Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adjective
desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable

na-adjective, noun
frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken
Other readings:
卒直【そっちょく】

noun
1.
calmness, composure, presence of mind
2.
stability, steadiness
Other readings:
落着き【おちつき】
落ち付き【おちつき】
落付き【おちつき】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to approach, to draw near, to get close
2.
to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know
All readings:
近づく【ちかづく】
近付く【ちかづく】
近付く【ちかずく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
weather, climate
See also:天気
noun
2.
disposition, temperament(obscure)
See also:気性
Other readings:
氣象【きしょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
usual, ordinary, normal, regular, general, common

noun
1.
face
2.
surface
3.
mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)(only relevant for おもて and もて)
All readings:
【おもて】
【おも】
【も】[1]
【もて】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective
plentiful, abundant, ample, lavish

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.)
noun
2.
roadside restaurant, rest stop

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt (and become soft or liquid)(usually kana)
2.
to be enchanted (by), to be charmed, to be bewitched(usually kana)
Other readings:
とろける《盪ける》
とろける《溶ろける》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
conversation, conference (usu. between important people), discussion, interview

noun
power, authority, jurisdiction

noun, auxillary suru verb
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.), levy

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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
fault, error, mistake
2.
going poorly, being disadvantageous, being unfavorable
prefix
3.
un-, non-, an-

to-adverb, adverb
long, drawn-out, very long
Other readings:
長長【ながなが】
永永【ながなが】
永々【ながなが】

noun
1.
blow, shock, strike, damage
2.
batting(baseball term)

na-adjective, noun
taste, palate, sense of taste

noun, auxillary suru verb
burn, scald(usually kana)
All readings:
やけど《火傷》
かしょう《火傷》

noun
plan, scheme, plot, design, project, intention, aim
Other readings:
目論み【もくろみ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to prohibit

noun, auxillary suru verb
crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary

noun
feces, excrement, shit

noun
1.
running fast, double time
2.
cantering(also 駈歩)
3.
doing things in a hurry
Other readings:
駆足【かけあし】
駈け足【かけあし】
駈足【かけあし】
かけ足【かけあし】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer
2.
to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
3.
to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet
4.
to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind

na-adjective
1.
carefree, buoyant, lighthearted, sprightly
noun
2.
ease

noun, auxillary suru verb
single word, a few words, brief comment
All readings:
一言【ひとこと】
一言【いちげん】
一言【いちごん】
ひと言【ひとこと】

noun
late at night, small hours of the morning
Other readings:
夜ふけ【よふけ】
夜深け【よふけ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
emigration, immigration(sensitive)
2.
emigrant, immigrant

noun
1.
attempt, trial, experiment
2.
endeavour (endeavor), effort, venture, initiative

na-adjective
1.
regular
noun
2.
regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.)
3.
regular (petrol, gasoline)

Godan-u verb
to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
dumbfounded, stumped, at one's wits' end, nonplussed
2.
annoyed

noun
tidying up, finishing
Other readings:
片づけ【かたづけ】

noun
1.
written language, literary language
See also:口語
2.
classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
See also:口語

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself(usually kana)
Other readings:
へりくだる《遜る》

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group
2.
sobriquet, pen-name
3.
size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
suffix
4.
suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Other readings:
【ごう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
All readings:
三味線【しゃみせん】
三味線【さみせん】

noun
1.
analogy
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
analogical reasoning, analogical inference
noun
3.
analogy(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
criticism, blame, censure, attack, reproach
Other readings:
批難【ひなん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
excavation, exhumation
2.
discovery (e.g. new talent)

adverb, auxillary suru verb
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

noun, auxillary suru verb
want, shortage, famine

noun
1.
dirt, filth, grime
2.
account (e.g. online service)(垢 is ateji)
See also:アカ

pre-noun adjectival
mere, only, just, slight(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to shake, to jolt, to rock, to swing, to sway
2.
to shake (e.g. the political world), to disturb, to shock, to upset
3.
to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)(baseball term)
Other readings:
揺さ振る【ゆさぶる】

noun
cram school, private tutoring school, juku
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