Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
general idea, concept, notion

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
great, grand
2.
obstinate, stubborn(archaism)(only relevant for ごうぎ)
All readings:
豪儀【ごうぎ】
豪儀【ごうき】
豪気【ごうぎ】
豪気【ごうき】
強気【ごうぎ】
強気【ごうき】

noun
1.
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE), Chou dynasty
2.
perimeter(mathematics)
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for laps or circuits

noun, auxillary suru verb
invitation, solicitation, canvassing, canvasing, inducement, persuasion, encouragement

noun, auxillary suru verb
action, operation, effect, function

noun
1.
project, enterprise, business, industry, operations, venture, service
2.
act, deed, conduct(only relevant for ことわざ)
Other readings:
事業【ことわざ】

noun
folk customs, folkways, ethnic customs

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

noun
left-hand radical of a character

noun, auxillary suru verb
cut, reduction, curtailment

noun
1.
ending, conclusion
2.
join, union, connecting
3.
knot, knotting
4.
rice ball(food term)
See also:おむすび

noun, auxillary suru verb
employment, starting work

noun, no-adjective
territory, dominion, grounds (e.g. school)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
small build, small stature, petite
See also:大柄 (antonym)
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
small pattern
See also:大柄 (antonym)
Other readings:
小がら【こがら】

noun
category
Other readings:
カテゴリ
カテゴリィ[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

conjunction, adverb
and, moreover, besides, as well as, and on top of that, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
かつ《且》

noun
1.
crotch, crutch, groin, thigh
2.
fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.), tines (of a fork)
Other readings:
【また】
【また】
【また】

noun
woodcut, woodblock print, art print
Other readings:
板画【はんが】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
quotient(mathematics)
See also:
2.
dealing, dealer, store
3.
second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
noun
4.
Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE), Yin dynasty
See also:

noun
1.
subjectivity, subject (philosophical), ego
2.
one's personal opinion, one's own idea

noun
1.
end, close, finish, termination
2.
noh dance in plain clothes(only relevant for 仕舞)
All readings:
仕舞い【しまい】
仕舞【しまい】
終い【しまい】
了い【しまい】

na-adjective
1.
cheerful, bright
2.
clear, clean, honest, fair

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difficulty, trouble, hardship
2.
accident, disaster, danger
3.
fault, defect
4.
criticism

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
bad, poor, inferior
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
delinquent, hoodlum, hooligan

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to delay, to postpone, to slow down, to retard
Other readings:
後らす【おくらす】
遅す【おくらす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to reflect, to throw back light

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
handstand, headstand
2.
being upside down, being in reverse

noun, no-adjective
system

no-adjective
prior, beforehand, in advance, before the fact, ex ante(often as 事前に)
See also:事後

noun, auxillary suru verb
command, lead, generalship, leadership

adverb
in a line, in a row(onomatopia)
See also:ずらり
Other readings:
ズラッと

noun
source of river, fountainhead

interjection
oh, ah(female term)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
See also:合わせる
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
合す【あわす】

noun, no-adjective
the sense of hearing

noun, auxillary suru verb, noun (suffix)
1.
treatment, reception, service
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
working conditions, salary, pay, remuneration

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

conjunction
and, as well as
Other readings:
【および】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
fire prevention, fire fighting, fire proof

noun, auxillary suru verb
feature (e.g. newspaper), special edition, report
Other readings:
特輯【とくしゅう】

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, no-adjective
1.
the opposite sex
See also:同性
2.
isomerism(chemistry term)

noun
1.
windmill
2.
pinwheel (toy), windmill (toy)(only relevant for かざぐるま)
3.
Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)(usually kana)(only relevant for かざぐるま and カザグルマ)
All readings:
風車【ふうしゃ】
風車【かざぐるま】
カザグルマ

taru-adjective, to-adverb
dumbfounded, overcome with surprise, in blank amazement, in a daze
Other readings:
茫然【ぼうぜん】
ぼう然【ぼうぜん】
惘然【ぼうぜん】
惘然【もうぜん】
ボーゼン

noun, no-adjective
insurance, guarantee

noun
temple, sacred place, shrine, sanctuary, tabernacle
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