Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun (suffix)
1.
little less than, slightly fewer than, just under
See also: (antonym)
noun
2.
weakness, the weak

yobitomeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to (call and) stop, to call (someone) to stop, to hail (e.g. a taxi)
Other readings:
呼びとめる【よびとめる】
呼び留める【よびとめる】
呼止める【よびとめる】
呼留める【よびとめる】

noun
1.
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle)
2.
the Japanese flag(abbreviation)

noun
1.
jello (gelatin-based dessert), jelly(food term)(also written as 車厘)
2.
gel, jelly
Other readings:
ジェリー
ジェリィ

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.)
See also:合わせる
2.
to join together, to unite, to combine, to add up
3.
to face, to be opposite (someone)
4.
to compare, to check with
5.
to cause to meet (e.g. an unpleasant fate)
See also:遭う
6.
to place together, to connect, to overlap
7.
to mix, to combine
8.
to put blade to blade, to fight
Other readings:
合す【あわす】

noun, auxillary suru verb
defense, defence, protection

noun
watt

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
1.
arrow
2.
wedge, chock
Other readings:
【さ】[1]
【や】
【さ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
management, (executive) staff, leaders, leadership, top brass, upper echelons

adverbial noun, noun
evening, dusk, twilight
Other readings:
夕暮【ゆうぐれ】[1]
夕ぐれ【ゆうぐれ】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
mining

noun
1.
copper (Cu)
2.
bronze (medal)(abbreviation)(only relevant for どう)
See also:銅メダル
All readings:
【どう】
【あか】
【あかがね】
赤金【あかがね】

noun, auxillary suru verb
totalization, totalisation, aggregation, tally (e.g. of votes), adding up, summing up

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
defense, defence
See also:攻撃 (antonym)

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

adjective
unsightly, ugly, unseemly, indecent, deplorable, disgraceful, shameful

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to entrust, to leave to a person

noun, auxillary suru verb
drop (e.g. of water), drip
All readings:
【しずく】
【しずく】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
starring, playing the leading part

noun, no-adjective
internal organs, intestines, viscera

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
structure, construction, arrangement, contrivance, mechanism, workings
2.
plan, plot, contrivance
Other readings:
仕組【しくみ】

noun
1.
thin rice porridge, watery cooked rice, rice gruel, congee
2.
breakfast (in Zen temples)(only relevant for しゅく)
Other readings:
【しゅく】
【かい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
establishment, founding
2.
incorporation (of a business)

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
flavour, flavor, taste
2.
charm, appeal, interest, meaning, significance

conjunction
therefore, for that reason, so, because of that(usually kana)
All readings:
それゆえ《それ故》
それゆえ《其れ故》

noun
1.
company, lot, bunch, gang, pack, those guys, group(familiar or derogatory)
2.
troupe, company (of musicians)(only relevant for れんじゅう and れんぢゅう)
All readings:
連中【れんちゅう】
連中【れんじゅう】
連中【れんぢゅう】

noun
living room (Japanese-style)

suru verb (special), intransitive verb
to be worth, to be worthy of, to deserve, to merit(usu. as 〜に値する)
Other readings:
価する【あたいする】

noun, no-adjective
master's (academic degree)

adverb
occasionally, now and then, sometimes
Other readings:
間間【まま】

noun
1.
tactics, strategy
2.
military operation, naval operation(military)
Other readings:
策戦【さくせん】

noun, no-adjective
art, fine arts

noun, auxillary suru verb
demand for, request

noun
1.
university graduate, bachelor
2.
bachelor's degree

noun, no-adjective
1.
absence
noun (suffix)
2.
disregard, indifference

noun
side (esp. of a waterbody), edge, bank, shore(usually kana)
All readings:
ほとり《辺》
ほとり《畔》
ほとり《辺り》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
meeting face-to-face, seeing in person
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
2.
facing (each other), opposing (traffic, etc.), confronting
Other readings:
対面【たいめ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
lamp, light

noun
finish, finishing, finishing touches
Other readings:
仕上【しあげ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
as much as possible, as far as possible, to the best of one's ability, diligently
Other readings:
勉めて【つとめて】
力めて【つとめて】

noun
1.
slack, slackening, sagginess, flabbiness (skin, etc.)(usually kana)
2.
dullness, letdown, depression, ennui(usually kana)

noun
contrast

noun
1.
family name, lineage, birth
noun, suffix
2.
clan
See also:氏 (し)

na-adjective
1.
cheerful, bright
2.
clear, clean, honest, fair

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become loose, to slacken (e.g. rope)
2.
to become less tense, to relax, to let one's guard down
3.
to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision), to become lax
4.
to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression), (of ice) to partially melt
5.
to decrease (e.g. speed)
6.
(of a market price) to go down slightly
Other readings:
弛む【ゆるむ】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be exhausted, to be worn out
All readings:
バテる
ばてる

noun
blood relationship, blood relative
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