Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to lay in stock, to replenish stock, to procure
2.
to learn, to find out, to take in

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to fear, to doubt, to have misgivings about, to worry about, to be anxious about, to be apprehensive about

noun
1.
previous generation (e.g. one's parents), family predecessor
2.
predecessor
3.
previous age

Godan-gu verb, transitive verb
to inherit, to succeed, to take over
Other readings:
受けつぐ【うけつぐ】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to take back, to regain, to get back, to recover
Other readings:
取戻す【とりもどす】
とり戻す【とりもどす】

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)

noun
airmail, air mail
See also:航空郵便
Other readings:
エアーメール
エア・メール
エアー・メール

noun
lawn, sod, turf

noun
artistry, good taste, elegance, grace

adjective
puzzling, tangled, complicated, complex

prenominal
new

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
otolaryngology, ear, nose, and throat department

noun, auxillary suru verb
promoting, increase, advance

noun
1.
script, screenplay
2.
scenario

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1.
to push into, to cram into, to stuff into, to crowd into
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
2.
to break in, to burgle, to burglarize
Other readings:
押しこむ【おしこむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
dispute, conflict, trouble, strife
Other readings:
紛諍【ふんそう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
touch, contact

noun
administration, governance, the authorities, authority

noun, auxillary suru verb
attendance (at school), going to school

noun, na-adjective
hero, manly person, warrior(sometimes じょうぶ)
Other readings:
丈夫【ますらお】
益荒男【ますらお】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to accomplish, to achieve, to carry out
2.
to arrive at (a certain outcome), to come to, to end with

noun, na-adjective
extreme, extremity

noun, auxillary suru verb
oversleeping, late riser

noun
watt

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
promotion, advancement, rising in rank
Other readings:
昇進【しょうじん】[1]
陞進【しょうしん】
陞進【しょうじん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

na-adjective, noun
mess, spoiled, spoilt, (come to) nothing, ruin
Other readings:
台なし【だいなし】
臺なし【だいなし】[1]
臺無し【だいなし】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
gaudy, showy, garish, loud(usually kana)(あく from 灰汁)
2.
crooked, vicious, wicked, nasty, unscrupulous, dishonest(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
myopia, shortsightedness, nearsightedness

noun (suffix), noun
1.
rival, opponent, adversary, competitor, enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity), foe(usu. pronounced がたき when used as a suffix)
noun
2.
revenge
3.
spouse(archaism)
Other readings:
【かたき】

noun, no-adjective
dominion, territory, possession

noun
1.
ingredient, (raw) material, resource
2.
unprocessed timber, raw timber
3.
subject matter, topic

noun
living room (Japanese-style)

noun
qualitative difference, disparity, gap

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fit, to get into, to go into, to be fitted with (e.g. door with a window)(usually kana)
2.
to be fit for (a job, etc.), to be suited for, to satisfy (conditions)(usually kana)
3.
to fall into, to plunge into, to get stuck, to get caught(usually kana)
4.
to be deceived, to be taken in, to fall into a trap(usually kana)
5.
to be addicted to, to be deep into, to be crazy about, to be stuck on(usually kana)
All readings:
はまる《嵌まる》
はまる《填まる》
はまる《嵌る》[1]
はまる《填る》[1]
ハマる
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
troupe, theatrical company

noun, auxillary suru verb
explosion, rupture, break off

noun, auxillary suru verb
conversation, conference (usu. between important people), discussion, interview

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)
Other readings:
威す【おどす】
嚇す【おどす】

oshiyoseru
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to advance on, to close in, to march on, to descend on (the enemy), to move towards, to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.), to rush for (the door), to inundate, to overwhelm, to push aside
Other readings:
押寄せる【おしよせる】
押しよせる【おしよせる】

noun
public (institution)

noun, no-adjective
depopulation

adverb
1.
(not) at all, completely, utterly, entirely, altogether(with neg. sentence)
2.
very, extremely

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to seize, to arrest, to grab, to catch hold of
2.
to grasp (e.g. meaning), to perceive, to capture (e.g. features)
3.
to captivate, to move (one's heart)
All readings:
捉える【とらえる】
捕らえる【とらえる】
捕える【とらえる】

noun, no-adjective
1.
orphan
noun
2.
person without friends(only relevant for こじ)
Other readings:
孤児【みなしご】
【みなしご】
みなし子【みなしご】

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
application, entry, request, subscription, offer, proposal, overture, challenge
Other readings:
申込み【もうしこみ】
申込【もうしこみ】
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