Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on
2.
to take advantage of, to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence), to depend on

noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
、
年より【としより】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
control

noun
•
burning low, waning, declining

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
nursing, (army) nurse

counter
1.
counter for books
noun
2.
volume(obscure)

noun
1.
verbal message, word (from someone)
2.
rumour, rumor

noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】

noun, no-adjective
•
boiling water

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure
2.
to learn, to find out, to take in

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
escape, flight, running away, elopement, fleeing

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
selection, screening
Other readings:
銓衡【せんこう】
、
詮衡【せんこう】

interjection
1.
hey!, oi!, ahoy!
pronoun
2.
I, me(Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for おい)
All readings:
おい
、
おおい
、
おーい
、
オイ
、
オーイ
、
オオイ

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
All readings:
傾く【かたむく】
、
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dress stylishly
2.
to joke, to play on words
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
complete recovery of health

prenominal, auxillary suru verb
1.
plump, rotund, chubby
adverb, to-adverb
2.
entirely, completely, wholly
Other readings:
丸丸【まるまる】

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
increasing
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
uploading, posting (e.g. content), putting online(abbreviation)
noun
3.
close-up(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
finishing shooting (of a film, etc.)(abbreviation)
noun
5.
upswept hairstyle(abbreviation)
6.
being up (i.e. leading in sports)
7.
warming up(abbreviation)
noun (suffix)
8.
being over, being finished

noun
1.
gap, break, rift
2.
pause, interval, interruption
3.
cut, incision, notch, score
4.
end

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
slander, libel, defamation, calumny, smear

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
coeducation
See also:別学 (antonym)

adjective
•
nimble, smart, quick
All readings:
すばしっこい
、
すばしこい

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come off, to be worn off(usually kana)
2.
to fade, to discolor, to discolour(usually kana)
Other readings:
はげる《剝げる》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
adaptation, accommodation, conformity

adjective
1.
empty, void, vacant
2.
vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective
3.
lifeless
All readings:
虚しい【むなしい】
、
空しい【むなしい】

noun
1.
the teaching profession
2.
education of laity (in Christianity)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
deterioration, changing for the worse

noun
•
public (institution)

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】

noun
•
country, territory, domain, realm
Other readings:
国土【くにつち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
dhyana (profound meditation)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
2.
Zen (Buddhism)(abbreviation)
See also:禅宗
Other readings:
禪【ぜん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
trouble

noun
•
cemetery, graveyard
All readings:
墓地【ぼち】
、
墓地【はかち】

noun
•
company housing, housing provided by one's company

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
up to now, so far
no-adjective
2.
traditional, conventional, usual, existing

noun
1.
(outward) appearance
2.
(proper) format (e.g. of an essay), form, style
3.
appearances, decency, show, display
4.
lip-service, insincere words, glib talk
Other readings:
体裁【たいさい】

noun
•
stalk, stem

adjective
•
greedy
All readings:
欲深い【よくぶかい】

noun, no-adjective
•
clothes, clothing, garments

noun
•
semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train(abbreviation)(from 準急行列車, etc.)

noun, no-adjective
•
present, current, in operation

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
•
to be useful, to be helpful, to serve the purpose
Other readings:
役だつ【やくだつ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
•
silence (not speaking), muteness
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