Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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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】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sinking, foundering, going down, submersion
2.
getting dead drunk(colloquialism)
3.
having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties(colloquialism)
4.
staying in one place for a long time(slang)(backpacker slang)

adverb
1.
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
questionable(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
wild, growing wild, living in the wild
pronoun
2.
I(archaism, male term)

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sever, to cut off
2.
to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate
3.
to abstain (from), to give up
All readings:
断つ【たつ】
絶つ【たつ】
斷つ【たつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
steam

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.), to surpass, to be more than, to be better than
See also:下回る
Other readings:
上まわる【うわまわる】
上廻る【うわまわる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
release, emission, ejection

na-adjective, noun
good prospects, full of hope, promising

pre-noun adjectival
next (day, morning, etc.), following(usually kana)
Other readings:
あくる《翌る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disqualification, elimination, incapacity
2.
being unfit for one's role, being a failure

noun, noun (suffix)
punishment, penalty

noun, auxillary suru verb
reimbursement, compensation, reparation, indemnity

noun
1.
amiability, friendliness, affability, sociability
2.
fondness (of someone), affection, liking
3.
compliments, civilities, courtesies, flattery
See also:お愛想
4.
hospitality, special treatment, entertainment
See also:お愛想
5.
bill (at a restaurant), check
See also:お愛想
Other readings:
愛想【あいそう】

conjunction
1.
from ... to, between ... and(usually kana)
2.
or(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
insurrection, rebellion, revolt, riot, uprising

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
group, bunch, crowd, throng, swarm, band
2.
group(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
resuscitation, regeneration, restoration to life
2.
reformation, rehabilitation
3.
playback, regeneration (sound, etc.), view (of a video clip)
4.
reclamation, recovery
5.
rebirth, reincarnation

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
restraint, restriction, fetters, yoke, shackles
2.
binding, confinement with rope(orig. meaning)

no-adjective
rising, developing, emergent, burgeoning, new

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
large build
See also:小柄 (antonym)
no-adjective, noun, na-adjective
2.
large pattern
See also:小柄 (antonym)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to beg, to pester, to plead, to coax, to hound, to importune(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
compromise, giving in

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit(usu. as 〜に値する)
Other readings:
価する【あたいする】

noun
1.
actual spot, scene, scene of the crime, site, location, setting
2.
shop floor, factory floor, (on) site(only relevant for げんば)
All readings:
現場【げんば】
現場【げんじょう】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1.
to lament, to grieve, to regret
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
2.
to deplore
Other readings:
歎く【なげく】

noun
1.
first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.), first train, first bus
See also:終発
2.
departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to be confused, to be flustered, to be at a loss(usually kana)
See also:まごまご
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

adjective
difficult, hard

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
reappearance, reemergence, return, revival
2.
reproduction, reenactment, recreation

noun, auxillary suru verb
self-confidence, confidence (in oneself)

na-adjective, noun
1.
big, large, drastic, substantial
See also:小幅 (antonym)
noun
2.
full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
See also:小幅,  中幅
Other readings:
大巾【おおはば】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be fit for, to be equal to, to function properly
Other readings:
務まる【つとまる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
stagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation, falling into arrears

noun, auxillary suru verb
independence, autonomy, self-reliance

noun
1.
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Hare
2.
hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am)
See also:卯の刻
3.
east(obsolete)
4.
second month in the lunar calendar(obsolete)
All readings:
【う】
【ぼう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
bridge building, mediation, go-between, intermediary, (through the) good offices (of someone)

noun
tumour, tumor, growth, boil, ulcer, abscess, rash, pimple(usually kana)

noun
1.
kindness, favor, favour, friendliness
2.
goodwill, affection, liking (for someone), love

noun, auxillary suru verb
revival, reconstruction, restoration, rebuilding, recovery, renaissance

noun, auxillary suru verb
paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor
Other readings:
痲痺【まひ】
マヒ

adverb
1.
still, yet(usually kana)
2.
more, still more, greater, further(usually kana)
3.
as ..., like ...(usually kana)(as なお〜ごとし)
conjunction
4.
furthermore, in addition, moreover, note that ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
なお《猶》
なお《尚お》[1]
なお《猶お》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to encourage, to cheer, to raise (the voice)

noun, no-adjective
clothes, clothing, garments

noun, no-adjective
1.
emotion, feeling
2.
atmosphere, mood, spirit
All readings:
情緒【じょうちょ】
情緒【じょうしょ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
cold storage, refrigeration

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement
See also:お勧め
Other readings:
薦め【すすめ】
奨め【すすめ】
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