Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb, noun (suffix), no-adjective
1.
(one's) exclusive use, private use, personal use
noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
2.
dedicated use, use for a particular purpose
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
exclusive use (of particular products), using only (e.g. a certain brand), using solely

noun
arts and sciences, liberal arts

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
sudden, abrupt, unexpected, improvised, hasty, offhand(usually kana)
noun
2.
impromptu skit(abbreviation)(sometimes 仁輪加 (ateji))
See also:俄狂言
3.
bandwagon fan, fair-weather fan(abbreviation, slang, usually kana)
All readings:
にわか《俄》
にわか《俄か》

na-adjective, noun
1.
carefree, comfortable, at ease
2.
easygoing, happy-go-lucky

noun
1.
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
See also:衣冠,  束帯
2.
crown, diadem, coronet
3.
top kanji radical(only relevant for かんむり)
4.
first verse of a haikai, etc.(only relevant for かむり)
See also:俳諧
taru-adjective, to-adverb
5.
best, peerless, first(only relevant for かん)
noun
6.
name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.(only relevant for かんむり)
All readings:
【かんむり】
【かん】
【かむり】
【かんぶり】

noun
space (room, area, outer space)

noun, auxillary suru verb
recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement
See also:お勧め
Other readings:
薦め【すすめ】
奨め【すすめ】

adverb
1.
certainly, surely, undoubtedly, evidently, really, truly(usually kana)
2.
just, precisely, exactly(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
All readings:
重複【ちょうふく】
重複【じゅうふく】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to pluck, to pick, to tear
Other readings:
挘る【むしる】

noun
1.
embankment, bank
2.
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin(abbreviation)
See also:どて焼き

noun
1.
(outward) appearance
2.
(proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style
3.
appearances, decency, show, display
4.
lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
Other readings:
体裁【たいさい】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded with people, to be bustling with
2.
to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business

noun, auxillary suru verb
complete recovery of health

noun
1.
quantity of heat, heat value, calorific value, calories
2.
(degree of) enthusiasm, zeal, passion

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
clique, group, coterie
2.
(political) faction, wing, party, camp
3.
school
4.
sect, denomination
See also:宗派

noun
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
御手上げ【おてあげ】

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
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.), side show, entertainment

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to honor, to honour, to respect, to esteem, to prize
See also:重んじる

noun
shout, scream, outcry

noun, noun (suffix), prefix
joint together, opposite, facing

noun
game under lights (e.g. baseball), night game(sports term)

noun
cost of fuel and lighting, cost of heat and electricity, energy bill, utility cost

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
1.
restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles
2.
binding, confinement with rope(orig. meaning)

noun
1.
precious stone (esp. jade)(also formerly read as ごく)
2.
egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)(food term)
3.
stock or security being traded, product being bought or sold
4.
position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer)
See also:建玉
5.
geisha
6.
time charge for a geisha(abbreviation)
See also:玉代
7.
king (of the junior player)(abbreviation, shogi term)
See also:玉将

noun
1.
running fast, double time
2.
cantering(also 駈歩)
3.
doing things in a hurry
Other readings:
駆足【かけあし】
駈け足【かけあし】
駈足【かけあし】
かけ足【かけあし】

na-adjective, noun
1.
big, large, drastic, substantial
See also:小幅 (antonym)
noun
2.
full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
See also:小幅,  中幅
Other readings:
大巾【おおはば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

noun
English letter, alphabetic character

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

noun
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.), division, scale
All readings:
目盛り【めもり】
目盛【めもり】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to swell (out), to expand, to be inflated, to distend, to bulge
2.
to get cross, to get sulky, to pout
Other readings:
脹れる【ふくれる】

na-adjective
brave, heroic, gallant

adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
づるづる[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
pawn(abbreviation, shogi term)

na-adjective, noun
high, noble, refined, advanced

noun, na-adjective
excess, surplus, superabundance
See also:過少 (antonym)

noun
1.
demonstration, protest
See also:デモ
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation
3.
exhibition game, exhibition match

adverb, to-adverb
1.
keenly, deeply, fully, heartily, seriously, earnestly(onomatopia, usually kana)
2.
calmly, quietly, softly(onomatopia, usually kana)
3.
fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)(onomatopia, usually kana)
All readings:
しみじみ《沁み沁み》
しみじみ《染み染み》
しみじみ《沁沁》
しみじみ《泌み泌み》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
defense, defence, pleading, advocacy

noun
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
【さお】

noun
(flower) petal
Other readings:
花弁【はなびら】
花弁【かべん】
花瓣【かべん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
fit, spasm, attack, seizure(medical term)

noun
1.
hall (dance, concert, etc.)
2.
dining area of a restaurant

noun
negation, denial, negative(linguistics)
Other readings:
打消し【うちけし】
打消【うちけし】

adverbial noun, noun (suffix)
each, every(usually kana)
See also:ごとに
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