Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits), elimination, eradication, destruction, suppression
2.
making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings(Buddhist term)
3.
curing illness
Other readings:
対治【たいじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
independence, self-reliance

noun
•
misprint

noun
1.
row of houses
2.
every house, each house, every door
adverbial noun
3.
all, totally, altogether, across the board
Other readings:
軒並【のきなみ】

noun
1.
drinking straw
2.
straw
See also:藁

noun, no-adjective
•
sense of sight, vision

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

noun
1.
Ms, Miss, Madame(nuance of status)
prenominal
2.
highbrow (woman), cerebral

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
comeback

noun
•
articles, supplies, parts

adverb
1.
really (seem, appear, etc.), truly, evidently(usually kana)
2.
in that way(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Other readings:
亡ぼす【ほろぼす】
、
滅す【ほろぼす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
handle, grip, knob
Other readings:
把手【とって】
、
把手【はしゅ】
、
把っ手【とって】
、
取手【とって】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
acquisition, possession

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
•
to end, to come to an end, to close, to finish
Other readings:
終る【おわる】
、
了わる【おわる】
、
卒わる【おわる】
、
畢わる【おわる】
、
竟わる【おわる】
、
了る【おわる】
、
卒る【おわる】
、
畢る【おわる】
、
竟る【おわる】

noun
•
look (in someone's eyes), expression (of the eyes), eyes
All readings:
目つき【めつき】
、
目付き【めつき】
、
眼つき【めつき】[1]
、
眼付き【めつき】[1]
、
眼付【めつき】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
10 minutes
All readings:
10分【じっぷん】
、
10分【じゅっぷん】
、
十分【じっぷん】
、
十分【じゅっぷん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
attendance (at school), going to school

taru-adjective, to-adverb
•
vague, obscure, indistinct, hazy, ambiguous
Other readings:
ばく然【ばくぜん】

noun
1.
volt
2.
bolt(only relevant for ボルト)
Other readings:
ヴォルト

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
agreement, consent, approval, assent
noun, no-adjective
2.
same opinion, same view
3.
same meaning

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
public performance
2.
exhibition in a foreign country(sumo term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
attention, giving one's attention, focusing

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)

na-adjective, adverb
•
wet through, drenched(onomatopia)

noun
1.
university graduate, bachelor
2.
bachelor's degree

noun, no-adjective
•
fraud, swindle, graft, cheating, trick, scam

noun
•
orientation

noun
•
storm, windstorm, gale
Other readings:
暴風【あらし】[1]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun
1.
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel(usually kana)
See also:雹
2.
dicing, small cubes(usually kana, food term)
3.
roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:霰餅

noun
1.
subject, theme, issue, matter
2.
homework, assignment
3.
task, challenge, problem, question

noun, no-adjective
•
money, currency, coinage

noun
1.
manners, customs
2.
sex service, sex industry, sex-oriented entertainment
Other readings:
フーゾク

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
advance (into a new market or stage of progress), launching (a new career or venture), expanding (into a new market), stepping forward, emerging

noun
1.
net, netting
2.
web

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
with a feeling of relief, with a sigh of relief(onomatopia)
adverb
2.
deeply (sigh)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ホッと
、
ホっと

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
development (of film), photographic processing

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, na-adjective
1.
spare time, free time, leisure
noun
2.
time (e.g. time it takes to do something)(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun, na-adjective
3.
time off, day off, vacation, holiday, leave
4.
quitting (one's job), firing someone, divorcing (one's spouse)
na-adjective
5.
(being) inactive, (of one's business) slow(only relevant for ひま and ヒマ)
noun
6.
leaving, departing(only relevant for いとま)
See also:御暇
All readings:
暇【ひま】
、
暇【いとま】
、
閑【ひま】
、
遑【いとま】
、
ヒマ

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
•
seriousness, earnestness, truth, sanctity(usu. 本気で)

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)

noun
1.
time
2.
thyme
3.
time out (e.g. in sport)

noun
•
curtain, hanging, bunting(usually kana)
Other readings:
とばり《帷》
、
とばり《幄》
、
とばり《幌》

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
firmly, solidly, sturdily, strongly, toughly(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
transport, freight, shipping
Other readings:
運漕【うんそう】

noun
1.
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument), reception (radio, TV, etc.)
2.
sensitivity (of film)
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