Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations), stele, stela
Other readings:
碑【ひ】
、
石文【いしぶみ】

na-adjective, noun
•
lively, active, vigorous, animated, brisk
Other readings:
活溌【かっぱつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
contribution, service

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
jealousy, envy

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

noun
•
cram school, private tutoring school, juku

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

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to drift, to float
2.
to waft (e.g. a scent), to hang in the air
3.
to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
4.
to wander, to walk around aimlessly
5.
to be unsteady, to be unstable(archaism)
6.
to falter, to flinch, to wince(archaism)
7.
to live in unreliable circumstances(archaism)

noun
•
son(honorific language)

na-adjective
1.
smooth (of a surface), glassy, velvety, soft
2.
smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.), fluent (speech), fluid, trouble-free
3.
continuously differentiable(mathematics)
Other readings:
滑らか【すべらか】
、
滑か【なめらか】[1]
、
滑か【すべらか】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
return, relapse, recurrence

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
great, grand
2.
obstinate, stubborn(archaism)(only relevant for ごうぎ)
All readings:
豪儀【ごうぎ】
、
豪儀【ごうき】
、
豪気【ごうぎ】
、
豪気【ごうき】
、
強気【ごうぎ】
、
強気【ごうき】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
place, situation, position, location
All readings:
位置【いち】
、
位地【いち】

とお
toorikakaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
•
to happen to pass by
Other readings:
通り掛かる【とおりかかる】
、
通り掛る【とおりかかる】

noun
1.
family register
2.
census

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
revival (e.g. musical), come-back
2.
restoration, rebirth, resurrection

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
change (personnel), transfer, reshuffle

とた
toritateru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to collect (debts), to dun, to exact, to extort
2.
to appoint, to promote, to give patronage
3.
to emphasize, to focus on, to call attention to
Other readings:
取立てる【とりたてる】
、
取りたてる【とりたてる】

noun
1.
quantity of heat, heat value, calorific value, calories
2.
(degree of) enthusiasm, zeal, passion

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to afflict, to torment, to harass, to molest

na-adjective, noun
•
feebleness, weakness, weak

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
projection

noun, no-adjective
•
main cause, primary factor

na-adjective, noun
•
international
Other readings:
インタナショナル

noun
1.
lack of harmony, lack of balance, lack of coordination, malfunction
2.
ataxia(medical term)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step back, to move back, to retreat
2.
to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
3.
to resign, to retire, to quit
4.
to concede
Other readings:
退く【しぞく】[1]
、
斥く【しりぞく】
、
斥く【しぞく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
•
unconditionally, as a rule

noun
1.
substitution
2.
material
3.
price
4.
margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something
5.
shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)(archaism)
See also:反 (たん)

prefix
•
together, mutually, fellow

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
•
to grumble, to complain
Other readings:
ボヤく

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
shock, impact, crash

na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
near, close by, within reach, handy
na-adjective
2.
familiar
Other readings:
手近【てじか】[2]
、
手近か【てぢか】[1]
、
手近か【てじか】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to wake up, to awake
2.
to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.), to become aware of, to become conscious of, to realize
3.
to come to one's senses
Other readings:
目ざめる【めざめる】
、
目醒める【めざめる】

noun
1.
Japanese style
See also:洋風
2.
light wind, moderate breeze

noun
•
storm, windstorm, gale
Other readings:
暴風【あらし】[1]
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
precipitation, deposition, settlement (e.g. of sediment)
All readings:
沈澱【ちんでん】
、
沈殿【ちんでん】

noun, no-adjective
•
long (e.g. novel, film)
Other readings:
長篇【ちょうへん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lapse of memory, (something) slipping one's mind, forgetting for a moment something one knows well
All readings:
ど忘れ【どわすれ】
、
ド忘れ【ドわすれ】
、
度忘れ【どわすれ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to dress stylishly
2.
to joke, to play on words
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

na-adjective, noun
•
precise, exact, detailed, accurate, minute, close

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

prenominal
•
new

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to jar, to creak, to grate(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sunburn, suntan, tan
2.
becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper), yellowing
Other readings:
日やけ【ひやけ】
、
陽焼け【ひやけ】
、
日焼【ひやけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
small build, small stature, petite
See also:大柄 (antonym)
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
small pattern
See also:大柄 (antonym)
Other readings:
小がら【こがら】
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