Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
bank clerk(abbreviation)
See also:銀行員

adjective
1.
empty, void, vacant
2.
vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective
3.
lifeless
All readings:
虚しい【むなしい】
空しい【むなしい】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to split, to tear, to burst, to be separated, to be divided
Other readings:
割ける【さける】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
thought, consideration, thinking

na-adjective, noun
thickheaded, insensitive, dull, thick-skinned

noun, auxillary suru verb
plan, plot, idea, conception, vision, scheme

noun
origin, beginning, source, rise
Other readings:
起原【きげん】

noun
whaling, whale hunting, whale fishing

noun (suffix), noun
1.
fashion, way, style, manner
2.
school (of thought)
noun (suffix)
3.
class, rank, rate(usu. after a number)
See also:一流
noun
4.
current (electrical, water, etc.), flow, stream

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
jump
noun
2.
jumping event (skiing, track and field)
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink)
4.
jump (in price), sudden rise

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to boast of, to be proud of, to take pride in

noun
business

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
monopoly, monopolization, exclusivity
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
hogging, keeping to oneself

suffix, counter
counter for questions

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to look back on (the past), to reflect on, to reminisce about
2.
to look behind (at), to turn round (and look), to look over one's shoulder
3.
to consider, to concern oneself about, to take notice of, to pay attention to, to take into consideration(usu. in the negative)
Other readings:
顧る【かえりみる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
taste, palate, sense of taste

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
1.
original, unique, distinctive, characteristic, peculiar
2.
independent, one's own, personal

noun
tariff (import tax), duty, customs

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
guide, tour guide, conductor, guiding, leading
noun
2.
guidebook

noun
secretary (government), director, chief

noun
1.
place, point, part, spot, area, passage, portion(only relevant for 箇所 and 個所)
counter
2.
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
Other readings:
個所【かしょ】
カ所【かしょ】
ヶ所【かしょ】
か所【かしょ】
ヵ所【かしょ】
ケ所【かしょ】

noun
1.
family register
2.
census

noun, auxillary suru verb
improvement, reform

noun
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
bronze (medal)(abbreviation)(only relevant for どう)
See also:銅メダル
All readings:
【どう】
【あか】
【あかがね】
赤金【あかがね】

noun
(flower) petal
Other readings:
花弁【はなびら】
花弁【かべん】
花瓣【かべん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
particle, postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word(linguistics)

adjective
1.
fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain(usually kana)
2.
empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)(usually kana)
All readings:
はかない《儚い》
はかない《果敢ない》
はかない《果敢無い》
はかない《果無い》
はかない《果ない》
はかない《果敢い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
base, basis, theme, basic ingredient
2.
base (e.g. military), depot
3.
base, base bag(baseball term)
Other readings:
ベイス

noun, auxillary suru verb
degeneration, retrogression
See also:進化 (antonym)

noun
authority, power, influence

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
bad condition, not to work out (i.e. a deal), disagreement, break-off, disorder, slump, out of form

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
inspection, reading, perusal
2.
browsing (the web)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to follow, to conform, to apply to
Other readings:
准じる【じゅんじる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
composition, piece of music, song, track (on a record)
noun
2.
tune, melody, air
3.
enjoyment, fun, interest, pleasure

noun
engineering works, civil engineering, public works

noun, auxillary suru verb
viewing

noun, auxillary suru verb
transport, transportation, conveyance, carriage

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, auxillary suru verb
intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
See also:指向

noun (temporal)
during the night, at night

noun, auxillary suru verb
sympathy, compassion, pity

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, institution
2.
installation (of a machine or equipment)

noun
1.
(table) napkin, serviette
2.
sanitary napkin, sanitary pad
Other readings:
ナフキン

conjunction
and (also), both ... and, as well as
Other readings:
並に【ならびに】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to garnish, to accompany (as a card does a gift)
2.
to add to as support, to prop up
3.
to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.)
4.
to mimic, to imitate(archaism)
5.
to draw something near to oneself, to approach nearby(archaism)
Other readings:
副える【そえる】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
department (in an organization), division, bureau(higher than a 課)
2.
club
3.
part, component, element
4.
category
counter
5.
counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

noun
(divine) punishment, curse, retribution

pre-noun adjectival
that, those, the(usually kana)(someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
See also:どの,  この,  その
Other readings:
あん

no-adjective, noun
unmarried, not yet married
See also:非婚,  既婚 (antonym)
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