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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 111–120
choubatsu
punishment
違反者には懲罰が科されます。
いはんしゃ に は ちょうばつ が かされます。
ihansha ni wa choubatsu ga kasaremasu.
Violators are punished.
Tie 懲罰 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “punishment” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shobatsu
punishment
飲酒運転は厳しく処罰されます。
いんしゅ うんてん は きびしく しょばつ されます。
inshu unten wa kibishiku shobatsu saremasu.
Drunk driving is punished severely.
Tie 処罰 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “punishment” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shobun
disposal / punishment
古い書類を処分しました。
ふるい しょるい を しょぶん しました。
furui shorui o shobun shimashita.
I disposed of the old documents.
When you meet 処分 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “disposal” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shoguu
treatment (of staff)
社員の処遇を改善しました。
しゃいん の しょぐう を かいぜん しました。
shain no shoguu o kaizen shimashita.
The treatment of employees was improved.
Make 処遇 yours: write one short sentence about “treatment (of staff)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →taiguu
treatment / compensation
この会社は待遇が良いです。
この かいしゃ は たいぐう が よい です。
kono kaisha wa taiguu ga yoi desu.
This company offers good compensation.
Make 待遇 yours: write one short sentence about “treatment” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →yuuguu
preferential treatment
経験者は給与で優遇されます。
けいけんしゃ は きゅうよ で ゆうぐう されます。
keikensha wa kyuuyo de yuuguu saremasu.
Experienced hires receive preferential pay.
Make 優遇 yours: write one short sentence about “preferential treatment” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →reiguu
cold treatment
彼は転職先で冷遇されました。
かれ は てんしょくさき で れいぐう されました。
kare wa tenshokusaki de reiguu saremashita.
He was treated coldly at his new company.
Say 冷遇 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “cold treatment” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →sonchou
respect (for rights)
お互いの文化を尊重しましょう。
おたがい の ぶんか を そんちょう しましょう。
otagai no bunka o sonchou shimashou.
Let's respect each other's cultures.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “respect (for rights)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 尊重 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →keishi
disregard
安全を軽視してはいけません。
あんぜん を けいし して は いけません。
anzen o keishi shite wa ikemasen.
You must not disregard safety.
Say 軽視 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “disregard” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →juushi
emphasis / valuing
当社は人柄を重視して採用します。
とうしゃ は ひとがら を じゅうし して さいよう します。
tousha wa hitogara o juushi shite saiyou shimasu.
Our company hires with an emphasis on character.
When you meet 重視 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “emphasis” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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