Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis
2.
intention, intent, aim, goal
3.
premise (in logic)

adverb
awfully, terribly(usually kana)
Other readings:
いやに《厭に》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.), to avert, to divert (e.g. one's attention), to evade (e.g. a question), to change (e.g. the subject)
2.
to displease, to annoy, to offend, to upset(usu. in the negative)
3.
to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened(usually kana)

noun
Imperial Palace (of Japan), imperial residence
Other readings:
皇居【こうぎょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
property, fortune, means, assets

noun, no-adjective
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, fidelity(only relevant for じつ)
3.
content, substance(only relevant for じつ)
4.
(good) result(only relevant for じつ)
Other readings:
【じち】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon
Other readings:
口遊む【くちずさむ】
口吟む【くちずさむ】
口号む【くちずさむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
sigh
2.
grief, lamentation
All readings:
【たん】
【たん】

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
together with
2.
same
suffix
3.
both, all, neither, none(usually kana)
4.
including ...(usually kana)

noun, na-adjective
rest, quiet, repose

noun, auxillary suru verb
replenishment, supplementation, supplement, replacement, refilling

noun
1.
deadline, closing, cut-off, end(not 閉め切り, etc.)
2.
cofferdam(not 閉め切り, etc.)
no-adjective, noun
3.
closed (door, window, etc.)(not 〆切, etc.)
Other readings:
締切り【しめきり】
締切【しめきり】[1]
〆切【しめきり】
〆切り【しめきり】
乄切り【しめきり】[2]
閉め切り【しめきり】
閉切り【しめきり】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
stalk, stem

とお
toorikakaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to happen to pass by
Other readings:
通り掛かる【とおりかかる】
通り掛る【とおりかかる】

prefix
prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
division of labour, division of labor, splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

noun
1.
younger brother (of an older brother), younger sister (of an older sister)(archaism)
2.
youngest child(archaism)
prefix
3.
young, younger, youngest(archaism)
4.
young and beautiful, cute(archaism)
Other readings:
【おと】

noun
1.
(aircraft) hangar
2.
(coat) hanger
3.
hunger

まぎ
magirawashii
adjective
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words), easily mistaken, confusingly similar, misleading, equivocal, ambiguous

noun
(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor
Other readings:
言伝て【ことづて】
言づて【ことづて】

noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(abbreviation)
See also:東琴
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
【あづま】[1]
吾妻【あずま】
吾妻【あづま】[1]
吾嬬【あずま】
吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
row of houses
2.
every house, each house, every door
adverbial noun
3.
all, totally, altogether, across the board
Other readings:
軒並【のきなみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
promotion, encouragement

noun
1.
official business, government business, public business, company duties
See also:私用 (antonym)
noun, no-adjective
2.
public use, government use
See also:私用 (antonym)

noun
bank clerk(abbreviation)
See also:銀行員

noun
1.
groundwork, foundation
2.
inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in)
3.
undercoat, first coat
4.
soy sauce
See also:お下地

noun
wholesale store, wholesale dealer, wholesaler
All readings:
問屋【とんや】
問屋【といや】

noun, auxillary suru verb
stagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation, falling into arrears

uketsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to accept, to receive (an application), to take up
2.
to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.), to bear, to tolerate, to endure(usu. in the negative)
3.
to be affected by, to take damage from(usu. in the negative)
Other readings:
受けつける【うけつける】
受付ける【うけつける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
assassination

noun
1.
manufacturer (esp. a major company), producer, maker
2.
maker, device for making things
3.
person who creates things
Other readings:
メーカ

adverb
1.
quickly (esp. actions)(usually kana)
2.
suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)(usually kana)
Other readings:
さっと《颯っと》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
2.
300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)
3.
six ken (10.91 m)
Other readings:
【たん】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded with people, to be bustling with
2.
to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business

noun, no-adjective
1.
physiology
2.
menstruation, one's period, menses
See also:月経

noun
duty, function, office, mission, task

counter
counter for wheels and flowers

noun
1.
bomb
2.
alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)(usually kana)
Other readings:
バクダン

noun
woodcut, woodblock print, art print
Other readings:
板画【はんが】

noun, auxillary suru verb
repayment, reimbursement, refund, redemption

no-adjective, adverb, noun
many, numerous

na-adjective, noun
1.
chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated(いき is also written as 意気)
See also:野暮 (antonym)
2.
familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
3.
considerate, understanding, sympathetic
noun, na-adjective
4.
essence, the best, the cream(only relevant for すい)
Other readings:
【すい】

noun
articles, supplies, parts

noun
misprint

noun
1.
(being in) the black, surplus
See also:赤字 (antonym)
2.
black letter

adverb, auxillary suru verb
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs)
2.
to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
All readings:
生む【うむ】
産む【うむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
indication, denotation, designation
2.
instructions, directions
Other readings:
指示【しし】
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