Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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na-adjective, noun
purity, innocence

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be furnished with, to be provided with, to be equipped with
2.
to be possessed of, to be endowed with, to be gifted with
3.
to be among, to be one of
Other readings:
具わる【そなわる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
conviction, belief, confidence

noun
agreement, rules, code, protocol, convention, bylaw

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
axis, shaft, axle
noun
2.
center, centre, focal point, key point
3.
stalk, stem
4.
hanging scroll

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
small build, small stature, petite
See also:大柄 (antonym)
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
small pattern
See also:大柄 (antonym)
Other readings:
小がら【こがら】

noun, no-adjective
just above, right overhead
Other readings:
ま上【まうえ】

na-adjective
mild, calm, gentle, quiet, congenial, amicable, amiable, friendly, genial, harmonious, peaceful

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
look, appearance
2.
spectacle, sight
3.
observation meditation(Buddhist term)
noun (suffix)
4.
outlook on ..., view of ...

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

noun
1.
tide, current
2.
sea water
3.
opportunity, chance(only relevant for しお)
4.
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater(abbreviation)(only relevant for うしお)
All readings:
【しお】
【うしお】
【しお】

noun, auxillary suru verb
elevation, rise, improvement, advancement, progress

no-adjective, noun
1.
official, governmental, formal
2.
public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common
See also: (antonym)
noun
3.
being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view(as 公にする or 公になる)
See also:公にする

noun
two persons, two people, pair, couple
All readings:
二人【ふたり】
二人【ににん】
2人【ふたり】
2人【ににん】

noun
1.
knowledge, understanding
2.
rules, regulations, guideline, directions
noun (suffix)
3.
deputy, acting

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dye, to colour, to color

noun
Japanese text, sentence in Japanese

noun
childcare worker, kindergarten teacher
See also:保育士
Other readings:
保姆【ほぼ】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
empty stomach, hunger
See also:満腹 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
Other readings:
立寄る【たちよる】
立ちよる【たちよる】

adjective
striking, remarkable, considerable

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
relief, aid, help, rescue
2.
(religious) salvation, (Christian) grace

auxillary suru verb
to be a match for, to rival, to equal, to compare with, to be equivalent to

noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
月次【つきなみ】
月次【げつじ】

noun
domestic animals, livestock, cattle

noun, no-adjective
1.
flavour, flavor, taste
2.
charm, appeal, interest, meaning, significance

na-adjective, noun
poverty-stricken, destitute, poor, penurious
Other readings:
貧之【びんぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
poor piece of work, rubbish, trash

noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
All readings:
他人【たにん】
他人【ひと】[1]
他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting face-to-face, seeing in person
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Other readings:
対面【たいめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (make something) quiver, to shake, to tremble, to vibrate

noun
1.
hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood
2.
expectation, anticipation, forecast, estimate
3.
side of a structural member
Other readings:
見込【みこみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment

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)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to engage in, to participate in, to take part in, to be involved in

pronoun
1.
which(usually kana)(emphatic)
interjection
2.
let me see, well now(usually kana)

adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
Other readings:
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
radiation, emission

noun
ferry

noun, auxillary suru verb
annihilation, total destruction, complete destruction, crushing defeat

noun
1.
platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit
2.
(ceremonial) mound
noun (suffix)
3.
world (of haiku, art, etc.), (literary) circles
noun
4.
mandala(archaism)

no-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
newly-wed, newly married

adjective
nimble, smart, quick
All readings:
すばしっこい
すばしこい
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