Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to laugh at, to ridicule, to mock, to make fun of, to sneer at
Other readings:
嘲笑う【あざわらう】
嘲う【あざわらう】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
radiation, emission

noun
1.
ceiling
2.
ceiling price, (price) ceiling

noun, auxillary suru verb
cheating (on an examination), cribbing

noun
top end, tip(archaism)

noun, auxillary suru verb
dispute, conflict, trouble, strife
Other readings:
紛諍【ふんそう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
taking a seat, sitting down (in one's seat)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to straddle, to sit astride, to mount(usually kana)
2.
to extend over, to spread over, to span, to extend into(usually kana)
All readings:
またがる《跨る》
またがる《跨がる》
またがる《股がる》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
indication, denotation, designation
2.
instructions, directions
Other readings:
指示【しし】

noun
snoring, snore(usually kana)
Other readings:
イビキ

noun
1.
clue, lead, key, trail, scent, track
2.
handhold, hold
All readings:
手がかり【てがかり】
手掛かり【てがかり】
手掛り【てがかり】
手懸かり【てがかり】
手懸り【てがかり】

noun
Dear (so and so), Dear Sir, Dear Madam, To Whom It May Concern(letters beginning with this typically end with 敬具)
See also:敬具

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to give(honorific language)
suffix, Godan-u verb
2.
to do ...(honorific language)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
See also:給え
Other readings:
賜う【たまう】

adjective
tenacious, tough, enduring, dogged, headstrong, stubborn, obstinate, unyielding

noun, auxillary suru verb
crowding together, clustering together, close formation, swarm

noun, no-adjective
end of term

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
collapse, crumbling, breaking down, caving in
2.
(radioactive) decay, disintegration(physics term)
See also:α崩壊
Other readings:
崩潰【ほうかい】

conjunction, adverb
and, moreover, besides, as well as, and on top of that, at the same time(usually kana)
Other readings:
かつ《且》

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
suffocation, choking, asphyxia

noun
directions, rules of use

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)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.)
na-adjective
2.
open, frank, approachable, open-hearted
prenominal
3.
open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
protest, objection

adjective
troublesome, annoying, complicated

noun
household, home, family, housekeeping(しょたい is more informal)
Other readings:
世帯【しょたい】
所帯【しょたい】

noun, no-adjective
extracurricular

adverbial noun
1.
seventh day of the month(なぬか is arch/ksb)
2.
seven days
All readings:
七日【なのか】
七日【なぬか】
7日【なのか】
7日【なぬか】

noun
national defence, national defense

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

らん
gorannasai
expression
1.
(please) look(honorific language, polite language)
2.
see(used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct)
auxiliary verb
3.
(please) try to do(honorific language, polite language, usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
All readings:
ご覧なさい【ごらんなさい】
御覧なさい【ごらんなさい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
merger (of companies, towns, etc.), combination, union, amalgamation, consolidation, coalition, fusion, annexation, affiliation, incorporation

adverb
1.
now (after such a long time), at this late hour (i.e. it is too late for something), at this point of time
2.
afresh, anew, again
Other readings:
今さら【いまさら】

noun, auxillary suru verb
revival, reconstruction, restoration, rebuilding, recovery, renaissance

noun, auxillary suru verb
compensation, reparation

noun, no-adjective
outside the area

noun
power, authority, jurisdiction

noun
engineering works, civil engineering, public works

noun
presence, dignity
Other readings:
貫録【かんろく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

na-adjective, noun
jumbo

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
two days before yesterday, three days back (ago)
All readings:
一昨昨日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨昨日【さきおとつい】
一昨昨日【さきおととい】
一昨々日【いっさくさくじつ】
一昨々日【さきおとつい】
一昨々日【さきおととい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
landing, disembarkation, landfall

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to extend, to stretch out, to stand in a row
2.
to attend, to participate in
3.
to enrol, to enroll, to join
4.
to have a connection, to be related, to be linked
Other readings:
列なる【つらなる】

noun
1.
eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara), eastern provinces(archaism)
2.
east(archaism)
3.
wagon, yamatogoto, six-stringed native Japanese zither(abbreviation)
See also:東琴
4.
my spouse(only relevant for 吾妻 and 吾嬬)
Other readings:
【あづま】[1]
吾妻【あずま】
吾妻【あづま】[1]
吾嬬【あずま】
吾嬬【あづま】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
exceedingly, extremely, decisively

noun
1.
one day
adverbial noun
2.
all day (long), throughout the day
noun
3.
first day of the month
See also:ついたち
All readings:
一日【いちにち】
一日【いちじつ】
一日【ひとひ】[1]
一日【ひとえ】[1]
1日【いちにち】
1日【いちじつ】
1日【ひとひ】[1]
1日【ひとえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
lottery, raffle, drawing (of lots)
Other readings:
抽籤【ちゅうせん】[1]
抽せん【ちゅうせん】
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
sluggish, languid, listless, heavy (heart, legs, etc.), dull(usually kana)
2.
bothersome, tiresome, pain-in-the-ass(usually kana, slang)
Other readings:
だるい《懈い》
ダルい
たるい《怠い》[1]
たるい《懈い》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
promoting, increase, advance
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