Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
arts and sciences, liberal arts

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
practice, practising
2.
exercises, manoeuvres, maneuvers
3.
seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.), practicum

noun, auxillary suru verb
adoption, selection, choice

no-adjective, na-adjective
characteristic (of), peculiar (to)

noun
1.
motel
2.
drive-in love hotel
Other readings:
モテル

noun, auxillary suru verb
persuasion

suffix
1.
sphere, circle, range, area, zone, bloc
noun
2.
category(mathematics)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

adjective
1.
ticklish(usually kana)
2.
embarrassing(usually kana)
All readings:
くすぐったい《擽ったい》
くすぐったい《擽ぐったい》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade in, part exchange

noun
1.
prey, catch, kill, game
2.
spoils, trophy, loot, plunder

noun, auxillary suru verb
achievement, attainment, accomplishment, realization
Other readings:
たっ成【たっせい】

noun
1.
face, honour, honor, reputation, prestige, dignity, credit
2.
appearance, look
Other readings:
面目【めんもく】
面目【めいぼく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
brain
2.
brains, mind

noun
1.
small change, coins
2.
small sum of money

adverb, to-adverb
1.
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly(onomatopia)
2.
(falling) little by little, (slipping) gradually, (drawing back) slowly, with a slither(onomatopia)
3.
on and on, while putting off, slovenly, interminably(onomatopia)
4.
with a slurp, with a sniffle(onomatopia)
na-adjective
5.
loose, lax, inconclusive, unresolved(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズルズル
づるづる[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to end, to be finished, to be exhausted
2.
to die, to perish
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
3.
to do utterly, to do completely(indicates an extreme has been reached)

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
directions, instructions, orders, command
Other readings:
指し図【さしず】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect
2.
goal, intent, object, aim, point(only relevant for 趣旨)
Other readings:
主旨【しゅし】

na-adjective
unique, individual, original, unusual
Other readings:
ユーニーク[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
closing, closure, shutdown, lockout

adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
All readings:
憎い【にくい】
悪い【にくい】

noun
steamship, steamboat, steamer

noun
1.
pipe, tube, cylinder
2.
gun barrel
3.
gun, cannon
4.
well lining, well curb

noun, auxillary suru verb
intervention

noun, no-adjective
state-sponsored, national

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.), to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd), to wedge oneself into, to squeeze oneself into, to intrude on, to interrupt
2.
to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.), to drop below
Other readings:
割込む【わりこむ】
割りこむ【わりこむ】
わり込む【わりこむ】

noun
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)(sports term)

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)(usually kana)
2.
to be limited to, to be confined to, to only account for(usually kana)
See also:占める
Other readings:
とどまる《留まる》
とどまる《停まる》
とどまる《駐まる》

noun, auxillary suru verb
launching (e.g. newspaper), first issue

noun, no-adjective
1.
living flesh, flesh and blood
2.
physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうじん)
Other readings:
生身【しょうじん】

noun
1.
France(abbreviation)
See also:仏蘭西
2.
French language(abbreviation)

na-adjective, noun
taste, palate, sense of taste

na-adjective, noun
1.
gloomy, dismal, miserable, melancholy
See also:陽気 (antonym)
noun
2.
spirit of yin

na-adjective, noun
euphemistic, circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect

adverb, noun
before, earlier than, first, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently
Other readings:
曩に【さきに】

pronoun
I, me(female term, usually kana)
Other readings:
あたくし《私》
あたい《私》
あて《私》

na-adjective, noun
purity, innocence

noun, no-adjective
the same age

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to hum (a tune), to sing to oneself, to croon
Other readings:
口遊む【くちずさむ】
口吟む【くちずさむ】
口号む【くちずさむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to judge, to decide, to sit in judgement, to try

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
solidarity
prenominal
2.
joint, collective

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant, to give, to confer, to award
2.
to teach, to instruct, to impart (knowledge)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
status, position, rank
noun
2.
method, way, style
3.
rule, regulation, law
4.
grammatical case(linguistics)
5.
figure (syllogism)
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