Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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prefix
prefix for forming ordinal numbers

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
fixed, settled, constant, definite, uniform, regularized, regularised, defined, standardized, standardised, certain, prescribed
All readings:
一定【いってい】
一定【いちじょう】

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of
2.
to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid
3.
to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
Other readings:
成立つ【なりたつ】

noun
1.
mission, errand
2.
task, duty, obligation

noun, auxillary suru verb
corresponding to, being applicable to, being relevant to, coming under, falling under, fulfilling (requirements), meeting (conditions), qualifying for

noun
terrain, geographical features, topography
All readings:
地形【ちけい】
地形【じぎょう】

noun
(photographic) negative(abbreviation)

na-adjective
1.
chic
2.
sick
3.
thick

noun
gesture, gesticulation, motion
Other readings:
身ぶり【みぶり】
身振【みぶり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
right or wrong, good or bad, quality, suitability
2.
having both merits and demerits, having both advantages and disadvantages
All readings:
良し悪し【よしあし】
良し悪し【よしわるし】
善し悪し【よしあし】
善し悪し【よしわるし】
良しあし【よしあし】
善しあし【よしあし】
よし悪し【よしあし】

noun
form, shape, figure
Other readings:
形体【けいたい】

na-adjective
1.
timely, well-timed
noun
2.
clutch hit, run-scoring hit, RBI hit(abbreviation, baseball term)
Other readings:
タイムリ

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
normally, habitually
All readings:
日ごろ【ひごろ】
日頃【ひごろ】

noun
1.
original method or procedure
prenominal
2.
serious, orthodox, classical, genuine

adjective
1.
lowborn, humble, lowly
2.
vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile
3.
shabby
4.
greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
Other readings:
賤しい【いやしい】

noun
1.
pile, pool, collection
See also:溜まる
2.
gathering spot
See also:たまり場
3.
waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring(sumo term)
4.
liquid runoff from miso preparation
5.
tamari, variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)(abbreviation)
Other readings:
溜り【たまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
hygiene, sanitation, health

noun, auxillary suru verb
participation, taking part in, participating in, being concerned in
Other readings:
干与【かんよ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to present, to submit, to tender, to hold out
Other readings:
差出す【さしだす】
さし出す【さしだす】
差しだす【さしだす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
slander, libel, defamation, calumny, smear

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with(usually kana)
2.
to restrain, to control, to keep a check on(usually kana)
3.
to forgive, to put up with, to pardon(usually kana)
All readings:
こらえる《堪える》
こらえる《怺える》
こたえる《堪える》

noun
1.
deadline, closing, cut-off, end(not 閉め切り, etc.)
2.
cofferdam(not 閉め切り, etc.)
no-adjective, noun
3.
closed (door, window, etc.)(not 〆切, etc.)
Other readings:
締切り【しめきり】
締切【しめきり】[1]
〆切【しめきり】
〆切り【しめきり】
乄切り【しめきり】[2]
閉め切り【しめきり】
閉切り【しめきり】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
1.
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
2.
chivalrous man (Edo period)
3.
cubed tofu (often served cold)(abbreviation)
See also:奴豆腐
4.
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman(abbreviation)
See also:奴凧
5.
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants(abbreviation)
See also:奴頭
6.
enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
pronoun
7.
he, she, him, her(archaism, derogatory)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to grumble, to complain
Other readings:
ボヤく

noun
labour, labor, effort, toil, trouble

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade in, part exchange

noun, auxillary suru verb
file

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to feel shy, to be bashful, to blush
Other readings:
羞じらう【はじらう】
恥らう【はじらう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
surrender (to the authorities), giving oneself up, turning oneself in

pre-noun adjectival
that, those, the(usually kana)(someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
See also:どの,  この,  その
Other readings:
あん

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
escape, break-out
2.
prolapse, proptosis

adverbial noun, noun
day and night, around the clock, always, constantly

noun, no-adjective
administration of justice

noun
1.
listening comprehension, aural comprehension
2.
hearing what others say, gathering information, opinions, etc., public hearing
Other readings:
聴き取り【ききとり】
聞取り【ききとり】
聴取り【ききとり】

adverb
1.
originally, essentially, naturally, by nature, really, actually
2.
in the first place, to begin with

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】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lament, to grieve, to regret
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
2.
to deplore
Other readings:
歎く【なげく】

noun
person in charge, senior staff, manager, chief, head

noun, auxillary suru verb
calling on, visiting

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
Other readings:
見わたす【みわたす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
running away from home, elopement
2.
outing, going out(archaism)
3.
becoming a Buddhist monk, entering the priesthood(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
retirement, resignation

no-adjective, noun
oral, verbal, spoken, parol

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
securing, obtaining, ensuring, guarantee, maintaining
2.
belay, belaying

noun
crisis, critical situation, emergency, pinch

adjective
desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable

noun
administration, governance, the authorities, authority

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to become red, to redden, to blush
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