Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-u verb
•
to make a mistake, to be incorrect, to be mistaken

noun
•
sky, the skies, high-altitude sky, upper air

no-adjective, na-adjective
•
characteristic (of), peculiar (to)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
groping (for), fumbling around (for), searching (for an answer, solution, etc.), trying to find
Other readings:
摸索【もさく】

noun
•
tree, trees and shrubs

noun
•
living room (Japanese-style)

na-adjective
1.
very hungry, starving, famished(onomatopia)
to-adverb, adverb, auxillary suru verb
2.
fawning, bowing and scraping, being obsequious, being servile, kowtowing, bowing repeatedly, cringing(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
3.
giving in, being dented(onomatopia)
See also:ぺこん
All readings:
ペコペコ
、
ぺこぺこ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regulation, (traffic) policing, control, restriction

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
regulation, control

noun
•
steamship, steamboat, steamer

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-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to accompany, to go hand in hand with, to be consequent upon(usu. 〜に伴う)
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
2.
to be accompanied by, to bring with, to take with, to be involved in(usu. 〜を伴う)
Other readings:
伴なう【ともなう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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
•
surprise, astonishment, wonder, amazement
Other readings:
オドロキ

na-adjective, noun
•
clear, plain, distinct, obvious, evident, articulate
Other readings:
明りょう【めいりょう】
、
明亮【めいりょう】
、
明了【めいりょう】

noun
•
large amount of money, great cost
Other readings:
大金【おおがね】

noun, counter
1.
swing, shake, wave, swinging
noun
2.
appearance, behaviour(usually kana)
3.
pretence (pretense), show, pretending (to)(usually kana)(oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form)
noun, no-adjective
4.
going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction(usually kana)
noun
5.
move (dance), postures
6.
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up(usually kana)(oft. as フリ)
See also:前振り
7.
unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
suffix, counter
8.
counter for swords, blades, etc.
noun
9.
not wearing underwear or pants(archaism)
Other readings:
風【ふり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
echo, reverberation
noun
2.
response, reaction, repercussions, sensation, influence

adverb
•
unconditionally, as a rule

Godan-su verb
1.
to exhaust, to run out
2.
to devote, to serve (a person), to befriend
auxiliary verb
3.
to do to exhaustion
Other readings:
尽す【つくす】
、
盡す【つくす】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

pronoun
•
I, me(female term, usually kana)
Other readings:
あたくし《私》
、
あたい《私》
、
あて《私》

na-adjective
•
frequent, incessant

adjective
1.
lukewarm, tepid
2.
half-hearted, vague, weak
3.
lenient, mild, soft
All readings:
生ぬるい【なまぬるい】
、
生温い【なまぬるい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lottery, drawn lot
All readings:
くじ引き【くじびき】
、
籤引き【くじびき】
、
籤引【くじびき】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)

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

na-adjective
1.
smooth (of a surface), glassy, velvety, soft
2.
smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.), fluent (speech), fluid, trouble-free
3.
continuously differentiable(mathematics)
Other readings:
滑らか【すべらか】
、
滑か【なめらか】[1]
、
滑か【すべらか】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
•
irregular, unseasonable, changeable, unsettled, abnormal

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding
2.
warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting
3.
refraction
4.
inflection(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections

noun
•
self-esteem, self-respect, self-importance, conceit, pride

adjective
1.
smoky
2.
awkward, ill at ease
Other readings:
煙たい【けぶたい】
、
烟たい【けむたい】
、
烟たい【けぶたい】

noun
•
agricultural land, farmland

noun, na-adjective
1.
economic slump, hard times, depression, recession
See also:好景気
na-adjective, noun
2.
poor (business), dull, slack, inactive
3.
gloomy, cheerless, dismal

noun, no-adjective
•
paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven

na-adjective, noun
•
intelligence, cleverness, innate aptitude
See also:鈍根 (antonym)

conjunction
•
therefore, consequently, accordingly, for that reason(usually kana)
All readings:
よって《因って》
、
よって《仍って》
、
よって《依って》
、
よって《依て》
、
よって《仍て》

noun
•
truth, real situation

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

na-adjective
1.
carefree, buoyant, lighthearted, sprightly
noun
2.
ease

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to warp, to bend, to contort
2.
to be perverted, to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.), to be distorted, to be cross-grained
All readings:
歪む【ゆがむ】
、
歪む【いがむ】

noun
1.
inflecting dependent word (in Japanese), bound auxiliary(linguistics)
2.
auxiliary verb (in languages other than Japanese)(linguistics)

noun
1.
demonstration, protest
See also:デモ
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation
3.
exhibition game, exhibition match

noun
1.
approximate age, apparent age
See also:年の頃
noun, no-adjective
2.
marriageable age (esp. of a woman), age of maturity, age of adulthood
noun
3.
appropriate age (to ...), old enough (to ...)(after modifying phrase)
noun, adverbial noun
4.
past few years, for some years(archaism)
See also:年来
Other readings:
年ごろ【としごろ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
retirement, resignation
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