Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
reaching, attaining, arrival

noun
whirlpool, swirl, eddy, vortex, maelstrom

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, auxillary suru verb
report, return (e.g. tax), statement, declaration, notification, filing

noun
1.
right or wrong, good or bad, quality, suitability
2.
having both merits and demerits, having both advantages and disadvantages
All readings:
良し悪し【よしあし】
良し悪し【よしわるし】
善し悪し【よしあし】
善し悪し【よしわるし】
良しあし【よしあし】
善しあし【よしあし】
よし悪し【よしあし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
separation, partition, detachment, segregation, isolation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
protection, safeguard, guardianship, custody, patronage
2.
preservation, conservation

noun
late at night, small hours of the morning
Other readings:
夜ふけ【よふけ】
夜深け【よふけ】

noun
secretary (government), director, chief

noun
top end, tip(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
resolution, vote, decision

adverbial noun, noun
evening, dusk, twilight
Other readings:
夕暮【ゆうぐれ】[1]
夕ぐれ【ゆうぐれ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
Other readings:
岩乗【がんじょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
volt
2.
bolt(only relevant for ボルト)
Other readings:
ヴォルト

noun, auxillary suru verb
revolution, rotation

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
usual, ordinary, normal, regular, general, common

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
ancient times

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
catch, catching, obtaining (e.g. information), receiving (e.g. radio transmission or phone call)
2.
catch(baseball term)
noun
3.
shop tout, puller-in
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
catching (in swimming and boating), catching the water
noun
5.
catcher(baseball term)
6.
call waiting(abbreviation, colloquialism)

pre-noun adjectival
a certain ..., some ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
ある《或》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil
2.
(media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry, scandal, controversy
3.
feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dramatization (e.g. of a novel), dramatisation, adaptation
2.
dramatization, embellishment, exaggeration, embroidery

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to bind, to file
2.
to top with egg (e.g. donburi)

noun, auxillary suru verb
limit, localize, localise

na-adjective, noun
in good health, alive and well, going strong

noun
general idea, concept, notion

noun, no-adjective
(plant) bulb

noun, noun (suffix), counter
1.
class, order, rank
suffix
2.
et cetera, etc., and the like
See also:等 (など)
prefix
3.
equal, iso-

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)
Other readings:
威す【おどす】
嚇す【おどす】

noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
生死【しょうじ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to freeze, to congeal
2.
to concentrate one's attention on, to devote oneself to something, to ponder, to meditate

adverb, noun
clashing of swords, felling of trees, ringing of an ax
All readings:
丁々【ちょうちょう】
丁々【とうとう】
丁丁【ちょうちょう】
丁丁【とうとう】

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
once, some time ago(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひところ《一ころ》

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to knead, to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame)
2.
to polish (a plan, etc.), to refine, to elaborate, to work out
3.
to train, to drill, to exercise
4.
to gloss (silk), to soften, to degum(only relevant for 練る)
5.
to tan (leather)
6.
to temper (steel)(also written as 錬る)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
7.
to walk in procession, to parade, to march(also written as 邌る)
Other readings:
煉る【ねる】

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

noun
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
All readings:
【みき】
【かん】

noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
too much, excessively, overly(usually kana)(esp. as あまりに(も))
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
All readings:
あまり《余り》
あまり《餘り》[1]
あんまり《余り》
あんまり《餘り》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

hikkakeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes)
2.
to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnare
3.
to cheat, to evade payment, to jump a bill
4.
to drink (alcohol)
5.
to splash someone (with)
6.
to hit the ball off the end of the bat(baseball term)
Other readings:
引っかける【ひっかける】
引っ懸ける【ひっかける】

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.), to throw down the gauntlet, to contend for
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
2.
to tackle (e.g. a problem), to attempt, to go after (a prize, record, etc.)
3.
to pressure (someone) for sex, to make advances to

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.), to contemplate, to examine, to think over, to introspect
See also:顧みる

noun, no-adjective
1.
orphan
noun
2.
person without friends(only relevant for こじ)
Other readings:
孤児【みなしご】
【みなしご】
みなし子【みなしご】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension
2.
interval(mathematics)

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
tolerance, open-mindedness, forbearance, generosity, magnanimity

noun
lawn, sod, turf

noun, no-adjective
main line, trunk line

noun, auxillary suru verb
exhibiting, showing, putting on display, putting up for sale, entering (a work into a competition), submitting
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