Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
All readings:
はしご《梯子》
はしご《階子》
はしご《梯》
ていし《梯子》
ハシゴ

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar
auxiliary verb, Godan-u verb
2.
to fail to ..., to miss one's opportunity to ...
Other readings:
害う【そこなう】
損う【そこなう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
debate, discussion

noun
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
All readings:
百科事典【ひゃっかじてん】
百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】

noun
income and expenditure

noun, auxillary suru verb
improvement, reform

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
2.
to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
3.
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)

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
temple, sacred place, shrine, sanctuary, tabernacle

na-adjective, noun
ingenious, skillful, clever, deft

adjective
easy, simple, light(usually kana)
Other readings:
たやすい《た易い》

noun
1.
fan, enthusiast, lover (of)
2.
fan (e.g. electric)
Other readings:
フアン

noun
1.
the teaching profession
2.
education of laity (in Christianity)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down
2.
to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
3.
to make a sudden visit

noun
wholesale store, wholesale dealer, wholesaler
All readings:
問屋【とんや】
問屋【といや】

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)

noun
media

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
frame, framework
2.
border, box
3.
limit, restriction, quota
4.
category, bracket, class
5.
(broadcasting) slot
noun
6.
spool (of thread), reel
Other readings:
【わく】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs)
2.
to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
All readings:
生む【うむ】
産む【うむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
burning, combustion

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal
2.
rebounding, recoiling, repulsion
3.
rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery
Other readings:
反撥【はんぱつ】

adjective
1.
happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous(usually kana)
2.
naive
All readings:
めでたい《目出度い》[1]
めでたい《芽出度い》[1]
めでたい《愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
coeducation
See also:別学 (antonym)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
normally, habitually
All readings:
日ごろ【ひごろ】
日頃【ひごろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
assertion, declaration, affirmation

noun, auxillary suru verb
view, outlook, prospect

noun
semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train(abbreviation)(from 準急行列車, etc.)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
a long time (since the last time), first in a long time
All readings:
久しぶり【ひさしぶり】
久し振り【ひさしぶり】

noun
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
Other readings:
晴天【せいでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

no-adjective, noun
oral, verbal, spoken, parol

noun
neurosis, nervous breakdown, mental problem, identity crisis, obsession

na-adjective, noun
elaborate, delicate, exquisite

noun
show, exhibition, spectacle
All readings:
見世物【みせもの】
見せ物【みせもの】

noun
left-hand radical of a character

noun
1.
meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect
2.
goal, intent, object, aim, point(only relevant for 趣旨)
Other readings:
主旨【しゅし】

noun
1.
(TV or radio) entertainer, television personality, radio personality
2.
talent, skill
3.
talent (ancient unit of weight and currency)
See also:タラント

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
invalid, void, ineffective, unavailable
See also:有効 (antonym)

noun
hillside, mountainside

adverb
1.
still, yet(usually kana)
2.
more, still more, greater, further(usually kana)
3.
as ..., like ...(usually kana)(as なお〜ごとし)
conjunction
4.
furthermore, in addition, moreover, note that ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
なお《猶》
なお《尚お》[1]
なお《猶お》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
insect, bug

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to become frightened, to be frightened (of), to be scared (of)
Other readings:
脅える【おびえる】
悸える【おびえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
palace

noun, auxillary suru verb
taste, liking, preference

na-adjective, adverb
wet through, drenched(onomatopia)

adverb
occasionally, now and then, sometimes
Other readings:
間間【まま】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)
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