Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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na-adjective
rough, careless, slovenly, slipshod, rude, impolite

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spring, to bound, to bounce
2.
to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
3.
to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.)
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
4.
to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
Other readings:
勢む【はずむ】

noun, no-adjective
national ownership, state ownership, government ownership

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to scatter, to disseminate (e.g. a rumor), to spread (e.g. germs), to broadcast(usually kana)
2.
to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets), to hand out freely, to spend recklessly(usually kana)
All readings:
ばらまく《ばら撒く》
ばらまく《ばら蒔く》
ばらまく《散蒔く》
ばらまく《散播く》

noun
lawn, sod, turf

noun
1.
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
See also:極楽浄土
2.
paradise, heaven on earth

noun, auxillary suru verb
meeting (face-to-face), seeing, visit, interview

prefix
the late, the deceased

noun, no-adjective
1.
living flesh, flesh and blood
2.
physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうじん)
Other readings:
生身【しょうじん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
cut, cutting
2.
haircut
3.
shuffle (cards), shuffling
noun
4.
scene, shot (in a movie)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to entertain, to make welcome(usually kana)
Other readings:
もてなす《持てなす》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to forge, to temper
2.
to drill, to train, to discipline

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
elimination, erasure, clearing, dissipating, melting away
2.
elimination (of variables)(mathematics)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to rise, to tower, to soar(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispersion, breakup, scattering, decentralization, decentralisation, distribution
2.
variance(mathematics)
3.
dispersion(chemistry term, physics term)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
2.
to intersect, to cross, to interlace
suffix, Godan-su verb
3.
... with one another, ... to each other(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
交す【かわす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
fashion, fad, vogue, craze
2.
prevalence (e.g. of a disease)

adjective
pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, refreshing
Other readings:
心良い【こころよい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
spots, speckles, mottles(usually kana)
Other readings:
ぶち《駁》
ぶち《駮》
はん《斑》
《斑》
ふち《斑》[1]
ふち《駁》[1]
ふち《駮》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
discipline, training, teaching manners(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
blood vessel, vein

noun
1.
hero, heroine, great person
2.
Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
3.
Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)(abbreviation)

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
empty stomach, hunger
See also:満腹 (antonym)

expression, suffix
things like ..., or something like that ...(often derogatory)

noun, na-adjective
hero, manly person, warrior(sometimes じょうぶ)
Other readings:
丈夫【ますらお】
益荒男【ますらお】

noun
1.
legislative bill, measure
2.
agenda item

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
distillation
Other readings:
蒸溜【じょうりゅう】
蒸餾【じょうりゅう】

adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
はかない《果敢ない》
はかない《果敢無い》
はかない《果無い》
はかない《果ない》
はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
1.
now (after such a long time), at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something), at this point of time
2.
afresh, anew, again
Other readings:
今さら【いまさら】

noun
1.
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Hare
2.
hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am)
See also:卯の刻
3.
east(obsolete)
4.
second month in the lunar calendar(obsolete)
All readings:
【う】
【ぼう】

noun
cage, pen, (jail) cell

noun
joint, seam, joining point
Other readings:
継目【つぎめ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to entrust, to leave to a person

noun
Jesus (Christ)
Other readings:
エス
イエースース[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than
See also:下回る
Other readings:
上まわる【うわまわる】
上廻る【うわまわる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
reaction, response
Other readings:
反応【はんおう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
looking away, looking aside
All readings:
よそ見【よそみ】
余所見【よそみ】

noun
1.
basis, foundation(archaism)
2.
cause

noun, auxillary suru verb
introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation

noun
clothing, costume, outfit, garment, dress
Other readings:
衣裳【いしょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
drainage, draining, pumping out (water), sewerage
2.
displacement

torishimaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to manage, to control, to supervise, to oversee, to command
2.
to crack down on, to keep under strict control, to enforce, to regulate
Other readings:
取締る【とりしまる】
取締まる【とりしまる】

adverb
1.
how, in what way(usually kana)
2.
how (much), to what extent(usually kana)
3.
however (much), no matter how(usually kana)(as いかに...も)
interjection
4.
hey, oi(archaism)

noun
arts and sciences, liberal arts

adverb, noun
1.
immediately, at once, right away, directly(usually kana)
2.
soon, before long, shortly(usually kana)
3.
easily, readily, without difficulty(usually kana)
4.
right (near), nearby, just (handy)(usually kana)
na-adjective
5.
honest, upright, frank, straightforward(usually kana)

noun
1.
post, official position
2.
managerial position, executive position

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
angle
2.
square, cube
3.
bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)
4.
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
5.
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)
6.
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
See also:元 (げん)
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