Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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adverb, no-adjective
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previously, already, for some time, for quite a while(usually kana)
All readings:
かねて《予て》
、かねて《兼ねて》
noun
1.
height, stature
2.
length (esp. of clothing)
4.
magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
Other readings:
丈【たき】[2]
、長【たけ】[1]
、長【たき】[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
2.
to pedal (e.g. bicycle)
3.
to swing (on a swing)
4.
to operate a hand pump
5.
to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
noun
1.
making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure
2.
appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)
3.
build, physique
All readings:
作り【つくり】
、造り【つくり】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to offer, to present(humble language)
2.
to set someone up in a high position, to revere at a distance
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
3.
to do respectfully(humble language)
Other readings:
奉る【まつる】
、献る【まつる】
Common word
adjective
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shabby, seedy(usually kana)
All readings:
みすぼらしい《見窄らしい》
、みすぼらしい《見すぼらしい》
noun
1.
unobstructed view, perspective, visibility, vista
2.
forecast, outlook, prospect, prediction
3.
insight, foresight
Other readings:
見透し【みとおし】
、見通【みとおし】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
dialogue, discussion, conversation, interaction
na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
taciturn, reticent, quiet, silent, untalkative
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to let leak, to reveal
2.
to wet one's pants
3.
to give utterance, to vent, to express
4.
to omit, to leave out
Other readings:
洩らす【もらす】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
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fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof
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)
eameeru
Common word
noun
•
semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train(abbreviation)(from 準急行列車, etc.)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine, to glow(only relevant for はえる)
2.
to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)(ばえる, バエる are colloquial)
Other readings:
映える【ばえる】
、栄える【はえる】
、栄える【ばえる】
、バエる
na-adjective, noun
•
cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
Other readings:
残刻【ざんこく】
、惨酷【ざんこく】
noun
1.
way of standing
2.
dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
See also:地方 (じかた)
Other readings:
立ち方【たちかた】
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be related, to be connected, to be joined together
2.
to result in, to lead to, to bring about
All readings:
結びつく【むすびつく】
、結び付く【むすびつく】
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
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dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression
Common word
adverb
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before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares
All readings:
いつの間にか【いつのまにか】
、何時の間にか【いつのまにか】
na-adjective
1.
faint, dim, weak, slight, vague, indistinct, hazy(usually kana)
2.
poor, wretched, meagre, meager, scanty(usually kana)
Other readings:
かすか《幽か》
noun
1.
passenger
2.
traveller, traveler, tourist
Other readings:
旅客【りょきゃく】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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oscillation, vibration, swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
imitation, copying
Other readings:
摸倣【もほう】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
judicial decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, decree
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to add (one thing to another), to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
Other readings:
つけ加える【つけくわえる】
、付加える【つけくわえる】
、付けくわえる【つけくわえる】
、附加える【つけくわえる】
、附け加える【つけくわえる】
noun
•
teaching, instruction, teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine
Other readings:
訓【おしえ】
expression
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(I'm fine) thank you, thanks to you, fortunately, under the gods' shadow(polite language, usually kana)
All readings:
おかげさまで《お陰様で》
、おかげさまで《お蔭様で》
、おかげさまで《お陰さまで》
、おかげさまで《御陰様で》
、おかげさまで《御蔭様で》
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to perceive, to sense, to discern
2.
to understand, to comprehend, to realize
3.
to attain enlightenment(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
覚る【さとる】
pre-noun adjectival
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satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to die out, to peter out, to become extinct
2.
to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
Other readings:
断える【たえる】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
(coming to an) agreement, consent, mutual understanding, accord, consensus
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
boiling, seething
2.
becoming heated (e.g. debate), excitement, agitation, fermentation
3.
soaring (prices), shooting up
noun
1.
wrinkle, crease(usually kana)
2.
ripple(usually kana)
Other readings:
しわ《皴》
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do
Godan-su verb, auxiliary verb
2.
to do ... completely, to do ... entirely(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
果す【はたす】
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