Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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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

yobitomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)
Other readings:
呼びとめる【よびとめる】
呼び留める【よびとめる】
呼止める【よびとめる】
呼留める【よびとめる】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.), to throw down the gauntlet, to contend for
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to attempt, to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
3.
to pressure (someone) for sex, to make advances to

noun
1.
Ms, Miss, Madame(nuance of status)
prenominal
2.
highbrow (woman), cerebral

adjective
1.
lowborn, humble, lowly
2.
vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile
3.
shabby
4.
greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
Other readings:
賤しい【いやしい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
measure, step, dealing with
2.
medical treatment

noun
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
Other readings:
一現【いちげん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
cooking, food preparation

prefix
1.
new, neo-
noun
2.
newness, novelty
3.
Gregorian calendar(abbreviation)
See also:新暦
4.
Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE), Hsin dynasty

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
often, again and again, frequently, repeatedly(usually kana, onomatopia)
All readings:
しばしば《屡々》
しばしば《屡屡》
しばしば《屡》
しばしば《数数》
しばしば《数々》
しばしば《数》

こと
kotoniyoruto
expression
possibly, maybe, perhaps(usually kana)

adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
paper patch, paper backing, poster, sticker, label
Other readings:
貼り紙【はりがみ】
はり紙【はりがみ】
張紙【はりがみ】
貼紙【はりがみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
possession, owning

no-adjective, noun
married
See also:未婚 (antonym)

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
2.
to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
3.
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)

noun, no-adjective
1.
home (of something), place famous for its ..., center (e.g. of manufacture), best place (for)
2.
place of origin, birthplace, cradle
noun
3.
morning session, last session in the morning

na-adjective, noun
foolish, stupid

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
death, decease
2.
death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)(archaism)
See also:五刑
noun
3.
(an) out(baseball term)

noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
from the beginning, from the outset, by nature(often in negative contexts)
See also:元々

noun
1.
proof, evidence, sign, testimony, vindication
noun (suffix)
2.
certificate, license, membership card(only relevant for しょう)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to testify (usu. Christian religious context)(only relevant for あかし)
noun
4.
enlightenment(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょう)
5.
symptoms (in Chinese medicine), patient's condition(only relevant for しょう)
Other readings:
【しょう】
証し【あかし】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
concession, conciliation, compromise

noun, auxillary suru verb
reading, translation

noun
1.
humanity, empathy, kindness, sympathy
2.
human nature, common sense, customs and manners

そな
sonaetsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install
Other readings:
備えつける【そなえつける】

adverb
occasionally, now and then, sometimes
Other readings:
間間【まま】

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to reflect, to throw back light

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
drainage, draining, pumping out (water), sewerage
2.
displacement

noun, no-adjective
the text, original

noun
(about) middle, midway
All readings:
中ほど【なかほど】
中程【なかほど】

pronoun
1.
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)(usually kana)
See also:何れ,  其れ,  彼 (あれ)
2.
this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)(humble language)
adverb
3.
now
pronoun
4.
here(archaism)
5.
I (me)(archaism)
adverb
6.
certainly(archaism)
Other readings:
これ《是》
これ《是れ》
これ《之》
これ《之れ》
これ《維》
これ《惟》

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to rinse, to wash out(usually kana)(esp. 濯ぐ)
2.
to have one's revenge, to wipe out a disgrace(usually kana)(only relevant for すすぐ and そそぐ)(esp. 雪ぐ)
Other readings:
すすぐ《雪ぐ》
そそぐ《濯ぐ》
そそぐ《雪ぐ》
ゆすぐ《濯ぐ》

noun, auxillary suru verb
rejection, negation, voting down

noun
majority decision, majority vote, majority rule

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
starring, playing the leading part

pronoun
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
【だれ】
【だあれ】
【たれ】[1]
【た】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
body(からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2.
torso, trunk
3.
build, physique, constitution
noun, no-adjective
4.
health
noun
5.
corpse, dead body
All readings:
【からだ】
身体【からだ】
【からだ】
【からだ】

noun
1.
foreign currency, foreign money, foreign exchange
2.
foreign goods, imported goods

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get twisted, to get crooked, to get warped(usually kana)
2.
to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.), to become warped, to become perverse, to become contrary(usually kana)
3.
to become troubled, to become complicated, to become strained(usually kana)
All readings:
ねじれる《捩れる》
ねじれる《捻れる》
ねじれる《拗れる》
ねじれる《捻じれる》
ねじれる《捩じれる》

noun
1.
germ, germs, bacteria, mold, mould(colloquialism)
2.
something harmful, vermin(used figuratively)
All readings:
ばい菌【ばいきん】
バイ菌【バイきん】
黴菌【ばいきん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
institution, establishment, facility
noun
2.
home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)(abbreviation)

noun, no-adjective
sense of sight, vision

counter
1.
indicates position in a sequence
See also:目 (め)
noun
2.
divisions of a kabuki performance
Other readings:
番め【ばんめ】
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