Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to end, to be finished, to be exhausted
2.
to die, to perish
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
3.
to do utterly, to do completely(indicates an extreme has been reached)

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

na-adjective
•
elegant

noun, no-adjective
•
state-sponsored, national

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

na-adjective, noun
•
bold, daring, audacious

noun
1.
(being in) the black, surplus
See also:赤字 (antonym)
2.
black letter

noun
•
measurement error, calculation error

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
breeding, multiplication, increase, propagation, reproduction
Other readings:
蕃殖【はんしょく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
downfall, ruin, collapse, destruction

noun, na-adjective
•
short temper, quick temper, hot temper, impatience, irritability

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

noun
1.
slack, slackening, sagginess, flabbiness (skin, etc.)(usually kana)
2.
dullness, letdown, depression, ennui(usually kana)

pre-noun adjectival
•
satisfactory, decent(usually kana)(usually used in the negative sense)
Other readings:
ろくな《陸な》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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
1.
demonstration, protest
See also:デモ
2.
(giving a) demo, demonstration, presentation
3.
exhibition game, exhibition match

noun, na-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
tolerance, open-mindedness, forbearance, generosity, magnanimity

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to bury, to inter, to entomb
2.
to cover up, to hush up, to shelve
Other readings:
葬る【ほうぶる】

noun (suffix), prefix
•
... street, ... quarter, ... district

noun, na-adjective
•
lingering attachment, lingering affection, regret, reluctance, ruefulness

noun
1.
veranda, porch, balcony, open corridor
See also:縁 (えん)
2.
bone at the base of a fin, meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)(only relevant for 縁側)
See also:担鰭骨
Other readings:
椽側【えんがわ】

noun, no-adjective
1.
weather, climate
See also:天気
noun
2.
disposition, temperament(obscure)
See also:気性
Other readings:
氣象【きしょう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

no-adjective
1.
young
noun
2.
youth, young person

na-adjective, noun
•
stubborn, obstinate, pigheaded

noun
1.
communism
2.
Communist Party(abbreviation)
See also:共産党

noun
1.
evil, wickedness
See also:善 (antonym)
2.
(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
Other readings:
惡【あく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
coeducation
See also:別学 (antonym)

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
alliance, union, league

noun
1.
side, flank, profile, sidelight, lateral
2.
aspect, dimension

noun
•
connection, relation
All readings:
結びつき【むすびつき】
、
結び付き【むすびつき】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal
2.
rebounding, recoiling, repulsion
3.
rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery
Other readings:
反撥【はんぱつ】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to pinch, to nip(usually kana)
Other readings:
つめる《抓る》
、
つめる《抓める》

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to struggle, to writhe, to wriggle, to squirm(usually kana)
2.
to act frantically, to make desperate efforts(usually kana)
Other readings:
もがく《踠く》[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
engaging in (work), pursuing (e.g. studies), following (a profession), being involved in

noun
•
form, shape, figure, appearance, phenomenon

adverb
•
(cannot) possibly, (not) by any means, (not) at all, utterly, absolutely(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
entrusting (something to a person), consignment (of goods), putting in someone's charge, trust, commission
Other readings:
委托【いたく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
exception, exclusion

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
doing (with resolve), carrying out (e.g. a plan)

noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
too much, excessively, overly(usually kana)(esp. as あまりに(も))
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
All readings:
あまり《余り》
、
あまり《餘り》[1]
、
あんまり《余り》
、
あんまり《餘り》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to show off, to flaunt

noun
1.
ladder(usually kana)
2.
stairs(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)(usually kana)(only relevant for はしご and ハシゴ)
All readings:
はしご《梯子》
、
はしご《階子》
、
はしご《梯》
、
ていし《梯子》
、
ハシゴ

noun
•
gesture, gesticulation, motion
Other readings:
身ぶり【みぶり】
、
身振【みぶり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

suru verb (special), transitive verb
•
to need, to demand, to take, to require

pronoun
•
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
誰【だれ】
、
誰【だあれ】
、
誰【たれ】[1]
、
誰【た】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers
See also:衣冠,  束帯
2.
crown, diadem, coronet
3.
top kanji radical(only relevant for かんむり)
4.
first verse of a haikai, etc.(only relevant for かむり)
See also:俳諧
taru-adjective, to-adverb
5.
best, peerless, first(only relevant for かん)
noun
6.
name, title, named sponsorship of a program, event, team, etc.(only relevant for かんむり)
All readings:
冠【かんむり】
、
冠【かん】
、
冠【かむり】
、
冠【かんぶり】

noun
1.
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)
2.
person singing ballads (in noh)
3.
coast (esp. as seen from the water), shore
4.
the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area(archaism)
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