Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer, shopkeeper
All readings:
商人【しょうにん】
商人【あきんど】
商人【あきうど】[1]
商人【あきゅうど】[1]
商人【あきびと】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
power, authority, jurisdiction

noun, auxillary suru verb
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices), promotion, organizing, organising, hosting, staging

noun
1.
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning, phonetic-equivalent character, substitute character
2.
kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
Other readings:
あて字【あてじ】
宛字【あてじ】
宛て字【あてじ】
当字【あてじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
offer, tender, providing, supplying, making available, donating (blood, organs, etc.)
2.
sponsoring (a TV program)

noun, auxillary suru verb
challenge, defiance, dare, attempt, try

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to smoke (e.g. fire), to billow smoke, to smoulder, to smolder
2.
to be hazy, to look dim
Other readings:
煙る【けぶる】[1]
烟る【けむる】
烟る【けぶる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
department, section, faculty, school, arm
2.
course (of study), branch of study, specialization
3.
(taxonomical) family

prefix
the late, the deceased

adverb, noun, no-adjective
beginning, start, outset

noun, auxillary suru verb
playing (a wind instrument), blowing

adjective
striking, remarkable, considerable

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to loosen, to slacken
See also:締める (antonym)
2.
to relax (attention, efforts, etc.), to let down (one's guard), to relieve (tension)
3.
to relax (a rule), to ease (e.g. restrictions), to loosen (control)
4.
to reduce (speed), to slow down, to ease up
5.
to make more gradual (of a slope)
Other readings:
弛める【ゆるめる】

noun
1.
riches, wealth, fortune
2.
resources
3.
lottery(abbreviation)
See also:富くじ
Other readings:
富み【とみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
end, finish, stop
2.
bounds, limits
3.
delivery date (of a futures contract)(esp. 限り,限)
4.
finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
suffix, counter
5.
counter for slices (esp. thick slices), counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
particle
6.
only, just(usually kana)(senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech)
7.
since, after(usually kana)(usu. in a negative sentence)
8.
remaining (in a particular state)(usually kana)
Other readings:
限り【きり】
【きり】[1]
【きり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
hint, suggestion

noun, no-adjective
instinct

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
refusal, rejection

noun
agreement, rules, code, protocol, convention, bylaw

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
angle
2.
square, cube
3.
bishop(abbreviation, shogi term)
4.
third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
See also:五音
5.
Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)
6.
jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
See also:元 (げん)

noun
1.
(short) jacket, blouson, windbreaker, jumper
2.
ski jumper, jumping event athlete(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
3.
jumper lead, jumper wire(only relevant for ジャンパー and ジャンパ)
Other readings:
ジャンパ
ジャンバー

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade in, part exchange

noun
country, territory, domain, realm
Other readings:
国土【くにつち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
registration, accession, register, entry, record

noun
1.
tide, current
2.
sea water
3.
opportunity, chance(only relevant for しお)
4.
thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater(abbreviation)(only relevant for うしお)
All readings:
【しお】
【うしお】
【しお】

noun
1.
evil, wickedness
See also: (antonym)
2.
(role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.), the bad guy
Other readings:
【あく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
cold storage, refrigeration

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
forgery, falsification, fabrication, counterfeiting
See also:偽物

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to give birth, to bear (child), to lay (eggs)
2.
to produce, to yield, to give rise to, to deliver
All readings:
生む【うむ】
産む【うむ】

noun
1.
deadline, closing, cut-off, end(not 閉め切り, etc.)
2.
cofferdam(not 閉め切り, etc.)
no-adjective, noun
3.
closed (door, window, etc.)(not 〆切, etc.)
Other readings:
締切り【しめきり】
締切【しめきり】[1]
〆切【しめきり】
〆切り【しめきり】
乄切り【しめきり】[2]
閉め切り【しめきり】
閉切り【しめきり】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
proof, evidence, sign, testimony, vindication
noun (suffix)
2.
certificate, license, membership card(only relevant for しょう)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to testify (usu. Christian religious context)(only relevant for あかし)
noun
4.
enlightenment(Buddhist term)(only relevant for しょう)
5.
symptoms (in Chinese medicine), patient's condition(only relevant for しょう)
Other readings:
【しょう】
証し【あかし】

noun
set meal, special (of the day)

noun, no-adjective
1.
solid body, three-dimensional object
noun
2.
multi-storey car park(abbreviation)

noun
duty, function, office, mission, task

noun, no-adjective
mountains
Other readings:
山嶽【さんがく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be disordered, to be disarranged, to be disarrayed, to be disheveled, to be dishevelled
2.
to be discomposed, to be upset, to get confused, to be disturbed
3.
to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
Other readings:
紊れる【みだれる】

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

noun, no-adjective
long way, distant place
Other readings:
遠方【おちかた】

taru-adjective, to-adverb
1.
magnificent, grand, impressive, dignified, majestic, imposing, stately
2.
fair, square, open, unashamed, brazen
to-adverb
3.
grandly, boldly, confidently
4.
fairly, squarely, unreservedly, brazenly
Other readings:
堂堂【どうどう】

noun
1.
sink (e.g. in a kitchen)
no-adjective, noun
2.
cruising (e.g. taxi), strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.)
noun
3.
washing area (in a Japanese-style bath)
4.
back-washing service (in a public bath)
5.
floating (something on water), setting adrift, washing away

noun
cocktail
Other readings:
コクテール
コクテイル
コクテル
カクテール
カクテイル

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to step back, to move back, to retreat
2.
to withdraw (from the presence of a superior), to leave, to exit
3.
to resign, to retire, to quit
4.
to concede
Other readings:
退く【しぞく】[1]
斥く【しりぞく】
斥く【しぞく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

prefix
help, rescue, assistant

noun
tradition, legend, folklore

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pressure
2.
oppression, suppression

noun
1.
range, stove, cooker
2.
microwave oven(abbreviation)
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