Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
theory, reason
Other readings:
理窟【りくつ】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
a long time (since the last time), first in a long time
All readings:
久しぶり【ひさしぶり】
久し振り【ひさしぶり】

noun
1.
groundwork, foundation
2.
inclination, aptitude, elementary knowledge (of), grounding (in)
3.
undercoat, first coat
4.
soy sauce
See also:お下地

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
service, ministry, attendance, church work
2.
offering goods at a reduced price, providing a service for free

noun, auxillary suru verb
locking up (doors and windows), fastening the doors
All readings:
戸締まり【とじまり】
戸締り【とじまり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal

noun
1.
market price
2.
speculation (e.g. on stocks)
3.
reputation (according to conventional wisdom), estimation, esteem

noun
1.
source of electricity, electrical power
2.
power (button on TV, etc.)

noun
terrain, geographical features, topography
All readings:
地形【ちけい】
地形【じぎょう】

noun
1.
riches, wealth, fortune
2.
resources
3.
lottery(abbreviation)
See also:富くじ
Other readings:
富み【とみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
deliberation

noun
management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to pass (examination)

noun
shame, embarrassment, disgrace
Other readings:
【はじ】
【じょく】[2]
【はじ】
【はじ】
恥じ【はじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
suitable, appropriate, befitting, becoming, adequate, reasonable, proper
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
conjoining, association, samprayukta(Buddhist term)

noun
good fortune, happiness, blessing, good luck

na-adjective, noun
rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty, imprudent
See also:慎重 (antonym)
Other readings:
軽卒【けいそつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
mechanism, organization, organisation

noun
score, sheet music(music term)

noun, no-adjective
urban areas, the streets, town, city

Godan-u verb
1.
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled(esp. 叶う)
2.
to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with(esp. 適う)
3.
to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)(esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb)
Other readings:
適う【かなう】
敵う【かなう】

noun, no-adjective
small number, few, minority
See also:多数 (antonym)

noun
synthetic fiber, synthetic fibre, chemical fiber, chemical fibre(abbreviation)
See also:化学繊維
Other readings:
化纎【かせん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation)
2.
to pull through, to get over, to survive
3.
to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight

na-adjective, noun
showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid, gay
Other readings:
花やか【はなやか】

adverb, no-adjective, noun
1.
without change, as is(usually kana)
no-adjective, noun
2.
just like, extremely similar(usually kana)
adverb
3.
immediately, just after, without a pause(usually kana)
All readings:
そのまま《其のまま》
そのまま《その儘》
そのまま《其の儘》
そのまま《其儘》[1]
そのまんま《その儘》
そのまんま《其の儘》
そのまんま《其儘》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
art, fine arts

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding
2.
warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting
3.
refraction
4.
inflection(linguistics)

noun
boots

noun
1.
stone (of a fruit), pit, pip
2.
core (of an organization, team, etc.), nucleus, heart
noun, no-adjective
3.
nuclear weapons
See also:核兵器
noun
4.
nucleus (of an atom)(physics term)
See also:原子核
5.
nucleus (of a cell)(biology term)
See also:細胞核
6.
condensation nucleus
See also:凝結核
7.
(planetary) core(astronomy term)
8.
ring (in a cyclic compound)(chemistry term)
9.
kernel, core(mathematics)
10.
nucleus (of a cultured pearl)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

interjection
oh, ah(female term)

noun
quiz

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to make a mistake, to err
2.
to mislead, to misguide
Other readings:
謬る【あやまる】

pronoun
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
【だれ】
【だあれ】
【たれ】[1]
【た】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun, noun (prefix)
1.
drive-in (bank, cinema, etc.)
noun
2.
roadside restaurant, rest stop

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

noun
vocabulary, lexicon, lexis, terminology(linguistics)
Other readings:
語い【ごい】

adverb
1.
exactly, just, precisely(onomatopia)
See also:かっきり
2.
punctually, exactly on time(onomatopia)
See also:かっきり
Other readings:
キッカリ

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

noun
tire, tyre

noun, auxillary suru verb
exemption, exoneration, discharge

noun
earthenware pot
All readings:
【かめ】
【かめ】

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to gnaw, to nibble, to bite, to munch, to crunch(usually kana)
2.
to dabble in, to have a smattering of(usually kana)
All readings:
かじる《齧る》
かじる《噛る》
かじる《囓る》

noun
1.
lack of harmony, lack of balance, lack of coordination, malfunction
2.
ataxia(medical term)
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