Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adjective
1.
light, well-lit, well-lighted
2.
bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored
3.
cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition)
4.
encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects
5.
familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in)(as 〜に明るい)
6.
fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial
Other readings:
明い【あかるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
late at night, small hours of the morning
Other readings:
夜ふけ【よふけ】
夜深け【よふけ】

noun, no-adjective
paradise, heaven, Kingdom of Heaven

noun, auxillary suru verb
change (personnel), transfer, reshuffle

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.
cotton (material)
2.
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)(usually kana)(only relevant for きわた)
All readings:
木綿【もめん】
木綿【きわた】
木棉【きわた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
leadership, initiative, spearhead

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to rule, to govern, to administer
Other readings:
掌る【つかさどる】
司どる【つかさどる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
(Shinto) shrine

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
not yet fixed, undecided, pending
See also:既定 (antonym)

noun
(bank) balance, remainder

noun
(flower) petal
Other readings:
花弁【はなびら】
花弁【かべん】
花瓣【かべん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
fall, crash (e.g. aircraft)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
mask, veil, disguise
prenominal, noun
2.
anonymous, unmarked, incognito

noun
father and mother, parents
All readings:
父母【ふぼ】
父母【ちちはは】
父母【ててはは】[1]
父母【かぞいろは】[1]
父母【ぶも】[1]
父母【かぞいろ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
maritime, marine transportation

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.
the country, countryside, rural districts
2.
cultivated land, fields
Other readings:
田園【でんおん】[1]
田苑【でんえん】
田苑【でんおん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collecting, accumulating, gathering
2.
collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)
3.
garbage collection, waste collection
Other readings:
蒐集【しゅうしゅう】
拾集【しゅうしゅう】
蒐輯【しゅうしゅう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview, audience, meeting, (viewing) party

noun
convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
Other readings:
便宜【びんぎ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, noun (suffix), counter
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
Other readings:
【かく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
news coverage, collecting data (e.g. for an article), covering (something for media)

noun, noun (suffix), na-adjective
1.
authority, expert, connoisseur, well-informed person
counter
2.
counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
noun, na-adjective
3.
understanding (esp. of male-female relations), tact, insight
noun
4.
supernatural powers, magical powers

noun
excreta, raw sewage, human waste, night soil
All readings:
し尿【しにょう】
屎尿【しにょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt), questioning, pressing, hounding, pinning down
2.
catching up, overtaking

noun
1.
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot)
2.
vacuum bottle, thermos flask

noun, no-adjective
1.
turning by hand, hand-turned, hand-cranked
noun
2.
preparations, arrangements

noun
1.
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional)
2.
type, typeface, font
See also:書体

noun
1.
thigh
no-adjective
2.
femoral
All readings:
【もも】
【もも】

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
1.
rod, pole
2.
neck (of a shamisen, etc.), shamisen(esp. 棹)
3.
beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance)
4.
single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese)
5.
penis(slang)
counter
6.
counter for flags (on poles), counter for long, thin Japanese sweets (e.g. yōkan)
Other readings:
【さお】

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
urgency, emergency

adjective
large number, innumerable, great many, immense, vast, abundant(usually kana)

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
ancient times

na-adjective, noun
yellow, amber
All readings:
黄色【きいろ】
黄色【こうしょく】
黄色【おうしょく】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry off, to run away with, to sweep away, to snatch, to kidnap, to abduct(usually kana)(also written as 浚う)
2.
to take entirely for oneself, to monopolize(usually kana)
Other readings:
さらう《掠う》
さらう《拐う》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

suru verb (special), suffix
to change into, to convert into, to transform, to be reduced, to influence, to improve (someone)

noun, no-adjective
essence, true nature, substance, reality

no-adjective
1.
young
noun
2.
youth, young person

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.), to meet (e.g. demands), to fulfill, to gratify
2.
to fill (e.g. a cup), to pack, to supply
Other readings:
充たす【みたす】

na-adjective, noun
grace, refinement, elegance, daintiness

na-adjective
perfect, complete, flawless
Other readings:
完ぺき【かんぺき】
完壁【かんぺき】[1]
完壁【かんべき】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
commercial (e.g. TV)

noun
1.
annual tree ring, growth ring
2.
experience in life

na-adjective, noun
well-known, noted, celebrated

interjection
oh, ah(female term)

noun
1.
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm), graupel(usually kana)
See also:
2.
dicing, small cubes(usually kana, food term)
3.
roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:霰餅

noun
1.
world, society, public(only relevant for 世)
2.
life, lifetime
3.
age, era, period, epoch, generation
4.
reign, rule
5.
the times(only relevant for 世)
6.
world (of existence)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for 世)
Other readings:
【よ】
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