Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step back, to move back, to retreat
2.
to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
3.
to resign, to retire, to quit
4.
to concede
Other readings:
退く【しぞく】[1]
、
斥く【しりぞく】
、
斥く【しぞく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
treasured article or vessel, outstanding individual

noun
•
tile

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to accept, to receive, to agree
Other readings:
受入れる【うけいれる】
、
受け容れる【うけいれる】
、
受けいれる【うけいれる】
、
受容れる【うけいれる】

noun
1.
details, particulars, specifics
na-adjective
2.
detailed, specific, minute
noun
3.
close-up view (of a digitally displayed map), zoomed-in view
See also:広域 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reasoning, inference, deduction
noun
2.
mystery or detective genre
See also:推理小説

noun
•
badge
Other readings:
バッチ[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
precipitation, deposition, settlement (e.g. of sediment)
All readings:
沈澱【ちんでん】
、
沈殿【ちんでん】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
laying the groundwork, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, consensus-building process
2.
digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

noun
1.
stamp, seal, chop
2.
seal impression, seal, sealing, stamp, mark, print
3.
mudra (symbolic hand gesture)(Buddhist term)
4.
ninja hand sign
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
5.
India(abbreviation)
See also:印度

na-adjective
•
brave, heroic, gallant

noun
1.
mistake, error, discrepancy
2.
discrepancy between one's actions and intentions(law term)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to spend, to expend, to consume
2.
to waste, to squander, to throw away
3.
to devote

noun
•
connection, relation
All readings:
結びつき【むすびつき】
、
結び付き【むすびつき】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
All readings:
背負う【せおう】
、
背負う【しょう】
、
脊負う【せおう】[1]
、
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to herd, to drive, to chase, to corral
2.
to corner, to force someone into doing
3.
to go hard, to push yourself, to make a last charge
4.
to run on (e.g. lines in printing)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
saliva, spit, sputum
Other readings:
唾【つばき】
、
唾【つわき】
、
唾【つわ】[1]
、
唾【つ】[1]
、
唾【つわっぱ】[1]
、
唾き【つばき】
、
唾き【つわき】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to fry, to saute, to stir-fry
Other readings:
煠める【いためる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
prosperity, thriving, flourishing

noun
•
national defence, national defense

suffix
1.
Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.(honorific language)(after a person's name (or position, etc.))
2.
makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)(polite language)(usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-)
noun
3.
state, situation, appearance, manner
Other readings:
方【さま】
、
状【さま】

na-adjective, noun
•
mess, spoiled, spoilt, (come to) nothing, ruin
Other readings:
台なし【だいなし】
、
臺なし【だいなし】[1]
、
臺無し【だいなし】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
coherence, consistency(usually kana)

expression, adverb
•
just as one thought, as usual, sure enough
Other readings:
案の条【あんのじょう】[1]
、
案の上【あんのじょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
•
ophthalmology

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to accustom, to train (e.g. one's ear)(esp. 慣らす)
2.
to tame, to domesticate, to train (an animal)(esp. 馴らす)
All readings:
慣らす【ならす】
、
馴らす【ならす】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to age, to grow old (esp. in appearance), to show marks of age
Other readings:
化ける【ふける】

auxillary suru verb
•
to be a match for, to rival, to equal, to compare with, to be equivalent to

noun, no-adjective
•
height of prosperity

noun
1.
condition, assumption, prerequisite, hypothesis
2.
intention, intent, aim, goal
3.
premise (in logic)

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

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to
2.
to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
3.
to abide by, to agree to, to consent to, to obey(archaism)
Other readings:
赴く【おもぶく】
、
趣く【おもむく】
、
趣く【おもぶく】
、
趨く【おもむく】
、
趨く【おもぶく】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through(usually kana)
2.
to dive (into or under the water)(usually kana)
3.
to evade, to get around, to slip past(usually kana)
4.
to survive, to surmount(usually kana)

noun
1.
landlord, landlady(only relevant for やぬし and いえぬし)
2.
house owner, home owner, head of the household
All readings:
家主【やぬし】
、
家主【いえぬし】
、
家主【いえあるじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
isolation, being alone, being friendless

noun, no-adjective
•
ancestral, hereditary, imported, transmitted, handed down

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
work (e.g. of art), production
See also:作品
noun
2.
harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield
3.
technique

noun
•
model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example
All readings:
軌範【きはん】
、
規範【きはん】

noun
1.
line (of text), row, verse
2.
carya (austerities)(Buddhist term)
3.
samskara (formations)(Buddhist term)
4.
semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters), running style(abbreviation)
See also:行書

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
edict, ordinance, proclamation

noun
•
media

noun
•
snoring, snore(usually kana)
Other readings:
イビキ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
fall, drop, descent, coming down

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
celebration, congratulations

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to delude, to trick, to fool
2.
to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")(in form Aを欺くB)
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