Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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conjunction
•
and, as well as
Other readings:
及【および】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
dressing up in fine clothes, splendid clothes, one's best clothes

pronoun
•
who(だあれ is emphatic or inquisitive)
All readings:
誰【だれ】
、
誰【だあれ】
、
誰【たれ】[1]
、
誰【た】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
share (in a company), stock

noun, no-adjective
•
organ (of body, plant, etc.)

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
regret, chagrin, mortification
noun
2.
freedom from obstructive thoughts(Buddhist term)
See also:有念

noun, no-adjective
•
the same age

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
arms, armament

noun
•
eyelid(usually kana)
All readings:
まぶた《瞼》
、
まぶた《目蓋》
、
まぶた《眼蓋》
、
まなぶた《瞼》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
smelling of fish, fishy, smelling of blood, bloody
2.
degenerate (of a monk), depraved, corrupt, fallen
3.
worldly, mundane, secular, common, ordinary
4.
fishy, suspicious, questionable
Other readings:
腥い【なまぐさい】

noun
1.
first year (of an imperial era)
2.
year something (important) first happened or began

noun, no-adjective
•
low rank, lower position, subordinate position, lower order (e.g. byte)

adverb, prenominal
•
beforehand, in advance, previously(usually kana)

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry on one's shoulder, to shoulder, to bear
2.
to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.), to take upon oneself
Other readings:
荷う【になう】
、
荷なう【になう】

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

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to poke (repeatedly, lightly), to nudge(usually kana)
2.
to peck at (one's food), to pick at
3.
to peck at (someone's faults, etc.)
4.
to egg on, to put up to
Other readings:
つつく《突付く》[1]
、
つつく《突つく》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage
  2. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to harden, to freeze, to strengthen, to solidify, to make (a fist), to tramp down (snow, dirt)
2.
to put together, to collect, to gather, to consolidate
3.
to make secure, to stabilize, to settle down, to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.), to establish (evidence)
5.
to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.)(in the form に身をかためる)
6.
to swear, to resolutely vow, to sincerely promise
7.
to tie tightly, to fasten
8.
to hold a bow fully drawn
Other readings:
堅める【かためる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

adjective
1.
gloomy (e.g. mood), depressing(usually kana)
2.
irritating, troublesome(usually kana)
3.
heavy (weather), cloudy(usually kana)
Other readings:
うっとおしい《鬱陶しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
•
curtain, hanging, bunting(usually kana)
Other readings:
とばり《帷》
、
とばり《幄》
、
とばり《幌》

adjective
•
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air), brisk, bracing, fresh, refreshed
Other readings:
清清しい【すがすがしい】

noun
•
ratio, proportion, percentage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease, to put an end to
2.
to contain, to keep (in position, in place), to limit
3.
to record (e.g. a fact), to retain
All readings:
留める【とどめる】
、
止める【とどめる】
、
停める【とどめる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be anxious (to do), to fret
2.
to get a fright, to panic, to get flustered, to be startled(colloquialism)

noun, no-adjective
•
eyeball

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
refusal, rejection, denial, veto

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
•
goodness, excellence, virtue

noun, no-adjective
•
essence, true nature, substance, reality

na-adjective
1.
better, preferable, less objectionable, least-worst(usually kana)(esp. マシ)
noun (suffix)
2.
more, increase, extra
noun
3.
increase, growth(archaism)
Other readings:
マシ

noun, no-adjective
•
dominion, territory, possession

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
dump
2.
dump truck(abbreviation)

noun, no-adjective
1.
every month
na-adjective, noun
2.
trite, commonplace, conventional, hackneyed(only relevant for つきなみ)(orig. used as an insult towards old-fashioned poets who would meet monthly to write poetry)
Other readings:
月並【つきなみ】
、
月次【つきなみ】
、
月次【げつじ】

noun
1.
lack of harmony, lack of balance, lack of coordination, malfunction
2.
ataxia(medical term)

na-adjective, noun
•
showy, brilliant, gorgeous, florid, gay
Other readings:
花やか【はなやか】

noun
1.
gap, break, rift
2.
pause, interval, interruption
3.
cut, incision, notch, score
4.
end

suru verb (special), transitive verb
•
to need, to demand, to take, to require

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
diarrhea, diarrhoea

noun
1.
one face, one surface
2.
the whole surface
3.
one aspect, one side
noun, adverbial noun
4.
(on) the other hand
5.
one broad, flat object
6.
front page (e.g. newspaper)
Other readings:
1面【いちめん】

adverb
•
of course, certainly, naturally

adjective
1.
flat, even, level, simple
2.
plain (speech, etc.), simple
Other readings:
扁たい【ひらたい】

noun
•
progress

noun
•
principle, general rule

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
composition, synthesis
no-adjective
2.
composite, compound, synthetic, mixed, combined
noun
3.
(function) composition(mathematics)

noun
1.
lever, joystick
2.
liver(food term)
See also:肝臓

noun, no-adjective
•
comedy, funny show

expression, adverb
1.
above anything else, above all, more than anything
expression, no-adjective, noun
2.
best, greatest, excellent, wonderful, most important

noun, no-adjective, auxillary suru verb
•
deliberation

noun
•
statue of Buddha, image of Buddha, Buddhist statue, Buddhist image
Other readings:
佛像【ぶつぞう】

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
1.
illness, disease
2.
bad habit, weakness, fault
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