Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, no-adjective
people, race, nation, ethnic group, ethnos

noun, auxillary suru verb
injury, wound

noun
kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat(usually kana)
All readings:
こたつ《炬燵》
こたつ《火燵》
コタツ

noun
script, libretto, scenario

noun, no-adjective
master's (academic degree)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to write (e.g. a letter), to draw up (a document), to take down (e.g. notes)(usually kana)
2.
to have (lunch, dinner, etc.), to eat(usually kana)

adverb
rather, sooner, preferably(formerly written as 一層)

noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route
noun
2.
in the process of (development, construction, etc.), in the middle of

noun
scale, scope, plan, structure

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
excavation, exhumation
2.
discovery (e.g. new talent)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
freely, at will

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
return, restoration

hikkakeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes)
2.
to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnare
3.
to cheat, to evade payment, to jump a bill
4.
to drink (alcohol)
5.
to splash someone (with)
6.
to hit the ball off the end of the bat(baseball term)
Other readings:
引っかける【ひっかける】
引っ懸ける【ひっかける】

noun
1.
cliff, precipice
2.
precipice, brink of a dangerous situation

na-adjective, noun
overserious, deeply sincere, very earnest
Other readings:
生まじめ【きまじめ】
気まじめ【きまじめ】[1]
気真面目【きまじめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
employment (long term), hire
Other readings:
雇傭【こよう】

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

noun
evidence, proof
Other readings:
證據【しょうこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon

noun, noun (suffix)
system, organization, organisation, imperial command, laws, regulation, control, government, suppression, restraint, holding back, establishment

noun
true state, actual condition, reality

na-adjective, noun
in very small pieces
Other readings:
粉粉【こなごな】

noun
tone

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
public performance
2.
exhibition in a foreign country(sumo term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
conference, consultation, discussion, negotiation

noun, auxillary suru verb
disclosure, exposure, revelation
Other readings:
曝露【ばくろ】

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
See also:既定 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
deliberation

na-adjective, noun
1.
open, unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain, frank
2.
broad, lewd, indecent, crude

adjective
remarkable, striking, brilliant, splendid, spectacular, wonderful
All readings:
目覚ましい【めざましい】
目覚しい【めざましい】
目ざましい【めざましい】
目醒しい【めざましい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
1.
more and more, all the more, increasingly(usually kana)
2.
at last, finally, beyond doubt(usually kana)
3.
(at the) last moment, worst possible time(usually kana)
All readings:
いよいよ《愈》
いよいよ《愈々》
いよいよ《弥々》
いよいよ《愈愈》
いよいよ《弥弥》
イヨイヨ

noun, no-adjective
system

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
look, appearance
2.
spectacle, sight
3.
observation meditation(Buddhist term)
noun (suffix)
4.
outlook on ..., view of ...

noun
appendix, supplement, annex, extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
Other readings:
附録【ふろく】

noun
1.
ward, borough, city (in Tokyo)
2.
district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
See also:郵便区

noun, prenominal
elbowroom, leeway, room, reserve, margin, allowance, latitude, time (to spare)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pierce, to penetrate, to soak in, to permeate(usually kana)
2.
to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.), to smart, to twinge(usually kana)(only relevant for 染みる and 沁みる)
3.
to be infected (with vice), to be steeped (with prejudice), to be influenced(usually kana)
4.
to feel keenly, to make a deep impression(usually kana)
Other readings:
しみる《沁みる》
しみる《滲みる》
しみる《浸みる》
しみる《泌みる》

noun
1.
roll (e.g. of cloth)
2.
winding (e.g. watch)
3.
volume (of book)
4.
speeding up
5.
heel (of a Japanese sandal)(obscure)
Other readings:
巻き【まき】

noun
association, society, organization, organisation

noun
slope, slanting surface, bevel

noun, no-adjective
ruler, monarch, sovereign

noun
1.
value, worth, merit
2.
estimation, evaluation, appraisal
Other readings:
値打【ねうち】
値うち【ねうち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
transfer (trains, buses, etc.), change, connection
2.
switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.), change, conversion
3.
switching (stock)(finance term)
4.
chromosomal crossover, crossing over(biology term)
See also:交差
Other readings:
乗換【のりかえ】
乗換え【のりかえ】
乗りかえ【のりかえ】
乗り替え【のりかえ】
乗替え【のりかえ】

noun
1.
veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
See also:縁 (えん)
2.
bone at the base of a fin, meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)(only relevant for 縁側)
See also:担鰭骨
Other readings:
椽側【えんがわ】

noun, na-adjective
liar, fibber
Other readings:
嘘吐き【うそつき】
嘘付き【うそつき】
ウソ付き【ウソつき】
ウソ吐き【ウソつき】
うそ付き【うそつき】
噓吐き【うそつき】
うそ吐き【うそつき】

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
ancient times
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