Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
burden, load, responsibility
auxillary suru verb
2.
bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.), shouldering

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to return, to come back, to go back(esp. 返る)
2.
to turn over
See also:裏返る
suffix, Godan-ru verb
3.
to become extremely, to become completely(after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る)
Other readings:
反る【かえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
ornamentation, embellishment, decoration, adornment, polish up (writing)
2.
modification, qualification(linguistics)

na-adjective, noun
•
overserious, deeply sincere, very earnest
Other readings:
生まじめ【きまじめ】
、
気まじめ【きまじめ】[1]
、
気真面目【きまじめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
gargling, rinsing one's mouth
All readings:
含嗽【がんそう】
、
含嗽【うがい】[1]
、
含漱【がんそう】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun
1.
Ms, Miss, Madame(nuance of status)
prenominal
2.
highbrow (woman), cerebral

noun
•
questionnaire, survey

noun
1.
slack, slackening, sagginess, flabbiness (skin, etc.)(usually kana)
2.
dullness, letdown, depression, ennui(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
1.
large part, greater part, majority
2.
people in general, general public, public at large
adverb
3.
mostly, for the most part, almost, nearly
4.
probably, maybe, perhaps

noun
•
section

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
restoration, return
2.
reduction, resolution, deoxidization, deoxidation(chemistry term)

noun
•
shamisen, samisen, three-stringed Japanese lute
All readings:
三味線【しゃみせん】
、
三味線【さみせん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cooking, food preparation

noun
1.
jaw, chin
2.
barb (of a fishhook)
Other readings:
顎【がく】
、
頤【あご】
、
腮【あご】[1]
、
顋【あご】[1]
、
齶【あご】[1]
、
腭【あご】[1]
、
腭【がく】[1]
、
アゴ
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
one day
adverbial noun
2.
all day (long), throughout the day
noun
3.
first day of the month
See also:ついたち
All readings:
一日【いちにち】
、
一日【いちじつ】
、
一日【ひとひ】[1]
、
一日【ひとえ】[1]
、
1日【いちにち】
、
1日【いちじつ】
、
1日【ひとひ】[1]
、
1日【ひとえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
1.
to slip out, to sneak away, to break free, to get through (a difficult situation)
2.
to break into the lead, to get ahead
3.
to begin to fall out (e.g. hair)
4.
to break out (of a loop)(computer term)
Other readings:
抜けだす【ぬけだす】
、
脱け出す【ぬけだす】

noun
•
torii, Shinto shrine archway

noun
•
(photographic) negative(abbreviation)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to be violated, to be corrupted, to be polluted, to be stained
Other readings:
穢れる【けがれる】

noun
•
mechanism, organization, organisation

noun
•
copy, duplicate, facsimile, transcript

noun
1.
salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt(esp. しお)
2.
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.)(chemistry term)(esp. えん)
3.
hardship, toil, trouble(only relevant for しお)
4.
saltiness(food term)(only relevant for しお)
All readings:
塩【しお】
、
塩【えん】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
chase, pursuit, tracking, stalking
2.
following up, tracing

numeric
•
10^32, hundred nonillion(obscure)

noun
1.
riches, wealth, fortune
2.
resources
3.
lottery(abbreviation)
See also:富くじ
Other readings:
富み【とみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

conjunction
•
and (also), both ... and, as well as
Other readings:
並に【ならびに】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
•
nice, likeable, desirable

noun
•
public opinion, popular voice, public sentiment, consensus
All readings:
世論【よろん】
、
世論【せろん】
、
世論【せいろん】
、
輿論【よろん】

noun
•
source of river, fountainhead

noun
•
monthly installment (instalment), monthly payment
See also:月払い

adverb
•
to that degree, to that extent, that much(usually kana)
All readings:
それほど《それ程》
、
それほど《其れ程》
、
それほど《其程》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to bring, to take, to bring about(usually kana)
All readings:
もたらす《齎す》
、
もたらす《齎らす》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
France(abbreviation)
See also:仏蘭西
2.
French language(abbreviation)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tell, to inform, to announce
2.
to indicate, to signal, to mark

noun
1.
brain
2.
brains, mind

noun
•
beast, brute, animal
All readings:
獣【けもの】
、
獣【けだもの】
、
獣【じゅう】
、
ケダモノ

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
spewing, gushing, spouting, eruption, effusion

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
up to now, so far
no-adjective
2.
traditional, conventional, usual, existing

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
judgement, judgment, decision, adjudication, award, verdict, determination

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】

adjective
1.
lowborn, humble, lowly
2.
vulgar, coarse, crude, mean, base, vile
3.
shabby
4.
greedy, gluttonous, avaricious
Other readings:
賤しい【いやしい】

na-adjective, noun
•
solid, firm, stout, burly, strong, sturdy
Other readings:
岩乗【がんじょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
official recognition, authorization, authorisation, licence, license, accreditation

noun
1.
written language, literary language
See also:口語
2.
classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
See also:口語

adverb
1.
generally, mainly, usually, normally, mostly, for the most part
no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
2.
nearly all, almost all, most
noun
3.
gist, summary, outline, main idea
noun, no-adjective, adverbial noun
4.
staying within bounds, not overdoing (something), not getting carried away, not going too far, being moderate
adverb
5.
probably, perhaps, in all likelihood
6.
considerably, greatly, really

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
to be confused, to be flustered, to be at a loss(usually kana)
See also:まごまご
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
departure, departing (from ...), departing (at time ...)
2.
sending, sent (by ...), sent (at ...)
3.
engine(abbreviation)
See also:発動機
counter
4.
counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc., counter for bullets, bombs, etc., counter for blows (punches)(also ぱつ)

noun
1.
background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2.
background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3.
backing, support (from behind the scenes)
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