Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, no-adjective
boiling water

noun
pension, guesthouse, bed and breakfast, private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)

noun
seashell, shell
Other readings:
貝がら【かいがら】
貝殼【かいがら】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
market price
2.
speculation (e.g. on stocks)
3.
reputation (according to conventional wisdom), estimation, esteem

expression
1.
with, by, by means of(usually kana)(usu. as をもって)
2.
because of, on account of, for, due to(usually kana)(usu. as をもって)
3.
on (a day, date), at (a time), as of (e.g. today)(usually kana)(usu. as をもって)
4.
adds emphasis to preceding word(usually kana)
expression, conjunction
5.
in addition (to being), moreover, as well as, and(usually kana)(as でもって)
6.
therefore, and so, hence(usually kana)
Other readings:
もって《以って》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
one breath
interjection
2.
chug!, drink!(chanted repeatedly as a party cheer)

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
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸飾り【くびかざり】
頚飾り【くびかざり】

noun
1.
pot, jar, vase
2.
dice cup
3.
depression, basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
See also:滝壺
4.
aim, what one wants, the mark(usually kana)
See also:思うつぼ
5.
key point (of a conversation, etc.), essence(usually kana)
6.
acupuncture point, moxibustion point, pressure point(usually kana)
7.
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)(usually kana)(often ツボ)
8.
target (when aiming an arrow)(archaism)
All readings:
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】
【つほ】[2]
【つふ】[2]
【つぼ】[1]
【つほ】[1][2]
【つふ】[1][2]
ツボ
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to sink (e.g. a ship), to submerge
2.
to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair)
3.
to floor (an opponent)

noun
natural features, topography, climate, spiritual features

noun, auxillary suru verb
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity), communication, delivery, conveyance, transfer, relay, propagation, conduction

suetsukeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to install, to equip, to mount
Other readings:
据えつける【すえつける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
consent, approval, acceptance, agreement, compliance

noun
dustpan
All readings:
ちり取り【ちりとり】
ちり取【ちりとり】
塵取り【ちりとり】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
independence, self-reliance

noun
folk customs, folkways, ethnic customs

noun
son(honorific language)

noun
space (room, area, outer space)

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
boom, rage, fad
noun
2.
boom, cross-arm

noun
1.
wrinkle, crease(usually kana)
2.
ripple(usually kana)
Other readings:
しわ《皴》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)

noun
1.
war, campaign, battle
2.
unpaid work (ritsuryo system), forced labor(archaism)
Other readings:
【えだち】

adverb, noun
before, earlier than, first, ahead, beyond, away, previously, recently
Other readings:
曩に【さきに】

noun
1.
meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect
2.
goal, intent, object, aim, point(only relevant for 趣旨)
Other readings:
主旨【しゅし】

noun, auxillary suru verb
price reduction, discount
Other readings:
値引【ねびき】

noun
performance, execution, skill, dexterity, tact
Other readings:
手ぎわ【てぎわ】

oshiyoseru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
押しよせる【おしよせる】

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

adverb
1.
indeed, really, truly, just (like)(usually kana)(indicating emotive conviction)
2.
very, extremely, totally, terribly(usually kana)
adverb, interjection
3.
absolutely, certainly, for sure(usually kana)(indicating agreement)

noun
screwdriver
Other readings:
ネジ回し【ネジまわし】
螺子回し【ねじまわし】

na-adjective, noun
1.
open, unconcealed, undisguised, blatant, plain, frank
2.
broad, lewd, indecent, crude

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to join together, to combine, to join up
Other readings:
組合わせる【くみあわせる】
組み合せる【くみあわせる】
組合せる【くみあわせる】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to scoop, to ladle out(usually kana)
Other readings:
すくう《抄う》

no-adjective, taru-adjective, to-adverb
open, public, official, overt

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

noun, no-adjective
administration of justice

adjective
casual, unconcerned, nonchalant
Other readings:
何気無い【なにげない】

noun
1.
purpose, utility, objective
2.
way to use something
Other readings:
使いみち【つかいみち】
使い途【つかいみち】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
2.
wear, durability, life(also written as 保ち)
3.
charge, expense
noun
4.
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie(literary or formal term)

noun
something small, something petty, trifle
Other readings:
瑣事【さじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
punishment, penalty

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to stir, to churn, to poke (a fire), to disturb (water)
2.
to rummage around
3.
to throw into confusion, to throw into chaos, to disturb
All readings:
かき回す【かきまわす】
掻き回す【かきまわす】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
composite, combined, complex

adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
はかない《果敢ない》
はかない《果敢無い》
はかない《果無い》
はかない《果ない》
はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
orders, instructions, directive, command

noun
feces, excrement, shit

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make round, to roll up, to curl up
2.
to seduce, to cajole, to explain away
See also:丸め込む
3.
to round off (a fraction)
4.
to lump together(archaism)
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