Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
one's circumstances, environment, situation (in life)

noun, auxillary suru verb
plan, plot, idea, conception, vision, scheme

noun
1.
height, stature
2.
length (esp. of clothing)
3.
all (one has), everything
4.
magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
Other readings:
【たき】[2]
【たけ】[1]
【たき】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
tire, tyre

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to offer, to present, to submit, to supply
2.
to serve (food and drink)
3.
to offer (to the gods), to set up (before an alter)

na-adjective
1.
nonsensical, unreasonable, absurd, unrealistic(usually kana, yojijukugo)
2.
awfully, extremely, to excess, senseless, reckless(usually kana)
noun, na-adjective
3.
disorder, confusion, being jumbled, being mixed up(usually kana)
adverb
4.
very, extremely, excessively(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ムチャクチャ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
distribution

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quotient(mathematics)
See also:
2.
dealing, dealer, store
3.
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
noun
4.
Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
See also:

noun
outskirts, environs (of a city), surrounding area, surroundings

noun
1.
motive, incentive
2.
motif
See also:モチーフ

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

adjective
remarkable, striking, brilliant, splendid, spectacular, wonderful
All readings:
目覚ましい【めざましい】
目覚しい【めざましい】
目ざましい【めざましい】
目醒しい【めざましい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to mix, to combine, to include
2.
to exchange (words, fire, etc.)
3.
to cross (e.g. swords), to join together
Other readings:
混える【まじえる】[1]
雑える【まじえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
young bird, chick(usually kana)
2.
hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls' Festival(only relevant for ひな)
3.
green, wet behind the ears, juvenile(only relevant for ひよこ and ひよっこ)
All readings:
ひよこ《雛》
ひな《雛》
ひよっこ《雛》
ヒナ
ヒヨコ

na-adjective, no-adjective
diverse, varied
See also:一様 (antonym)

noun
finish, end, completion, result
Other readings:
仕上り【しあがり】

noun
intention, idea, inclination, wish
Other readings:
意嚮【いこう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
encouragement, spurring (on), cheering (on)

noun
1.
errand, mission, going as envoy(polite language)
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl(polite language)
3.
familiar spirit(polite language, honorific language)
Other readings:
御使い【おつかい】
お遣い【おつかい】
御遣い【おつかい】
お使【おつかい】[1]
御使【おつかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
pity, sympathy, compassion, mercy
2.
affection, love

noun, na-adjective
1.
spare time, free time, leisure
noun
2.
time (e.g. time it takes to do something)(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun, na-adjective
3.
time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave
4.
quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse)
na-adjective
5.
(being) inactive, (of one's business) slow(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun
6.
leaving, departing(only relevant for いとま)
See also:御暇
All readings:
【ひま】
【いとま】
【ひま】
【いとま】
ヒマ

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
2.
to get cross, to get sulky, to pout
Other readings:
脹れる【ふくれる】

noun
passenger
All readings:
乗客【じょうきゃく】
乗客【じょうかく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
control

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
puncture, flat tyre (tire), blowout
2.
bursting, overflowing, being jammed (e.g. phone lines), reaching breaking point, collapse, breakdown, going bankrupt

noun
ghost, specter, spectre, apparition, phantom

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
1.
circuit (electric)
2.
cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)(biology term)

noun, na-adjective
predominance, superiority, ascendancy, advantage, supremacy

noun, auxillary suru verb
mining

torishimaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to manage, to control, to supervise, to oversee, to command
2.
to crack down on, to keep under strict control, to enforce, to regulate
Other readings:
取締る【とりしまる】
取締まる【とりしまる】

noun
1.
hall (dance, concert, etc.)
2.
dining area of a restaurant

noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to entertain, to make welcome(usually kana)
Other readings:
もてなす《持てなす》

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run, to dash, to race
2.
to gallop (on horseback), to canter
3.
to advance (against one's enemy), to charge (on horseback)(archaism)
Other readings:
駈ける【かける】

noun
watt

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
colouring, coloring, colorant

noun, auxillary suru verb
support (e.g. of one's dependents), maintenance

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
preference, priority, precedence

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
falling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency
Other readings:
怠納【たいのう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
investment

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
(husband and wife) earning a living together
Other readings:
共かせぎ【ともかせぎ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
contact
2.
contact lens(abbreviation)
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