Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera), Indian lotus, lotus(usually kana)
2.
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)(only relevant for はちす)
See also:木槿
Other readings:
はす《藕》
はちす《蓮》[1]
ハス
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
awfully, terribly(usually kana)
Other readings:
いやに《厭に》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt
2.
to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle

noun, auxillary suru verb
(direct) hit, hitting the mark

noun, no-adjective
emergency, first-aid

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
group, party, team(also read ぱん as a suffix)
2.
squad, section(military)

noun
the deceased, the departed

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to partition, to divide, to mark off
2.
to direct, to manage, to run, to organize, to take responsibility for
3.
to settle accounts
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
4.
to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout), to poise oneself for the initial charge(sumo term)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
overcrowding, crowded, congestion

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to stop, to cease, to come to an end, to cut off
Other readings:
跡絶える【とだえる】

noun
storage room, storeroom, lumber room
All readings:
物置【ものおき】
物置き【ものおき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
back, rear
2.
background, behind the scenes

noun, auxillary suru verb
short course, training

conjunction
therefore, for that reason, so, because of that(usually kana)
All readings:
それゆえ《それ故》
それゆえ《其れ故》

noun
origin of a word, derivation of a word, etymology
Other readings:
語原【ごげん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
compensation, reparation

noun, auxillary suru verb
leaving as is, leaving alone, leaving to chance, neglecting, abandoning

noun
welfare, well-being, social welfare, social security, social service
Other readings:
福祉【ふくち】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to place (in position), to fix, to set (e.g. table), to lay (foundation)
2.
to install, to seat (someone)
3.
to settle (upon something), to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
4.
to apply (moxa)

noun, auxillary suru verb
explanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
Other readings:
辯解【べんかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
things dried in the sun (esp. clothes, dyed cloth, etc.)
Other readings:
乾し物【ほしもの】
干物【ほしもの】
乾物【ほしもの】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production

noun, no-adjective
1.
living flesh, flesh and blood
2.
physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうじん)
Other readings:
生身【しょうじん】

noun
1.
career
2.
carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.)
3.
carrier, telephone company
4.
career government employee
Other readings:
キャリヤ
キャリアー
キャリヤー

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sinking, foundering, going down, submersion
2.
getting dead drunk(colloquialism)
3.
having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties(colloquialism)
4.
staying in one place for a long time(slang)(backpacker slang)

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to shave
All readings:
剃る【そる】
剃る【する】

noun, auxillary suru verb
separation, partition, detachment, segregation, isolation

noun, prenominal
elbowroom, leeway, room, reserve, margin, allowance, latitude, time (to spare)

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
number, edition, make, model, issue, part of that group
2.
sobriquet, pen-name
3.
size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.)
suffix
4.
suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
Other readings:
【ごう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
temptation, allurement, lure, enticement, seduction

suffix
1.
-ian (e.g. Italian), -ite (e.g. Tokyoite)(indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.)
2.
-er (e.g. performer, etc.), person working with ...(indicates expertise (in a certain field))
3.
man, person, people(usu. in compound words)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
ornament, decoration

noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
All readings:
めがね《眼鏡》
がんきょう《眼鏡》
メガネ

noun
1.
platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit
2.
(ceremonial) mound
noun (suffix)
3.
world (of haiku, art, etc.), (literary) circles
noun
4.
mandala(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
settlement, an agreement

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dissection, autopsy
2.
analysis

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to urge, to encourage, to press, to prompt, to draw (attention to)
2.
to stimulate (e.g. growth), to hasten (e.g. development), to quicken, to accelerate, to promote

noun, auxillary suru verb
annihilation, total destruction, complete destruction, crushing defeat

noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route
noun
2.
in the process of (development, construction, etc.), in the middle of

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to look up (at)
2.
to look up to, to respect, to revere
3.
to ask for (e.g. guidance), to seek, to turn to (someone) for
4.
to depend on, to rely on
5.
to gulp down, to quaff, to drink

na-adjective, noun
1.
funny, comical, humorous, laughable
2.
ridiculous, silly, absurd

noun, no-adjective
tactics

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
parallelism, running parallel (to, with)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
running concurrently, occurring at the same time, keeping pace with
See also:並行
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)

noun
1.
main constituent, core, nucleus
2.
subject (philosophical), protagonist
See also:客体,  主観

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to laugh at, to ridicule, to mock, to make fun of, to sneer at
Other readings:
嘲笑う【あざわらう】
嘲う【あざわらう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
clearly, plainly, distinctly, decisively, flatly, definitely, resolutely(onomatopia)
Other readings:
キッパリ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to finish, to get it over with, to conclude
2.
to settle, to pay back
3.
to get along (without something), to make do with (without)(often with で)
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