Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information

noun
1.
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.), tail end
2.
slope at the foot of a mountain

noun, no-adjective
privilege, special right

noun
farming, agriculture, cultivation

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to drift, to float
2.
to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air
3.
to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
4.
to wander, to walk around aimlessly
5.
to be unsteady, to be unstable(archaism)
6.
to falter, to flinch, to wince(archaism)
7.
to live in unreliable circumstances(archaism)

noun, suffix
calendar, almanac(れき when a suffix)
Other readings:
【れき】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away
2.
to be estranged

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget)
2.
to settle down (into), to be installed (in one's rightful place), to be returned (to one's original position)
3.
to settle into (one's position), to take up (a post), to occupy (a role)(esp. 納まる)
4.
to be delivered, to be paid (e.g. taxes)(only relevant for 納まる)
5.
to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be sorted, to subside (e.g. wind), to calm down, to abate(only relevant for 収まる)
See also:治まる
6.
to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer), to consent, to agree
All readings:
収まる【おさまる】
納まる【おさまる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
reimbursement, compensation, reparation, indemnity

noun
1.
heir, inheritor
2.
successor
Other readings:
後継ぎ【あとつぎ】
跡継【あとつぎ】
後継【あとつぎ】

noun
civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

noun (prefix)
1.
the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"), previous, one-time, former
2.
pre- (e.g. "premodern")(before the name of an era)
no-adjective, noun
3.
before, earlier
See also:前 (まえ)

noun
1.
equality (esp. of status, on equal terms), equivalence
na-adjective, no-adjective
2.
equivalent, equal

noun
assembly hall, parliament house, diet building, capitol, houses of parliament, congress hall

noun
1.
kindness, favor, favour, friendliness
2.
goodwill, affection, liking (for someone), love

no-adjective, na-adjective, adverb
considerably, fairly, quite(usually kana)
All readings:
かなり《可也》
かなり《可成り》
かなり《可なり》
かなり《可成》

noun, auxillary suru verb
preliminary investigation, preparation

noun, auxillary suru verb, noun (suffix), no-adjective
1.
(one's) exclusive use, private use, personal use
noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
2.
dedicated use, use for a particular purpose
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
exclusive use (of particular products), using only (e.g. a certain brand), using solely

na-adjective, noun
poor, meagre, meager, feeble, scanty, shabby, insubstantial

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting on a table, serving (at dinner)
noun
2.
waiter, waitress, waitperson, server, cabin boy, bellboy, page, pageboy
3.
office boy, office girl

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

noun
1.
viewpoint, point of view
2.
way of understanding, way of appreciating, how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)(esp. 〜の見方)

noun
form, shape, figure
Other readings:
形体【けいたい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
simple, plain
2.
modest, frugal, reserved

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to fry, to saute, to stir-fry
Other readings:
煠める【いためる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
measure, step, action

numeric
six(陸 is used in legal documents)
All readings:
【ろく】
【む】
【むう】
【ろく】
【む】
【むう】
【ろく】
【む】
【むう】

noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
仲人【ちゅうにん】
媒人【なこうど】
【なこうど】

na-adjective
1.
inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary
2.
a priori

noun
troupe, theatrical company

noun
1.
democracy, popular sovereignty
See also:主権在民
prenominal
2.
democratic

counter
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.

noun
1.
custom, convention, common practice
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
becoming accustomed (to)(archaism)

noun, no-adjective
ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down

noun
1.
little girl, maiden, young lady, female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2.
female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)(archaism)(only relevant for 少女 and しょうじょ)
All readings:
少女【しょうじょ】
少女【おとめ】
乙女【おとめ】
小女【しょうじょ】

noun
1.
gold (Au)
no-adjective, noun
2.
golden, prosperous, excellent, superb
noun
3.
money (esp. ōban coin), cash
See also:大判

noun
cemetery, graveyard
All readings:
墓地【ぼち】
墓地【はかち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
performance (of a play, opera, etc.), staging, presentation

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
independence, autonomy, self-reliance

noun, auxillary suru verb
interruption, suspension, break
Other readings:
仲断【ちゅうだん】

noun
Jesus (Christ)
Other readings:
エス
イエースース[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
bow (weapon)(ゆ is usu. a prefix)
2.
archery(only relevant for ゆみ)
3.
bow (for a violin, etc.)(only relevant for ゆみ)
Other readings:
【ゆ】
【きゅう】

noun
1.
justice, right, righteousness
2.
correct meaning, correct explanation(usu. in titles of annotated editions of Confucian classics)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget)
2.
to settle down (into), to be installed (in one's rightful place), to be returned (to one's original position)
3.
to settle into (one's position), to take up (a post), to occupy (a role)(esp. 納まる)
4.
to be delivered, to be paid (e.g. taxes)(only relevant for 納まる)
5.
to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be sorted, to subside (e.g. wind), to calm down, to abate(only relevant for 収まる)
See also:治まる
6.
to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer), to consent, to agree
Other readings:
納まる【おさまる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up
All readings:
発足【ほっそく】
発足【はっそく】
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