Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
karma(Buddhist term)
2.
result of one's karma, fate, destiny
3.
uncontrollable temper

adverb
altogether, entirely(usually kana)
Other readings:
ことごとく《尽く》

noun
form, shape, figure
Other readings:
形体【けいたい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars), change, exchange, translation (numerical)
Other readings:
換算【かんざん】

noun
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.), side show, entertainment

adverb
(not) so, (not) particularly, (not) very, (not) that much(usually kana)(usu. with a negative verb)
All readings:
さほど《然程》
さほど《左程》

noun
1.
slack, slackening, sagginess, flabbiness (skin, etc.)(usually kana)
2.
dullness, letdown, depression, ennui(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
correction, revision, amendment

noun, no-adjective
carbon (C)

noun, auxillary suru verb
labor, labour, exertion, diligent service

noun
1.
gold (Au)
no-adjective, noun
2.
golden, prosperous, excellent, superb
noun
3.
money (esp. ōban coin), cash
See also:大判

noun, auxillary suru verb
insult, affront, slight, contempt (e.g. of court)

noun
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
All readings:
百科事典【ひゃっかじてん】
百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.), to satisfy, to comply with, to live up to
See also:沿う
2.
to accompany, to go with, to stay by one's side
3.
to associate with (someone), to mix with
4.
to marry, to wed(esp. 添う)
5.
to be added(esp. 添う)
Other readings:
副う【そう】

na-adjective
1.
inborn, innate, inherent, congenital, hereditary
2.
a priori

noun (suffix)
1.
little less than, slightly fewer than, just under
See also: (antonym)
noun
2.
weakness, the weak

noun
guidebook

noun
past events, bygones
All readings:
旧事【きゅうじ】
旧事【くじ】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
correspondence (to), equivalence
2.
suitability, coordination, matching, being appropriate (for)
3.
dealing with, coping with, handling, response, reception, reaction
4.
compatibility (with technology, software, etc.), capability, support (for)

noun
1.
home area, home town
no-adjective
2.
local

noun
1.
mistake, error, discrepancy
2.
discrepancy between one's actions and intentions(law term)

noun, suffix
1.
side (of something, or taking someone's side), part
2.
(watch) case
Other readings:
【かわ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
Other readings:
見わたす【みわたす】

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

noun
1.
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
2.
chivalrous man (Edo period)
3.
cubed tofu (often served cold)(abbreviation)
See also:奴豆腐
4.
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman(abbreviation)
See also:奴凧
5.
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants(abbreviation)
See also:奴頭
6.
enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
pronoun
7.
he, she, him, her(archaism, derogatory)

na-adjective, noun
stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded

noun
left-hand radical of a character

noun, auxillary suru verb
prosperity, thriving, flourishing

noun
trouble, troubles, worry, distress, sorrows, anguish, agony, problem

noun
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)(sports term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
nomadism

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
maturity, ripeness

noun, auxillary suru verb
single word, a few words, brief comment
All readings:
一言【ひとこと】
一言【いちげん】
一言【いちごん】
ひと言【ひとこと】

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
1.
errand, mission, going as envoy(polite language)
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl(polite language)
3.
familiar spirit(polite language, honorific language)
Other readings:
御使い【おつかい】
お遣い【おつかい】
御遣い【おつかい】
お使【おつかい】[1]
御使【おつかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
living flesh, flesh and blood
2.
physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうじん)
Other readings:
生身【しょうじん】

noun, no-adjective
the sense of hearing

noun
1.
subject, theme, issue, matter
2.
homework, assignment
3.
task, challenge, problem, question

no-adjective
1.
young
noun
2.
youth, young person

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
Other readings:
【ばん】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to invade, to raid, to violate (airspace, etc.), to intrude, to trespass
2.
to infringe, to encroach
3.
to harm, to afflict, to affect

noun, auxillary suru verb
nursing, looking after

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to drift, to float
2.
to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air
3.
to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
4.
to wander, to walk around aimlessly
5.
to be unsteady, to be unstable(archaism)
6.
to falter, to flinch, to wince(archaism)
7.
to live in unreliable circumstances(archaism)

noun
murder, homicide, manslaughter

noun
treasured article or vessel, outstanding individual

noun, auxillary suru verb
limitation, restriction, condition, constraints

noun, auxillary suru verb
orders, instructions, directive, command

noun
whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing
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