Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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adverb
1.
what, how
2.
what (a) ...!, how ...!(usually kana)(indicates surprise, admiration, etc.)
3.
surprisingly, to my amazement, believe it or not, why, ...!(usually kana)
interjection
4.
oh my, wow(usually kana)
5.
well, ..., so, ...(usually kana)(used when asking for confirmation or approval)
Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to keep, to preserve, to hold, to retain, to maintain, to sustain
Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to last, to endure, to keep well (food), to wear well, to be durable
Other readings:
保つ【もつ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
insult, affront, slight, contempt (e.g. of court)
pre-noun adjectival
1.
next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to come, to arrive, to be due to(orig. meaning)
Other readings:
来たる【きたる】
noun
1.
tactics, strategy
2.
military operation, naval operation(military)
Other readings:
策戦【さくせん】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
death, decease
2.
noun
3.
(an) out(baseball term)
tonda
Common word
pre-noun adjectival
1.
unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected
2.
terrible, awful, serious
adverb
3.
very(archaism)
noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
All readings:
気配【けはい】
、気配【きはい】
oi
Common word
interjection
1.
hey!, oi!, ahoy!
pronoun
2.
I, me(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for おい)
All readings:
おい
、おおい
、おーい
、オイ
、オーイ
、オオイ
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
Other readings:
区劃【くかく】
、區劃【くかく】
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to mend, to patch up, to repair, to fix, to darn
2.
to fix (hair, clothes, appearance etc.), to adjust, to tidy up, to groom
3.
to keep up appearances, to cover up (e.g. a mistake), to gloss over
4.
to treat (illness, injury, etc.)(archaism)
noun
1.
future, prospects, outlook
2.
journey ahead, distance yet to cover
noun
1.
request, favor, favour
2.
reliance, dependence, trust, hope
Other readings:
恃み【たのみ】
、憑み【たのみ】
na-adjective, noun
•
simple, artless, naive, unsophisticated
Other readings:
素樸【そぼく】
adverbial noun, noun
•
evening, dusk, twilight
Other readings:
夕暮【ゆうぐれ】[1]
、夕ぐれ【ゆうぐれ】
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
adverb, prenominal
•
beforehand, in advance, previously(usually kana)
adjective
1.
astringent, bitter, puckery, rough, harsh, tart
2.
austere, elegant (and unobtrusive), refined, quiet (and simple), sober, sombre, subdued, tasteful (in a quiet way), understated
3.
sour (look), glum, grim, sullen, sulky
4.
stingy, tight-fisted
Other readings:
澁い【しぶい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)(usually kana)
2.
Other readings:
とどまる《留まる》
、とどまる《停まる》
、とどまる《駐まる》
na-adjective, noun
•
solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
Other readings:
岩乗【がんじょう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to follow (road), to pursue (course), to follow up, to follow (hyperlink)(usually kana)
taru-adjective, to-adverb
•
orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
Other readings:
井然【せいぜん】
na-adjective
•
gorgeous, gaudy, dazzling, gay, resplendent(usually kana)
Other readings:
きらびやか《綺羅びやか》
noirooze
Common word
noun
•
neurosis, nervous breakdown, mental problem, identity crisis, obsession
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling
Other readings:
哺育【ほいく】
hyotto
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, award, verdict, determination
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
stagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation, falling into arrears
noun
•
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.), division, scale
All readings:
目盛り【めもり】
、目盛【めもり】
napukin
Common word
noun
1.
(table) napkin, serviette
2.
sanitary napkin, sanitary pad
Other readings:
ナフキン
adjective
1.
lowborn, humble, lowly
2.
vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile
3.
shabby
4.
greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
Other readings:
賤しい【いやしい】
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