Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
definition

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to learn by experience, to learn one's lesson, to learn the hard way
2.
to be discouraged (by), to have enough (of), to be disgusted (with)

noun, auxillary suru verb
sympathy, compassion, pity

noun
1.
movement, move, motion
2.
trend, development, change, fluctuation

noun
decoration

noun, auxillary suru verb
attack, charge, raid

noun, auxillary suru verb
lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
Other readings:
抽籤【ちゅうせん】[1]
抽せん【ちゅうせん】
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
unmarried woman
noun (suffix)
2.
Miss(after a name)
3.
-ess, -ette(after a line of work)
Other readings:
【じょう】

Godan-ku verb
1.
to mutter, to murmur, to grumble(usually kana)
2.
to tweet (Twitter)(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to spend, to expend, to consume
2.
to waste, to squander, to throw away
3.
to devote

noun
1.
mark, symbol, insignia, logo, label, emblem
auxillary suru verb
2.
to mark, to put a mark on
noun
3.
trademark(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
paying attention to, focusing on, watching, guarding, marking
5.
registering a record (in sport, etc.)
noun
6.
Mach (OS kernel)(computer term)

noun
1.
clue, lead, key, trail, scent, track
2.
handhold, hold
All readings:
手がかり【てがかり】
手掛かり【てがかり】
手掛り【てがかり】
手懸かり【てがかり】
手懸り【てがかり】

noun
1.
inside out, upside down
2.
flip side, opposite, contrary, reverse

noun, no-adjective
law, jurisprudence

noun, auxillary suru verb
learning

noun
blood relationship, blood relative

noun
achievement, performance, results, work, contribution

noun
1.
seal, stamp, monogram signature(only relevant for はん)
2.
judgment, judgement(only relevant for はん)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
size (of paper or books)
See also:判型
Other readings:
【ばん】

noun
dustpan
All readings:
ちり取り【ちりとり】
ちり取【ちりとり】
塵取り【ちりとり】

Ichidan-zuru verb, transitive verb
to honor, to honour, to respect, to esteem, to prize
See also:重んじる

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
See also:傍らに
adverbial noun
2.
while (doing), in addition to, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
側ら【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】[1]
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
【かたわら】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
income and expenditure

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

noun, no-adjective
heavenly body, celestial body, astronomical object

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

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
best(only relevant for ベスト)
noun
2.
vest
Other readings:
ヴェスト

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to guess, to sense, to presume, to judge
2.
to sympathize with, to sympathise with

noun
colour, color, hue, tints

noun
shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
Other readings:
【たて】

prefix
1.
honorific/polite/humble prefix(honorific language, polite language, humble language, usually kana)(usu. before a term with an on-yomi reading)
See also:御 (お)
suffix
2.
honorific suffix(honorific language)(after a noun indicating a person)

noun
1.
ingredient, (raw) material, resource
2.
unprocessed timber, raw timber
3.
subject matter, topic

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer
2.
to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
3.
to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet
4.
to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arrangement, preparations
2.
search (by police)

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

noun
questionnaire, survey

noun
terrain, geographical features, topography
All readings:
地形【ちけい】
地形【じぎょう】

noun, no-adjective
1.
barefoot
noun (suffix)
2.
superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)(only relevant for はだし)
Other readings:
【はだし】
跣足【はだし】
跣足【せんそく】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quotient(mathematics)
See also:
2.
dealing, dealer, store
3.
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
noun
4.
Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
See also:

noun
1.
(flower) bud
2.
promising young person, budding beauty
Other readings:
【つぼみ】

noun
message
Other readings:
メセージ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
point
noun
2.
points (of a railway), switch

noun, no-adjective
myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness

noun
1.
official business, government business, public business, company duties
See also:私用 (antonym)
noun, no-adjective
2.
public use, government use
See also:私用 (antonym)

noun
1.
(wrestling) ring(sumo term)
2.
forum (e.g. for discussion)
3.
sandbag, gabion

noun, na-adjective
(idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
Other readings:
もの好き【ものずき】
物数奇【ものずき】

adverb
barely, narrowly, only just, with difficulty(usually kana)

noun
1.
signature, register
auxillary suru verb
2.
to put one's name on, to sign
noun
3.
stamped name, typed name
See also:著名 (antonym)

no-adjective, noun
ultimate, final, last, eventual
Other readings:
窮極【きゅうきょく】
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