Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
knowledge, understanding
2.
rules, regulations, guideline, directions
noun (suffix)
3.
deputy, acting

noun
otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope)
2.
to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down
3.
to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax
4.
to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt
5.
to decrease (e.g. speed)
6.
(of a market price) to go down slightly
Other readings:
弛む【ゆるむ】

noun
slacks

noun, auxillary suru verb
diarrhea, diarrhoea

noun
1.
nobleman, dignitary, lord(honorific language)
2.
feudal lord (of the Edo period), daimyō(honorific language)
See also:大名
3.
man brought up away from the world, arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
bad, poor, inferior
noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
2.
delinquent, hoodlum, hooligan

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

noun
1.
meaning, tenor, gist
2.
effect, influence
3.
appearance, aspect
4.
grace, charm, refinement, taste, elegance
Other readings:
趣き【おもむき】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
ignition, lighting, firing, setting off

noun
1.
the teaching profession
2.
education of laity (in Christianity)

noun
1.
uncleanness, impurity, defilement
2.
disgrace, shame, stain, blot, corruption, depravity
3.
uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
Other readings:
穢れ【けがれ】

Godan-bu verb
1.
to float, to be suspended
2.
to rise to the surface, to appear, to emerge, to show up, to loom (up)
3.
to come to mind, to have inspiration
Other readings:
浮ぶ【うかぶ】
泛ぶ【うかぶ】[1]
泛かぶ【うかぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put to bed
2.
to lay down lengthwise, to put a thing on its side
3.
to set something aside unused, to let lie idle
4.
to ferment, to lay down (wine)

noun
treetop, tip of a branch
Other readings:
【こずえ】

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

noun
swap, exchange
Other readings:
取替【とりかえ】

noun
1.
first departure (of the day: train, bus, etc.), first train, first bus
See also:終発
2.
departing one's home station (of a train, bus, etc.)

noun
cost of fuel and lighting, cost of heat and electricity, energy bill, utility cost

noun, no-adjective
end of term

noun
House of Representatives (lower house of the National Diet of Japan)

noun
1.
mark, target
2.
object, subject, focus
3.
point (e.g. of argument)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
procurement, purchase, buying(only relevant for 購買)
noun
2.
school store, co-op, school canteen, tuck shop(abbreviation)
Other readings:
校売【こうばい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

adjective
1.
happy, auspicious, propitious, joyous(usually kana)
2.
naive
All readings:
めでたい《目出度い》[1]
めでたい《芽出度い》[1]
めでたい《愛でたい》
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to start, to begin, to commence
2.
to challenge, to pick (a fight), to make (war), to draw (a reaction) from
3.
to set (traps), to plant (explosives), to lay (mines)
4.
to make a meld call(mahjong term)
Other readings:
仕かける【しかける】
し掛ける【しかける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
success in life, getting ahead, successful career, promotion, climbing the corporate ladder, eminence

noun
lamp, light

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

Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to reach, to amount to, to befall, to happen to, to extend, to go on (for, until)
2.
to be up to the task, to come up to
3.
to compare with, to be a match (for)
4.
to commit (a crime)
5.
to require (to do)(usu. used in the negative)

noun, no-adjective
self, oneself

noun, auxillary suru verb
financing, loan

na-adjective
1.
rough, crude, sloppy, messy
noun (prefix), no-adjective, noun
2.
miscellaneous

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
encouragement, spurring (on), cheering (on)

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, noun (suffix)
1.
rate, ratio, proportion, percentage
2.
profit
3.
assignment
4.
10%, unit of ten percent(usu. 割)
5.
match, schedule of matches(sumo term)
noun (suffix)
6.
diluted with (of drinks), mixed with
See also:水割り
All readings:
割り【わり】
【わり】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
bending, curving, twisting, turning, winding
2.
warping (of feelings, logic, etc.), distortion, twisting
3.
refraction
4.
inflection(linguistics)

noun
common people, ordinary people, masses

noun, auxillary suru verb
promotion, advancement, rising in rank
Other readings:
昇進【しょうじん】[1]
陞進【しょうしん】
陞進【しょうじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
waiting on a table, serving (at dinner)
noun
2.
waiter, waitress, waitperson, server, cabin boy, bellboy, page, pageboy
3.
office boy, office girl

noun
1.
thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee
2.
breakfast (in Zen temples)(only relevant for しゅく)
Other readings:
【しゅく】
【かい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
foundation, base, basis
adverb
2.
from the beginning, from the outset, by nature(often in negative contexts)
See also:元々

noun, no-adjective
privilege, special right

no-adjective, noun
1.
foreign, imported
noun, no-adjective
2.
outpatient, outpatient care, outpatient clinic, outpatient ward(abbreviation)
See also:外来患者

kirikaeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to change, to exchange, to convert, to renew, to throw a switch, to replace, to switch over
Other readings:
切替える【きりかえる】
切り換える【きりかえる】
切りかえる【きりかえる】
切換える【きりかえる】
切り変える【きりかえる】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
to surround, to encircle, to enclose
Other readings:
取巻く【とりまく】
取りまく【とりまく】

Godan-su verb
1.
to run away, to flee, to make off, to take to one's heels, to escape
2.
to start to run away
Other readings:
逃げだす【にげだす】
逃出す【にげだす】
にげ出す【にげだす】
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