Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
germination, sprouting, budding

na-adjective, noun
1.
mild (climate), temperate, clement, pleasant, agreeable(only relevant for 温和)
2.
gentle (nature, personality, etc.), mild, quiet, pleasant
3.
moderate (statement, measure, etc.), mild, temperate
Other readings:
穏和【おんわ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lift up, to hold up, to hold above eye level
2.
to give, to offer, to consecrate
3.
to devote, to sacrifice, to dedicate
Other readings:
献げる【ささげる】

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
single, simple, sole, individual, unitary

noun
remuneration, recompense, reward, toll

noun
English letter, alphabetic character

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to shorten, to narrow, to close, to shrink

counter
1.
indicates position in a sequence
See also:目 (め)
noun
2.
divisions of a kabuki performance
Other readings:
番め【ばんめ】

noun
flattery, compliment
See also:世辞
Other readings:
お世辞【おせいじ】
御世辞【おせじ】
御世辞【おせいじ】

noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
生死【しょうじ】

na-adjective, noun
clean, pure, chaste
See also:清い

noun, auxillary suru verb
going slowly

noun
temple, sacred place, shrine, sanctuary, tabernacle

noun, no-adjective
insurance, guarantee

noun
eyebrow, eyebrows
Other readings:
【まみえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw out
2.
to drop, to toss, to dump
3.
to abandon, to neglect, to leave behind, to give up
4.
to dismiss, to fire, to expel
Other readings:
ほうり出す【ほうりだす】

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】

particle
1.
only, just, merely, simply, no more than, nothing but, alone(usually kana)
2.
as much as, to the extent of, enough to(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
youth, springtime of life, adolescent

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to enquire, to inquire, to seek information
Other readings:
問合わせる【といあわせる】
問合せる【といあわせる】
問い合せる【といあわせる】

adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
very, greatly, much, considerably, to a large extent, quite(usually kana)(余 is ateji)
See also:よほど
adverb
2.
just about to, almost, very nearly(usually kana)
See also:よほど

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
disposal, throwing away, selling off
2.
dealing with (a problem), measure
3.
punishment, penalty
4.
putting down (e.g. diseased animal)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
relief, aid, help, rescue
2.
(religious) salvation, (Christian) grace

adverb
not only ... but also, in addition to, consequently(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain), china, chinaware

noun
karuta, traditional Japanese playing cards(usually kana)
All readings:
かるた《歌留多》[1]
かるた《骨牌》[1]
かるた《加留多》[1]
かるた《嘉留太》[1]
かるた《軽板》[1][2]
かるた《軽多》[1][2]
カルタ
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
feeling, sensation, mood
suffix
2.
sensation of doing(usu. after -masu stem of verb; read as ごこち)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
running away from home, elopement
2.
outing, going out(archaism)
3.
becoming a Buddhist monk, entering the priesthood(archaism)

na-adjective, noun
rash, thoughtless, careless, hasty, imprudent
See also:慎重 (antonym)
Other readings:
軽卒【けいそつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
fatigue, weariness

noun
1.
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai
2.
man in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer(archaism)(only relevant for さぶらい)
Other readings:
【さぶらい】
【さむらい】

noun, no-adjective
business, affairs, duties, work, procedure, task, action, function, (business) operations, operational

suru verb (special)
1.
to penetrate, to sink in
2.
to devote oneself (to), to do intently and exclusively
3.
to do throughout (e.g. the night)

noun
1.
electric line, electric cable, power cable
2.
telephone line, telegraph wire

noun, auxillary suru verb
hard struggle, strenuous effort

na-adjective, noun
1.
grey (gray)
noun
2.
gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)(only relevant for グレイ)
Other readings:
グレイ

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】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to change, to alter
2.
to mistake, to make a mistake
3.
to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise)
4.
to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)

noun
pimple, acne(usually kana)
Other readings:
めんぽう《面皰》
ニキビ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
touch, contact

noun
itemized form, itemised form, itemization, itemisation
Other readings:
個条書き【かじょうがき】
箇条書【かじょうがき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
plan, plot, idea, conception, vision, scheme

noun
qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)(obscure)
See also:畝 (ほ)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get complicated, to grow worse, to turn sour(usually kana)

noun
1.
moat, fosse, trench, ditch(濠 is usu. filled with water, 壕 is usu. dry)
2.
underground air-raid shelter, dugout(only relevant for 壕)
All readings:
【ごう】
【ごう】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
depression, recession, slump
See also:好況
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