Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)(archaism)

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
silently (as the grave), quietly (as in death)(onomatopia)
All readings:
しーん
、
しいん
、
シーン

no-adjective, na-adjective
•
characteristic, traditional, peculiar, inherent, native, eigen-

adjective
•
unsatisfying, disappointing, abrupt, not enough, too quick, too short, over too soon(usually kana)

suffix, counter
•
counter for questions

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sinking, foundering, going down, submersion
2.
getting dead drunk(colloquialism)
3.
having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties(colloquialism)
4.
staying in one place for a long time(slang)(backpacker slang)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
salary, pay, compensation, allowance (e.g. housing allowance), benefit, bonus(esp. 手当)
2.
medical care, treatment(esp. 手当て)
3.
advance preparation(esp. 手当て)
All readings:
手当【てあて】
、
手当て【てあて】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
borrowing(humble language, polite language)

na-adjective, noun
1.
open, unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain, frank
2.
broad, lewd, indecent, crude

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
command, direction
Other readings:
指麾【しき】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
deliberation

noun
•
remuneration, recompense, reward, toll

pre-noun adjectival
•
next (day, morning, etc.), following(usually kana)
Other readings:
あくる《翌る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adjective
•
meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
Other readings:
乏しい【ともしい】

きか
kirikaeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over
Other readings:
切替える【きりかえる】
、
切り換える【きりかえる】
、
切りかえる【きりかえる】
、
切換える【きりかえる】
、
切り変える【きりかえる】

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
absence
noun (suffix)
2.
disregard, indifference

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

noun
•
truth, real situation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to decide, to determine
2.
to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate
3.
to bring peace (to), to make peaceful

noun
1.
illness, disease
2.
bad habit, weakness, fault

よあ
yomiageru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to read out, to read aloud, to call out
2.
to finish reading, to read through
Other readings:
読上げる【よみあげる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to weaken

na-adjective, noun
•
harmonious, peaceful, happy, amicable, smooth, free from trouble

no-adjective, noun
•
married
See also:未婚 (antonym)

うと
uketomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to stop the blow
2.
to react to, to take (advice, etc.), to accept, to come to grips with
Other readings:
受けとめる【うけとめる】

noun
•
person in charge, senior staff, manager, chief, head

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
basis, foundation, grounds, authority

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
the other day, some time ago, recently
Other readings:
先達て【せんだって】

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
supplement, complement

ひお
hikiokosu
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cause, to induce, to bring about, to provoke
2.
to pull upright, to help up (e.g. a fallen person)(引き起こす, etc. only)
Other readings:
引きおこす【ひきおこす】
、
ひき起こす【ひきおこす】
、
引き起す【ひきおこす】
、
引起す【ひきおこす】
、
引起こす【ひきおこす】
、
ひき起す【ひきおこす】
、
惹き起こす【ひきおこす】
、
惹き起す【ひきおこす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lapse of memory, (something) slipping one's mind, forgetting for a moment something one knows well
All readings:
ど忘れ【どわすれ】
、
ド忘れ【ドわすれ】
、
度忘れ【どわすれ】

noun
•
whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
sympathy, empathy, response

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

Godan-su verb
1.
to exhaust, to run out
2.
to devote, to serve (a person), to befriend
auxiliary verb
3.
to do to exhaustion
Other readings:
尽す【つくす】
、
盡す【つくす】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to try, to attempt, to have a go (at something)
Other readings:
心見る【こころみる】

noun
•
model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example
All readings:
軌範【きはん】
、
規範【きはん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
delivery, issuance, handing over, granting

adverb
•
as much as possible, if possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるたけ《成るたけ》
、
なるだけ《成る丈》

noun
1.
uncleanness, impurity, defilement
2.
disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity
3.
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Other readings:
穢れ【けがれ】

noun
1.
details, particulars, whole story, sequence of events, chronology, circumstances, how it started, how things got this way(only relevant for いきさつ and けいい)
2.
longitude and latitude(only relevant for けいい)
3.
warp and weft, warp and woof(only relevant for けいい and たてぬき and たてよこ)(orig. meaning of けいい)
Other readings:
経緯【けいい】
、
経緯【たてぬき】
、
経緯【たてよこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
1.
thoughtlessly, recklessly, rashly, indiscriminately, indiscreetly, at random(usually kana)
2.
excessively, unreasonably, immoderately, absurdly(usually kana)
Other readings:
むやみに《無暗に》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
post, official position
2.
managerial position, executive position

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on
2.
to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
essential, important, crucial, vital, main
Other readings:
肝腎【かんじん】

na-adjective, noun
•
simple, plain, modest

particle, conjunction
1.
if, when
2.
and
particle
3.
with
4.
used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
5.
promoted pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)
See also:と金
particle
6.
indicates a question(Kyuushuu-ben (dialect))(at sentence end)
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