Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)
See also:持つ
2.
to be well liked, to be popular, to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.), to be welcomed
See also:モテる
3.
to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.), to last
prenominal
4.
possessed, held
5.
rich, wealthy, affluent

adverb
1.
expressly, especially, taking the trouble (to do), going to the trouble of (doing), going out of one's way (to do)(usually kana)
2.
intentionally, deliberately(usually kana)(used to criticize someone's actions)
Other readings:
わざわざ《態態》

noun
•
curtain, hanging, bunting(usually kana)
Other readings:
とばり《帷》
、
とばり《幄》
、
とばり《幌》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to point at
Other readings:
指さす【ゆびさす】

noun
•
left-hand radical of a character

noun
1.
meaning, point (e.g. of a statement), gist, effect
2.
goal, intent, object, aim, point(only relevant for 趣旨)
Other readings:
主旨【しゅし】

na-adjective, noun
•
poor, meagre, meager, feeble, scanty, shabby, insubstantial

noun
•
(written) work, book, writings

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to blame, to reproach, to censure, to rebuke, to reprove, to find fault, to take to task, to criticize, to criticise
2.
to question (a suspect), to challenge
Ichidan verb
3.
to aggravate (an injury), to be aggravated, to get inflamed
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
4.
to prick (one's conscience)

noun
1.
large building, building with a long roof
suffix, counter
2.
counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
throwing in, inserting, depositing (e.g. a ballot)
2.
investment, commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.), injection, infusion
3.
launching (a product into the market), introduction
4.
submitting (a job to a computer), issuing (a command)(computer term)

noun
1.
company, lot, bunch, gang, pack, those guys, group(familiar or derogatory)
2.
troupe, company (of musicians)(only relevant for れんじゅう and れんぢゅう)
All readings:
連中【れんちゅう】
、
連中【れんじゅう】
、
連中【れんぢゅう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.), subscribing (incl. free subscriptions), taking (e.g. newspaper)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
service, duty, work

noun
•
Emperor of Japan(archaism)
Other readings:
天皇【すめろぎ】
、
天皇【すべらぎ】
、
天皇【すめらき】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to look out over, to survey (scene), to take an extensive view of
Other readings:
見わたす【みわたす】

noun
•
jeans, dungarees(abbreviation, usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
•
fraud, swindle, graft, cheating, trick, scam

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
strife, riot, rebellion, turmoil
2.
(media) uproar, brouhaha, (public) outcry, scandal, controversy
3.
feud, tussle, quarrel, dispute

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
despair, hopelessness

noun
•
objection, dissent, protest

na-adjective, noun
•
purity, innocence

noun
1.
actual spot, scene, scene of the crime, site, location, setting
2.
shop floor, factory floor, (on) site(only relevant for げんば)
All readings:
現場【げんば】
、
現場【げんじょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
presentation, exhibit, suggest, citation

na-adjective
•
unique, individual, original, unusual
Other readings:
ユーニーク[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
discussion, argument, debate

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
short course, training

noun, no-adjective
•
urban areas, the streets, town, city

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

na-adjective, noun
•
beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to flip, to snap, to flick(usually kana)
2.
to repel(usually kana)
3.
to use (an abacus), to calculate(usually kana)
4.
to strum, to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)(usually kana)

うと
uketomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to stop the blow
2.
to react to, to take (advice, etc.), to accept, to come to grips with
Other readings:
受けとめる【うけとめる】

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
minuscule amount, extremely small quantity

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reading aloud, recitation
See also:音読

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
•
depression, recession, slump
See also:好況

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
temporary absence from school

noun, no-adjective
1.
gravel, ballast, pebbles
2.
child, rugrat, ankle-biter(colloquialism)(only relevant for じゃり)
Other readings:
砂利【ざり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
employment, starting work

noun
•
tidying up, finishing
Other readings:
片づけ【かたづけ】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
limit, restriction

noun
•
umeboshi, pickled dried ume, pickled dried plum
All readings:
梅干し【うめぼし】
、
梅干【うめぼし】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
saturation, satiation

adverb
•
of course, certainly, naturally

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to hold (an event), to give (a dinner, party, etc.)
2.
to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.), to show signs of

prefix
•
help, rescue, assistant

noun
1.
life and death
2.
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth)(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
3.
death(only relevant for しょうし and しょうじ)
Other readings:
生死【しょうし】
、
生死【しょうじ】

na-adjective, noun
•
grandiose, exaggerated
Other readings:
大袈裟【おおげさ】

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
boom, rage, fad
noun
2.
boom, cross-arm
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