Vocabulary list for JLPT N1
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noun
•
residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion
Other readings:
邸【やしき】
counter
1.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
2.
3.
counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)(archaism)
4.
counter for ranking level(sumo term)
na-adjective
•
rough (estimate, manner, etc.), crude, broad, loose, careless (work)
All readings:
大雑把【おおざっぱ】
、大ざっぱ【おおざっぱ】
adjective
•
brilliant, splendid, glorious, magnificent, spectacular
Other readings:
花々しい【はなばなしい】
、花花しい【はなばなしい】
、華華しい【はなばなしい】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn up, to roll up (e.g. sleeves)(usually kana)
auxiliary verb, Godan-ru verb
2.
to do over and over again, to do relentlessly, to do with reckless abandon(usually kana)
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
3.
to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.), to come from behind(slang, usually kana)
na-adjective, noun
•
rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty, imprudent
Other readings:
軽卒【けいそつ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to visit, to call on
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
2.
to arrive, to come, to appear
Other readings:
訪れる【おとづれる】
janpaa
Common word
noun
1.
(short) jacket, blouson, windbreaker, jumper
2.
ski jumper, jumping event athlete(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
3.
jumper lead, jumper wire(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
Other readings:
ジャンパ
、ジャンバー
noun
1.
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end
2.
slope at the foot of a mountain
noun
•
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
Other readings:
一現【いちげん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
adjective
•
unsatisfying, disappointing, abrupt, not enough, too quick, too short, over too soon(usually kana)
noun
1.
allotment, assignment, allocation, quota, rationing
2.
allocation(computer term)
Other readings:
割当て【わりあて】
、割当【わりあて】
、割当【かっとう】
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to write down (what someone says), to take down dictation, to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
2.
to copy out (a text)
Other readings:
書取る【かきとる】
noun
1.
trouble, bother
2.
number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.)(only relevant for てかず)
3.
number of punches (in boxing)(only relevant for てかず)
All readings:
手数【てすう】
、手数【てかず】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be based on, to take into account, to build upon, to have origin in
2.
to have one's feet firmly planted on, to plant oneself on
noun
1.
pressure, stress(physics term)
2.
pressure (e.g. political), coercion, arm-twisting
adjective
1.
seductive, carnal, enchanting
2.
troubling, difficult, thorny, hard
3.
anxious, uneasy
noun
1.
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
2.
god of thunder, god of lightning(only relevant for かみなり)
3.
anger, fit of anger(only relevant for かみなり)
All readings:
雷【かみなり】
、雷【いかずち】
、雷【いかづち】[1]
、雷【らい】
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
beginning and end
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
doing something from beginning to end, being unchanged from beginning to end
adverb
3.
from beginning to end, the whole time, throughout, consistently
na-adjective, noun
•
disastrous, tragic, miserable, wretched, pitiful, woeful
Other readings:
悲酸【ひさん】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
conversion, diversion, changeover, commutation, switchover
noun
1.
project, enterprise, business, industry, operations, venture, service
2.
Other readings:
事業【ことわざ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
outbreak, spring forth, occurrence, incidence
2.
generation (e.g. of power or heat), genesis, origin
3.
ontogeny, development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
See also:個体発生
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
procurement, purchase, buying(only relevant for 購買)
noun
2.
Other readings:
校売【こうばい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to stir, to churn, to poke (a fire), to disturb (water)
2.
to rummage around
3.
to throw into confusion, to throw into chaos, to disturb
All readings:
かき回す【かきまわす】
、掻き回す【かきまわす】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to button, to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)(usually kana)
2.
to have sex, to fuck(colloquialism)
3.
to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
4.
to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
5.
to entrap, to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)
All readings:
はめる《嵌める》
、はめる《填める》[1]
、はめる《篏める》[1]
、はめる《塡める》[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
buzaa
Common word
noun
•
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
noun
1.
whole area, whole region
noun, no-adjective
2.
stretch (of land), tract, belt, zone
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
fortune, riches
2.
goods
noun
3.
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (someone) a treat(usually kana)(esp. 奢る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to be extravagant, to live luxuriously(usually kana)
3.
to be proud, to be haughty(usually kana)(esp. 驕る 傲る)
All readings:
おごる《奢る》
、おごる《傲る》
、おごる《驕る》
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