Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to melt (and become soft or liquid)(usually kana)
2.
to be enchanted (by), to be charmed, to be bewitched(usually kana)
Other readings:
とろける《盪ける》
とろける《溶ろける》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

しか
shikashinagara
adverb, conjunction
however, nevertheless(usually kana)
Other readings:
しかしながら《併し乍ら》
しかしながら《然し乍ら》

noun, no-adjective
1.
stroboscope, strobe lamp, stroboscopic lamp
noun
2.
(camera) flash

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
tedious, boring, being fed up with(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ウンザリ

noun
1.
head, leader, top(esp. 首脳)
2.
important part(archaism)(esp. 主脳)
Other readings:
主脳【しゅのう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
double suicide, lovers' suicide
Other readings:
心中【しんぢゅう】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin), to wilt, to fade, to wither, to be wizened(usually kana)

adverb
1.
soon, shortly, before long, in a short time, in a little while(usually kana)
2.
having no time to ..., with no time to ...(after the dictionary form of a verb)
All readings:
まもなく《間もなく》
まもなく《間も無く》

noun
1.
glasses, eyeglasses, spectacles(usually kana)
2.
judgment, judgement, discrimination, discernment, insight(usually kana)(only relevant for めがね and メガネ)
All readings:
めがね《眼鏡》
がんきょう《眼鏡》
メガネ

noun, prenominal
1.
power, motive power, dynamic force
noun
2.
three-phase electricity(engineering term)

pronoun
1.
which(usually kana)(emphatic)
interjection
2.
let me see, well now(usually kana)

noun
1.
structure, construction, appearance
2.
posture (e.g. in martial arts), pose, stance
3.
readiness, determination, preparedness
4.
kanji enclosure type radical (must enclose at least two sides of the kanji)(e.g. 門)
Other readings:
【かまえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
corresponding to, being applicable to, being relevant to, coming under, falling under, fulfilling (requirements), meeting (conditions), qualifying for

noun, auxillary suru verb
public appeal (e.g. for contributions), public offering (of securities), public advertisement (of a post), open recruitment

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

na-adjective, noun
uncertain, vague, ambiguous(onomatopia)

noun
1.
heir, inheritor
2.
successor
Other readings:
後継ぎ【あとつぎ】
跡継【あとつぎ】
後継【あとつぎ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to send, to forward(usually kana)
2.
to hand over (e.g. money)(usually kana)
All readings:
よこす《寄越す》
よこす《寄こす》
よこす《遣す》

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to bury, to inter, to entomb
2.
to cover up, to hush up, to shelve
Other readings:
葬る【ほうぶる】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to hurt, to ache, to feel a pain(esp. 痛む)
2.
to be injured, to be spoiled (e.g. food), to be damaged(esp. 傷む)
Other readings:
傷む【いたむ】

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
1.
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow
2.
to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair(only relevant for 継ぐ)
3.
to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire), to replenish with, to feed with, to follow up with (e.g. remarks), to gather (one's breath)(only relevant for 継ぐ)
Other readings:
嗣ぐ【つぐ】
続ぐ【つぐ】
襲ぐ【つぐ】

noun
1.
war, battle, campaign, fight
2.
troops, forces(archaism)
Other readings:
【いくさ】
【いくさ】

adverb
1.
how, in what way, how about(usually kana)
na-adjective
2.
questionable(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
reinforcement, strengthening

no-adjective, noun
1.
official, governmental, formal
2.
public (use, matter, forum, etc.), common
See also: (antonym)
noun
3.
being public knowledge, being out in the open, exposure to public view(as 公にする or 公になる)
See also:公にする

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to address

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
walking around at night, night travel
noun
2.
night train(abbreviation)(only relevant for やこう)
See also:夜行列車
All readings:
夜行【やこう】
夜行【やぎょう】

no-adjective, noun
normal, usual, ordinary, everyday

noun
1.
dojo, hall used for martial arts training
2.
manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)(abbreviation, Buddhist term)
See also:菩提道場

noun
burning low, waning, declining

noun, auxillary suru verb
division of labor, division of labour, specialization, specialisation, assembly-line production

noun, auxillary suru verb
cooperation, tie-up, joint business, partnership, alliance, sponsorship

noun, auxillary suru verb
inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip, tilt, lean

noun
script, libretto, scenario

noun, na-adjective
extreme, extremity

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to sing, to chirp, to twitter(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
compulsion, coercion, forcing (to do), enforcement

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
revival (e.g. musical), come-back
2.
restoration, rebirth, resurrection

noun, no-adjective
1.
orbit, trajectory(astronomy term, physics term)
noun
2.
railroad track
3.
(right) track, proper course

no-adjective
prior, beforehand, in advance, before the fact, ex ante(often as 事前に)
See also:事後

noun
temple, sacred place, shrine, sanctuary, tabernacle

noun, auxillary suru verb
interview, audience, meeting, (viewing) party

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.), to assume the shape of, to turn oneself into, to transform oneself into
2.
to disguise oneself as
3.
to change radically, to metamorphose
4.
to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

na-adjective, noun
intelligence, cleverness, innate aptitude
See also:鈍根 (antonym)

noun, no-adjective
right under, directly below

noun, auxillary suru verb
gargling, rinsing one's mouth
All readings:
含嗽【がんそう】
含嗽【うがい】[1]
含漱【がんそう】
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun, auxillary suru verb
restriction, restraint, binding, constraint

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)
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