Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
•
to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)

na-adjective, noun
•
magnificent, grand, majestic, splendid

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room), to be confined in, to seclude oneself, to hide away, to stay inside (one's shell)(usually kana)
2.
to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)(usually kana)
3.
to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.), to be heavy with (e.g. smoke), to be stuffy, to be dense(usually kana)
4.
to be muffled (e.g. voice)(usually kana)
5.
to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)(usually kana)
6.
to confine oneself in a temple to pray(usually kana)
Other readings:
こもる《籠もる》
、
こもる《篭もる》
、
こもる《籠る》
、
こもる《隠る》

adverb
•
(not) well, (not) enough, (im)properly, (in)sufficiently, (un)satisfactorily(usually kana)(used with negative verb)
Other readings:
ろくに《陸に》

na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
loose (of clothing), baggy(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
flabby, saggy(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
3.
sloshing, slopping, overflowing(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
4.
plenty (of pouring a liquid), drowning (e.g. in a sauce)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ダブダブ

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer
2.
to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
3.
to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet
4.
to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind

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

noun, no-adjective
•
carbon (C)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
victory, triumph, conquest, success, win
Other readings:
捷利【しょうり】

noun
1.
thorn, spine, prickle
2.
splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh), hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
3.
biting words
Other readings:
棘【とげ】
、
トゲ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hurt, to injure, to cause pain(usu. 痛める)
2.
to harm, to damage, to spoil(usu. 傷める)
3.
to worry, to bother, to be grieved over, to afflict(usu. 痛める)
4.
to cause financial loss, to hurt one's pocket(usu. 痛める)
Other readings:
傷める【いためる】

na-adjective, noun
•
personality, character, personal appearance, gentility

noun
•
height above sea level

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be disordered, to be disarranged, to be disarrayed, to be disheveled, to be dishevelled
2.
to be discomposed, to be upset, to get confused, to be disturbed
3.
to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
Other readings:
紊れる【みだれる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to overturn, to capsize, to upset
2.
to overthrow (government etc.)
3.
to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.), to run out

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
ignition, lighting, firing, setting off

noun, na-adjective
•
holiness, sacredness, sanctity, dignity

とお
toorikakaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
•
to happen to pass by
Other readings:
通り掛かる【とおりかかる】
、
通り掛る【とおりかかる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
acquisition, obtaining, coming to hand

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to rebuke, to scold, to tell off, to find fault, to harp on, to reprove(usually kana)
2.
to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
outdoors, outside, open air
noun
2.
fields, outskirts, suburbs

suffix
1.
-ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)(indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.)
2.
-er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ...(indicates expertise (in a certain field))
3.
man, person, people(usu. in compound words)

noun
•
tumour, tumor, growth, boil, ulcer, abscess, rash, pimple(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)
2.
setting a theme (for composition of poetry)

noun, no-adjective
•
iron manufacture

noun
1.
gap, break, rift
2.
pause, interval, interruption
3.
cut, incision, notch, score
4.
end

noun
•
shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
Other readings:
楯【たて】

noun, na-adjective
•
rest, quiet, repose

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
gargling, rinsing one's mouth
All readings:
含嗽【がんそう】
、
含嗽【うがい】[1]
、
含漱【がんそう】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
•
stealing

adjective
•
cold, short, curt, blunt(usually kana)
Other readings:
そっけない《素っ気無い》
、
そっけない《素気ない》[1]
、
そっけない《素気無い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
•
beauty

noun
•
decoration

noun
•
otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department

noun
•
left-hand radical of a character

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exemption, exoneration, discharge

noun
•
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
All readings:
めがね《眼鏡》
、
がんきょう《眼鏡》
、
メガネ

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to be intimate with, to befriend

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cultivation, farming

adjective
•
huge, big, gargantuan(colloquialism)
Other readings:
でっかい
、
デカい
、
デッカい

noun
•
(photographic) negative(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
circulation (money, goods, etc.), distribution
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
circulation (air, water, etc.), ventilation, flow
prenominal
3.
negotiable (e.g. shares), distributional, circulating
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