Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run, to dash, to race
2.
to gallop (on horseback), to canter
3.
to advance (against one's enemy), to charge (on horseback)(archaism)
Other readings:
駈ける【かける】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
to be satisfying(often as 冴えない)
See also:冴えない
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】

na-adjective, noun
•
cowardly, timid, easily frightened
Other readings:
憶病【おくびょう】
、
おく病【おくびょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
presentation (e.g. of a gift)

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
(doing) various things, (doing) this and that(usually kana)
adverb
2.
being apt to, being prone to, tending to(usually kana)
3.
at any rate, anyhow, anyway(usually kana)
no-adjective
4.
all sorts of (negative things), various(usually kana)
noun
5.
things that do not exist, rabbit horns(idiom , Buddhist term)(only relevant for 兎角)
See also:亀毛兎角
Other readings:
とかく《左右》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
urgency, emergency

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
sympathy, compassion, pity

noun
•
father and mother, parents
All readings:
父母【ふぼ】
、
父母【ちちはは】
、
父母【ててはは】[1]
、
父母【かぞいろは】[1]
、
父母【ぶも】[1]
、
父母【かぞいろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
treasured article or vessel, outstanding individual

noun
1.
great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses
See also:寡 (antonym)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
people, folk, clique, bunch(honorific language, familiar language)
Other readings:
衆【しゅ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
correction, revision, redressing, rectifying

noun, no-adjective
•
odd number
See also:偶数

noun
•
technical skill, ability, capacity
Other readings:
伎能【ぎのう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(practical) experience, personal experience, hands-on experience, first-hand experience

noun, no-adjective
•
full moon

noun
•
position

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
system, lineage, group
noun
2.
corollary(mathematics)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period)(geology term)
4.
(taxonomical) series

noun
1.
family register
2.
census

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:
壺【つぼ】
、
壺【つほ】[2]
、
壺【つふ】[2]
、
壷【つぼ】
、
壷【つほ】[2]
、
壷【つふ】[2]
、
壼【つぼ】[1]
、
壼【つほ】[1][2]
、
壼【つふ】[1][2]
、
ツボ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
dominion, territory, possession

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
nomadism

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation(えん usually when a suffix)
See also:りんご園
2.
place, location
See also:学びの園
All readings:
園【その】
、
園【えん】
、
苑【その】
、
苑【えん】

adverb
•
at a stroke, with a single swoop

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
fortune, riches
2.
goods
noun
3.
incorporated foundation(abbreviation)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
department, section, faculty, school, arm
2.
course (of study), branch of study, specialization
3.
(taxonomical) family

noun, no-adjective
1.
solid body, three-dimensional object
noun
2.
multi-storey car park(abbreviation)

na-adjective, noun
•
easy, simple, informal, offhand, cheap

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
encouragement, promotion, inducement, incitement, stimulation

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
registration, accession, register, entry, record

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to bury, to inter, to entomb
2.
to cover up, to hush up, to shelve
Other readings:
葬る【ほうぶる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to consult with, to discuss, to confer, to deliberate

na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
giving in, being dented(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
All readings:
ペコペコ
、
ぺこぺこ

noun
•
miscellaneous goods, general goods, sundries

noun
1.
end, finish, stop
2.
bounds, limits
3.
delivery date (of a futures contract)(esp. 限り,限)
4.
finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
suffix, counter
5.
counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
particle
6.
only, just(usually kana)(senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech)
7.
since, after(usually kana)(usu. in a negative sentence)
8.
remaining (in a particular state)(usually kana)
Other readings:
限り【きり】
、
切【きり】[1]
、
限【きり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
resemblance, similarity, likeness, analogy

counter
1.
counter for nights of a stay
noun
2.
overnight stay, lodging(obscure)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
solidarity
prenominal
2.
joint, collective

noun
•
pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to start, to begin, to commence
2.
to challenge, to pick (a fight), to make (war), to draw (a reaction) from
3.
to set (traps), to plant (explosives), to lay (mines)
4.
to make a meld call(mahjong term)
Other readings:
仕かける【しかける】
、
し掛ける【しかける】

noun, no-adjective
•
insect, bug

noun
1.
karma(Buddhist term)
2.
result of one's karma, fate, destiny
3.
uncontrollable temper

na-adjective, noun
•
secret, private, surreptitious
Other readings:
秘か【ひそか】
、
窃か【ひそか】
、
私か【ひそか】

noun
•
open field, empty lot, plain

na-adjective, noun
•
lively, active, vigorous, animated, brisk
Other readings:
活溌【かっぱつ】

noun
•
original form, base form

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】

noun
1.
blow, shock, strike, damage
2.
batting(baseball term)
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