Readings, stroke counts, common words, and example sentences for each character — focused on kanji you will meet at work.
205 kanji · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 kanji
Kanji 111–120
still / further
この問題については尚も検討が必要です。
この もんだい に ついて は なお も けんとう が ひつよう です。
This issue still needs further consideration.
💡 Break 尚 down and you get ⺌ (small) — three little strokes, small things scattered. Picture an abacus with beads slid along its rods, put 尚 inside it, and let that scene stand for "still" — still / further. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
military officer
祖父は若い頃、尉官として働いていました。
そふ は わかい ころ、いかん と して はたらいて いました。
My grandfather served as a junior officer when he was young.
💡 Break 尉 down and you get 寸 (measure / inch) — a hand measuring a short distance. Picture a ruler marking off a measured length, put 尉 inside it, and let that scene stand for "military officer" — military officer. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
nun
尼崎で電車を乗り換えました。
あまがさき で でんしゃ を のりかえました。
I changed trains at Amagasaki.
💡 Break 尼 down and you get 尸 (body / house) — the low roof of a small dwelling, and beside it 匕 (spoon / change) — a spoon turned over to tip out what it holds. Picture rows of curved roof tiles overlapping down from the ridge, put 尼 inside it, and let that scene stand for "nun" — nun. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
peak / mountain
山岳の写真を撮るのが趣味です。
さんがく の しゃしん を とる の が しゅみ です。
My hobby is photographing mountains.
💡 Break 岳 down and you get 山 (mountain) — three peaks rising side by side. Picture mountain peaks rising side by side, put 岳 inside it, and let that scene stand for "peak" — peak / mountain. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
gorge
峡谷の景色は息をのむほど美しいです。
きょうこく の けしき は いき を のむ ほど うつくしい です。
The scenery of the gorge is breathtakingly beautiful.
💡 Break 峡 down and you get 山 (mountain) — three peaks rising side by side, and beside it 夹 (pinch between) — a figure with something clamped tight under each arm. Picture mountain peaks rising side by side, put 峡 inside it, and let that scene stand for "gorge" — gorge. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
peak
遠くに高い峰が見えます。
とおく に たかい みね が みえます。
A high peak is visible in the distance.
💡 Break 峰 down and you get 山 (mountain) — three peaks rising side by side. Picture mountain peaks rising side by side, put 峰 inside it, and let that scene stand for "peak" — peak. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
cliff
崖が崩落して道路が塞がりました。
がけ が ほうらく して どうろ が ふさがりました。
The cliff collapsed and blocked the road.
💡 Break 崖 down and you get 山 (mountain) — three peaks rising side by side. Picture mountain peaks rising side by side, put 崖 inside it, and let that scene stand for "cliff" — cliff. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
sail
港に白い帆の船が並んでいます。
みなと に しろい ほ の ふね が ならんで います。
Boats with white sails are lined up in the harbour.
💡 Break 帆 down and you get 巾 (cloth) — a cloth hanging down from its rail, and beside it 凡 (ordinary / everyday) — a plain sail stretched flat across its frame, nothing special about it. Picture a boat under sail, put 帆 inside it, and let that scene stand for "sail" — sail. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
currency / offering
外国の紙幣を空港で両替しました。
がいこく の しへい を くうこう で りょうがえ しました。
I changed the foreign banknotes at the airport.
💡 Break 幣 down and you get 敝 (worn / tattered) — a cloth beaten so often its threads have started to fray, and beside it 巾 (cloth) — a cloth hanging down from its rail. Picture a cloth hanging from its rail, put 幣 inside it, and let that scene stand for "currency" — currency / offering. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
illusion
疲れていて幻を見たのかもしれません。
つかれて いて まぼろし を みた の かも しれません。
I may have seen an illusion because I was tired.
💡 Break 幻 down and you get 幺 (tiny / faint) — a short loop of thread, too fine and small to hold much. Picture a needle threaded and ready to sew, put 幻 inside it, and let that scene stand for "illusion" — illusion. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
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