Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
offering a prize, prize competition, prize, reward

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
saturation, satiation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
forwarding, sending on, redirecting (e.g. mail)
2.
deadheading (e.g. train)
See also:回送車
Other readings:
廻送【かいそう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
expansion, swelling, increase, growth
All readings:
膨張【ぼうちょう】
、
膨脹【ぼうちょう】
、
ぼう張【ぼうちょう】

noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
All readings:
めがね《眼鏡》
、
がんきょう《眼鏡》
、
メガネ

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to herd, to drive, to chase, to corral
2.
to corner, to force someone into doing
3.
to go hard, to push yourself, to make a last charge
4.
to run on (e.g. lines in printing)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going slowly

noun
•
outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area, surroundings

noun
1.
stickiness, viscosity
2.
tenacity, persistence

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, noun (suffix)
1.
gate
2.
branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master(only relevant for もん)
3.
division, phylum(biology term)(only relevant for もん)
counter
4.
counter for cannons(only relevant for もん)
All readings:
門【もん】
、
門【かど】

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
All readings:
はしご《梯子》
、
はしご《階子》
、
はしご《梯》
、
ていし《梯子》
、
ハシゴ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
restoration, return
2.
reduction, resolution, deoxidization, deoxidation(chemistry term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
change, transformation, innovation, reform, revolution, revolutionizing, upheaval
2.
Reformation

na-adjective
•
concise, brief, succinct, compact (style)

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
firmly, solidly, sturdily, strongly, toughly(onomatopia)

noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
from the beginning, from the outset, by nature(often in negative contexts)
See also:元々

noun
•
spots, speckles, mottles(usually kana)
Other readings:
ぶち《駁》
、
ぶち《駮》
、
はん《斑》
、
ふ《斑》
、
ふち《斑》[1]
、
ふち《駁》[1]
、
ふち《駮》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, no-adjective
•
several, various, divergent, conflicting, different, diverse(usually kana)
Other readings:
まちまち《区区》

noun
1.
milk
2.
breast
3.
loop(only relevant for ち)
4.
decorative bump (on a hanging bell)(only relevant for ち)
See also:梵鐘
Other readings:
乳【ち】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
Western style
See also:和風

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take into one's possession, to receive, to accept, to collect, to claim
2.
to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet), to take custody of, to adopt
3.
to leave, to go away, to withdraw, to get out
Other readings:
引取る【ひきとる】[1]
、
引きとる【ひきとる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
(outward) appearance
2.
(proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style
3.
appearances, decency, show, display
4.
lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
Other readings:
体裁【たいさい】

noun
•
wealthy person, millionaire

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
restoration, restitution, rehabilitation
All readings:
復旧【ふっきゅう】
、
復旧【ふくきゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
down (opposite of up), becoming lower, being brought down, bringing down
2.
being down (e.g. with a cold)
3.
down (e.g. a system), not running (e.g. servers)(computer term)
4.
download, downstream(abbreviation, computer term)
noun
5.
down (feathers)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pachinko, mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball
2.
slingshot, catapult
noun
3.
pistol(colloquialism)
Other readings:
ぱちんこ

noun, na-adjective
•
superiority, superior power, predominance, preponderance
See also:劣勢 (antonym)

noun
1.
lever, joystick
2.
liver(food term)
See also:肝臓

noun, no-adjective
•
military affairs

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to flatter, to soft-soap, to sweet talk, to cajole, to instigate(usually kana)

no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
•
universal, general, ubiquitous, omnipresent
See also:特殊 (antonym)
Other readings:
普偏【ふへん】[1]
、
普辺【ふへん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2.
background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3.
backing, support (from behind the scenes)

noun
•
tree, trees and shrubs

noun, no-adjective
•
administration of justice

noun
1.
gap, lag, slippage
2.
difference, discrepancy
3.
shear (e.g. shear stress)(physics term)

noun
•
one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)

adverb
•
in its entirety, whole, wholly(usually kana)
Other readings:
まるごと《丸事》[1]
、
まるごと《丸毎》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel

na-adjective, noun
•
lavish, luxurious, showy, gaudy

noun
•
section, cross section, profile

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
attention, giving one's attention, focusing

na-adjective
•
elegant
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