Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
antiquity, ancient times
Other readings:
古え【いにしえ】

no-adjective, noun
1.
official, governmental, formal
2.
public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common
See also:私 (antonym)
noun
3.
being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view(as 公にする or 公になる)
See also:公にする

noun
1.
help, rescue, aid, relief
2.
salvation, solace, (source of) comfort, saving grace
3.
(religious) salvation, (Christian) grace

noun
1.
grade, class, degree, rank, rating, order, points
2.
magnitude(astronomy term)

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:
壕【ごう】
、
濠【ごう】

noun, no-adjective
•
sincerity, true heart, devotion
All readings:
真心【まごころ】
、
真心【まこころ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
tariff (import tax), duty, customs

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pillage, plunder, looting, robbery
Other readings:
掠奪【りゃくだつ】

はじ
hajimemashite
expression
•
How do you do?, I am glad to meet you(usually kana)
All readings:
はじめまして《初めまして》
、
はじめまして《始めまして》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispatch, despatch, deployment
noun
2.
temporary employee (esp. from an agency), temporary worker, agency temp(abbreviation)

noun
•
residence, estate, grounds, premises, mansion
Other readings:
邸【やしき】

noun, noun (suffix)
•
report, notification, registration
All readings:
届【とどけ】
、
届け【とどけ】

na-adjective, noun
•
incomplete understanding, doubt, question, distrust, suspicion, strangeness, infidelity

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lick, to lap, to suck
2.
to taste
3.
to experience (esp. a hardship)
4.
to look down on (someone), to make fun of, to put down, to treat with contempt, to underestimate(usually kana)
5.
to lick (at, of flames), to burn
All readings:
舐める【なめる】
、
嘗める【なめる】
、
甞める【なめる】
、
ナメる

noun
•
landowner, landlord, landlady

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
lecture attendance, auditing

adjective
•
unsightly, ugly, unseemly, indecent, deplorable, disgraceful, shameful

noun
1.
fallen leaves, leaf litter, falling leaves
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
leaf fall, dropping leaves, defoliation(only relevant for らくよう)
no-adjective
3.
deciduous(only relevant for らくよう)
Other readings:
落葉【おちば】
、
落葉【らくよう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
rejection, negation, voting down

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

noun
•
source of river, fountainhead

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
mention (in a document), record, entry, statement, listing

counter
•
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted), a noun read using its on-yomi
All readings:
箇【か】
、
個【か】
、
个【か】
、
カ

noun
•
spurious article, forgery, counterfeit, imitation, sham
All readings:
偽物【にせもの】
、
偽物【にせもん】
、
偽物【ぎぶつ】
、
贋物【にせもの】
、
贋物【にせもん】
、
贋物【がんぶつ】
、
ニセ物【ニセもの】
、
ニセ物【ニセもん】
、
にせ物【にせもの】
、
にせ物【にせもん】
、
ニセモノ
、
ニセモン

noun
1.
opportunity, chance
2.
trigger, cause

noun
1.
face
2.
surface
3.
mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)(only relevant for おもて and もて)
All readings:
面【おもて】
、
面【おも】
、
面【も】[1]
、
面【もて】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
intention, idea, inclination, wish
Other readings:
意嚮【いこう】

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

noun
•
achievement, performance, results, work, contribution

noun
•
eyelid(usually kana)
All readings:
まぶた《瞼》
、
まぶた《目蓋》
、
まぶた《眼蓋》
、
まなぶた《瞼》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
income and expenditure

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
2.
to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
3.
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)

noun
1.
one face, one surface
2.
the whole surface
3.
one aspect, one side
noun, adverbial noun
4.
(on) the other hand
5.
one broad, flat object
6.
front page (e.g. newspaper)
Other readings:
1面【いちめん】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
difficulty, trouble, hardship
2.
accident, disaster, danger
3.
fault, defect
4.
criticism

noun, na-adjective
•
(idle) curiosity, fancifulness, whimsy, (having) strange tastes
Other readings:
もの好き【ものずき】
、
物数奇【ものずき】

noun
•
ghost, specter, spectre, apparition, phantom

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to write down (what someone says), to take down dictation, to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
2.
to copy out (a text)
Other readings:
書取る【かきとる】

noun
•
temple, sacred place, shrine, sanctuary, tabernacle

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to escape
Other readings:
遁れる【のがれる】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
regret, chagrin, mortification
noun
2.
freedom from obstructive thoughts(Buddhist term)
See also:有念

noun
•
pump(also written as 喞筒)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to pass (examination)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
approach
2.
approach shot(abbreviation)

na-adjective, noun
•
charming, fascinating, voluptuous

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
imitation, copying
Other readings:
摸倣【もほう】

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, auxillary suru verb
•
cease-fire, truce, armistice

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down
2.
to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
3.
to make a sudden visit
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