Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
desire, appetite, lust
Other readings:
慾望【よくぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
protagonist, main character, hero(ine) (of a story)
2.
head of household

noun
1.
hero, heroine, great person
2.
Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
3.
Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)(abbreviation)

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

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake), to hammer in
2.
to hit (a ball, etc.), to drive, to smash
3.
to fire into (e.g. a crowd), to launch (e.g. missiles), to lob (e.g. grenades)
See also:撃ち込む
4.
to input (data), to enter
5.
to devote oneself to, to go heart and soul into, to throw oneself into, to go head over heels for
6.
to practice hitting (baseball, tennis, etc.)(sports term)
7.
to hit (an opponent in kendo, boxing, etc.), to get a blow in(martial arts)
8.
to invade one's opponent's territory (in the game of go), to place a stone in an opponent's formation
9.
to pour (concrete, etc.) into a form
Other readings:
打ちこむ【うちこむ】
打込む【うちこむ】
うち込む【うちこむ】

adverb, no-adjective
1.
once, before, formerly, ever, former, ex-(usually kana)
2.
never yet, never before, first time, still not happened(usually kana)(used with neg. verb)
Other readings:
かつて《曾て》
かつて《都て》
かって《曾て》

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
bad condition, not to work out (i.e. a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form

noun, auxillary suru verb
introduction, bringing in, leading in, installation

noun, no-adjective
present, current, in operation

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
leadership, initiative, spearhead

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
negotiations, discussions
2.
connection

noun, auxillary suru verb
savings
Other readings:
儲蓄【ちょちく】

noun
aptitude, aptness, suitability

na-adjective, noun
long and large, tall and large, grand, huge
See also:短小 (antonym)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
system, lineage, group
noun
2.
corollary(mathematics)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period)(geology term)
4.
(taxonomical) series

noun
promise, prediction(archaism)
Other readings:
兼言【かねごと】
兼ね言【かねごと】

adjective
1.
brittle, fragile, weak, frail(usually kana)
2.
tender-hearted, sentimental, easily moved(usually kana)

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
firmly, solidly, sturdily, strongly, toughly(onomatopia)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to be frugal, to be sparing
2.
to value, to hold dear
3.
to regret (e.g. a loss), to feel sorry (for)
4.
to be unwilling, to be reluctant
Other readings:
吝しむ【おしむ】[1]
愛しむ【おしむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade, commerce

noun
straw(usually kana)
Other readings:
ワラ

noun
1.
wages, pay
2.
rental payment(only relevant for ちんきん)
Other readings:
賃金【ちんきん】
賃銀【ちんぎん】

adverb
1.
really (seem, appear, etc.), truly, evidently(usually kana)
2.
in that way(usually kana)

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

noun
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

noun
antiquity, ancient times
Other readings:
古え【いにしえ】

noun, no-adjective
fibre, fiber, textile
Other readings:
線維【せんい】

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
genius, prodigy, natural gift
See also:凡才 (antonym)

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

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun (suffix), noun
1.
right (to do something)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
authority, power

noun
1.
pulse
2.
vein
3.
chain (of mountains, etc.)
4.
hope
5.
thread (of an argument)
Other readings:
【みゃく】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to scoop, to ladle out(usually kana)
Other readings:
すくう《抄う》

noun
1.
sum(mathematics)(only relevant for 和)
2.
harmony, peace(only relevant for 和)
noun, noun (prefix), no-adjective
3.
Japan, Japanese-style
Other readings:
【わ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to destroy, to overthrow, to wreck, to ruin
Other readings:
亡ぼす【ほろぼす】
滅す【ほろぼす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb, to-adverb
1.
keenly, deeply, fully, heartily, seriously, earnestly(onomatopia, usually kana)
2.
calmly, quietly, softly(onomatopia, usually kana)
3.
fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)(onomatopia, usually kana)
All readings:
しみじみ《沁み沁み》
しみじみ《染み染み》
しみじみ《沁沁》
しみじみ《泌み泌み》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give an order, to place an order, to have made to order(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
wild, growing wild, living in the wild
pronoun
2.
I(archaism, male term)

noun
ability, skill, facility
Other readings:
腕まえ【うでまえ】

noun
tuberculosis, tubercule

noun
national defence, national defense

na-adjective, noun
honor, honour, credit, prestige

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
independence, self-reliance

noun, no-adjective
amateur

na-adjective
1.
cheerful, bright
2.
clear, clean, honest, fair

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
poisoning
noun (suffix)
2.
addiction
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