Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
fate, destiny, predestination

noun
1.
hermit, wizard
See also:仙人
2.
wizardry
See also:仙術

noun
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

noun
torii, Shinto shrine archway

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to bite off, to gnaw through
Other readings:
かみ切る【かみきる】

pre-noun adjectival
1.
unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected
2.
terrible, awful, serious
adverb
3.
very(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
arriving first

noun, auxillary suru verb
arms, armament

noun
receiving, receipt
All readings:
受取り【うけとり】
受け取り【うけとり】
受取【うけとり】
受け取【うけとり】
請け取り【うけとり】
請取り【うけとり】
請取【うけとり】
請け取【うけとり】

noun
manure, fertilizer, fertiliser, compost

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to write down (what someone says), to take down dictation, to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
2.
to copy out (a text)
Other readings:
書取る【かきとる】

noun
1.
(written) application, written request, petition
2.
written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
See also:願文

noun
progress

noun
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.), division, scale
All readings:
目盛り【めもり】
目盛【めもり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
lumping together, summing up, bundle, lump, batch

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
work, workmanship, craftsmanship, handiwork
2.
artifice, trick, device, tampering, doctoring

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
breeding, multiplication, increase, propagation, reproduction
Other readings:
蕃殖【はんしょく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)

na-adjective, noun
good, fine, excellent, favorable, favourable, satisfactory

noun, auxillary suru verb
consultation, conference

na-adjective, noun
poverty-stricken, destitute, poor, penurious
Other readings:
貧之【びんぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
payment (taxes, fees, etc.)
2.
supply (of goods), delivery

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be sticky, to be adhesive
2.
to persevere, to persist, to stick to, to hold out, to linger

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
service, ministry, attendance, church work
2.
offering goods at a reduced price, providing a service for free

noun
1.
retirement age
2.
years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion(archaism)
Other readings:
停年【ていねん】

adverb
1.
thoughtlessly, recklessly, rashly, indiscriminately, indiscreetly, at random(usually kana)
2.
excessively, unreasonably, immoderately, absurdly(usually kana)
Other readings:
むやみに《無暗に》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
photographer
2.
cameraman, camera operator, cinematographer

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
down (opposite of up), becoming lower, being brought down, bringing down
2.
being down (e.g. with a cold)
3.
down (e.g. a system), not running (e.g. servers)(computer term)
4.
download, downstream(abbreviation, computer term)
noun
5.
down (feathers)

noun
secretary (government), director, chief

noun, auxillary suru verb
monitoring, watching, observation, surveillance, guarding, supervision, lookout

na-adjective
1.
better, preferable, less objectionable, least-worst(usually kana)(esp. マシ)
noun (suffix)
2.
more, increase, extra
noun
3.
increase, growth(archaism)
Other readings:
マシ

noun
ferry

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to weave

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
shield, buckler, escutcheon, pretext
Other readings:
【たて】

torimazeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to mix, to put together
Other readings:
取混ぜる【とりまぜる】

noun
orientation

noun, auxillary suru verb
self-consciousness, self-awareness

noun
prayer, supplication
Other readings:
祷り【いのり】

noun
1.
metal rod, metal bar, iron rod, crowbar
2.
iron club, iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
All readings:
金棒【かなぼう】
鉄棒【かなぼう】

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
dispute, strife, quarrel, dissension, conflict, rivalry, contest

noun
hour
Other readings:
アウア

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
arrangement, preparations
2.
search (by police)

noun
1.
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length
2.
300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)
3.
six ken (10.91 m)
Other readings:
【たん】
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