Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to sing, to chirp, to twitter(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
radiation, emission

noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
生死【しょうじ】

noun
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa), empress tree, foxglove tree
Other readings:
キリ

hikkakeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang (something) on (something), to throw on (clothes)
2.
to hook, to catch, to trap, to ensnare
3.
to cheat, to evade payment, to jump a bill
4.
to drink (alcohol)
5.
to splash someone (with)
6.
to hit the ball off the end of the bat(baseball term)
Other readings:
引っかける【ひっかける】
引っ懸ける【ひっかける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
cooperation, tie-up, joint business, partnership, alliance, sponsorship

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to shave
All readings:
剃る【そる】
剃る【する】

noun
first sign of the Chinese calendar
See also:十干

noun, auxillary suru verb
diving, submerging, going underwater

adverb
occasionally, now and then, sometimes
Other readings:
間間【まま】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
dialogue, discussion, conversation, interaction

pre-noun adjectival
that, those, the(usually kana)(someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
See also:どの,  この,  その
Other readings:
あん

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to arrange (flowers), to plant
prenominal
2.
living, live(only relevant for 生ける)
All readings:
生ける【いける】
活ける【いける】

noun
self-esteem, self-respect, self-importance, conceit, pride

Godan-u verb
1.
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.), to be realized, to be fulfilled(esp. 叶う)
2.
to suit (e.g. a purpose), to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.), to conform to (standards, rules, etc.), to be consistent with(esp. 適う)
3.
to match (implies competition), to rival, to bear (e.g. the heat)(esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb)
Other readings:
適う【かなう】
敵う【かなう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
transfer (trains, buses, etc.), change, connection
2.
switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.), change, conversion
3.
switching (stock)(finance term)
4.
chromosomal crossover, crossing over(biology term)
See also:交差
Other readings:
乗換【のりかえ】
乗換え【のりかえ】
乗りかえ【のりかえ】
乗り替え【のりかえ】
乗替え【のりかえ】

noun
1.
blind spot (on the retina)
2.
blind spot, weak point, loophole

noun, auxillary suru verb
exhibition, display

noun, no-adjective
1.
patent, special permission, licence (license), concession, franchise, charter
prenominal
2.
proprietary

adjective
meagre, meager, scarce, limited, destitute, hard up, lacking, scanty, poor
Other readings:
乏しい【ともしい】

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

expression, adverb
just as one thought, as usual, sure enough
Other readings:
案の条【あんのじょう】[1]
案の上【あんのじょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant (request, wish), to answer (prayer)(esp. 叶える)
2.
to fulfill (conditions), to meet (requirements)(esp. 適える)
Other readings:
適える【かなえる】

noun
fault, error, indiscretion, faux pas
Other readings:
誤ち【あやまち】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate

noun
1.
intellectual, educated person
See also:知識人
2.
intelligentsia(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
alliance, union, league

noun
graph

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through(usually kana)
2.
to dive (into or under the water)(usually kana)
3.
to evade, to get around, to slip past(usually kana)
4.
to survive, to surmount(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
formation, combination

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
execution, enforcing, carrying out(only relevant for しこう and せこう and しぎょう)
2.
giving alms, giving food to the poor or monks(only relevant for せぎょう)
All readings:
施行【しこう】
施行【せぎょう】
施行【せこう】
施行【しぎょう】

adverb, noun
1.
immediately, at once, right away, directly(usually kana)
2.
soon, before long, shortly(usually kana)
3.
easily, readily, without difficulty(usually kana)
4.
right (near), nearby, just (handy)(usually kana)
na-adjective
5.
honest, upright, frank, straightforward(usually kana)

むす
musubitsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to combine, to join, to tie on, to attach with a knot, to bind (e.g. an address)
Other readings:
結びつける【むすびつける】

noun, no-adjective
short wave

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded, to be packed
2.
to be complex
auxiliary verb
3.
to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly(only relevant for 込む)
4.
to do intently(only relevant for 込む)
5.
to continue in the same state(only relevant for 込む)
All readings:
込む【こむ】
混む【こむ】
籠む【こむ】[1]
篭む【こむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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
ghost, specter, spectre, apparition, phantom

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
senility, senile decay, infirmity (through age)

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

noun
dozen(abbreviation, usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
with a feeling of relief, with a sigh of relief(onomatopia)
adverb
2.
deeply (sigh)(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ホッと
ホっと

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, no-adjective
distribution, allotment

noun
1.
ward, borough, city (in Tokyo)
2.
district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
See also:郵便区

noun
political measures, policy

noun, auxillary suru verb
pointing out, identification

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