Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise
2.
to question (a suspect), to challenge
Ichidan verb
3.
to aggravate (an injury), to be aggravated, to get inflamed
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to prick (one's conscience)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to shine, to glow(only relevant for はえる)
2.
to look attractive, to look nice, to be set off (by)(ばえる, バエる are colloquial)
Other readings:
映える【ばえる】
栄える【はえる】
栄える【ばえる】
バエる

noun, auxillary suru verb
repair, improvement

noun, no-adjective
inflation(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
customary use, common usage, general usage

noun
1.
inside out, upside down
2.
flip side, opposite, contrary, reverse

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
a long time (since the last time), first in a long time
All readings:
久しぶり【ひさしぶり】
久し振り【ひさしぶり】

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.
errand, mission, going as envoy(polite language)
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl(polite language)
3.
familiar spirit(polite language, honorific language)
Other readings:
御使い【おつかい】
お遣い【おつかい】
御遣い【おつかい】
お使【おつかい】[1]
御使【おつかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
encyclopedia, encyclopaedia
All readings:
百科事典【ひゃっかじてん】
百科辞典【ひゃっかじてん】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to mount up, to pile up, to accumulate, to increase(usually kana)

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

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to harm, to hurt, to injure, to damage, to spoil, to mar
auxiliary verb, Godan-u verb
2.
to fail to ..., to miss one's opportunity to ...
Other readings:
害う【そこなう】
損う【そこなう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
post, official position
2.
managerial position, executive position

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded with people, to be bustling with
2.
to prosper, to flourish, to do thriving business

na-adjective
1.
timely, well-timed
noun
2.
clutch hit, run-scoring hit, RBI hit(abbreviation, baseball term)
Other readings:
タイムリ

noun
property, fortune, means, assets

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
service, ministry, attendance, church work
2.
offering goods at a reduced price, providing a service for free

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to report to, to tell, to suggest, to submit, to request, to make an offer, to come forward with information

noun (suffix), noun
1.
rival, opponent, adversary, competitor, enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity), foe(usu. pronounced がたき when used as a suffix)
noun
2.
revenge
3.
spouse(archaism)
Other readings:
【かたき】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be rich in, to abound in, to be abundant in, to be full of
2.
to be rich, to be wealthy

noun
1.
uncleanness, impurity, defilement
2.
disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity
3.
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Other readings:
穢れ【けがれ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil
2.
(media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry, scandal, controversy
3.
feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
burying in the ground
2.
having underground deposits

noun
qualitative difference, disparity, gap

noun
1.
another person, other people, others
See also:人 (ひと)
2.
unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)(only relevant for たにん)
3.
outsider, stranger(only relevant for たにん)
All readings:
他人【たにん】
他人【ひと】[1]
他人【あだびと】[2]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)

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

noun
1.
good and evil, purity and impurity
2.
voiced and unvoiced consonants

noun
sovereign, ruler, head of state

noun
engineering works, civil engineering, public works

noun
intention, idea, inclination, wish
Other readings:
意嚮【いこう】

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

adjective
desirable, hoped for, preferable, advisable

noun
left-hand radical of a character

noun
1.
company, lot, bunch, gang, pack, those guys, group(familiar or derogatory)
2.
troupe, company (of musicians)(only relevant for れんじゅう and れんぢゅう)
All readings:
連中【れんちゅう】
連中【れんじゅう】
連中【れんぢゅう】

noun, no-adjective
1.
flavour, flavor, taste
2.
charm, appeal, interest, meaning, significance

noun
space (room, area, outer space)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
undulation
2.
ups and downs, highs and lows

na-adjective, noun
sincere, honest, faithful

noun, auxillary suru verb
supremacy, predominance, being superior to

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
agreement, consent, approval, assent
noun, no-adjective
2.
same opinion, same view
3.
same meaning

noun
1.
help, rescue, aid, relief
2.
salvation, solace, (source of) comfort, saving grace
3.
(religious) salvation, (Christian) grace

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
1.
bowl, vessel, container
2.
ability, capacity, calibre, caliber

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dance (orig. a whirling dance)
See also:踊る
2.
to flutter about, to revolve

noun
matter, thing, affair, circumstance
Other readings:
事がら【ことがら】

adjective
precious, valuable, priceless, noble, exalted, sacred
All readings:
尊い【とうとい】
尊い【たっとい】
貴い【とうとい】
貴い【たっとい】
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