Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
written language, literary language
See also:口語
2.
classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
See also:口語

pronoun
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
【だれ】
【だあれ】
【たれ】[1]
【た】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
good and evil, purity and impurity
2.
voiced and unvoiced consonants

noun
without permission, without notice

noun
1.
illness, disease
2.
bad habit, weakness, fault

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
blockade, lockdown, sealing off (an area)
2.
freezing (funds)

na-adjective, noun
whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
Other readings:
気紛れ【きまぐれ】

noun
crisis, critical situation, emergency, pinch

adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get angry, to get mad
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to tell someone off, to scold(only relevant for おこる)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to be angular, to be square(only relevant for いかる)
All readings:
怒る【おこる】
怒る【いかる】
瞋る【いかる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to pluck, to pick, to tear
Other readings:
挘る【むしる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to make a mistake, to err
2.
to mislead, to misguide
Other readings:
謬る【あやまる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
change, transition, vicissitudes

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
2.
catching up, overtaking

na-adjective, noun
1.
convenient, useful, handy, helpful(only relevant for ちょうほう)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
finding useful, coming in handy, using often(only relevant for ちょうほう)
noun
3.
(priceless) treasure
All readings:
重宝【ちょうほう】
重宝【じゅうほう】

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
【まり】
【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to slip out, to sneak away, to break free, to get through (a difficult situation)
2.
to break into the lead, to get ahead
3.
to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)
4.
to break out (of a loop)(computer term)
Other readings:
抜けだす【ぬけだす】
脱け出す【ぬけだす】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to guide, to lead, to show the way, to conduct
2.
to derive, to deduce

noun
1.
dessert
2.
desert

noun, auxillary suru verb
production, output, turning out

no-adjective, noun
oral, verbal, spoken, parol

noun
appearance, air, condition, state, form
Other readings:
【てい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to prohibit

noun, no-adjective
Arab

adverb
1.
at hand, on hand, nearby, close at hand
noun
2.
way of moving one's arms, skill
3.
money at hand, pocket money
4.
grip, handle
Other readings:
手許【てもと】
手もと【てもと】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
2.
to attend, to participate in
3.
to enrol, to enroll, to join
4.
to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
Other readings:
列なる【つらなる】

no-adjective, noun
unmarried, not yet married
See also:非婚,  既婚 (antonym)

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
pastor, minister, clergyman, reverend

noun, no-adjective
1.
solid body, three-dimensional object
noun
2.
multi-storey car park(abbreviation)

noun
1.
pot, jar, vase
2.
dice cup
3.
depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
See also:滝壺
4.
aim, what one wants, the mark(usually kana)
See also:思うつぼ
5.
key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence(usually kana)
6.
acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point(usually kana)
7.
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)(usually kana)(often ツボ)
8.
target (when aiming an arrow)(archaism)
All readings:
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】[1]
【つほ】[1][2]
【つふ】[1][2]
ツボ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
merger (of companies, towns, etc.), combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorporation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
steering, piloting, flying, control, operation, handling
2.
management, handling, control, manipulation

noun
hillside, mountainside

noun, auxillary suru verb
crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge(usually kana)
2.
to peck at (one's food), to pick at
3.
to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
4.
to egg on, to put up to
Other readings:
つつく《突付く》[1]
つつく《突つく》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
See also:指向

noun, auxillary suru verb
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
All readings:
消耗【しょうもう】
消耗【しょうこう】

adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
very, greatly, much, considerably, to a large extent, quite(usually kana)(余 is ateji)
See also:よほど
adverb
2.
just about to, almost, very nearly(usually kana)
See also:よほど

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
guide, tour guide, conductor, guiding, leading
noun
2.
guidebook

noun
person in charge, senior staff, manager, chief, head

noun
1.
rental car, rent-a-car, hired auto
2.
car rental agency, car hire agency, hire car agency

noun, auxillary suru verb
oxidation, oxidization(chemistry term)
See also:還元

na-adjective, noun
romantic
Other readings:
ロマンティック
ロマンチツク[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
wide open sky, the blue, heavens, firmament

noun, auxillary suru verb
learning

とお
toorikakaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
to happen to pass by
Other readings:
通り掛かる【とおりかかる】
通り掛る【とおりかかる】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to operate (e.g. a machine), to handle, to manage, to control, to maneuver, to steer
2.
to have a good command of (a language), to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
3.
to work (a puppet), to pull the strings of a puppet
4.
to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.), to pull the strings, to control from the shadows, to mastermind
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