Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
to be satisfying(often as 冴えない)
See also:冴えない
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】

noun
•
treatment, service, handling, management
Other readings:
取扱い【とりあつかい】
、
取り扱【とりあつかい】
、
取扱【とりあつかい】

adjective
•
troublesome, annoying, complicated

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
stipulation, prescription, provision, regulation, rule

noun
1.
idle complaint, grumble
noun, na-adjective
2.
moha (ignorance, folly)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
愚癡【ぐち】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting expectantly, waiting eagerly, looking forward to
no-adjective
2.
long-awaited

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
circulation (esp. documents), sending round
Other readings:
廻覧【かいらん】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge
2.
to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
3.
to floor (an opponent)

noun
•
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper), carrying (e.g. a story), running (e.g. a serial), insertion (e.g. of an advertisement), printing, posting (e.g. on the web)

noun
•
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
Other readings:
乾し物【ほしもの】
、
干物【ほしもの】
、
乾物【ほしもの】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
interchange, service interchange
Other readings:
インター・チェンジ

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to consult with, to discuss, to confer, to deliberate

noun
1.
running fast, double time
2.
cantering(also 駈歩)
3.
doing things in a hurry
Other readings:
駆足【かけあし】
、
駈け足【かけあし】
、
駈足【かけあし】
、
かけ足【かけあし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
talk, dialogue, conversation

noun, no-adjective
•
female (animal, plant)(usually kana)
See also:雄
Other readings:
めす《牝》
、
めす《牸》
、
めん《雌》
、
めん《牝》
、
めん《牸》
、
メス

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
temporary absence from school

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to rise, to tower, to soar(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
closing, closure, shutdown, lockout

noun
1.
viewpoint, point of view
2.
way of understanding, way of appreciating, how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)(esp. 〜の見方)

na-adjective, noun
•
sincere, honest, faithful

noun
•
treetop, tip of a branch
Other readings:
杪【こずえ】

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

Godan-mu verb
•
to strive, to endeavour, to endeavor, to make an effort, to be zealous

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exaggeration

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
fatigue, weariness

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt)
2.
to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate
3.
to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence)
5.
to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)(in the form に身をかためる)
6.
to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise
7.
to tie tightly, to fasten
8.
to hold a bow fully drawn
Other readings:
堅める【かためる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
•
form, method, system, formula

noun
1.
magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor
2.
competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance), applicant-to-acceptance ratio(25% acceptance would be a 倍率 of 4)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arrangement, disposition
noun
2.
array (programming)(computer term)(only relevant for 配列)
Other readings:
排列【はいれつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
going to work (e.g. in the morning), coming to work
See also:退社 (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
1.
platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit
2.
(ceremonial) mound
noun (suffix)
3.
world (of haiku, art, etc.), (literary) circles
noun
4.
mandala(archaism)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come apart at the seams, to be ripped, to be torn(usually kana)
2.
to begin to open, to begin to bloom(usually kana)
3.
to smile broadly, to break into a smile(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
battle, fight, combat

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
appointment, nomination, ordination, commission, designation

adverb
•
(a) little, somewhat, somehow(usually kana)

noun
1.
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Ram, the Goat
2.
hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm)(obsolete)
See also:未の刻
3.
south-southwest(obsolete)
4.
sixth month of the lunar calendar(obsolete)

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get angry, to get mad
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to tell someone off, to scold(only relevant for おこる)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to be angular, to be square(only relevant for いかる)
All readings:
怒る【おこる】
、
怒る【いかる】
、
瞋る【いかる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to run, to dash, to race
2.
to gallop (on horseback), to canter
3.
to advance (against one's enemy), to charge (on horseback)(archaism)
Other readings:
駈ける【かける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
place, situation, position, location
All readings:
位置【いち】
、
位地【いち】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
sympathy, empathy, response

noun
•
tuberculosis, tubercule

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
registration, accession, register, entry, record

noun
•
common people, ordinary people, masses

noun
•
company housing, housing provided by one's company
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