Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, no-adjective
fraud, swindle, graft, cheating, trick, scam

noun, auxillary suru verb
opposition, rivalry, competition, antagonism

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

noun
outline, summary, gist, basic points

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close
Other readings:
打切る【うちきる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
judicial decision, judgement, judgment, sentence, decree

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
accumulation, accumulate, store

noun, no-adjective
sincerity, true heart, devotion
All readings:
真心【まごころ】
真心【まこころ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
middle finger, long finger, second finger, tall finger
2.
middle toe, third toe
All readings:
中指【なかゆび】
中指【ちゅうし】

Godan-u verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to ask, to inquire
2.
to blame (someone) for, to accuse of, to pursue (question of responsibility), to charge with
3.
to care about, to regard as important(used in neg. form)
See also:問わず
4.
to call into question, to doubt, to question(usu. in passive form)
Other readings:
訪う【とう】

na-adjective, noun
poor, pitiful, piteous, pitiable
All readings:
不憫【ふびん】
不愍【ふびん】
不便【ふびん】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
clique, group, coterie
2.
(political) faction, wing, party, camp
3.
school
4.
sect, denomination
See also:宗派

adjective
cold, short, curt, blunt(usually kana)
Other readings:
そっけない《素っ気無い》
そっけない《素気ない》[1]
そっけない《素気無い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to finish, to get it over with, to conclude
2.
to settle, to pay back
3.
to get along (without something), to make do with (without)(often with で)

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

noun
1.
end, close, finish, termination
2.
noh dance in plain clothes(only relevant for 仕舞)
All readings:
仕舞い【しまい】
仕舞【しまい】
終い【しまい】
了い【しまい】

noun
1.
hit
2.
success
3.
guess, prediction
4.
affability, friendliness
5.
sensation, touch
6.
bruise (on fruit)
7.
situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go)
8.
bite (of a fish on a hook), strike(also written as 魚信)
See also:魚信
suffix
9.
per, each
Other readings:
当り【あたり】
中り【あたり】
中たり【あたり】

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
best(only relevant for ベスト)
noun
2.
vest
Other readings:
ヴェスト

noun, auxillary suru verb
(husband and wife) earning a living together
Other readings:
共かせぎ【ともかせぎ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party
conjunction
2.
on the other hand

noun (suffix)
-store, -shop
See also:土産店

noun
westering sun, setting sun
Other readings:
西陽【にしび】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
close examination, careful selection, testing, scrutiny
2.
examination of criminal charges
3.
reciting and appreciating traditional poetry(archaism)(orig. meaning)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
contact
2.
contact lens(abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to pass (examination)

adjective
over-familiar
Other readings:
馴々しい【なれなれしい】

noun, na-adjective
stinginess, miser, miserliness, selfishness(also read けち)
See also:ケチ
Other readings:
悋嗇【りんしょく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
feeling keenly, fully realizing

noun
earthenware pot
All readings:
【かめ】
【かめ】

noun, suffix
calendar, almanac(れき when a suffix)
Other readings:
【れき】

noun, no-adjective
1.
numerator
2.
molecule
3.
member, element

noun, no-adjective
maritime, marine transportation

noun, auxillary suru verb
crowd, community, group, herd, gathering, assembly
See also:群衆
Other readings:
群聚【ぐんしゅう】

いつ
itsunomanika
adverb
before one knows, before one becomes aware of, unnoticed, unawares
All readings:
いつの間にか【いつのまにか】
何時の間にか【いつのまにか】

noun
decision of a contest, finals (in sports)

noun
1.
opportunity, chance
2.
trigger, cause

no-adjective
prior, beforehand, in advance, before the fact, ex ante(often as 事前に)
See also:事後

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

conjunction
1.
from ... to, between ... and(usually kana)
2.
or(usually kana)

auxillary suru verb
1.
to be stumped, to be nonplussed, to be disconcerted, to dumbfounded
See also:閉口
2.
to be fed up with, to be tired of, to find unable to bear
3.
to wince, to shrink back, to cringe
Other readings:
ヘキエキ

noun
1.
structure, construction, appearance
2.
posture (e.g. in martial arts), pose, stance
3.
readiness, determination, preparedness
4.
kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji)(e.g. 門)
Other readings:
【かまえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
war potential, military strength, fighting power
2.
ability (to compete), capabilities, valuable asset

noun
1.
heir, inheritor
2.
successor
Other readings:
後継ぎ【あとつぎ】
跡継【あとつぎ】
後継【あとつぎ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to finish up, to complete, to finish off, to get through, to polish off

noun
(bank) balance, remainder

noun, auxillary suru verb
expenses, disbursements

noun, auxillary suru verb
strike (i.e. industrial action)
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