2.
strolling, rambling, roaming, wandering(onomatopia)
3.
idly, lazily, leisurely, aimlessly(onomatopia)
4.
persisting (of an illness)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ブラブラ
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