Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
1.
subject, theme, issue, matter
2.
homework, assignment
3.
task, challenge, problem, question

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

noun
1.
Ms, Miss, Madame(nuance of status)
prenominal
2.
highbrow (woman), cerebral

noun, no-adjective
1.
back, rear
2.
background, behind the scenes

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at
2.
to cool, to refrigerate
3.
to window-shop, to look at without buying
Other readings:
冷かす【ひやかす】[1]
素見す【ひやかす】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun (temporal)
sea route
All readings:
海路【かいろ】
海路【うみじ】
海路【うなじ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
making use of, application, practical use, effective management (e.g. of funds)
2.
operation, handling, steering (esp. a boat)

noun, auxillary suru verb
abatement, reduction

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fuss over, to be particular about(usually kana)
2.
to be obsessive about, to be fixated on(usually kana)
3.
to obstruct, to hinder(usually kana)
Other readings:
こだわる《拘わる》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

noun, na-adjective, no-adjective
solitude, loneliness, isolation

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to deceive, to falsify, to misrepresent, to cheat, to swindle, to tamper, to juggle, to manipulate(usually kana)
2.
to dodge, to beg the question (issue, difficulties)(usually kana)
3.
to varnish over, to gloss over(usually kana)
Other readings:
ごまかす《誤摩化す》[1]
ごまかす《胡麻化す》[1]
ごまかす《誤魔かす》[1]
ごまかす《胡魔化す》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
celebration, congratulations

na-adjective, noun
beneficial, profitable, useful, helpful, instructive

noun
1.
intellectual, educated person
See also:知識人
2.
intelligentsia(abbreviation)

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to consist of, to be made up of, to be composed of
2.
to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement), to hold true (e.g. of a theory), to be valid
3.
to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.), to carry on, to keep going
Other readings:
成立つ【なりたつ】

na-adjective, noun
injustice, impropriety, unreasonableness, undeserved, unfair, invalid

noun, no-adjective
sincerity, true heart, devotion
All readings:
真心【まごころ】
真心【まこころ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, no-adjective
whole house, whole audience

noun
1.
mark, symbol, insignia, logo, label, emblem
auxillary suru verb
2.
to mark, to put a mark on
noun
3.
trademark(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
paying attention to, focusing on, watching, guarding, marking
5.
registering a record (in sport, etc.)
noun
6.
Mach (OS kernel)(computer term)

noun, no-adjective
instinct

noun
1.
particle, atom, little piece
noun, no-adjective
2.
not at all, not the slightest(used with neg. verb, often as 微塵も〜ない)
Other readings:
微塵【びじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
projection

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
shock, impact, crash

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
solid, robust, well-built(onomatopia)
2.
tight, taut(onomatopia)
3.
shrewd, calculating, astute(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ガッチリ

noun, auxillary suru verb
comeback

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
image, figure, statue, picture, portrait
2.
figure, form, shape, appearance
3.
image(physics term, mathematics)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
to resemble closely

noun
warehouse, storehouse, cellar, magazine, granary, godown, depository, treasury, elevator
Other readings:
【くら】
【くら】

noun, auxillary suru verb
book review

noun, auxillary suru verb
jealousy, envy

noun
connection, relation
All readings:
結びつき【むすびつき】
結び付き【むすびつき】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go away, to become more distant, to fade away, to die away
2.
to be estranged

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

interjection
thank you
Other readings:
サンキュ
センキュー
センキュ

noun, auxillary suru verb
change of post
Other readings:
轉任【てんにん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb
indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
All readings:
誠に【まことに】
真に【まことに】
真に【しんに】
寔に【まことに】
洵に【まことに】

no-adjective, prefix
1.
temporary, provisional, interim
no-adjective
2.
fictitious, assumed (name), alias
3.
hypothetical, theoretical
Other readings:
仮り【かり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
diarrhea, diarrhoea

noun, auxillary suru verb
change

adverbial noun
sometimes
Other readings:
時折【ときより】[1]
時おり【ときおり】
時折り【ときおり】
時折り【ときより】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
down (opposite of up), becoming lower, being brought down, bringing down
2.
being down (e.g. with a cold)
3.
down (e.g. a system), not running (e.g. servers)(computer term)
4.
download, downstream(abbreviation, computer term)
noun
5.
down (feathers)

noun
cage, pen, (jail) cell

adverb
at a stroke, with a single swoop

na-adjective, noun
euphemistic, circumlocutory, roundabout, indirect
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