Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
large building, building with a long roof
suffix, counter
2.
counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
wish, desire, ambition

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
•
bank clerk(abbreviation)
See also:銀行員

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
relay, hook-up
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
relay broadcasting(abbreviation)

noun, noun (suffix)
•
government office, agency, board

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
urgency, emergency

noun
•
real name
Other readings:
本名【ほんめい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
conquest, subjugation, overcoming

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reference, bibliographical reference, consultation, browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer), checking out

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lay waste, to devastate, to damage
2.
to invade, to break into
3.
to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam(colloquialism, computer term)
Other readings:
荒す【あらす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
interview, audience, meeting, (viewing) party

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to pinch, to nip(usually kana)
Other readings:
つめる《抓る》
、
つめる《抓める》

noun
•
real condition, actual circumstances, actual state of affairs
Other readings:
実状【じつじょう】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to perform (a play), to play (a part), to act (a part), to commit (a blunder)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, institution
2.
installation (of a machine or equipment)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to name, to call, to christen, to term
Other readings:
名づける【なづける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
formation, combination

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
diving, submerging, going underwater

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pardon, forgiveness, forbearance

noun
1.
occasion, time
2.
section (of a literary work), paragraph, verse, stanza, passage
3.
season, term, holiday
4.
principle, integrity
5.
node (of a plant stem)
6.
clause(linguistics)
7.
(taxonomical) section

noun
•
personality, character, individuality, personhood

noun
•
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel

noun
1.
image (on a screen), picture (e.g. on a TV)
2.
video, film, footage
3.
reflection
4.
image (in one's mind), mental picture

noun
1.
place, point, part, spot, area, passage, portion(only relevant for 箇所 and 個所)
counter
2.
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
Other readings:
個所【かしょ】
、
カ所【かしょ】
、
ヶ所【かしょ】
、
か所【かしょ】
、
ヵ所【かしょ】
、
ケ所【かしょ】

adjective
•
cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ascetic practices(Buddhist term)
2.
training, practice, discipline, study
Other readings:
修行【すぎょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover

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
•
insult, affront, slight, contempt (e.g. of court)

na-adjective
•
brave, heroic, gallant

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exhibition, display

na-adjective, noun
•
overserious, deeply sincere, very earnest
Other readings:
生まじめ【きまじめ】
、
気まじめ【きまじめ】[1]
、
気真面目【きまじめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
rough sketch

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose

noun
1.
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)
2.
person singing ballads (in noh)
3.
coast (esp. as seen from the water), shore
4.
the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area(archaism)

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
incompetence, inefficiency, inability, incapacity
See also:有能 (antonym)
noun
2.
incompetent person

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
mixed race, mixed parentage(sensitive)

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
1.
to be contrary to, to be inconsistent with, to contradict(only relevant for 反する)
2.
to act contrary to (rules or guidelines), to violate, to transgress(only relevant for 反する)
3.
to oppose, to rebel, to revolt
Other readings:
叛する【はんする】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to soften, to moderate, to relieve

noun
•
court (of law), courtroom

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to pluck, to pick, to tear
Other readings:
挘る【むしる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to accustom, to train (e.g. one's ear)(esp. 慣らす)
2.
to tame, to domesticate, to train (an animal)(esp. 馴らす)
Other readings:
馴らす【ならす】

noun
•
sunny place, in the sun
Other readings:
日なた【ひなた】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
despair, hopelessness

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at
2.
to cool, to refrigerate
3.
to window-shop, to look at without buying
Other readings:
冷かす【ひやかす】[1]
、
素見す【ひやかす】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
intercom, interphone
All readings:
インターホン
、
インターフォン

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to appreciate(usually kana)
2.
to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe(usually kana)
Other readings:
いたわる《労わる》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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