Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
circulation (money, goods, etc.), distribution
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
circulation (air, water, etc.), ventilation, flow
prenominal
3.
negotiable (e.g. shares), distributional, circulating
adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
Other readings:
とかく《左右》
noun
1.
(wrestling) ring(sumo term)
2.
forum (e.g. for discussion)
3.
sandbag, gabion
noun
1.
future, prospects, outlook
2.
journey ahead, distance yet to cover
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difficulty, trouble, hardship
2.
accident, disaster, danger
3.
fault, defect
4.
criticism
noun
•
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)(usually kana)
Other readings:
えい《鱏》
、えい《海鷂魚》
、エイ
adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
development (of film), photographic processing
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to bite off, to gnaw through
Other readings:
かみ切る【かみきる】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dressing up in fine clothes, splendid clothes, one's best clothes
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
All readings:
昼間【ひるま】
、昼間【ちゅうかん】
noun
1.
occasion, time
2.
section (of a literary work), paragraph, verse, stanza, passage
3.
season, term, holiday
4.
principle, integrity
5.
node (of a plant stem)
6.
clause(linguistics)
7.
(taxonomical) section
particle
1.
only, just, merely, simply, no more than, nothing but, alone(usually kana)
2.
as much as, to the extent of, enough to(usually kana)
noun, noun (suffix), counter
1.
class, order, rank
suffix
2.
et cetera, etc., and the like
See also:等 (など)
prefix
3.
equal, iso-
dounika
Common word
adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm(usually kana)
2.
to act frantically, to make desperate efforts(usually kana)
Other readings:
もがく《踠く》[2]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
crotch, crutch, groin, thigh
2.
fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)
Other readings:
胯【また】
、叉【また】
、俣【また】
pre-noun adjectival
•
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
1.
moat, fosse, trench, ditch(濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
2.
underground air-raid shelter, dugout(only relevant for 壕)
All readings:
壕【ごう】
、濠【ごう】
na-adjective
1.
supple, flexible, elastic(usually kana)
2.
graceful, elegant, refined(usually kana)
Other readings:
しなやか《靭やか》
、しなやか《靱やか》
shiin
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
silently (as the grave), quietly (as in death)(onomatopia)
All readings:
しーん
、しいん
、シーン
shokku
Common word
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
1.
thorn, spine, prickle
2.
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
3.
biting words
Other readings:
棘【とげ】
、トゲ
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage
2.
preservation, conservation
auxillary suru verb
1.
to be stumped, to be nonplussed, to be disconcerted, to dumbfounded
See also:閉口
2.
to be fed up with, to be tired of, to find unable to bear
3.
to wince, to shrink back, to cringe
Other readings:
ヘキエキ
noun
1.
face, official stance, public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
See also:本音
2.
ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house(only relevant for 建前 and 建て前)
Other readings:
建て前【たてまえ】
、立前【たてまえ】
、立て前【たてまえ】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
Other readings:
区劃【くかく】
、區劃【くかく】
adverb
•
All readings:
しばしば《屡々》
、しばしば《屡屡》
、しばしば《屡》
、しばしば《数数》
、しばしば《数々》
、しばしば《数》
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