Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】

noun, no-adjective
end of term

noun, no-adjective
noble, aristocrat, peer

noun
1.
futures
2.
credit (buying)
3.
stretching
prefix
4.
total (preceding counter, unit, etc.), aggregate, gross

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.), to hang out (e.g. a banner), to fly (e.g. a flag), to hoist, to raise, to display
2.
to hold up high, to raise overhead
3.
to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to herald, to hold up (an ideal), to parade (e.g. a slogan)
4.
to publish, to print, to carry (e.g. an article)
5.
to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up
6.
to stoke (a fire), to fan (a flame)(archaism)

noun
1.
hose
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)

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

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to become emotionally attached (to), to take (to)(usually kana)
See also:懐かしい
Other readings:
なずく《懐く》[1]
なづく《懐く》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
hem, (trouser) cuff, shirttail, bottom (of a kimono), train (of a dress)
2.
bottom part, bottom edge
3.
foot (of a mountain)
4.
tips (of hair)
5.
downstream(archaism)

noun
1.
democracy, popular sovereignty
See also:主権在民
prenominal
2.
democratic

noun
interchange, service interchange
Other readings:
インター・チェンジ

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
poverty, penury, need, destitution
2.
shortage, lack, want

noun
Yang energy, spirit
See also:

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to handle, to operate (a machine, etc.), to use
2.
to deal with (an issue), to manage
3.
to treat (someone), to deal with (someone)
4.
to deal in, to carry, to sell
Other readings:
取扱う【とりあつかう】

noun, suffix
section of village

expression, adjective
cannot be helped, unavoidable
All readings:
やむを得ない【やむをえない】
止むを得ない【やむをえない】
已むを得ない【やむをえない】

noun, auxillary suru verb
exaggeration

noun
1.
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.)
2.
reception (e.g. in a hotel), front desk
3.
front office, team management(sports term)

noun
1.
treasure house, treasury
2.
financial supporter, patron, financier, backer(only relevant for かねぐら)
All readings:
金蔵【かねぐら】
金蔵【きんぞう】[2]
金庫【かねぐら】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
numerator
2.
molecule
3.
member, element

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to prosper, to flourish

noun
1.
X-ray(abbreviation)
2.
roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)

conjunction
therefore, consequently, accordingly, for that reason(usually kana)
All readings:
よって《因って》
よって《仍って》
よって《依って》
よって《依て》
よって《仍て》

noun
mountain range, mountain belt

noun
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
Other readings:
一現【いちげん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸飾り【くびかざり】
頚飾り【くびかざり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
engaging in (work), pursuing (e.g. studies), following (a profession), being involved in

suru verb (special), suffix
to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)

noun
1.
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning, phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
2.
kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Other readings:
あて字【あてじ】
宛字【あてじ】
宛て字【あてじ】
当字【あてじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
civil war, insurrection, rebellion, domestic conflict

noun, auxillary suru verb
public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to wait eagerly for, to look forward to
Other readings:
待望む【まちのぞむ】

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

noun
beach, foreshore
Other readings:
浜べ【はまべ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(suffer) deterioration, growing worse, aggravation, degeneration, corruption
Other readings:
あっ化【あっか】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to address

noun
1.
presentiment, premonition, hunch
auxillary suru verb
2.
to have a premonition, to have a hunch(usu. 予感がする)

noun
pump(also written as 喞筒)

noun, auxillary suru verb
development (of film), photographic processing

noun
1.
ambition, aspiration
2.
sinister designs, treachery

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sever, to cut off
2.
to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate
3.
to abstain (from), to give up
All readings:
断つ【たつ】
絶つ【たつ】
斷つ【たつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

counter
counter for wheels and flowers

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to become settled, to be fixed

noun
1.
public finance
2.
financial affairs, financial situation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
discussion, argument, debate

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
transfer (trains, buses, etc.), change, connection
2.
switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.), change, conversion
3.
switching (stock)(finance term)
4.
chromosomal crossover, crossing over(biology term)
See also:交差
Other readings:
乗換【のりかえ】
乗換え【のりかえ】
乗りかえ【のりかえ】
乗り替え【のりかえ】
乗替え【のりかえ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
chase, pursuit, tracking, stalking
2.
following up, tracing

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difficulty, trouble, hardship
2.
accident, disaster, danger
3.
fault, defect
4.
criticism
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