Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
hard struggle, strenuous effort

noun
putting off, postponing

noun
steam

noun, na-adjective
stinginess, miser, miserliness, selfishness(also read けち)
See also:ケチ
Other readings:
悋嗇【りんしょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to surround, to encircle, to enclose
Other readings:
取巻く【とりまく】
取りまく【とりまく】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to turn, to shift, to alter, to distract

noun
1.
verbal message, word (from someone)
2.
rumour, rumor

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
All readings:
見かける【みかける】
見掛ける【みかける】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
private ownership

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
2.
wear, durability, life(also written as 保ち)
3.
charge, expense
noun
4.
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie(literary or formal term)

noun
large amount of money, great cost
Other readings:
大金【おおがね】

noun
rule

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
immediate, prompt, quick, rapid, urgent, pressing
All readings:
早急【そうきゅう】
早急【さっきゅう】

pronoun
1.
which(usually kana)(emphatic)
interjection
2.
let me see, well now(usually kana)

noun
1.
magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor
2.
competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance), applicant-to-acceptance ratio(25% acceptance would be a 倍率 of 4)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to give(honorific language)
suffix, Godan-u verb
2.
to do ...(honorific language)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
See also:給え
Other readings:
賜う【たまう】

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
near, close by, within reach, handy
na-adjective
2.
familiar
Other readings:
手近【てじか】[2]
手近か【てぢか】[1]
手近か【てじか】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
to inherit, to succeed, to take over
Other readings:
受けつぐ【うけつぐ】

pronoun
1.
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)(usually kana, polite language)(貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males)
2.
dear (what a wife calls a husband)(only relevant for 貴方 and 貴男)
All readings:
あなた《貴方》
あなた《貴女》
あなた《貴男》

noun, no-adjective
staff member, personnel

noun
spectators, onlookers, members of the audience

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hurt, to injure, to cause pain(usu. 痛める)
2.
to harm, to damage, to spoil(usu. 傷める)
3.
to worry, to bother, to be grieved over, to afflict(usu. 痛める)
4.
to cause financial loss, to hurt one's pocket(usu. 痛める)
Other readings:
傷める【いためる】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
once, some time ago(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひところ《一ころ》

noun
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸飾り【くびかざり】
頚飾り【くびかざり】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake), to hammer in
2.
to hit (a ball, etc.), to drive, to smash
3.
to fire into (e.g. a crowd), to launch (e.g. missiles), to lob (e.g. grenades)
See also:撃ち込む
4.
to input (data), to enter
5.
to devote oneself to, to go heart and soul into, to throw oneself into, to go head over heels for
6.
to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.)(sports term)
7.
to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.), to get a blow in(martial arts)
8.
to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go), to place a stone in an opponent's formation
9.
to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form
Other readings:
打ちこむ【うちこむ】
打込む【うちこむ】
うち込む【うちこむ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...)
2.
sending, sent (by ...), sent (at ...)
3.
engine(abbreviation)
See also:発動機
counter
4.
counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches)(also ぱつ)

noun
1.
details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way(only relevant for いきさつ and けいい)
2.
longitude and latitude(only relevant for けいい)
3.
warp and weft, warp and woof(only relevant for けいい and たてぬき and たてよこ)(orig. meaning of けいい)
Other readings:
経緯【けいい】
経緯【たてぬき】
経緯【たてよこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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】

noun
1.
(animal) collar
2.
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸環【くびわ】
頸輪【くびわ】
頚輪【くびわ】

adverb, to-adverb
1.
decisively, decidedly, boldly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly(onomatopia)
2.
precisely, exactly(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズバリ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
election

na-adjective
mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly, genial, harmonious, peaceful

noun, auxillary suru verb
attack, charge, raid

noun
1.
secret intention, ulterior motive
2.
kanji "heart" radical at bottom

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
dictation, verbal statement

noun
1.
attack, offence, offense
2.
dominant partner of a homosexual relationship(usually kana, colloquialism)
See also:タチ,  受け
suffix
3.
a barrage of, a flood of
See also:質問攻め

noun
1.
(social) class
2.
rank, grade

noun, no-adjective
master's (academic degree)

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】

noun, noun (suffix)
beauty

noun
1.
listening comprehension, aural comprehension
2.
hearing what others say, gathering information, opinions, etc., public hearing
Other readings:
聴き取り【ききとり】
聞取り【ききとり】
聴取り【ききとり】

adjective
unsightly, ugly, unseemly, indecent, deplorable, disgraceful, shameful

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
guess, conjecture

noun
public discussion, public criticism, controversy

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to reflect, to throw back light

noun, no-adjective
inflation(abbreviation)

noun
order, discipline, regularity, system, method
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