Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to stop by, to drop in for a short visit
Other readings:
立寄る【たちよる】
、
立ちよる【たちよる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
achievement, attainment, accomplishment, realization
Other readings:
たっ成【たっせい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
bank, weir, embankment, levee

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

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
•
to be jealous of, to envy, to begrudge
Other readings:
嫉む【ねたむ】

noun, na-adjective
1.
blue (colour, color)
na-adjective
2.
sad, down (in the dumps)

pre-noun adjectival
1.
unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, unexpected
2.
terrible, awful, serious
adverb
3.
very(archaism)

noun
1.
making, producing, manufacturing, building, construction, make, structure
2.
appearance (attire, make-up, etc.)
3.
build, physique
4.
sashimi
See also:御作り
noun (prefix)
5.
forced (smile, etc.)
All readings:
作り【つくり】
、
造り【つくり】

noun
•
(full) name, family name and given name

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
use, adoption, acceptance
2.
appointment, employment, engagement, recruitment

noun
•
screwdriver
Other readings:
ネジ回し【ネジまわし】
、
螺子回し【ねじまわし】

noun
1.
one person(esp. 一人, 1人)
2.
being alone, being by oneself(only relevant for ひとり)
See also:一人で
3.
being single, being unmarried(only relevant for ひとり)(esp. 独り)
adverb
4.
by oneself, alone(only relevant for ひとり)
5.
just, only, simply(usually kana)(only relevant for ひとり)(with neg. sentence)
All readings:
一人【ひとり】
、
一人【いちにん】
、
1人【ひとり】
、
1人【いちにん】
、
独り【ひとり】

noun
•
character, traits, ethos

noun
•
prejudice, bias, distorted view

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
development, exploitation
Other readings:
開発【かいほつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
milk
2.
breast
3.
loop(only relevant for ち)
4.
decorative bump (on a hanging bell)(only relevant for ち)
See also:梵鐘
Other readings:
乳【ち】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble

noun
1.
melody
2.
chime
Other readings:
メロディ
、
メロデー[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun, no-adjective
1.
remainder, remnant, rest, balance, surplus, remains (of a meal), leftovers(usually kana)(only relevant for あまり)
adverb
2.
(not) very, (not) much(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
3.
too much, excessively, overly(usually kana)(esp. as あまりに(も))
na-adjective, no-adjective
4.
extreme, great, severe, tremendous, terrible
noun (suffix)
5.
more than, over(only relevant for あまり)
All readings:
あまり《余り》
、
あまり《餘り》[1]
、
あんまり《余り》
、
あんまり《餘り》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
gap, lag, slippage
2.
difference, discrepancy
3.
shear (e.g. shear stress)(physics term)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
All readings:
昼間【ひるま】
、
昼間【ちゅうかん】

noun, no-adjective
•
national ownership, state ownership, government ownership

noun
1.
unity, coherence, consistency, coordination(usually kana)
2.
settlement, conclusion, completion(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
•
individual, one by one, separate, each
Other readings:
個個【ここ】
、
箇々【ここ】
、
箇箇【ここ】

adverb, auxillary suru verb
•
in some way or other, one way or another, somehow, only just, barely

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fixing (in place), being fixed (in place), securing, anchoring, fastening down
2.
fixing (e.g. salary, capital), keeping the same
3.
fixation (histology)(biology term)
noun
4.
user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)(slang, abbreviation)
5.
user of an online handle (instead of posting anonymously)(slang, abbreviation)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to write (e.g. a letter), to draw up (a document), to take down (e.g. notes)(usually kana)
2.
to have (lunch, dinner, etc.), to eat(usually kana)

noun
•
title

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
side, edge, beside, besides, nearby
See also:傍らに
adverbial noun
2.
while (doing), in addition to, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
側ら【かたわら】[1]
、
傍【かたわら】[1]
、
旁【かたわら】
、
側【かたわら】
、
脇【かたわら】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb, to-adverb
1.
gradually, little by little, in a breezy manner(onomatopia)
adverb
2.
soon, before long(onomatopia)
adverb, to-adverb
3.
here and there, scattered(onomatopia)
noun
4.
spots, dots, pimples, rash

noun, no-adjective
•
administration of justice

na-adjective, noun
1.
chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated(いき is also written as 意気)
See also:野暮 (antonym)
2.
familiar with worldly pleasures and subtleties of human nature (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
3.
considerate, understanding, sympathetic
noun, na-adjective
4.
essence, the best, the cream(only relevant for すい)
Other readings:
粋【すい】

noun
•
tariff (import tax), duty, customs

adverb, to-adverb
1.
gradually, by degrees, little by little, more and more, increasingly(usually kana)
noun
2.
steps, stairs, staircase, terrace
Other readings:
だんだん《段段》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
trust, confidence, credence

noun, na-adjective
•
lingering attachment, lingering affection, regret, reluctance, ruefulness

noun
•
agricultural land, farmland

noun
•
telex, teletypewriter exchange(abbreviation)

suru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to take the name of, to call oneself
2.
to pretend, to feign, to purport

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
simplicity, convenience, easiness, quasi-

noun, no-adjective
•
generation, the world, the age

pronoun
•
these(usually kana)
All readings:
これら《これ等》
、
これら《此等》
、
これら《是等》
、
これら《此れ等》

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
a long time (since the last time), first in a long time
All readings:
久しぶり【ひさしぶり】
、
久し振り【ひさしぶり】

noun
•
tradition, legend, folklore

noun
1.
information, report, journalism, news
auxillary suru verb
2.
to report

noun
1.
time
2.
thyme
3.
time out (e.g. in sport)
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