Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
custom, convention, tradition, mores, conventional practice(usually kana)
All readings:
しきたり《仕来り》
しきたり《仕来たり》
しきたり《為来り》
しきたり《為来たり》

noun, auxillary suru verb
reform, reformation, reorganization

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

na-adjective, noun
sensitive, alert, aware, susceptible

noun, auxillary suru verb
attendance (at school), going to school

noun
commercial (e.g. TV)

na-adjective, noun
affected, smug, pompous, conceited, snobby, pretentious(usually kana)
See also:気障り
Other readings:
キザ

counter
1.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
2.
counter for positions or roles(archaism)
See also:役 (やく)
3.
counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)(archaism)
4.
counter for ranking level(sumo term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
relief, mitigation, alleviation, relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.), easing, softening

adverb
1.
certainly, surely, undoubtedly, evidently, really, truly(usually kana)
2.
just, precisely, exactly(usually kana)

noun
property, fortune, means, assets

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

noun
1.
seal, stamp, monogram signature(only relevant for はん)
2.
judgment, judgement(only relevant for はん)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
size (of paper or books)
See also:判型
All readings:
【はん】
【ばん】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to perceive, to sense, to discern
2.
to understand, to comprehend, to realize
3.
to attain enlightenment(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
覚る【さとる】

noun
1.
mark, target
2.
object, subject, focus
3.
point (e.g. of argument)

noun
1.
document, writing, letter, papers, notes, records, archives
2.
document addressed to someone(only relevant for もんじょ)(paleography term)
Other readings:
文書【もんじょ】
文書【ぶんじょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
big, large, drastic, substantial
See also:小幅 (antonym)
noun
2.
full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
See also:小幅,  中幅
Other readings:
大巾【おおはば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
semi-express train, local express train, sub-express train(abbreviation)(from 準急行列車, etc.)

na-adjective, noun
1.
simple, plain
2.
modest, frugal, reserved

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
despair, hopelessness

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be duplicated, to be repeated
See also:ダブル
2.
to overlap, to fall together (of dates, etc.), to coincide
3.
to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.)
4.
to make a double play(baseball term)
5.
to make a double fault (in tennis)(sports term)
Other readings:
だぶる

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, no-adjective
1.
revival (e.g. musical), come-back
2.
restoration, rebirth, resurrection

noun
1.
demonstration, protest
See also:デモ
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation
3.
exhibition game, exhibition match

noun, auxillary suru verb
change of post
Other readings:
轉任【てんにん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
communication
Other readings:
コミュニケイション
コミニュケーション[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-ku verb
1.
to mutter, to murmur, to grumble(usually kana)
2.
to tweet (Twitter)(usually kana)

noun
answer, reply, response, solution
Other readings:
答え【いらえ】
【こたえ】
応え【こたえ】
応え【いらえ】
報え【こたえ】

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

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be moist, to be damp, to get wet, to be watered
2.
to profit by, to receive benefits, to receive favors (favours)
3.
to become rich, to become at ease financially
Other readings:
霑う【うるおう】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt
2.
to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle

noun
1.
young bird, chick(usually kana)
2.
hina doll, doll displayed during the Girls' Festival(only relevant for ひな)
3.
green, wet behind the ears, juvenile(only relevant for ひよこ and ひよっこ)
All readings:
ひよこ《雛》
ひな《雛》
ひよっこ《雛》
ヒナ
ヒヨコ

noun
1.
blank form
2.
sheets of paper, sheet of paper

noun
torii, Shinto shrine archway

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
duplication, repetition, overlapping, redundancy, restoration
All readings:
重複【ちょうふく】
重複【じゅうふく】

uketomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to stop the blow
2.
to react to, to take (advice, etc.), to accept, to come to grips with
Other readings:
受けとめる【うけとめる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
overflowing, flood, inundation, deluge
2.
oversupply, plethora
Other readings:
汎濫【はんらん】
はん濫【はんらん】
氾らん【はんらん】
ハンラン

noun, no-adjective
physique, constitution

noun
household, home, family, housekeeping(しょたい is more informal)
Other readings:
世帯【しょたい】
所帯【しょたい】

noun, no-adjective
orange (fruit, colour)

noun, auxillary suru verb
temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction

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

noun, no-adjective
inflation(abbreviation)

adverb
immediately, right away, on the spot
See also:即座

noun, auxillary suru verb
indignation, resentment

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

noun
truth, real situation
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