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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 141–150
shinri
trial / hearing
裁判の審理が始まりました。
さいばん の しんり が はじまりました。
saiban no shinri ga hajimarimashita.
The court hearing has begun.
Make 審理 yours: write one short sentence about “trial” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →risshou
proof / substantiation
弁護士は無実を立証しました。
べんごし は むじつ を りっしょう しました。
bengoshi wa mujitsu o risshou shimashita.
The lawyer proved his innocence.
When you meet 立証 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “proof” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shougen
testimony
目撃者が法廷で証言しました。
もくげきしゃ が ほうてい で しょうげん しました。
mokugekisha ga houtei de shougen shimashita.
The witness testified in court.
When you meet 証言 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “testimony” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kyoujutsu
deposition / statement
容疑者は事実を供述しました。
ようぎしゃ は じじつ を きょうじゅつ しました。
yougisha wa jijitsu o kyoujutsu shimashita.
The suspect gave a statement of the facts.
Say 供述 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “deposition” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →jikyou
confession
容疑者はついに自供しました。
ようぎしゃ は ついに じきょう しました。
yougisha wa tsuini jikyou shimashita.
The suspect finally confessed.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “confession” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 自供 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →jishu
surrendering oneself
犯人は警察に自首しました。
はんにん は けいさつ に じしゅ しました。
hannin wa keisatsu ni jishu shimashita.
The culprit turned himself in to the police.
When you meet 自首 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “surrendering oneself” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →inpei
concealment / cover-up
事故の隠蔽が明らかになりました。
じこ の いんぺい が あきらか に なりました。
jiko no inpei ga akiraka ni narimashita.
The cover-up of the accident came to light.
When you meet 隠蔽 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “concealment” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →netsuzou
fabrication
データの捏造が発覚しました。
でーた の ねつぞう が はっかく しました。
deeta no netsuzou ga hakkaku shimashita.
The fabrication of data was discovered.
Make 捏造 yours: write one short sentence about “fabrication” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →gizou
forgery
パスポートの偽造は重い罪です。
ぱすぽーと の ぎぞう は おもい つみ です。
pasupooto no gizou wa omoi tsumi desu.
Passport forgery is a serious crime.
When you meet 偽造 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “forgery” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kaizan
falsification (of data)
記録の改竄が問題になりました。
きろく の かいざん が もんだい に なりました。
kiroku no kaizan ga mondai ni narimashita.
The falsification of records became a problem.
Tie 改竄 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “falsification (of data)” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
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