Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adverb
in advance, beforehand, previously
Other readings:
前以て【まえもって】
前以って【まえもって】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be truant, to play hooky, to skip school, to skip out, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness(from サボタージュ)
Other readings:
さぼる

noun
butterfly
Other readings:
チョウ

noun
uchiwa, type of traditional Japanese handheld fan(usually kana)

adjective
puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex

na-adjective, no-adjective
plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward, unabashed, blatant, flagrant(usually kana)
Other readings:
あからさま《偸閑》[1]
あからさま《白地》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

na-adjective, noun
1.
simple, plain
2.
modest, frugal, reserved

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

noun
district of a town, city block (of irregular size)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
accommodation, reception, housing
2.
seating
3.
custody (e.g. awaiting deportation), internment
4.
admission, hospitalization
5.
entering (e.g. in dictionary)

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
favourable, favorable, promising, satisfactory, in good shape

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
See also:既定 (antonym)

adjective
1.
seductive, carnal, enchanting
2.
troubling, difficult, thorny, hard
3.
anxious, uneasy

Ichidan-zuru verb, intransitive verb
to apply correspondingly, to correspond to, to be proportionate to, to conform to
See also:準じる
Other readings:
准ずる【じゅんずる】

Ichidan verb
1.
to escape (disaster, death, etc.), to be saved from, to be rescued from
2.
to avoid (e.g. punishment), to evade (e.g. responsibility), to avert, to elude, to be exempted from
All readings:
免れる【まぬがれる】
免れる【まぬかれる】

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

noun
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
御手上げ【おてあげ】

noun, no-adjective
pajamas, pyjamas

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(sudden) change, reversal, turn-around, coming from behind (baseball)
Other readings:
逆点【ぎゃくてん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective
1.
in good health, healthy, well, fit, robust, strong
2.
skilled, proficient, adept
noun
3.
master, expert
See also:達人

noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)

noun
crisis, critical situation, emergency, pinch

noun, na-adjective
negligence, neglect, carelessness, procrastination

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to succeed, to relieve, to replace(esp. 替わる, 替る)
2.
to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone)(esp. 代わる, 代る)
3.
to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch(esp. 換わる, 換る)
All readings:
替わる【かわる】
代わる【かわる】
換わる【かわる】
替る【かわる】
代る【かわる】
換る【かわる】

noun, no-adjective
delinquency, misconduct

na-adjective, noun
grace, refinement, elegance, daintiness

adjective
desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be planted

noun
association, society, organization, organisation

na-adjective, noun
1.
grey (gray)
noun
2.
gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)(only relevant for グレイ)
Other readings:
グレイ

noun
1.
market price
2.
speculation (e.g. on stocks)
3.
reputation (according to conventional wisdom), estimation, esteem

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation(えん usually when a suffix)
See also:りんご園
2.
place, location
See also:学びの園
All readings:
【その】
【えん】
【その】
【えん】

adverb
as much as possible, if possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるたけ《成るたけ》
なるだけ《成る丈》

noun
channel (e.g. between two land masses), strait

noun
1.
the teaching profession
2.
education of laity (in Christianity)

noun
tanka, 31-mora Japanese poem
Other readings:
短歌【みじかうた】

noun
wide open sky, the blue, heavens, firmament

noun, no-adjective
(plant) bulb

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
command, direction
Other readings:
指麾【しき】

adjective
1.
painful, heartrending, trying
2.
oppressive, suffocating, miserable

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to change, to alter
2.
to mistake, to make a mistake
3.
to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise)
4.
to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)

na-adjective
1.
cheerful, bright
2.
clear, clean, honest, fair

na-adjective, noun
1.
light (of movements), nimble, sprightly, springy
2.
light-hearted, cheerful, buoyant, jaunty, casual (e.g. clothing), rhythmical (e.g. melody)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
taking a turn for the better (of an illness), receding of symptoms, recovery, convalescence

noun, no-adjective
1.
absence
noun (suffix)
2.
disregard, indifference

noun
presence, dignity
Other readings:
貫録【かんろく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
mining industry
Other readings:
礦業【こうぎょう】

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

noun, no-adjective
coast, shore, littoral
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