Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
being done for, giving up, being in a hopeless situation, not knowing what to do, being brought to one's knees, throwing up (one's) hands
Other readings:
お手あげ【おてあげ】
御手上げ【おてあげ】

noun
snoring, snore(usually kana)
Other readings:
イビキ

noun
prejudice, bias, distorted view

noun
1.
great numbers (of people), numerical superiority, masses
See also: (antonym)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
people, folk, clique, bunch(honorific language, familiar language)
Other readings:
【しゅ】

noun, no-adjective
insect, bug

noun, auxillary suru verb
recommendation, advice, suggestion, encouragement
See also:お勧め
Other readings:
薦め【すすめ】
奨め【すすめ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
carrying (on one's person or in the hand)(only relevant for けいたい)
noun
2.
mobile phone, cell phone(abbreviation, usually kana)
See also:携帯電話
Other readings:
ケータイ
ケイタイ

suru verb (special), transitive verb
to have, to possess, to own, to be endowed with

noun
person in charge, senior staff, manager, chief, head

noun, auxillary suru verb
exploration, expedition
Other readings:
探険【たんけん】

noun
1.
marsh, swamp, wetland, bog, pond
2.
being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)(slang)

noun, auxillary suru verb
winning a prize or place (in a contest)

noun, auxillary suru verb
division, section, compartment, block, plot, lot, partition, boundary
Other readings:
区劃【くかく】
區劃【くかく】

しか
shikashinagara
adverb, conjunction
however, nevertheless(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかしながら《併し乍ら》
しかしながら《然し乍ら》

noun
influence, power, might, strength, potency, force, energy

adverbial noun
sometimes
Other readings:
時折【ときより】[1]
時おり【ときおり】
時折り【ときおり】
時折り【ときより】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
Other readings:
昂奮【こうふん】
亢奮【こうふん】

na-adjective, noun
intelligence, cleverness, innate aptitude
See also:鈍根 (antonym)

no-adjective, noun
1.
official, governmental, formal
2.
public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common
See also: (antonym)
noun
3.
being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view(as 公にする or 公になる)
See also:公にする

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
transfer (trains, buses, etc.), change, connection
2.
switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.), change, conversion
3.
switching (stock)(finance term)
4.
chromosomal crossover, crossing over(biology term)
See also:交差
Other readings:
乗換【のりかえ】
乗換え【のりかえ】
乗りかえ【のりかえ】
乗り替え【のりかえ】
乗替え【のりかえ】

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
1.
clue, lead, key, trail, scent, track
2.
handhold, hold
All readings:
手がかり【てがかり】
手掛かり【てがかり】
手掛り【てがかり】
手懸かり【てがかり】
手懸り【てがかり】

na-adjective, noun
whim, caprice, whimsy, fickle, moody, uneven temper
Other readings:
気紛れ【きまぐれ】

noun
power, might, authority, influence
Other readings:
偉力【いりょく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
look, glance
noun
2.
stone (in the game of go)

noun
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

noun
bad guy, villain, evildoer, scoundrel

noun, no-adjective
pretension, conceit, hubris(usually kana)
Other readings:
うぬぼれ《己惚れ》
うぬぼれ《自惚》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
in its entirety, whole, wholly(usually kana)
Other readings:
まるごと《丸事》[1]
まるごと《丸毎》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
decision of a contest, finals (in sports)

noun
1.
magnification, leverage, amplification, scaling factor, scale factor
2.
competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance), applicant-to-acceptance ratio(25% acceptance would be a 倍率 of 4)

adjective
long (time that has passed), old (story)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become blunt, to grow dull
2.
to become less capable, to weaken, to falter
All readings:
鈍る【にぶる】
鈍る【なまる】

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
treatment, service

noun, auxillary suru verb
job transfer, job relocation, intra-company transfer

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
(abstract) symbol, emblem, representation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
colouring, coloring, colorant

noun
1.
mansion, palace, manor house, castle
2.
nobleman, noblewoman, dignitary(honorific language, archaism)
3.
cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)(archaism)(only relevant for やかた)
All readings:
【やかた】
【たち】
【たて】
屋形【やかた】

noun, auxillary suru verb
diarrhea, diarrhoea

noun, no-adjective
bad harvest, poor crop

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
settlement (financial), squaring accounts, clearing debts
2.
liquidation
3.
ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (make something) quiver, to shake, to tremble, to vibrate

noun
goods, materials, commodities, resources, supplies

noun, na-adjective
ignorance, innocence, stupidity
Other readings:
無智【むち】

noun
1.
tide, current
2.
sea water
3.
opportunity, chance(only relevant for しお)
4.
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater(abbreviation)(only relevant for うしお)
All readings:
【しお】
【うしお】
【しお】
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