Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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pre-noun adjectival
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened(usually kana)

noun
1.
image (on a screen), picture (e.g. on a TV)
2.
video, film, footage
3.
reflection
4.
image (in one's mind), mental picture

na-adjective, noun
1.
chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated(いき is also written as 意気)
See also:野暮 (antonym)
2.
familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
3.
considerate, understanding, sympathetic
noun, na-adjective
4.
essence, the best, the cream(only relevant for すい)
Other readings:
【すい】

adverb
(not) so, (not) particularly, (not) very, (not) that much(usually kana)(usu. with a negative verb)
All readings:
さほど《然程》
さほど《左程》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
election

noun
shame, embarrassment, disgrace
Other readings:
【はじ】
【じょく】[2]
【はじ】
【はじ】
恥じ【はじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
lawn, sod, turf

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
hint, suggestion

noun
source of river, fountainhead

noun, no-adjective
carbon (C)

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
original, unique, distinctive, characteristic, peculiar
2.
independent, one's own, personal

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
angle
2.
square, cube
3.
bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)
4.
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
5.
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)
6.
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
See also:元 (げん)

noun, auxillary suru verb
nursing, (army) nurse

noun, auxillary suru verb
reply, answer

noun, auxillary suru verb
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.), opening, hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
disturbance, obstruction, hindrance, jamming, interference
Other readings:
妨碍【ぼうがい】
妨礙【ぼうがい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
separation, partition, detachment, segregation, isolation

noun, auxillary suru verb
rearing, training, nurture, cultivation, promotion
Other readings:
育生【いくせい】

noun
goods, materials, commodities, resources, supplies

noun
1.
sacrifice, victim, scapegoat
2.
sacrifice (to the gods)
See also:生け贄

noun
murder, homicide, manslaughter

adverb
1.
first of all, at once, right away(usually kana)
2.
for now, for the time being(usually kana)
Other readings:
とりあえず《取り敢えず》
とりあえず《取敢えず》

noun
1.
annual tree ring, growth ring
2.
experience in life

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
drainage, draining, pumping out (water), sewerage
2.
displacement

noun
typist

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than
See also:下回る
Other readings:
上まわる【うわまわる】
上廻る【うわまわる】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lament, to grieve, to regret
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
2.
to deplore
Other readings:
歎く【なげく】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
here and there, some parts (of something), several places
All readings:
所々【ところどころ】
所々【しょしょ】
所所【ところどころ】
所所【しょしょ】
処々【しょしょ】
処処【しょしょ】

noun
1.
motel
2.
drive-in love hotel
Other readings:
モテル

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt
2.
to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle

noun, auxillary suru verb
consultation, conference

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reflection, reverberation(physics term)
2.
reflex, reflexes(biology term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
inspection, observation

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lean (to one side), to incline
2.
to be unbalanced (e.g. diet), to be unduly weighted towards, to be concentrated on
3.
to be partial, to be biased, to be prejudiced
Other readings:
片寄る【かたよる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arrangement, disposition
noun
2.
array (programming)(computer term)(only relevant for 配列)
Other readings:
排列【はいれつ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to come to an end
Other readings:
竭きる【つきる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to leak out, to escape, to come through, to shine through, to filter out
2.
to find expression, to give vent
3.
to leak out, to be divulged, to be disclosed
4.
to be omitted, to be left out, to be excluded, to be not included
Other readings:
洩れる【もれる】

noun
truth, real situation

noun, no-adjective
1.
truth, reality
2.
sincerity, honesty, fidelity(only relevant for じつ)
3.
content, substance(only relevant for じつ)
4.
(good) result(only relevant for じつ)
Other readings:
【じち】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener, to abase oneself(usually kana)
Other readings:
へりくだる《遜る》

noun
misprint

noun
1.
mansion, palace, manor house, castle
2.
nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary(honorific language, archaism)
3.
cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)(archaism)(only relevant for やかた)
All readings:
【やかた】
【たち】
【たて】
屋形【やかた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
lumping together, summing up, bundle, lump, batch

adverb
even if, no matter (what), if, though, although, supposing, supposing that, -ever(usually kana)(often paired with ても, でも, and とも)
Other readings:
たとえ《縦え》
たとえ《縦令》
たとい《仮令》
たとい《縦令》

noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
月次【つきなみ】
月次【げつじ】

auxillary suru verb, to-adverb
1.
to be disheartened, to be dejected, to be discouraged, to be disappointed(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
suddenly (losing a lot of weight), looking emaciated, becoming very thin(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ゲッソリ
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