Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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adverb
(not) well, (not) enough, (im)properly, (in)sufficiently, (un)satisfactorily(usually kana)(used with negative verb)
Other readings:
ろくに《陸に》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
laying the groundwork, behind-the-scenes maneuvering, consensus-building process
2.
digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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

noun
1.
basis, foundation(archaism)
2.
cause

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

noun
1.
burden, load, responsibility
auxillary suru verb
2.
bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.), shouldering

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to shave
All readings:
剃る【そる】
剃る【する】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to close (one's eyes), to shut(usually kana)
Other readings:
つぶる《暝る》[1]
つむる《瞑る》
つむる《暝る》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

prefix
1.
super-, ultra-, hyper-, extreme(only relevant for ちょう)
2.
extremely, really, totally, absolutely(colloquialism)
noun (suffix)
3.
over, more than(only relevant for ちょう)(after a number or counter)
Other readings:
チョー

noun
opinion, point of view, visual point

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
goodness, excellence, virtue

noun (suffix), noun
1.
right (to do something)
noun, noun (suffix)
2.
authority, power

noun, auxillary suru verb
disaster, accident, shipwreck, distress

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to lay waste, to devastate, to damage
2.
to invade, to break into
3.
to troll (e.g. web forums), to spam(colloquialism, computer term)
Other readings:
荒す【あらす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
guest

noun
business, thing to be done, something that should be performed, information that should be conveyed

noun, auxillary suru verb
(sea) voyage, navigation, sailing, passage, cruise

no-adjective, noun (prefix), noun
first, new
Other readings:
【うい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
intention, aim, design

expression, adjective
cannot be helped, unavoidable
All readings:
やむを得ない【やむをえない】
止むを得ない【やむをえない】
已むを得ない【やむをえない】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
composite, combined, complex

na-adjective, noun
1.
grand, magnificent, lavish, large scale, prosperous, thriving, lively
2.
forceful, powerful, vigorous

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to take into one's possession, to receive, to accept, to collect, to claim
2.
to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet), to take custody of, to adopt
3.
to leave, to go away, to withdraw, to get out
Other readings:
引取る【ひきとる】[1]
引きとる【ひきとる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
circulation (money, goods, etc.), distribution
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
circulation (air, water, etc.), ventilation, flow
prenominal
3.
negotiable (e.g. shares), distributional, circulating

noun
1.
lightning, thunder, thunderbolt
2.
god of thunder, god of lightning(only relevant for かみなり)
3.
anger, fit of anger(only relevant for かみなり)
All readings:
【かみなり】
【いかずち】
【いかづち】[1]
【らい】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fullness, completion, perfection, substantiality
2.
enhancement, improvement, enrichment, upgrading
3.
replenishment, repletion

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
public performance
2.
exhibition in a foreign country(sumo term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
advance (into a new market or stage of progress), launching (a new career or venture), expanding (into a new market), stepping forward, emerging

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.
seedling, young plant
2.
rice seedling
See also:早苗

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to defeat

noun, na-adjective
ignorance, innocence, stupidity
Other readings:
無智【むち】

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
All readings:
【その】
【えん】
【その】
【えん】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse), bonfire
2.
open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
All readings:
焚き火【たきび】
たき火【たきび】
焚火【たきび】

noun
deed, act, action, conduct, behavior, behaviour, asceticism
Other readings:
行ない【おこない】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
institution, establishment, facility
noun
2.
home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)(abbreviation)

adjective
tender-hearted, compassionate, charitable, good-hearted
Other readings:
情深い【なさけぶかい】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to be used to, to get accustomed to, to be in the habit of doing(usually kana)
2.
to train, to discipline, to teach manners(usually kana)
See also:躾ける
3.
to tack (in needlework), to baste(usually kana)
4.
to plant (esp. rice seedlings)(usually kana)
Other readings:
しつける《為付ける》

noun, no-adjective
clothes, clothing, garments

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dispersion, breakup, scattering, decentralization, decentralisation, distribution
2.
variance(mathematics)
3.
dispersion(chemistry term, physics term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
settlement, an agreement

noun, auxillary suru verb
remittance, sending money

na-adjective
1.
regular
noun
2.
regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.)
3.
regular (petrol, gasoline)

no-adjective
1.
some, few, a number of, a little (bit)
adverbial noun
2.
somewhat, to a certain extent
no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
3.
many, a lot(archaism)(only relevant for そこばく and そくばく and そこば)
Other readings:
若干【そこばく】
若干【そくばく】
若干【そこば】[1]
幾許【そこばく】
幾許【そくばく】
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
agreement, rules, code, protocol, convention, bylaw

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to herd, to drive, to chase, to corral
2.
to corner, to force someone into doing
3.
to go hard, to push yourself, to make a last charge
4.
to run on (e.g. lines in printing)

noun, no-adjective
bad reputation, disgrace, unpopularity
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