Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to become dim, to become blurred

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to keep in mind, to bear in mind, to try, to aim to do, to endeavor, to endeavour
All readings:
心がける【こころがける】
心掛ける【こころがける】
心懸ける【こころがける】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm(usually kana)
2.
to act frantically, to make desperate efforts(usually kana)
Other readings:
もがく《踠く》[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
All readings:
三味線【しゃみせん】
三味線【さみせん】

noun
1.
state, condition, circumstances, sight, spectacle
2.
the way things should be, ideal state(only relevant for ありよう)
3.
truth(only relevant for ありよう)
Other readings:
有様【ありよう】
有り様【ありさま】
有り様【ありよう】
あり様【ありさま】
あり様【ありよう】
有りさま【ありさま】

noun, auxillary suru verb
(husband and wife) earning a living together
Other readings:
共かせぎ【ともかせぎ】

noun
1.
sacrifice, victim, scapegoat
2.
sacrifice (to the gods)
See also:生け贄

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than
See also:下回る
Other readings:
上まわる【うわまわる】
上廻る【うわまわる】

noun, no-adjective
1.
home (of something), place famous for its ..., center (e.g. of manufacture), best place (for)
2.
place of origin, birthplace, cradle
noun
3.
morning session, last session in the morning

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
customary use, common usage, general usage

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)
2.
to be up to the task, to come up to
3.
to compare with, to be a match (for)
4.
to commit (a crime)
5.
to require (to do)(usu. used in the negative)

taru-adjective, to-adverb
vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
Other readings:
ばく然【ばくぜん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
joining (a club, organization, etc.), becoming a member, entry, admission, subscription, affiliation, signing (e.g. a treaty), taking out (insurance)

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

noun
(full) name, family name and given name

noun
1.
rear, rear unit guard
2.
anchor (man)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting on a table, serving (at dinner)
noun
2.
waiter, waitress, waitperson, server, cabin boy, bellboy, page, pageboy
3.
office boy, office girl

noun
1.
fossil
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
petrifaction, petrification, fossilization, fossilisation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
offer, tender, providing, supplying, making available, donating (blood, organs, etc.)
2.
sponsoring (a TV program)

noun
wharf, bridge, jetty, pier
All readings:
桟橋【さんばし】
桟橋【さんきょう】
棧橋【さんばし】[1]
棧橋【さんきょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
(wrestling) ring(sumo term)
2.
forum (e.g. for discussion)
3.
sandbag, gabion

noun
1.
war, battle, campaign, fight
2.
troops, forces(archaism)
Other readings:
【いくさ】
【いくさ】

noun
1.
personal history, background, career
2.
log, record, history
3.
hysteresis(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
composition, synthesis
no-adjective
2.
composite, compound, synthetic, mixed, combined
noun
3.
(function) composition(mathematics)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose
Other readings:
役だつ【やくだつ】

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
bad condition, not to work out (i.e. a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
automatic
Other readings:
オートマティック

noun
1.
future, prospects, outlook
2.
journey ahead, distance yet to cover

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment

noun
1.
evil, wickedness
See also: (antonym)
2.
(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
Other readings:
【あく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb, noun, no-adjective
beginning, start, outset

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
compromise, cross, blending, eclecticism
Other readings:
折中【せっちゅう】

noun
natural features, topography, climate, spiritual features

adverb, auxillary suru verb
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

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

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to breathe out, to breathe(usually kana)
2.
to tell (a lie), to use (foul language)(usually kana)
3.
to vomit, to throw up, to spit up(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold (an event), to give (a dinner, party, etc.)
2.
to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.), to show signs of

counter
1.
counter for small animals(only relevant for ひき)
2.
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
3.
counter for horses(archaism)(only relevant for き)
noun
4.
roll of cloth
Other readings:
【き】
【ひき】
【き】

noun, auxillary suru verb
repayment, reimbursement, refund, redemption

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with, to live up to
See also:沿う
2.
to accompany, to go with, to stay by one's side
3.
to associate with (someone), to mix with
4.
to marry, to wed(esp. 添う)
5.
to be added(esp. 添う)
Other readings:
副う【そう】

noun
1.
dhyana (profound meditation)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
2.
Zen (Buddhism)(abbreviation)
See also:禅宗
Other readings:
【ぜん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sex, sexual intercourse
noun
2.
(one's) sex, gender

noun, auxillary suru verb
retail
Other readings:
小売り【こうり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arrangement, disposition
noun
2.
array (programming)(computer term)(only relevant for 配列)
Other readings:
排列【はいれつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
resuscitation, regeneration, restoration to life
2.
reformation, rehabilitation
3.
playback, regeneration (sound, etc.), view (of a video clip)
4.
reclamation, recovery
5.
rebirth, reincarnation
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