Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
motto, slogan, catchword

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
close examination, careful selection, testing, scrutiny
2.
examination of criminal charges
3.
reciting and appreciating traditional poetry(archaism)(orig. meaning)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispersion, breakup, scattering, decentralization, decentralisation, distribution
2.
variance(mathematics)
3.
dispersion(chemistry term, physics term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview, audience, meeting, (viewing) party

adjective
1.
smoky
2.
awkward, ill at ease
Other readings:
煙たい【けぶたい】
烟たい【けむたい】
烟たい【けぶたい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
private ownership

noun
majority decision, majority vote, majority rule

noun
1.
hit
2.
success
3.
guess, prediction
4.
affability, friendliness
5.
sensation, touch
6.
bruise (on fruit)
7.
situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go)
8.
bite (of a fish on a hook), strike(also written as 魚信)
See also:魚信
suffix
9.
per, each
Other readings:
当り【あたり】
中り【あたり】
中たり【あたり】

noun
jeans, dungarees(abbreviation, usually kana)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
angle
2.
square, cube
3.
bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)
4.
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
5.
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)
6.
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
See also:元 (げん)

noun
1.
way of standing
2.
dancer (in a Japanese dance performance)
Other readings:
立ち方【たちかた】

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

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】

adverb
1.
(not) at all, completely, utterly, entirely, altogether(with neg. sentence)
2.
very, extremely

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to stop, to abort, to discontinue, to close
Other readings:
打切る【うちきる】

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to conform to, to agree with, to be adapted to, to be based on
Other readings:
則する【そくする】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal
2.
rebounding, recoiling, repulsion
3.
rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery
Other readings:
反撥【はんぱつ】

noun
(water-filled) paddy field

noun
public opinion, popular voice, public sentiment, consensus
All readings:
世論【よろん】
世論【せろん】
世論【せいろん】
輿論【よろん】

adverb, prenominal
a little, partially, somewhat, slightly, semi-, -ish, on the ... side, a short time, a while(usually kana)
Other readings:
やや《漸》

noun, auxillary suru verb
infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover

na-adjective, noun
wise, sensible, well-advised, intelligent, sagacious, prudent

noun
1.
thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee
2.
breakfast (in Zen temples)(only relevant for しゅく)
Other readings:
【しゅく】
【かい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded, to be packed
2.
to be complex
auxiliary verb
3.
to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly(only relevant for 込む)
4.
to do intently(only relevant for 込む)
5.
to continue in the same state(only relevant for 込む)
All readings:
込む【こむ】
混む【こむ】
籠む【こむ】[1]
篭む【こむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
fossil
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
petrifaction, petrification, fossilization, fossilisation

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
automatic
Other readings:
オートマティック

noun
1.
the country, countryside, rural districts
2.
cultivated land, fields
Other readings:
田園【でんおん】[1]
田苑【でんえん】
田苑【でんおん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
tea drinking
2.
teahouse, tearoom, coffee lounge, coffee shop, (rather formal) cafe(abbreviation)
See also:喫茶店

noun
1.
war, campaign, battle
2.
unpaid work (ritsuryo system), forced labor(archaism)
Other readings:
【えだち】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to loosen, to slacken
See also:締める (antonym)
2.
to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension)
3.
to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control)
4.
to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up
5.
to make more gradual (of a slope)
Other readings:
弛める【ゆるめる】

noun
tower

noun
animal husbandry, livestock industry

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to flip, to snap, to flick(usually kana)
2.
to repel(usually kana)
3.
to use (an abacus), to calculate(usually kana)
4.
to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
generation, the world, the age

na-adjective, noun
flexible, lithe, soft, pliable

adverb
often, frequently, now and then, occasionally

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing)
2.
modification, qualification(linguistics)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
independence, self-reliance

noun (suffix)
1.
full of (e.g. mistakes), riddled with
2.
covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
adoption, selection, choice

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
escape, break-out
2.
prolapse, proptosis

noun, auxillary suru verb
residence, abode, dwelling

noun
beak, bill(usually kana)
Other readings:
くちばし《喙》
はし《嘴》
はし《觜》
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