Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean (to one side), to incline
2.
to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on
3.
to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
Other readings:
片寄る【かたよる】

noun
hint

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
echo, reverberation
noun
2.
response, reaction, repercussions, sensation, influence

noun
origin of a word, derivation of a word, etymology
Other readings:
語原【ごげん】

noun
large amount of money, great cost
Other readings:
大金【おおがね】

no-adjective
1.
lengthy (of a book, etc.), voluminous
See also:小部 (antonym)
adverbial noun
2.
most (e.g. most part), greater, fairly, a good deal, much
Other readings:
大部【だいぶ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
learning

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bind, to file
2.
to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

noun, noun (suffix)
punishment, penalty

noun, auxillary suru verb
worship, adoration, admiration, cult

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
change, transformation, innovation, reform, revolution, revolutionizing, upheaval
2.
Reformation

noun
fat, grease, blubber, lard, suet

na-adjective, noun
frank, candid, straightforward, openhearted, direct, outspoken
Other readings:
卒直【そっちょく】

noun
1.
son (of others), boy, young master(honorific language)
2.
green young man from a well-to-do family, young man innocent of the ways of the world
Other readings:
坊っちゃん【ぼっちゃん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
capture, seizure

noun
1.
end, close, finish, termination
2.
noh dance in plain clothes(only relevant for 仕舞)
All readings:
仕舞い【しまい】
仕舞【しまい】
終い【しまい】
了い【しまい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
preceding, going first, leading, going ahead, taking priority

noun
1.
view, prospect, outlook
2.
viewing platform, overlook(abbreviation)
Other readings:
見晴し【みはらし】
見はらし【みはらし】

noun
dustpan
All readings:
ちり取り【ちりとり】
ちり取【ちりとり】
塵取り【ちりとり】

noun
(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor
Other readings:
言伝て【ことづて】
言づて【ことづて】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to disappear into, to be lost in, to slip into, to get mixed in among
2.
to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.)
3.
to be almost indistinguishable, to be confusingly similar
4.
to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.), to forget about
5.
to be distracted by, to be too absorbed in

noun
bacterium, bacteria, germ

noun
1.
intellectual, educated person
See also:知識人
2.
intelligentsia(abbreviation)

noun
antipathy, antagonism, animosity, revulsion, ill feeling

adverb
1.
expressly, especially, taking the trouble (to do), going to the trouble of (doing), going out of one's way (to do)(usually kana)
2.
intentionally, deliberately(usually kana)(used to criticize someone's actions)
Other readings:
わざわざ《態態》

prefix
original, primitive, primary, fundamental, raw

noun, auxillary suru verb
slander, bad-mouthing, abuse, insult, speaking ill (of)
All readings:
悪口【わるぐち】
悪口【わるくち】
悪口【あっこう】
惡口【わるぐち】[1]
惡口【わるくち】[1]
惡口【あっこう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript

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

noun
tradition, legend, folklore

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
1.
top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
no-adjective, noun
2.
upside-down

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon(出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2.
to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(esp. 出合う)
3.
to emerge and engage (an enemy)(only relevant for 出会う and 出合う)(often used imperatively as 出会え)
All readings:
出会う【であう】
出逢う【であう】
出合う【であう】
出遭う【であう】
出あう【であう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
nursing, care, caregiving, caring

noun
1.
cell(biology term)
2.
cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
Other readings:
細胞【さいほう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, founding
2.
incorporation (of a business)

noun
1.
movement, move, motion
2.
trend, development, change, fluctuation

noun
1.
small dining table (usu. for a single person), serving tray (with legs)
2.
meal, food, serving
See also:御膳
counter
3.
counter for bowlfuls of rice
4.
counter for pairs of chopsticks

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
equality, equal, same rights, same rank, equivalence

noun, auxillary suru verb
investment

noun
labour, labor, effort, toil, trouble

noun, noun (suffix), counter
1.
class, order, rank
suffix
2.
et cetera, etc., and the like
See also:等 (など)
prefix
3.
equal, iso-

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, retrogression, retraction
2.
recession, waning
noun
3.
backspace (key)(computer term)

noun
letter, writings
Other readings:
【ふみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
revolution, rotation

noun
1.
attack, offence, offense
2.
dominant partner of a homosexual relationship(usually kana, colloquialism)
See also:タチ,  受け
suffix
3.
a barrage of, a flood of
See also:質問攻め

noun, noun (prefix)
drying, dried
All readings:
干し【ほし】
乾し【ほし】
【ほし】[1]
【ほし】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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