Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
tide, current
2.
sea water
3.
opportunity, chance(only relevant for しお)
4.
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater(abbreviation)(only relevant for うしお)
All readings:
【しお】
【うしお】
【しお】

expression
1.
with, by, by means of(usually kana)(usu. as をもって)
2.
because of, on account of, for, due to(usually kana)(usu. as をもって)
3.
on (a day, date), at (a time), as of (e.g. today)(usually kana)(usu. as をもって)
4.
adds emphasis to preceding word(usually kana)
expression, conjunction
5.
in addition (to being), moreover, as well as, and(usually kana)(as でもって)
6.
therefore, and so, hence(usually kana)
Other readings:
もって《以って》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
punctuation, pause, juncture
2.
end, (place to) stop
Other readings:
句切り【くぎり】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain(esp. 痛む)
2.
to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged(esp. 傷む)
Other readings:
傷む【いたむ】

noun
beak, bill(usually kana)
Other readings:
くちばし《喙》
はし《嘴》
はし《觜》

noun, no-adjective
1.
new face, newcomer, rookie, fresh recruit
2.
modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to end, to be finished, to be exhausted
2.
to die, to perish
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
3.
to do utterly, to do completely(indicates an extreme has been reached)

noun
true state, actual condition, reality

na-adjective, noun
keen, acute, heartfelt

noun, auxillary suru verb
reform, reformation, reorganization

adverb
often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly(usually kana, onomatopia)
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》

expression
to be, to exist(polite language, usually kana)
See also:御座る
All readings:
ございます《御座います》
ございます《ご座います》

noun, auxillary suru verb
confrontation, showdown

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to split, to tear, to burst, to be separated, to be divided
Other readings:
割ける【さける】

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》

noun, auxillary suru verb
relief, rescue

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage
2.
bleeding money, red ink, selling below cost

adjective
tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
preceding, going first, leading, going ahead, taking priority

noun, auxillary suru verb
same feeling, same sentiment, same opinion, sympathy, agreement, concurrence

noun, auxillary suru verb
collation, comparison

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to go out of use, to become obsolete, to die out, to go out of fashion
Other readings:
頽れる【すたれる】

taru-adjective, to-adverb
dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement, in a daze
Other readings:
茫然【ぼうぜん】
ぼう然【ぼうぜん】
惘然【ぼうぜん】
惘然【もうぜん】
ボーゼン

noun
thing that should be (carefully) avoided, no-no, thing to definitely not do, something forbidden, taboo

noun
tuberculosis, tubercule

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
All readings:
傾く【かたむく】
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
supply, supplying, replenishment

na-adjective, noun
uncertain, vague, ambiguous(onomatopia)

noun
nephew
See also:甥御,  甥子

noun, auxillary suru verb
savings
Other readings:
儲蓄【ちょちく】

noun
1.
device, contrivance, mechanism, gadget
2.
trick, trap, calculated manipulation, gambit
3.
(small) scale, half finished
4.
commencement, initiation
5.
set up, laying out, preparation
6.
challenge, attack
Other readings:
仕掛【しかけ】

noun
noted product, local specialty
See also:名物

adverb, na-adjective
intently, single-mindedly, devotedly, solely, earnestly, with all one's heart(usually kana)
All readings:
ひたすら《只管》
ひたすら《一向》
ひたすら《頓》

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through(usually kana)
2.
to dive (into or under the water)(usually kana)
3.
to evade, to get around, to slip past(usually kana)
4.
to survive, to surmount(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity), communication, delivery, conveyance, transfer, relay, propagation, conduction

noun, auxillary suru verb
limit, localize, localise

noun, auxillary suru verb
scoring, score, points made, marks obtained, goals, runs
See also:失点 (antonym)

interjection
1.
ah!, oh!, alas!(usually kana)(also written as 於乎, 於戯, 嗟乎, 嗟夫, 吁, etc.)
2.
yes, indeed, that is correct(usually kana)
3.
aah, gah, argh(usually kana)(in exasperation)
4.
hey!, yo!(usually kana)
5.
uh huh, yeah yeah, right, gotcha(usually kana)
Other readings:
ああ《噫》[1]
ああ《嗟》[1]
あー
あぁ
アー
アア
アァ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant), to react to (something)(usually kana)
2.
to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)(usually kana)

noun
person in charge, senior staff, manager, chief, head

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation(えん usually when a suffix)
See also:りんご園
2.
place, location
See also:学びの園
Other readings:
【えん】
【その】
【えん】

particle, conjunction
1.
if, when
2.
and
particle
3.
with
4.
used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
5.
promoted pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)
See also:と金
particle
6.
indicates a question(Kyuushuu-ben (dialect))(at sentence end)

adverb, no-adjective
1.
once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-(usually kana)
2.
never yet, never before, first time, still not happened(usually kana)(used with neg. verb)
Other readings:
かつて《曾て》
かつて《都て》
かって《曾て》

noun
English letter, alphabetic character

interjection
thank you, thanks(usually kana, abbreviation)(from 有り難く)
All readings:
ありがとう《有り難う》
ありがとう《有難う》
ありがと[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
guest

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to join, to piece together, to set (bones)
2.
to graft (onto a tree)

noun, auxillary suru verb
starting (construction) work
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