Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to swell (from inflammation), to become swollen
Other readings:
脹れる【はれる】

noun
evening glow, red sunset, afterglow (of sunset)
Other readings:
夕焼【ゆうやけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to shave
All readings:
剃る【そる】
剃る【する】

noun, no-adjective
1.
orbit, trajectory(astronomy term, physics term)
noun
2.
railroad track
3.
(right) track, proper course

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
drainage, draining, pumping out (water), sewerage
2.
displacement

noun
1.
document, writing, letter, papers, notes, records, archives
2.
document addressed to someone(only relevant for もんじょ)(paleography term)
Other readings:
文書【もんじょ】
文書【ぶんじょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
form, method, system, formula

noun
1.
moat, fosse, trench, ditch(濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
2.
underground air-raid shelter, dugout(only relevant for 壕)
All readings:
【ごう】
【ごう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
conception, pregnancy

noun
1.
background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2.
background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3.
backing, support (from behind the scenes)

taru-adjective, to-adverb
orderly, regular, systematic, well-organized, well-organised, trim, tidy, accurate
Other readings:
井然【せいぜん】

noun, no-adjective
height of prosperity

noun
(criminal) punishment, penalty, sentence

no-adjective
1.
young
noun
2.
youth, young person

na-adjective, noun
charming, fascinating, voluptuous

noun
top end, tip(archaism)

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
All readings:
はしご《梯子》
はしご《階子》
はしご《梯》
ていし《梯子》
ハシゴ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out
2.
to arrive at (a certain outcome), to come to, to end with

noun, no-adjective
interior, inside, internal

noun
feces, excrement, shit

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to clear, to make clear
2.
to be unruffled, to look unconcerned, to feign indifference
3.
to look demure, to look prim, to put on airs
4.
to strain (one's ears), to listen carefully
Other readings:
清ます【すます】

noun, auxillary suru verb
vote, ballot, division

noun
1.
matchmaker(esp. なこうど)
2.
go-between, intermediary, middleman, mediator, intercessor(esp. ちゅうにん)
All readings:
仲人【なこうど】
仲人【ちゅうにん】
媒人【なこうど】
【なこうど】

adjective
striking, remarkable, considerable

noun
manufacturing method, recipe, formula

noun
tree, trees and shrubs

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
revision (of text), alteration, change
See also:改定

noun
1.
war, campaign, battle
2.
unpaid work (ritsuryo system), forced labor(archaism)
Other readings:
【えだち】

adverb, to-adverb
1.
decisively, decidedly, boldly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly(onomatopia)
2.
precisely, exactly(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズバリ

noun
speed

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to congeal, to freeze

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
sound, noise, report
2.
note(music term)
3.
fame(only relevant for おと)
4.
Chinese-derived character reading(only relevant for おん)
See also:訓 (くん)
All readings:
【おと】
【ね】
【おん】

noun
1.
wages, pay
2.
rental payment(only relevant for ちんきん)
Other readings:
賃金【ちんきん】
賃銀【ちんぎん】

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
1.
germ, germs, bacteria, mold, mould(colloquialism)
2.
something harmful, vermin(used figuratively)
All readings:
ばい菌【ばいきん】
バイ菌【バイきん】
黴菌【ばいきん】

no-adjective, noun
1.
uncivilized, uncivilised, primitive, savage
2.
undeveloped (land), unexplored (territory, field, etc.)
3.
unbloomed (flower)

noun
otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
All readings:
傾く【かたむく】
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb
to carry through, to achieve, to complete
Other readings:
やり通す【やりとおす】

noun
something small, something petty, trifle
Other readings:
瑣事【さじ】

noun
1.
fight
2.
fighting spirit(abbreviation)
interjection
3.
fight!, do your best, go for it, keep at it

noun, auxillary suru verb
changing schools

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect
See also:顧みる

noun, auxillary suru verb
refusal, rejection

noun, auxillary suru verb
trust, confidence, credence

noun
Yang energy, spirit
See also:

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn(usually kana)
2.
to begin to open, to begin to bloom(usually kana)
3.
to smile broadly, to break into a smile(usually kana)

noun
1.
starting point, origin, beginning
2.
origin (of coordinate axes)(mathematics)
3.
datum point
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