Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to interrupt, to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.), to block (light, wind, etc.), to intercept, to cut off
Other readings:
遮る【さいぎる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to accomplish, to finish, to carry through, to follow through
Other readings:
遣り遂げる【やりとげる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
2.
(radioactive) decay, disintegration(physics term)
See also:α崩壊
Other readings:
崩潰【ほうかい】

noun
•
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper), carrying (e.g. a story), running (e.g. a serial), insertion (e.g. of an advertisement), printing, posting (e.g. on the web)

noun
1.
motive, incentive
2.
motif
See also:モチーフ

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to slacken, to loosen, to relax, to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin), to sag (ceiling)(usually kana)
2.
to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention), to not put one's heart in(usually kana)
Other readings:
たゆむ《弛む》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
adjustment, touch up

noun
•
model, standard, pattern, norm, criterion, example
All readings:
軌範【きはん】
、
規範【きはん】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's back
2.
to be burdened with, to take responsibility for
3.
to have (something) in the background, to be in front (of something)
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
4.
to be conceited, to think highly of oneself(only relevant for しょう)(in the form しょってる)
All readings:
背負う【せおう】
、
背負う【しょう】
、
脊負う【せおう】[1]
、
脊負う【しょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverb
1.
at hand, on hand, nearby, close at hand
noun
2.
way of moving one's arms, skill
3.
money at hand, pocket money
4.
grip, handle
Other readings:
手許【てもと】
、
手もと【てもと】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to grant (request, wish), to answer (prayer)(esp. 叶える)
2.
to fulfill (conditions), to meet (requirements)(esp. 適える)
Other readings:
適える【かなえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
multi-use, combined use, combination, serving two purposes

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
achievement, attainment, accomplishment, realization
Other readings:
たっ成【たっせい】

auxillary suru verb
•
to be a match for, to rival, to equal, to compare with, to be equivalent to

noun
•
achievement, performance, results, work, contribution

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be disordered, to be disarranged, to be disarrayed, to be disheveled, to be dishevelled
2.
to be discomposed, to be upset, to get confused, to be disturbed
3.
to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
Other readings:
紊れる【みだれる】

noun
•
abbreviation, acronym

conjunction
•
and, as well as
Other readings:
及【および】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to pity, to sympathize with, to sympathise with, to treat with sympathy, to console, to be kind to, to appreciate(usually kana)
2.
to tend to (e.g. an injury), to care for, to nurse, to soothe(usually kana)
Other readings:
いたわる《労わる》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, no-adjective
•
main line, trunk line

no-adjective, noun
•
ultimate, final, last, eventual
Other readings:
窮極【きゅうきょく】

noun
1.
errand, mission, going as envoy(polite language)
2.
messenger, bearer, errand boy, errand girl(polite language)
3.
familiar spirit(polite language, honorific language)
Other readings:
御使い【おつかい】
、
お遣い【おつかい】
、
御遣い【おつかい】
、
お使【おつかい】[1]
、
御使【おつかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be truant, to play hooky, to skip school, to skip out, to be idle, to sabotage by slowness(from サボタージュ)
Other readings:
さぼる

noun
•
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)

noun
•
decision of a contest, finals (in sports)

noun
•
cemetery, graveyard
All readings:
墓地【ぼち】
、
墓地【はかち】

noun
•
scale, scope, plan, structure

noun
•
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
See also:元号

noun
1.
secret intention, ulterior motive
2.
kanji "heart" radical at bottom

noun, no-adjective
•
interval, break, pause, spare moment
Other readings:
合い間【あいま】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to entrust, to leave to a person

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to
2.
to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline
All readings:
傾く【かたむく】
、
傾く【かたぶく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
lady
2.
ready
Other readings:
レディ

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
intuition, instinct, insight, hunch, immediacy
Other readings:
直観【ちょっかん】

noun
1.
blank form
2.
sheets of paper, sheet of paper

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
exclusion, removal, rejection, elimination, abatement, lifting (sanctions, etc.)

noun
•
dozen(abbreviation, usually kana)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
1.
ball (for sport, games, etc.)
2.
kemari, type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan(only relevant for 鞠 and 毬)
See also:蹴鞠
Other readings:
毬【まり】
、
球【まり】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
department, section, faculty, school, arm
2.
course (of study), branch of study, specialization
3.
(taxonomical) family

noun
1.
unmarried woman
noun (suffix)
2.
Miss(after a name)
3.
-ess, -ette(after a line of work)
Other readings:
娘【じょう】

adverb
1.
first of all, at once, right away(usually kana)
2.
for now, for the time being(usually kana)
Other readings:
とりあえず《取り敢えず》
、
とりあえず《取敢えず》

noun
1.
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
2.
chivalrous man (Edo period)
3.
cubed tofu (often served cold)(abbreviation)
See also:奴豆腐
4.
kite shaped like an Edo-period footman(abbreviation)
See also:奴凧
5.
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants(abbreviation)
See also:奴頭
6.
enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
pronoun
7.
he, she, him, her(archaism, derogatory)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
up to now, so far
no-adjective
2.
traditional, conventional, usual, existing

adjective
•
perfectly round, perfectly circular
Other readings:
まん丸い【まんまるい】
、
真ん円い【まんまるい】
、
まん円い【まんまるい】
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