Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained
Other readings:
穢れる【けがれる】

adjective
pleasant, agreeable, comfortable, refreshing
Other readings:
心良い【こころよい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
if, in case, supposing(usually kana)

noun
1.
fault, error, mistake
2.
going poorly, being disadvantageous, being unfavorable
prefix
3.
un-, non-, an-

adjective
sleepy, drowsy
Other readings:
眠たい【ねぶたい】
睡たい【ねむたい】
睡たい【ねぶたい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
financing, loan

noun
armed might, military power, the sword, force

noun
virus
See also:ウイルス
Other readings:
ヴィールス

noun
bureaucrat, government official, bureaucracy

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
disclosure, exposure, revelation
Other readings:
曝露【ばくろ】

noun
1.
like-mindedness, (being of the) same mind, shared sentiment
2.
comrade, fellow, kindred soul

noun, auxillary suru verb
exemption, exoneration, discharge

どお
machidooshii
adjective
longed-for, anxiously awaited
Other readings:
待ち遠しい【まちどうしい】[1]
待ちどうしい【まちどうしい】[1]
待遠しい【まちどおしい】
待遠しい【まちどうしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
overflowing, flood, inundation, deluge
2.
oversupply, plethora
Other readings:
汎濫【はんらん】
はん濫【はんらん】
氾らん【はんらん】
ハンラン

adverb
1.
unwillingly, grudgingly, reluctantly(usually kana)
noun
2.
shaking head in refusal (to children)(usually kana)
interjection
3.
no!, no no!, not at all(usually kana)
All readings:
いやいや《嫌々》
いやいや《嫌嫌》
いやいや《厭々》
いやいや《厭厭》

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to try, to attempt, to have a go (at something)
Other readings:
心見る【こころみる】

interjection
1.
hey!, oi!, ahoy!
pronoun
2.
I, me(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for おい)
All readings:
おい
おおい
おーい
オイ
オーイ
オオイ

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

noun
curtain, hanging, bunting(usually kana)
Other readings:
とばり《帷》
とばり《幄》
とばり《幌》

prefix
together, mutually, fellow

adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits), elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression
2.
making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings(Buddhist term)
3.
curing illness
Other readings:
対治【たいじ】

noun
screwdriver
Other readings:
ネジ回し【ネジまわし】
螺子回し【ねじまわし】

noun
1.
pot, jar, vase
2.
dice cup
3.
depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
See also:滝壺
4.
aim, what one wants, the mark(usually kana)
See also:思うつぼ
5.
key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence(usually kana)
6.
acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point(usually kana)
7.
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)(usually kana)(often ツボ)
8.
target (when aiming an arrow)(archaism)
All readings:
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】[1]
【つほ】[1][2]
【つふ】[1][2]
ツボ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
character, traits, ethos

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
mystery, mysteriousness, secret

noun, auxillary suru verb
division(mathematics)
Other readings:
わり算【わりざん】
割算【わりざん】

noun
cheek(colloquialism, usually kana)
See also:頬っぺ
Other readings:
ほっぺた《頰っぺた》
ほっぺた《頬っ辺》
ほっぺた《頰っ辺》

noun
1.
screw(usually kana)
2.
key (of a clock, watch, etc.), spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
All readings:
ねじ《螺子》
ねじ《捻子》
ねじ《捩子》
ねじ《螺旋》
らし《螺子》
ネジ

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool
2.
to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")(in form Aを欺くB)

noun
dozen(abbreviation, usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
engineering works, civil engineering, public works

noun (suffix), prefix
... street, ... quarter, ... district

na-adjective, noun
stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded

noun
1.
one face, one surface
2.
the whole surface
3.
one aspect, one side
noun, adverbial noun
4.
(on) the other hand
5.
one broad, flat object
6.
front page (e.g. newspaper)
Other readings:
1面【いちめん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage
2.
preservation, conservation

noun, auxillary suru verb
leaving as is, leaving alone, leaving to chance, neglecting, abandoning

noun
1.
element, chemical element(chemistry term)(only relevant for 元素)
See also:化学元素
2.
(classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire)
3.
origin, source(archaism)
Other readings:
原素【げんそ】

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
tolerance, open-mindedness, forbearance, generosity, magnanimity

noun
bank clerk(abbreviation)
See also:銀行員

noun, no-adjective
boiling water

noun, noun (suffix), na-adjective
1.
authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person
counter
2.
counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
noun, na-adjective
3.
understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight
noun
4.
supernatural powers, magical powers

adverb
1.
really (seem, appear, etc.), truly, evidently(usually kana)
2.
in that way(usually kana)

noun
fate, destiny, predestination

noun
reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense
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