Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
ceremony

noun
1.
mark, target
2.
object, subject, focus
3.
point (e.g. of argument)

noun
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
bronze (medal)(abbreviation)(only relevant for どう)
See also:銅メダル
All readings:
【どう】
【あか】
【あかがね】
赤金【あかがね】

noun
tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
Other readings:
短歌【みじかうた】

noun
month and day (of the year), (the) date

na-adjective, noun
flexible, lithe, soft, pliable

noun, no-adjective
physique, constitution

noun, auxillary suru verb
hibernation, winter sleep, torpor

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
substitution

noun, auxillary suru verb
rejection, negation, voting down

noun
1.
height, stature
2.
length (esp. of clothing)
3.
all (one has), everything
4.
magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
Other readings:
【たき】[2]
【たけ】[1]
【たき】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
grace, refinement, elegance, daintiness

adjective
wretched, miserable, shameful, mean, despicable, abject
Other readings:
浅間しい【あさましい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, no-adjective
sincerity, true heart, devotion
All readings:
真心【まごころ】
真心【まこころ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
dessert
2.
desert

noun, no-adjective
self, oneself

noun
airmail, air mail
See also:航空郵便
Other readings:
エアーメール
エア・メール
エアー・メール

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
advice, suggestion
Other readings:
助言【じょごん】

noun
1.
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road), going astray
2.
difference of opinion, misunderstanding, estrangement, disagreement
Other readings:
行き違い【ゆきちがい】
行違い【いきちがい】
行違い【ゆきちがい】

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

noun
spectators, onlookers, members of the audience

noun
light, lamp, torch
All readings:
【ひ】
【ともしび】
灯火【とうか】
灯火【ともしび】
灯し火【ともしび】[1]
【ともしび】
燈火【とうか】
燈火【ともしび】
ともし火【ともしび】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
full moon

noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route
noun
2.
in the process of (development, construction, etc.), in the middle of

noun
abundant harvest, bumper crop

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
breaking through, breakthrough, penetration
2.
surmounting, overcoming
3.
exceeding, passing

noun, auxillary suru verb
progress, development

noun
1.
arrow
2.
wedge, chock
Other readings:
【さ】[1]
【や】
【さ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
fallen leaves, leaf litter, falling leaves
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
leaf fall, dropping leaves, defoliation(only relevant for らくよう)
no-adjective
3.
deciduous(only relevant for らくよう)
Other readings:
落葉【おちば】
落葉【らくよう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
running away from home, elopement
2.
outing, going out(archaism)
3.
becoming a Buddhist monk, entering the priesthood(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
gargling, rinsing one's mouth
All readings:
含嗽【がんそう】
含嗽【うがい】[1]
含漱【がんそう】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

adverb
1.
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
questionable(usually kana)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to give(honorific language)
suffix, Godan-u verb
2.
to do ...(honorific language)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
See also:給え
Other readings:
賜う【たまう】

noun
balance, difference (in price, cost), margin

noun, auxillary suru verb
reference, bibliographical reference, consultation, browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer), checking out

noun
1.
product of the land
2.
present, souvenir
Other readings:
土産【とさん】

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】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
colouring, coloring, colorant

noun
1.
feeling, sensation, mood
suffix
2.
sensation of doing(usu. after -masu stem of verb; read as ごこち)

noun
tire, tyre

noun, auxillary suru verb
promotion, advancement, rising in rank
Other readings:
昇進【しょうじん】[1]
陞進【しょうしん】
陞進【しょうじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
defense, defence, pleading, advocacy

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
management, dealing with, settlement, cleaning up, disposal
noun
2.
course of events, circumstances, particulars
3.
end result (usu. bad), outcome
noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective
4.
economizing, economising, frugality, being thrifty
Other readings:
仕末【しまつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

no-adjective, prefix
1.
temporary, provisional, interim
no-adjective
2.
fictitious, assumed (name), alias
3.
hypothetical, theoretical
Other readings:
仮り【かり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
unconditionally, as a rule

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
transactions, dealings, business
All readings:
取引【とりひき】
取り引き【とりひき】
取引き【とりひき】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to freeze, to congeal
2.
to concentrate one's attention on, to devote oneself to something, to ponder, to meditate
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