Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
guidebook

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, operation, effect, function

noun
1.
project, enterprise, business, industry, operations, venture, service
2.
act, deed, conduct(only relevant for ことわざ)
Other readings:
事業【ことわざ】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
See also:既定 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
sanctions, punishment

Godan-mu verb
to keep someone from doing, to stop, to prevent, to check, to hinder, to obstruct, to oppose, to thwart
Other readings:
沮む【はばむ】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
mystery, mysteriousness, secret

noun
1.
pile, pool, collection
See also:溜まる
2.
gathering spot
See also:たまり場
3.
waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring(sumo term)
4.
liquid runoff from miso preparation
5.
tamari, variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)(abbreviation)
Other readings:
溜り【たまり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
strap (to hang onto)
All readings:
つり革【つりかわ】
吊り革【つりかわ】
吊革【つりかわ】
釣り革【つりかわ】
釣革【つりかわ】

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

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
to inherit, to succeed, to take over
Other readings:
受けつぐ【うけつぐ】

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

noun
1.
like-mindedness, (being of the) same mind, shared sentiment
2.
comrade, fellow, kindred soul

noun
1.
credit(abbreviation)
2.
money owed on an account, bill
3.
hot noodles in broth(abbreviation, usually kana)
noun, noun (suffix)
4.
proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price)
suffix
5.
in the midst of(after a -masu stem)
6.
rest, rack, hanger(after a noun)
Other readings:
懸け【かけ】
【かけ】
【かけ】

noun, no-adjective
state-sponsored, national

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to loosen, to slacken
See also:締める (antonym)
2.
to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension)
3.
to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control)
4.
to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up
5.
to make more gradual (of a slope)
Other readings:
弛める【ゆるめる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to get strong, to gain strength

noun
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
かるた《骨牌》[1]
かるた《加留多》[1]
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
はかない《果敢ない》
はかない《果敢無い》
はかない《果無い》
はかない《果ない》
はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
1.
unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty(usually kana)
2.
lewd, lascivious, obscene, filthy, dirty(usually kana)
Other readings:
いやらしい《厭らしい》
やらしい《嫌らしい》
やらしい《厭らしい》

noun
chime, bell (e.g. doorbell)

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to perform, to play
See also:演じる

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bleeding, haemorrhage, hemorrhage
2.
bleeding money, red ink, selling below cost

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispatch, despatch, deployment
noun
2.
temporary employee (esp. from an agency), temporary worker, agency temp(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
coexistence
All readings:
共存【きょうぞん】
共存【きょうそん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
purchase, buy

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to laugh at, to ridicule, to mock, to make fun of, to sneer at
Other readings:
嘲笑う【あざわらう】
嘲う【あざわらう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
migratory bird, bird of passage

noun
order, discipline, regularity, system, method

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to deduct, to take away, to dock
2.
to make allowances for something, to bear something in mind
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
3.
to ebb and flow
Other readings:
差引く【さしひく】

noun
1.
route, course, path
2.
one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

noun
1.
family register
2.
census

noun
temple bell, hanging bell, funeral bell
Other readings:
釣り鐘【つりがね】
吊り鐘【つりがね】

noun
Mrs
Other readings:
ミセズ

na-adjective, noun
1.
cool, indifferent, apathetic, half-hearted
2.
cold, cold-hearted, heartless, unkind

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)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine, to glow(only relevant for はえる)
2.
to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)(ばえる, バエる are colloquial)
Other readings:
映える【ばえる】
栄える【はえる】
栄える【ばえる】
バエる

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
confession

noun
engineering works, civil engineering, public works

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
being elected
2.
being selected (to win a prize, etc.)
3.
winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
See also:当籤

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
dialogue, discussion, conversation, interaction

noun
source of funds, resources, finances

noun
hour
Other readings:
アウア

noun, no-adjective
carbon (C)

noun
offering a prize, prize competition, prize, reward

noun
1.
illness, disease
2.
bad habit, weakness, fault

noun
first sign of the Chinese calendar
See also:十干
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