Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to write (e.g. a letter), to draw up (a document), to take down (e.g. notes)(usually kana)
2.
to have (lunch, dinner, etc.), to eat(usually kana)

noun
1.
route, course, path
2.
one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

na-adjective, noun
honor, honour, credit, prestige

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
good quality, fine quality, superior quality, high quality

noun
1.
demonstration, protest
See also:デモ
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation
3.
exhibition game, exhibition match

noun
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel

noun
the same grade, same class

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
work (e.g. of art), production
See also:作品
noun
2.
harvest, cultivation, farming, crop, yield
3.
technique

noun
1.
end, finish, stop
2.
bounds, limits
3.
delivery date (of a futures contract)(esp. 限り,限)
4.
finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
suffix, counter
5.
counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
particle
6.
only, just(usually kana)(senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech)
7.
since, after(usually kana)(usu. in a negative sentence)
8.
remaining (in a particular state)(usually kana)
Other readings:
限り【きり】
【きり】[1]
【きり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
drill bit, drill
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
drill (practice)
noun
3.
drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

noun, auxillary suru verb
precipitation, deposition, settlement (e.g. of sediment)
All readings:
沈澱【ちんでん】
沈殿【ちんでん】

na-adjective
elegant

counter
counter for wheels and flowers

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, no-adjective
debate, discussion

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come off, to be worn off(usually kana)
2.
to fade, to discolor, to discolour(usually kana)
Other readings:
はげる《剝げる》

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

noun
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
かるた《骨牌》[1]
かるた《加留多》[1]
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to die out, to peter out, to become extinct
2.
to cease, to be stopped, to be discontinued, to be cut off
Other readings:
断える【たえる】

noun
1.
listening comprehension, aural comprehension
2.
hearing what others say, gathering information, opinions, etc., public hearing
Other readings:
聴き取り【ききとり】
聞取り【ききとり】
聴取り【ききとり】

noun
1.
dessert
2.
desert

noun
1.
hem, (trouser) cuff, shirttail, bottom (of a kimono), train (of a dress)
2.
bottom part, bottom edge
3.
foot (of a mountain)
4.
tips (of hair)
5.
downstream(archaism)

noun
1.
beach, seashore
2.
captured pieces (in the game of go), captured stones(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:揚げ浜
3.
Yokohama(abbreviation)
See also:横浜
4.
riverbank, riverside(archaism, Osaka-ben (dialect))
Other readings:
ハマ

suru verb (special), transitive verb
to need, to demand, to take, to require

noun, auxillary suru verb
assertion, declaration, affirmation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.), to fold back (e.g. page)
2.
to turn back, to double back, to return
3.
to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)(computer term)
Other readings:
折返す【おりかえす】

noun
patience, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, energy

noun
1.
acid
2.
sourness, sour taste

na-adjective, noun
clean, pure, chaste
See also:清い

na-adjective, no-adjective
diverse, varied
See also:一様 (antonym)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.), to be bright, to be vivid, to be crisp
2.
to be clear-headed, to be alert, to be on the ball, to be wide awake
3.
to look upbeat, to be perky, to be cheerful(often as 冴えない)
4.
to master (a skill), to excel at, to cleanly execute
5.
to be satisfying(often as 冴えない)
See also:冴えない
6.
to become frigid, to become intensely cold(original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned)
Other readings:
冱える【さえる】

noun
1.
idle complaint, grumble
noun, na-adjective
2.
moha (ignorance, folly)(Buddhist term)
Other readings:
愚癡【ぐち】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
establishment, settlement

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting expectantly, waiting eagerly, looking forward to
no-adjective
2.
long-awaited

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
edge, brink, verge, side(pronounced ぎわ when a suffix)
2.
time, moment of
Other readings:
【ぎわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
production (e.g. play), direction

そな
sonaetsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to provide, to furnish, to equip, to install
Other readings:
備えつける【そなえつける】

na-adjective, noun
1.
earnest, sincere, acute, keen, fervent
2.
pressing, urgent, serious, severe
3.
pertinent, appropriate

noun, auxillary suru verb
reading aloud, recitation
See also:音読

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
discussion, debate, argument
Other readings:
辯論【べんろん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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
interchange, service interchange
Other readings:
インター・チェンジ

adverb
at the latest
See also:早くとも (antonym)

noun
1.
making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure
2.
appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)
3.
build, physique
4.
sashimi
See also:御作り
noun (prefix)
5.
forced (smile, etc.)
Other readings:
造り【つくり】

na-adjective, noun
lively, active, vigorous, animated, brisk
Other readings:
活溌【かっぱつ】

noun
1.
running fast, double time
2.
cantering(also 駈歩)
3.
doing things in a hurry
Other readings:
駆足【かけあし】
駈け足【かけあし】
駈足【かけあし】
かけ足【かけあし】

noun
1.
foreign currency, foreign money, foreign exchange
2.
foreign goods, imported goods
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