Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rub, to chafe
2.
to wear out, to become worn
3.
to lose one's innocence, to become sly
Other readings:
磨れる【すれる】
摩れる【すれる】
擂れる【すれる】

na-adjective, noun
vigorous, healthy, sound

adjective
1.
empty, void, vacant
2.
vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective
3.
lifeless
All readings:
虚しい【むなしい】
空しい【むなしい】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
being elected
2.
being selected (to win a prize, etc.)
3.
winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
See also:当籤

noun, auxillary suru verb
lecture attendance, auditing

noun, no-adjective
fixed date, settlement date
Other readings:
期日【きにち】
期日【ごじつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
grandiose, exaggerated
Other readings:
大袈裟【おおげさ】

noun
being too late, losing one's final chance
Other readings:
手後れ【ておくれ】
手おくれ【ておくれ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
question
2.
interpellation

conjunction
1.
moreover, furthermore(usually kana)
2.
nevertheless, and yet(usually kana)
All readings:
しかも《然も》
しかも《而も》
しかも《併も》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

prefix
gentle, affectionate

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
optical illusion, hallucination
2.
misapprehension, delusion

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to loosen, to slacken
See also:締める (antonym)
2.
to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension)
3.
to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control)
4.
to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up
5.
to make more gradual (of a slope)
Other readings:
弛める【ゆるめる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
settlement, an agreement

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
correction, revision, amendment

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
praise, glorification, extolment
Other readings:
讚美【さんび】
讃美【さんび】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.), to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd), to wedge oneself into, to squeeze oneself into, to intrude on, to interrupt
2.
to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.), to drop below
Other readings:
割込む【わりこむ】
割りこむ【わりこむ】
わり込む【わりこむ】

noun
teamwork

noun
cancer(usually kana)
Other readings:
ガン

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant, to give, to confer, to award
2.
to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)

noun
script, screenplay, scenario

noun, auxillary suru verb
presentation (e.g. of a gift)

noun
1.
first year (of an imperial era)
2.
year something (important) first happened or began

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to cramp up, to tighten, to stiffen
2.
to be insistent, to persist (in one's opinion), to stick to one's guns
3.
to act tough, to bluff, to be defiant, to be unruly
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
4.
to prop up (e.g. with a post), to support
5.
to push out (one's legs or arms), to stretch (e.g. an arm against the wall), to press
6.
to thrust (one's opponent)(sumo term)

noun
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds), fair weather, clear weather, clear sky, fair skies
Other readings:
晴天【せいでん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

noun
1.
arrow
2.
wedge, chock
Other readings:
【さ】[1]
【や】
【さ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
indication, sign, hint, presence, trend
2.
quotation (esp. stock market)
All readings:
気配【けはい】
気配【きはい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
performance (of a play, opera, etc.), staging, presentation

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

noun
sports car
Other readings:
スポーツ・カー

noun, auxillary suru verb
burn, scald(usually kana)
All readings:
やけど《火傷》
かしょう《火傷》

noun, no-adjective
long (e.g. novel, film)
Other readings:
長篇【ちょうへん】

noun, no-adjective
master's (academic degree)

suru verb (special)
to escape from, to get out

na-adjective, noun
1.
grand, magnificent, lavish, large scale, prosperous, thriving, lively
2.
forceful, powerful, vigorous

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift)
2.
to add to as support, to prop up
3.
to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
4.
to mimic, to imitate(archaism)
5.
to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby(archaism)
Other readings:
副える【そえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
private ownership

no-adjective, noun
quarterly (publication)

noun
technique, art, skill, move
Other readings:
【ぎ】
【わざ】[1]
【ぎ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
younger brother (of an older brother), younger sister (of an older sister)(archaism)
2.
youngest child(archaism)
prefix
3.
young, younger, youngest(archaism)
4.
young and beautiful, cute(archaism)
Other readings:
【おと】

しか
shikashinagara
adverb, conjunction
however, nevertheless(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかしながら《併し乍ら》
しかしながら《然し乍ら》

noun
steamship, steamboat, steamer

noun
1.
credit(abbreviation)
2.
money owed on an account, bill
3.
hot noodles in broth(abbreviation, usually kana)
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price)
suffix
5.
in the midst of(after a -masu stem)
6.
rest, rack, hanger(after a noun)
Other readings:
懸け【かけ】
【かけ】
【かけ】

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

noun
share (in a company), stock
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