Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
whirlpool, swirl, eddy, vortex, maelstrom

no-adjective, noun
1.
uncivilized, uncivilised, primitive, savage
2.
undeveloped (land), unexplored (territory, field, etc.)
3.
unbloomed (flower)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dropping out of school, withdrawing from school
2.
expulsion from school, dismissal
3.
leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

noun
1.
ambition, aspiration
2.
sinister designs, treachery

noun, auxillary suru verb
reading aloud, recitation
See also:音読

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to
2.
to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
3.
to abide by, to agree to, to consent to, to obey(archaism)
Other readings:
赴く【おもぶく】
趣く【おもむく】
趣く【おもぶく】
趨く【おもむく】
趨く【おもぶく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
collation, comparison

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become misty, to become hazy(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
2.
to get blurry, to grow dim(usually kana)(esp. 翳む)
3.
to be overshadowed, to be upstaged, to be outshone(usually kana)(esp. 霞む)
Other readings:
かすむ《翳む》

na-adjective, noun
well-known, noted, celebrated

noun
being too late, losing one's final chance
Other readings:
手後れ【ておくれ】
手おくれ【ておくれ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
health preservation, recuperation, recreation

adverb, noun
1.
one mind
2.
wholeheartedness, one's whole heart
See also:一心に

noun, auxillary suru verb
production (e.g. play), direction

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
procurement, purchase, buying(only relevant for 購買)
noun
2.
school store, co-op, school canteen, tuck shop(abbreviation)
Other readings:
校売【こうばい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.), first train, first bus
See also:終発
2.
departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

noun
1.
ceiling
2.
ceiling price, (price) ceiling

noun
tone

noun
1.
particle, atom, little piece
noun, no-adjective
2.
not at all, not the slightest(used with neg. verb, often as 微塵も〜ない)
Other readings:
微塵【びじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, na-adjective
rest, quiet, repose

noun
1.
aspect, phase, condition
2.
modality (philosophy)

noun, no-adjective
individual, one by one, separate, each
Other readings:
個個【ここ】
箇々【ここ】
箇箇【ここ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
talk, dialogue, conversation

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to learn by experience, to learn one's lesson, to learn the hard way
2.
to be discouraged (by), to have enough (of), to be disgusted (with)

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

noun
1.
net, netting
2.
web

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

noun, no-adjective
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery
See also:磁器

noun, auxillary suru verb
abstention (from voting), renunciation (of a right), withdrawal (from a contest)

noun, auxillary suru verb
temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction

noun, auxillary suru verb
strike (i.e. industrial action)

na-adjective, noun
honor, honour, credit, prestige

prefix
1.
super-, ultra-, hyper-, extreme(only relevant for ちょう)
2.
extremely, really, totally, absolutely(colloquialism)
noun (suffix)
3.
over, more than(only relevant for ちょう)(after a number or counter)
Other readings:
チョー

suffix
1.
sphere, circle, range, area, zone, bloc
noun
2.
category(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
division, splitting, sharing, distribution, dissemination, allocation

noun
ceremony

adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dump
2.
dump truck(abbreviation)

noun, no-adjective
short wave

na-adjective, noun
cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
Other readings:
残刻【ざんこく】
惨酷【ざんこく】

adjective
1.
good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable(also いい (all senses))
See also:いい
2.
sufficient, enough, ready, prepared
See also:いい
3.
profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
See also:いい
4.
OK, all right, fine, no problem(as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
See also:いい
All readings:
良い【よい】
良い【えい】[2]
善い【よい】
善い【えい】[2]
好い【よい】
好い【えい】[2]
佳い【よい】
佳い【えい】[2]
吉い【よい】
吉い【えい】[2]
宜い【よい】[1]
宜い【えい】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to break off, to come to an end, to be interrupted, to be cut short, to pause
All readings:
途切れる【とぎれる】
跡切れる【とぎれる】

noun
1.
passenger
2.
traveller, traveler, tourist
Other readings:
旅客【りょきゃく】

noun
promise, prediction(archaism)
Other readings:
兼言【かねごと】
兼ね言【かねごと】

noun, no-adjective
people, race, nation, ethnic group, ethnos

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
All readings:
背負う【せおう】
背負う【しょう】
脊負う【せおう】[1]
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to load (a gun, etc.), to charge
2.
to put into (e.g. emotion, effort)
3.
to include (e.g. tax in a sales price)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to hang over, to shroud, to enshroud, to envelop, to screen
Other readings:
籠める【こめる】
篭める【こめる】
罩める【こめる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
Japanese style
See also:洋風
2.
light wind, moderate breeze
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