Vocabulary list for JLPT N1

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noun
•
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)(archaism)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to learn by experience, to learn one's lesson, to learn the hard way
2.
to be discouraged (by), to have enough (of), to be disgusted (with)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
prosperity, thriving, flourishing

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
financing, loan

adjective
•
cold, short, curt, blunt(usually kana)
Other readings:
そっけない《素っ気無い》
、
そっけない《素気ない》[1]
、
そっけない《素気無い》[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
price reduction, discount
Other readings:
値引【ねびき】

noun
•
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa), Japanese era name
See also:元号

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.), to be contained within, to fall within (e.g. a budget)
2.
to settle down (into), to be installed (in one's rightful place), to be returned (to one's original position)
3.
to settle into (one's position), to take up (a post), to occupy (a role)(esp. 納まる)
4.
to be delivered, to be paid (e.g. taxes)(only relevant for 納まる)
5.
to be settled (dispute, conflict, etc.), to be sorted, to subside (e.g. wind), to calm down, to abate(only relevant for 収まる)
See also:治まる
6.
to be satisfied (e.g. with an answer), to consent, to agree
All readings:
収まる【おさまる】
、
納まる【おさまる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
completion (of a course)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
love, love-making, passion, emotion, affections

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
2.
to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
3.
to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
1.
sweet flavour, sweet flavor, mildness
na-adjective, noun, no-adjective
2.
flattery
3.
stupidity

noun
•
monthly installment (instalment), monthly payment
See also:月払い

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
change (personnel), transfer, reshuffle

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
feel (i.e. tactile sensation), touch, feeling, sensation, texture (e.g. food, cloth)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
breeding, raising, rearing

adverb
1.
at hand, on hand, nearby, close at hand
noun
2.
way of moving one's arms, skill
3.
money at hand, pocket money
4.
grip, handle
Other readings:
手許【てもと】
、
手もと【てもと】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
nursing, nurturing, rearing, lactation, suckling
Other readings:
哺育【ほいく】

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

noun (temporal)
•
week before last
All readings:
先々週【せんせんしゅう】
、
先先週【せんせんしゅう】

noun
•
true state, actual condition, reality

noun
1.
mark, target
2.
object, subject, focus
3.
point (e.g. of argument)

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
poverty, destitution, privation, indigence, penury

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to spring, to bound, to bounce
2.
to be stimulated, to be encouraged, to get lively
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
3.
to pay handsomely, to splurge, to part eagerly with (money, etc.)
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
4.
to breathe hard, to pant, to be out of breath
Other readings:
勢む【はずむ】

noun, na-adjective
•
liar, fibber
Other readings:
嘘吐き【うそつき】
、
嘘付き【うそつき】
、
ウソ付き【ウソつき】
、
ウソ吐き【ウソつき】
、
うそ付き【うそつき】
、
噓吐き【うそつき】
、
うそ吐き【うそつき】

noun (suffix)
•
-store, -shop
See also:土産店

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
confession

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow

adverb
•
suddenly, all of a sudden

na-adjective
1.
methodical, precise, meticulous, scrupulous, regular, punctual
noun
2.
wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
view, outlook, prospect

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
vote, ballot, division

noun
•
tone

noun, noun (suffix)
•
pipe, tube
Other readings:
管【くだ】

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to build, to construct, to erect
2.
to amass (e.g. fortune), to pile up

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded, to be packed
2.
to be complex
auxiliary verb
3.
to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly(only relevant for 込む)
4.
to do intently(only relevant for 込む)
5.
to continue in the same state(only relevant for 込む)
All readings:
込む【こむ】
、
混む【こむ】
、
籠む【こむ】[1]
、
篭む【こむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to excel, to surpass, to exceed, to have an edge, to be superior, to outrival
2.
to outweigh, to preponderate
Other readings:
優る【まさる】

noun
•
qualitative difference, disparity, gap

noun, no-adjective
•
iron manufacture

noun, prefix
•
pure, undiluted, raw, crude

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
undulation
2.
ups and downs, highs and lows

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
embroidery
Other readings:
刺しゅう【ししゅう】
、
刺繡【ししゅう】

noun
•
cheek(colloquialism, usually kana)
See also:頬っぺ
Other readings:
ほっぺた《頰っぺた》
、
ほっぺた《頬っ辺》
、
ほっぺた《頰っ辺》

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
inclination, slant, slope, bevel, list, dip, tilt, lean

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
discussion, argument, debate

noun
•
typist

noun, no-adjective
•
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain), china, chinaware, earthenware, pottery, ceramics, crockery
See also:磁器
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