Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
See also:持つ
2.
to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed
See also:モテる
3.
to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last
prenominal
4.
possessed, held
5.
rich, wealthy, affluent

noun, no-adjective
national border, provincial border
All readings:
国境【こっきょう】
国境【くにざかい】
国界【こっきょう】
国界【くにざかい】
国界【こっかい】[1]
国堺【こっきょう】
国堺【くにざかい】
国堺【こっかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
jazz(music term)

noun
zeal, enthusiasm, ardor, ardour

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
contrary, opposite, inverse, reverse, back-to-front(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents), disposal (e.g. weaponry), destruction
2.
annulment, cancellation, abrogation, voiding, breaking (e.g. treaty)
3.
reversal (of an original ruling)
Other readings:
破毀【はき】

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
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)(usually kana)
Other readings:
きびす《踵》
くびす《踵》
あくと《踵》

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
to value, to prize, to esteem, to respect
All readings:
貴ぶ【とうとぶ】
貴ぶ【たっとぶ】
尊ぶ【とうとぶ】
尊ぶ【たっとぶ】

noun
1.
moat, fosse, trench, ditch(濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
2.
underground air-raid shelter, dugout(only relevant for 壕)
All readings:
【ごう】
【ごう】

adjective
huge, big, gargantuan(colloquialism)
Other readings:
でっかい
デカい
デッカい

noun, no-adjective
youth, springtime of life, adolescent

expression, adjective
cannot be helped, unavoidable
All readings:
やむを得ない【やむをえない】
止むを得ない【やむをえない】
已むを得ない【やむをえない】

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
sudden, abrupt, unexpected, unforeseen

na-adjective, noun (suffix)
illness

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge(usually kana)
2.
to peck at (one's food), to pick at
3.
to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
4.
to egg on, to put up to
Other readings:
つつく《突付く》[1]
つつく《突つく》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun
title

noun, no-adjective
1.
series, chain, sequence(only relevant for 一連)
noun
2.
two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
3.
verse, stanza(only relevant for 一連)
Other readings:
一嗹【いちれん】

noun
custom, practice, convention, precedent

noun, auxillary suru verb
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling

noun, noun (suffix)
pipe, tube
Other readings:
【くだ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
guidance, leading, induction, introduction, incitement, inducement

noun, no-adjective
dominion, territory, possession

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
despair, hopelessness

noun
evening glow, red sunset, afterglow (of sunset)
Other readings:
夕焼【ゆうやけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
freebie (e.g. with a purchase), something additional, bonus, an extra(usually kana)
2.
price reduction, discount(usually kana)
3.
exaggeration(usually kana)
All readings:
おまけ《お負け》
おまけ《御負け》

noun
1.
ending, conclusion
2.
join, union, connecting
3.
knot, knotting
4.
rice ball(food term)
See also:おむすび

noun
dry cleaning
Other readings:
ドライ・クリーニング

adverb
very, greatly, exceedingly(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
production (e.g. play), direction

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to inform, to report
See also:知らせる,  報告

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
escape, break-out
2.
prolapse, proptosis

na-adjective, noun
1.
carefree, comfortable, at ease
2.
easygoing, happy-go-lucky

pre-noun adjectival
main, principal, important
All readings:
主なる【おもなる】
重なる【おもなる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
incision, operation, section

conjunction
therefore, for that reason, so, because of that(usually kana)
All readings:
それゆえ《それ故》
それゆえ《其れ故》

Godan-u verb
1.
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled(esp. 叶う)
2.
to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with(esp. 適う)
3.
to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)(esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb)
Other readings:
適う【かなう】
敵う【かなう】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
compilation (of a text), editing
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2.
volume (of a text)
3.
completed literary work
Other readings:
【へん】

noun
1.
pipe, tube, cylinder
2.
gun barrel
3.
gun, cannon
4.
well lining, well curb

noun
1.
world, society, public(only relevant for 世)
2.
life, lifetime
3.
age, era, period, epoch, generation
4.
reign, rule
5.
the times(only relevant for 世)
6.
world (of existence)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for 世)
Other readings:
【よ】

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to injure, to damage, to harm, to hurt
2.
to kill
3.
to hinder, to obstruct

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
rejection, negation, voting down

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard
Other readings:
後らす【おくらす】
遅す【おくらす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
just above, right overhead
Other readings:
ま上【まうえ】
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