Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
water content, moisture, juiciness, dampness
2.
water vapor (vapour), steam(only relevant for すいき)
3.
dropsy, edema, oedema(only relevant for すいき)
All readings:
水気【みずけ】
水気【すいき】
水け【みずけ】

adjective
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
All readings:
尊い【とうとい】
尊い【たっとい】
貴い【とうとい】
貴い【たっとい】

noun
(good) result, outcome, fruits (of one's labors), product, accomplishment

suru verb (special), transitive verb
to need, to demand, to take, to require

noun, auxillary suru verb
capture, seizure

noun
1.
treasure house, treasury
2.
financial supporter, patron, financier, backer(only relevant for かねぐら)
All readings:
金蔵【かねぐら】
金蔵【きんぞう】[2]
金庫【かねぐら】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
one face, one surface
2.
the whole surface
3.
one aspect, one side
noun, adverbial noun
4.
(on) the other hand
5.
one broad, flat object
6.
front page (e.g. newspaper)
Other readings:
1面【いちめん】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
See also:既定 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
lecture attendance, auditing

noun, auxillary suru verb
victory, triumph, conquest, success, win
Other readings:
捷利【しょうり】

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sever, to cut off
2.
to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate
3.
to abstain (from), to give up
All readings:
断つ【たつ】
絶つ【たつ】
斷つ【たつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

yobitomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)
Other readings:
呼びとめる【よびとめる】
呼び留める【よびとめる】
呼止める【よびとめる】
呼留める【よびとめる】

noun
influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy

adverb, to-adverb
deliberately, carefully, thoroughly, without rushing(onomatopia)

noun
1.
clue, lead, key, trail, scent, track
2.
handhold, hold
All readings:
手がかり【てがかり】
手掛かり【てがかり】
手掛り【てがかり】
手懸かり【てがかり】
手懸り【てがかり】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difficulty, trouble, hardship
2.
accident, disaster, danger
3.
fault, defect
4.
criticism

noun
mechanism, organization, organisation

noun
1.
(being in) the black, surplus
See also:赤字 (antonym)
2.
black letter

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
All readings:
昼間【ひるま】
昼間【ちゅうかん】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
sound, noise, report
2.
note(music term)
3.
fame(only relevant for おと)
4.
Chinese-derived character reading(only relevant for おん)
See also:訓 (くん)
All readings:
【おと】
【ね】
【おん】

noun
script, libretto, scenario

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》

noun, auxillary suru verb
public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

noun
guest

noun
tradition, legend, folklore

noun, auxillary suru verb
specialization, specialisation

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
poverty, penury, need, destitution
2.
shortage, lack, want

noun
attitude, posture, preparedness, readiness

noun
1.
volt
2.
bolt(only relevant for ボルト)
Other readings:
ヴォルト

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)
Other readings:
逆点【ぎゃくてん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
row of houses
2.
every house, each house, every door
adverbial noun
3.
all, totally, altogether, across the board
Other readings:
軒並【のきなみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
regulation, (traffic) policing, control, restriction

noun, auxillary suru verb
collecting, gathering

noun
1.
elegance, refinement, grace, dignity
2.
aroma

na-adjective, noun
euphemistic, circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect

adverb
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
All readings:
誠に【まことに】
真に【まことに】
真に【しんに】
寔に【まことに】
洵に【まことに】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to be jealous of, to envy, to begrudge
Other readings:
嫉む【ねたむ】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
normalcy, normality, normal
See also:異常 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, retrogression, retraction
2.
recession, waning
noun
3.
backspace (key)(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
duration, continuance, survival, persistence, retention

noun
1.
time
2.
thyme
3.
time out (e.g. in sport)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to be confused, to be flustered, to be at a loss(usually kana)
See also:まごまご
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
shriek, scream

Godan-su verb
to carry through, to achieve, to complete
Other readings:
やり通す【やりとおす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
encore

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage
2.
preservation, conservation

na-adjective, noun
1.
useless, futile
2.
unnecessary, needless
3.
not on business, unrelated, unauthorised, unauthorized
4.
prohibited, banned, forbidden

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be disordered, to be disarranged, to be disarrayed, to be disheveled, to be dishevelled
2.
to be discomposed, to be upset, to get confused, to be disturbed
3.
to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
Other readings:
紊れる【みだれる】

no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
alternate, alternating, mutual, reciprocal(usu. as 〜に)
See also:交互に
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