Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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pre-noun adjectival
1.
next (e.g. "next April"), forthcoming, coming
See also:去る (antonym)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to come, to arrive, to be due to(orig. meaning)
Other readings:
来たる【きたる】

noun
last (on the list), (at the) bottom, (in) last position, tailender
All readings:
ビリ
びり

noun, counter
1.
swing, shake, wave, swinging
noun
2.
appearance, behaviour(usually kana)
3.
pretence (pretense), show, pretending (to)(usually kana)(oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form)
noun, no-adjective
4.
going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction(usually kana)
noun
5.
move (dance), postures
6.
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up(usually kana)(oft. as フリ)
See also:前振り
7.
unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
suffix, counter
8.
counter for swords, blades, etc.
noun
9.
not wearing underwear or pants(archaism)
Other readings:
【ふり】

noun
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
御手上げ【おてあげ】

interjection
thank you
Other readings:
サンキュ
センキュー
センキュ

noun, no-adjective
depopulation

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

na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
giving in, being dented(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
All readings:
ペコペコ
ぺこぺこ

noun
1.
presentiment, premonition, hunch
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a premonition, to have a hunch(usu. 予感がする)

noun
armed might, military power, the sword, force

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to throw into disorder, to disarrange, to disturb (order, peace, etc.), to corrupt (public morals), to dishevel (hair)
Other readings:
紊す【みだす】

adverb
(a) little, somewhat, somehow(usually kana)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in(mainly used in fixed expressions and compound verbs)

noun
1.
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
See also:衣冠,  束帯
2.
crown, diadem, coronet
3.
top kanji radical(only relevant for かんむり)
4.
first verse of a haikai, etc.(only relevant for かむり)
See also:俳諧
taru-adjective, to-adverb
5.
best, peerless, first(only relevant for かん)
noun
6.
name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.(only relevant for かんむり)
All readings:
【かんむり】
【かん】
【かむり】
【かんぶり】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to bless, to show mercy to
2.
to give (money, etc.)
Other readings:
恤む【めぐむ】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
investigation, inspection, examination
2.
tune, note, melody

noun
1.
label (i.e. sticker)
2.
label (i.e. record label)(esp. レーベル)
Other readings:
レーベル

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
depression, recession, slump
See also:好況

noun, no-adjective
division (of a larger group), branch, field, class (subclass), group, category, department

noun
1.
head, chief, leader, elder
2.
the greatest of all, the most excellent

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to cross each other, to run counter to, to differ, to clash, to go awry
Other readings:
食違う【くいちがう】
くい違う【くいちがう】
食いちがう【くいちがう】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to split, to tear, to burst, to be separated, to be divided
Other readings:
割ける【さける】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to grow, to cultivate, to wear a beard

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
forcing, enforcement
na-adjective
2.
forced, enforced

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly
Other readings:
務まる【つとまる】

noun
directions, rules of use

noun
1.
screw(usually kana)
2.
key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
All readings:
ねじ《螺子》
ねじ《捻子》
ねじ《捩子》
ねじ《螺旋》
らし《螺子》
ネジ

noun
manufacturing method, recipe, formula

noun
appearance, air, condition, state, form
Other readings:
【てい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion

noun, no-adjective
commonwealth, federation of states, confederation, union
Other readings:
聯邦【れんぽう】

noun
custom, practice, convention, precedent

noun
warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
Other readings:
【くら】
【くら】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be distant
Other readings:
距たる【へだたる】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be rich in, to abound in, to be abundant in, to be full of
2.
to be rich, to be wealthy

noun, auxillary suru verb
lecture attendance, auditing

noun, auxillary suru verb
short course, training

noun
height above sea level

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to prepare, to provide
2.
to set up, to establish, to organize, to lay down (rules), to make (an excuse)

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.
motel
2.
drive-in love hotel
Other readings:
モテル

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
solitude, loneliness, isolation

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of
2.
to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid
3.
to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
Other readings:
成立つ【なりたつ】

noun
buzzer, personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)

noun, no-adjective
national border, provincial border
All readings:
国境【こっきょう】
国境【くにざかい】
国界【こっきょう】
国界【くにざかい】
国界【こっかい】[1]
国堺【こっきょう】
国堺【くにざかい】
国堺【こっかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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