Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go in the direction of, to proceed toward, to proceed according to, to repair to, to betake oneself to
2.
to become, to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
3.
to abide by, to agree to, to consent to, to obey(archaism)
Other readings:
赴く【おもぶく】
趣く【おもむく】
趣く【おもぶく】
趨く【おもむく】
趨く【おもぶく】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to decide, to determine
2.
to establish, to lay down, to prescribe, to provide, to stipulate
3.
to bring peace (to), to make peaceful

noun, auxillary suru verb
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars), change, exchange, translation (numerical)
Other readings:
換算【かんざん】

noun, noun (suffix)
penalty, sentence, punishment

adjective
1.
quick, swift, nimble, agile
2.
quick (understanding, judgement, etc.), alert, prompt
Other readings:
素速い【すばやい】
す早い【すばやい】
す速い【すばやい】

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

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain(esp. 痛む)
2.
to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged(esp. 傷む)
Other readings:
傷む【いたむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
assertion, declaration, affirmation

counter
1.
indicates position in a sequence
See also:目 (め)
noun
2.
divisions of a kabuki performance
Other readings:
番め【ばんめ】

noun
urine(しい,しし, and しと were primarily children's words)
Other readings:
尿【ゆばり】[1]
尿【いばり】[1]
尿【ゆまり】[1]
尿【ばり】[1]
尿【しい】[1]
尿【しし】[1]
尿【しと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

counter
1.
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
2.
counter for positions or roles(archaism)
See also:役 (やく)
3.
counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)(archaism)
4.
counter for ranking level(sumo term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
complete change, about-face

noun
1.
seal, stamp, monogram signature(only relevant for はん)
2.
judgment, judgement(only relevant for はん)
noun, noun (suffix)
3.
size (of paper or books)
See also:判型
Other readings:
【ばん】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
emigration, immigration(sensitive)
2.
emigrant, immigrant

noun
(oral) message, declaration, hearsay, rumour, rumor
Other readings:
言伝て【ことづて】
言づて【ことづて】

noun, no-adjective
heavenly body, celestial body, astronomical object

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to endure, to keep out (e.g. rain), to stave off (e.g. starvation)
2.
to pull through, to get over, to survive
3.
to surpass, to outdo, to excel, to eclipse, to defy, to slight

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

noun
sisters
All readings:
姉妹【しまい】
姉妹【きょうだい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, drop, descent, coming down

counter
1.
counter for small animals(only relevant for ひき)
2.
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
3.
counter for horses(archaism)(only relevant for き)
noun
4.
roll of cloth
Other readings:
【き】
【ひき】
【き】

noun
airmail, air mail
See also:航空郵便
Other readings:
エアーメール
エア・メール
エアー・メール

noun, no-adjective
wonder, miracle, amazement, prodigy

noun (suffix), noun
1.
right (to do something)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
authority, power

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to happen to meet, to come across
Other readings:
出会す【でくわす】
出喰わす【でくわす】

noun, no-adjective
1.
series, chain, sequence(only relevant for 一連)
noun
2.
two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
3.
verse, stanza(only relevant for 一連)
Other readings:
一嗹【いちれん】

noun
1.
bathing
auxillary suru verb
2.
to bathe, to take a bath, to enter a bath

adverb
very, greatly, exceedingly(usually kana)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to wait eagerly for, to look forward to
Other readings:
待望む【まちのぞむ】

noun
passion, enthusiasm, zeal

noun, no-adjective
1.
old person, elderly person, senior citizen
noun
2.
trustee of the Japan Sumo Association, retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay(sumo term)
3.
senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
4.
important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
Other readings:
年寄【としより】
年より【としより】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
settlement (financial), squaring accounts, clearing debts
2.
liquidation
3.
ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)

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-u verb, transitive verb
to laugh at, to ridicule, to mock, to make fun of, to sneer at
Other readings:
嘲笑う【あざわらう】
嘲う【あざわらう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
rule, reign, government, governing
All readings:
統治【とうち】
統治【とうじ】

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind
2.
to wash (rice)(esp. 磨ぐ)
3.
to scour, to polish, to burnish
Other readings:
磨ぐ【とぐ】
砥ぐ【とぐ】

noun
1.
home area, home town
no-adjective
2.
local

noun, auxillary suru verb
shriek, scream

adjective
1.
empty, void, vacant
2.
vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective
3.
lifeless
All readings:
虚しい【むなしい】
空しい【むなしい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, noun (suffix), no-adjective
1.
(one's) exclusive use, private use, personal use
noun, noun (suffix), no-adjective
2.
dedicated use, use for a particular purpose
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
exclusive use (of particular products), using only (e.g. a certain brand), using solely

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
retreat, falling back, moving backwards, reversing, retrogression, retraction
2.
recession, waning
noun
3.
backspace (key)(computer term)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
new building, new construction

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
abolition, repeal

noun, auxillary suru verb
relief, rescue

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

adverb
altogether, entirely(usually kana)
Other readings:
ことごとく《尽く》
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