Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
assembly hall, parliament house, diet building, capitol, houses of parliament, congress hall

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
massage
Other readings:
マサージュ

noun, no-adjective
1.
living flesh, flesh and blood
2.
physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうじん)
Other readings:
生身【しょうじん】

na-adjective, noun
•
well-known, noted, celebrated

noun
•
pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
to be satisfying(often as 冴えない)
See also:冴えない
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
best(only relevant for ベスト)
noun
2.
vest
Other readings:
ヴェスト

noun
•
quiz

adverb, noun
1.
immediately, at once, right away, directly(usually kana)
2.
soon, before long, shortly(usually kana)
3.
easily, readily, without difficulty(usually kana)
4.
right (near), nearby, just (handy)(usually kana)
na-adjective
5.
honest, upright, frank, straightforward(usually kana)

noun
1.
thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee
2.
breakfast (in Zen temples)(only relevant for しゅく)
Other readings:
粥【しゅく】
、
粥【かい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
coeducation
See also:別学 (antonym)

noun
•
father and mother, parents
All readings:
父母【ふぼ】
、
父母【ちちはは】
、
父母【ててはは】[1]
、
父母【かぞいろは】[1]
、
父母【ぶも】[1]
、
父母【かぞいろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
safe (e.g. choice), secure, innocuous, inoffensive
2.
acceptable, passable, satisfactory, adequate, faultless, without flaw

prenominal
•
republican, cooperative

suru verb (special), suffix
•
to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)

adverb, noun
•
before, earlier than, first, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently
Other readings:
曩に【さきに】

noun
•
bestseller
Other readings:
ベスト・セラー

noun
•
armaments, military preparations

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down
2.
to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
3.
to make a sudden visit

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to scoop, to ladle out(usually kana)
Other readings:
すくう《抄う》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
adjustment, touch up

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
production, output, turning out

noun, no-adjective
•
palace

きわる
kimariwarui
adjective
•
feeling awkward, being ashamed, being bashful
All readings:
きまり悪い【きまりわるい】
、
決まり悪い【きまりわるい】
、
決り悪い【きまりわるい】
、
極まり悪い【きまりわるい】

noun
•
torii, Shinto shrine archway

noun, na-adjective
•
extreme, extremity

adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
•
each, every(usually kana)
See also:ごとに

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in

noun
•
interchange, service interchange
Other readings:
インター・チェンジ

ひか
hikkakeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes)
2.
to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnare
3.
to cheat, to evade payment, to jump a bill
4.
to drink (alcohol)
5.
to splash someone (with)
6.
to hit the ball off the end of the bat(baseball term)
Other readings:
引っかける【ひっかける】
、
引っ懸ける【ひっかける】

na-adjective, no-adjective
•
plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward, unabashed, blatant, flagrant(usually kana)
Other readings:
あからさま《偸閑》[1]
、
あからさま《白地》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion
Other readings:
育生【いくせい】

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2.
to wash (rice)(esp. 磨ぐ)
3.
to scour, to polish, to burnish
Other readings:
磨ぐ【とぐ】
、
砥ぐ【とぐ】

noun
•
arrangement, plan, programme, program
All readings:
手はず【てはず】
、
手筈【てはず】

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
suitable, appropriate, fitting, proper
adverbial noun
2.
appropriately, accordingly, as required, at one's discretion

noun
•
monthly installment (instalment), monthly payment
See also:月払い

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
nursing, (army) nurse

noun
•
pension, guesthouse, bed and breakfast, private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)

adjective
•
cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant

noun
•
fate, destiny, predestination

adjective
•
tender-hearted, compassionate, charitable, good-hearted
Other readings:
情深い【なさけぶかい】

みあ
miawaseru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to exchange glances, to look at each other
2.
to postpone, to put off, to withhold, to abandon
3.
to contrast, to compare
Other readings:
見合せる【みあわせる】

noun
•
tower

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come back, to go back(esp. 返る)
2.
to turn over
See also:裏返る
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to become extremely, to become completely(after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る)
Other readings:
反る【かえる】
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