Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to sever, to cut off
2.
to suppress, to eradicate, to exterminate
3.
to abstain (from), to give up
All readings:
断つ【たつ】
絶つ【たつ】
斷つ【たつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
regret, repentance, remorse

adjective
1.
smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody
2.
degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen
3.
worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
4.
fishy, suspicious, questionable
Other readings:
腥い【なまぐさい】

noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(abbreviation)
See also:東琴
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
【あづま】[1]
吾妻【あずま】
吾妻【あづま】[1]
吾嬬【あずま】
吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
kotatsu, table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat(usually kana)
All readings:
こたつ《炬燵》
こたつ《火燵》
コタツ

noun
appearance, air, condition, state, form
Other readings:
【てい】

noun
power, authority, jurisdiction

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

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
1.
approach
2.
approach shot(abbreviation)

noun, auxillary suru verb
depiction, description, portrayal

noun, auxillary suru verb
(medical) treatment, care, therapy, cure, remedy
Other readings:
治療【じりょう】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
garden (esp. man-made), orchard, park, plantation(えん usually when a suffix)
See also:りんご園
2.
place, location
See also:学びの園
Other readings:
【えん】
【その】
【えん】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to insert, to put in (such that there is a snug fit), to button, to put on (something that envelops, e.g. gloves, ring)(usually kana)
2.
to have sex, to fuck(colloquialism)
3.
to pigeonhole (into a particular category)
4.
to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
5.
to entrap, to set someone up (e.g. frame them for a crime, etc.)
All readings:
はめる《嵌める》
はめる《填める》[1]
はめる《篏める》[1]
はめる《塡める》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to dress up

na-adjective, noun
long and large, tall and large, grand, huge
See also:短小 (antonym)

noun
(one's) superior, (one's) boss, the higher-ups
See also:部下,  目上

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】

na-adjective, no-adjective
plain, frank, candid, open, direct, straightforward, unabashed, blatant, flagrant(usually kana)
Other readings:
あからさま《偸閑》[1]
あからさま《白地》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb
hibernation, winter sleep, torpor

noun
convenience, accommodation, advantage, benefit, expediency
Other readings:
便宜【びんぎ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
(photographic) negative(abbreviation)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to age, to grow old

suffix, counter
counter for questions

na-adjective, adverb
wet through, drenched(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb
vigilance, caution, alertness, precaution, being on guard

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
having, holding, possessing, owning, using, holder, owner, user
2.
wear, durability, life(also written as 保ち)
3.
charge, expense
noun
4.
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.), tie(literary or formal term)

noun
evidence, proof
Other readings:
證據【しょうこ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal
2.
kindness, goodwill, kind offer
3.
gift (as a token of gratitude)

noun
1.
walking
2.
pace, step
3.
course (of history, one's life, etc.), history, progress, advance, development
4.
pitch (of a screw, etc.)
Other readings:
【あゆみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
ferry

noun, no-adjective
military affairs

noun, auxillary suru verb
insult, affront, slight, contempt (e.g. of court)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to spend, to expend, to consume
2.
to waste, to squander, to throw away
3.
to devote

noun
1.
opportunity, chance
2.
trigger, cause

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
poisoning
noun (suffix)
2.
addiction

noun, no-adjective
small number, few, minority
See also:多数 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
settlement (financial), squaring accounts, clearing debts
2.
liquidation
3.
ending (a relationship), breaking up (with), burying (the past), redeeming (one's faults)

noun
earthenware pot
All readings:
【かめ】
【かめ】

noun
1.
(animal) collar
2.
necklace, choker
Other readings:
頸環【くびわ】
頸輪【くびわ】
頚輪【くびわ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
securing, obtaining, ensuring, guarantee, maintaining
2.
belay, belaying

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to serve, to work for, to attend
Other readings:
事える【つかえる】

na-adjective
1.
loose (e.g. belt)
2.
slovenly, careless, slack

noun
mining industry
Other readings:
礦業【こうぎょう】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to weave

noun, auxillary suru verb
paralysis, palsy, numbness, stupor
Other readings:
痲痺【まひ】
マヒ

noun, auxillary suru verb
book review

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