Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, na-adjective
•
extreme, extremity

noun, no-adjective
•
root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle
All readings:
根本【ねもと】
、
根本【こんぽん】
、
根元【こんげん】
、
根元【ねもと】
、
根源【こんげん】
、
根原【こんげん】

na-adjective, noun
1.
dry
See also:ウェット (antonym)
2.
dry (tone, humour, etc.), unemotional, matter-of-fact, businesslike, practical
See also:ウェット (antonym)
3.
dry (of alcohol)
See also:スイート (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contribution, service

adverb
•
very much, exceedingly, extremely

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to look up (at)
2.
to look up to, to respect, to revere
3.
to ask for (e.g. guidance), to seek, to turn to (someone) for
4.
to depend on, to rely on
5.
to gulp down, to quaff, to drink

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
silently (as the grave), quietly (as in death)(onomatopia)
All readings:
しーん
、
しいん
、
シーン

noun
•
qualitative difference, disparity, gap

noun (suffix)
•
-store, -shop
See also:土産店

noun
1.
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary(linguistics)
2.
auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(husband and wife) both working, dual income
See also:共稼ぎ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be anxious or concerned about, to ponder (anxiously), to fear(only relevant for 案じる)
See also:案ずる
2.
to investigate, to consider, to plan
3.
to pat, to rub, to take a sword in one's hand(only relevant for 按じる)
Other readings:
按じる【あんじる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
leaving as is, leaving alone, leaving to chance, neglecting, abandoning

na-adjective, noun
•
well-known, noted, celebrated

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
down (opposite of up), becoming lower, being brought down, bringing down
2.
being down (e.g. with a cold)
3.
down (e.g. a system), not running (e.g. servers)(computer term)
4.
download, downstream(abbreviation, computer term)
noun
5.
down (feathers)

noun
1.
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)
2.
person singing ballads (in noh)
3.
coast (esp. as seen from the water), shore
4.
the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area(archaism)

noun
1.
punctuation, pause, juncture
2.
end, (place to) stop
Other readings:
句切り【くぎり】

noun
•
straw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ワラ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
optimism, taking an optimistic view

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
ruin, fall, collapse

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispersion, breakup, scattering, decentralization, decentralisation, distribution
2.
variance(mathematics)
3.
dispersion(chemistry term, physics term)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be duplicated, to be repeated
See also:ダブル
2.
to overlap, to fall together (of dates, etc.), to coincide
3.
to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.)
4.
to make a double play(baseball term)
5.
to make a double fault (in tennis)(sports term)
Other readings:
だぶる

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lottery, drawn lot
All readings:
くじ引き【くじびき】
、
籤引き【くじびき】
、
籤引【くじびき】

noun
•
warp, curvature, curve, arch

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
2.
to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out
3.
to train, to drill, to exercise
4.
to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum(only relevant for 練る)
5.
to tan (leather)
6.
to temper (steel)(also written as 錬る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to walk in procession, to parade, to march(also written as 邌る)
Other readings:
煉る【ねる】

noun
1.
dhyana (profound meditation)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
2.
Zen (Buddhism)(abbreviation)
See also:禅宗
Other readings:
禪【ぜん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, no-adjective
•
fixed date, settlement date
Other readings:
期日【きにち】
、
期日【ごじつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.), to hang out (e.g. a banner), to fly (e.g. a flag), to hoist, to raise, to display
2.
to hold up high, to raise overhead
3.
to tout (a principle, plan, etc.), to herald, to hold up (an ideal), to parade (e.g. a slogan)
4.
to publish, to print, to carry (e.g. an article)
5.
to tuck up (e.g. sleeves), to roll up
6.
to stoke (a fire), to fan (a flame)(archaism)

noun, no-adjective
•
essence, true nature, substance, reality

noun, suffix
1.
side (of something, or taking someone's side), part
2.
(watch) case
All readings:
側【がわ】
、
側【かわ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
up to now, so far
no-adjective
2.
traditional, conventional, usual, existing

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
elimination, erasure, clearing, dissipating, melting away
2.
elimination (of variables)(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
support (e.g. of one's dependents), maintenance

adjective
•
cheap-looking, tawdry, insignificant

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to approach, to draw near, to get close
2.
to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know
All readings:
近づく【ちかづく】
、
近付く【ちかづく】
、
近付く【ちかずく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

けが
kegarawashii
adjective
•
filthy, unfair, dirty, untouchable, disgusting, nasty, foul, odious, repulsive
Other readings:
穢らわしい【けがらわしい】

noun
•
tone color, tone colour, tone quality, timbre
Other readings:
音色【おんしょく】
、
音いろ【ねいろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production

numeric
1.
three(参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2.
tri-
All readings:
三【さん】
、
三【み】
、
3【さん】
、
3【み】
、
参【さん】
、
参【み】
、
弎【さん】
、
弎【み】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to die out, to peter out, to become extinct
2.
to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
Other readings:
断える【たえる】

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
great, grand
2.
obstinate, stubborn(archaism)(only relevant for ごうぎ)
All readings:
豪儀【ごうぎ】
、
豪儀【ごうき】
、
豪気【ごうぎ】
、
豪気【ごうき】
、
強気【ごうぎ】
、
強気【ごうき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
search (esp. for someone or something missing), manhunt
2.
legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.(law term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
poverty, destitution, privation, indigence, penury

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
attendant, companion
See also:供 (とも)
Other readings:
御供【おとも】
、
お伴【おとも】
、
御伴【おとも】

noun
•
evidence, proof
Other readings:
證據【しょうこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
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