Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun, auxillary suru verb
•
abuse, misuse, misappropriation, using to excess
All readings:
乱用【らんよう】
、
濫用【らんよう】
、
らん用【らんよう】

na-adjective, noun
•
just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, legal, lawful

noun
•
weave, weaving, woven item
All readings:
織り【おり】
、
織【おり】

noun, no-adjective
1.
capable person, talented person
2.
human resources, personnel
Other readings:
人財【じんざい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.)
2.
to intersect, to cross, to interlace
suffix, Godan-su verb
3.
... with one another, ... to each other(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
交す【かわす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
section (of track, etc.), segment, dimension
2.
interval(mathematics)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
loss, going missing

noun, no-adjective
•
noble, aristocrat, peer

adjective
1.
hateful, abominable, poor-looking, detestable
2.
amazing, fantastic, admirable, lovely, wonderful(often with irony)
All readings:
憎い【にくい】
、
悪い【にくい】

na-adjective, noun
1.
grey (gray)
noun
2.
gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)(only relevant for グレイ)
Other readings:
グレイ

noun
•
(tree) trunk, (arrow) shaft, (tool) handle, backbone, base
All readings:
幹【みき】
、
幹【かん】

na-adjective, noun
•
lively, active, vigorous, animated, brisk
Other readings:
活溌【かっぱつ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
acquisition, obtaining, coming to hand

noun, noun (suffix), auxillary suru verb
1.
increasing
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
uploading, posting (e.g. content), putting online(abbreviation)
noun
3.
close-up(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
finishing shooting (of a film, etc.)(abbreviation)
noun
5.
upswept hairstyle(abbreviation)
6.
being up (i.e. leading in sports)
7.
warming up(abbreviation)
noun (suffix)
8.
being over, being finished

noun
•
natural calamity, disaster

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to walk, to go on foot
2.
to tread (a figurative path), to follow, to lead (a life), to experience
3.
to advance towards (e.g. a solution), to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.), to embark (on the road to ...)

auxillary suru verb
1.
to be stumped, to be nonplussed, to be disconcerted, to dumbfounded
See also:閉口
2.
to be fed up with, to be tired of, to find unable to bear
3.
to wince, to shrink back, to cringe
Other readings:
ヘキエキ

noun
1.
fan, enthusiast, lover (of)
2.
fan (e.g. electric)
Other readings:
フアン

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
replenishment, supplementation, supplement, replacement, refilling

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
confession, acknowledgement, acknowledgment
2.
confession of love, professing one's feelings
3.
confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

noun, no-adjective
1.
gravel, ballast, pebbles
2.
child, rugrat, ankle-biter(colloquialism)(only relevant for じゃり)
Other readings:
砂利【ざり】

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to rule, to govern, to administer
Other readings:
掌る【つかさどる】
、
司どる【つかさどる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get twisted, to get crooked, to get warped(usually kana)
2.
to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.), to become warped, to become perverse, to become contrary(usually kana)
3.
to become troubled, to become complicated, to become strained(usually kana)
All readings:
ねじれる《捩れる》
、
ねじれる《捻れる》
、
ねじれる《拗れる》
、
ねじれる《捻じれる》
、
ねじれる《捩じれる》

adverb, to-adverb
1.
decisively, decidedly, boldly, once and for all, unreservedly, frankly(onomatopia)
2.
precisely, exactly(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ズバリ

prenominal
•
new

no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
•
senior, older

noun
•
nostalgia, homesickness

na-adjective, noun
•
grace, refinement, elegance, daintiness

noun, no-adjective
•
moment, instant(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
the defensive
2.
passive attitude, passivity, passiveness
3.
the passive, passive voice(linguistics)
4.
ukemi (the art of falling safely)(martial arts)
Other readings:
受け身【うけみ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sunburn, suntan, tan
2.
becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper), yellowing
Other readings:
日やけ【ひやけ】
、
陽焼け【ひやけ】
、
日焼【ひやけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
infiltration, sneaking in, going undercover

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to make progress, to move right ahead (with the work), to advance(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
action, operation, effect, function

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
victory, triumph, conquest, success, win
Other readings:
捷利【しょうり】

とま
torimazeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to mix, to put together
Other readings:
取混ぜる【とりまぜる】

na-adjective, noun
•
skillful, adroit, dexterous, masterful, clever, ingenious, cunning

noun
•
chime, bell (e.g. doorbell)

adverb, na-adjective
•
intently, single-mindedly, devotedly, solely, earnestly, with all one's heart(usually kana)
All readings:
ひたすら《只管》
、
ひたすら《一向》
、
ひたすら《頓》

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to put in order, to arrange, to tidy up, to straighten, to adjust, to fix(esp. 整える)
2.
to get ready, to prepare, to arrange, to supply, to assemble, to buy(esp. 調える)
3.
to work out (e.g. business deal), to arrange (e.g. marriage), to settle(esp. 調える)
Other readings:
調える【ととのえる】
、
斉える【ととのえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
retirement
2.
retired person

adverb
1.
still more, even more, all the more(usually kana)
2.
still less, even less(usually kana)(with neg. verb)
Other readings:
なおさら《なお更》
、
なおさら《尚さら》
、
なおさら《猶更》[1]
、
なおさら《猶さら》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.)
2.
reception (e.g. in a hotel), front desk
3.
front office, team management(sports term)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
planning, project, plan, design
Other readings:
企劃【きかく】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to give (time, money, goods), to donate
2.
to do, to perform, to conduct
3.
to apply (processing, makeup, etc.), to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
4.
to sow, to seed, to scatter (e.g. fertilizer), to sprinkle
5.
to spread far and wide(archaism)
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