Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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pre-noun adjectival
main, principal, important
All readings:
主なる【おもなる】
重なる【おもなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
one face, one surface
2.
the whole surface
3.
one aspect, one side
noun, adverbial noun
4.
(on) the other hand
5.
one broad, flat object
6.
front page (e.g. newspaper)
Other readings:
1面【いちめん】

prenominal, auxillary suru verb
1.
plump, rotund, chubby
adverb, to-adverb
2.
entirely, completely, wholly
Other readings:
丸丸【まるまる】

Godan-mu verb
to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to make an effort, to be zealous

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to resemble closely

noun, auxillary suru verb
decision, determination

na-adjective, noun
1.
big, large, drastic, substantial
See also:小幅 (antonym)
noun
2.
full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
See also:小幅,  中幅
Other readings:
大巾【おおはば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
motive, incentive
2.
motif
See also:モチーフ

noun, auxillary suru verb
(foot) race, sprint(colloquialism, usually kana)

noun
personal history, career

na-adjective
strict, close, precise, scrupulous

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
undulation
2.
ups and downs, highs and lows

noun, auxillary suru verb
another meeting, meeting again, reunion

noun
1.
communism
2.
Communist Party(abbreviation)
See also:共産党

noun
majority decision, majority vote, majority rule

noun
1.
crotch, crutch, groin, thigh
2.
fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)
Other readings:
【また】
【また】
【また】

noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)(archaism)

noun
1.
passenger
2.
traveller, traveler, tourist
Other readings:
旅客【りょきゃく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
decision, determination, resolution

noun
category
Other readings:
カテゴリ
カテゴリィ[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to bring, to take, to bring about(usually kana)
All readings:
もたらす《齎す》
もたらす《齎らす》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
order, discipline, regularity, system, method

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
postpartum, after childbirth
See also:産前

noun, auxillary suru verb
opposition, rivalry, competition, antagonism

na-adjective, noun
vigorous, healthy, sound

noun
1.
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period), main road
2.
highway (e.g. to success), path (to becoming ...)

noun, auxillary suru verb
division, splitting, sharing, distribution, dissemination, allocation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
offer, tender, providing, supplying, making available, donating (blood, organs, etc.)
2.
sponsoring (a TV program)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ascetic practices(Buddhist term)
2.
training, practice, discipline, study
Other readings:
修行【すぎょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
sports car
Other readings:
スポーツ・カー

noun, auxillary suru verb
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow

noun
treaty, pact, convention, agreement

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fixing (in place), being fixed (in place), securing, anchoring, fastening down
2.
fixing (e.g. salary, capital), keeping the same
3.
fixation (histology)(biology term)
noun
4.
user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)(slang, abbreviation)
5.
user of an online handle (instead of posting anonymously)(slang, abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to congeal, to freeze

noun
1.
shock (psychological)
2.
crisis (esp. financial)
3.
shock (physical, mechanical)
4.
shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow)(medical term)

noun, no-adjective
youth, springtime of life, adolescent

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate

noun
1.
opportunity, chance
2.
trigger, cause

noun
power, authority, jurisdiction

noun, auxillary suru verb
capture, seizure

noun
shout, scream, outcry

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to write down (what someone says), to take down dictation, to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
2.
to copy out (a text)
Other readings:
書取る【かきとる】

noun
1.
subject, theme, issue, matter
2.
homework, assignment
3.
task, challenge, problem, question

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
down (opposite of up), becoming lower, being brought down, bringing down
2.
being down (e.g. with a cold)
3.
down (e.g. a system), not running (e.g. servers)(computer term)
4.
download, downstream(abbreviation, computer term)
noun
5.
down (feathers)

noun
1.
son (of others), boy, young master(honorific language)
2.
green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
Other readings:
坊っちゃん【ぼっちゃん】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to warp, to bend, to contort
2.
to be perverted, to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.), to be distorted, to be cross-grained
All readings:
歪む【ゆがむ】
歪む【いがむ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to recite, to chant
2.
to cry, to yell, to shout
3.
to advocate, to advance, to preach, to insist

noun
prosperous conditions, healthy economy
See also:不況
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