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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 241–250
geigou
ingratiation
流行に迎合しない製品を作りたいです。
りゅうこう に げいごう しない せいひん を つくりたい です。
ryuukou ni geigou shinai seihin o tsukuritai desu.
I want to make products that do not pander to trends.
When you meet 迎合 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “ingratiation” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kangei
welcome
新しいメンバーを歓迎します。
あたらしい めんばー を かんげい します。
atarashii menbaa o kangei shimasu.
We welcome the new members.
Tie 歓迎 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “welcome” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kandan
friendly chat
パーティーで参加者が歓談しました。
ぱーてぃー で さんかしゃ が かんだん しました。
paatii de sankasha ga kandan shimashita.
The participants chatted pleasantly at the party.
Say 歓談 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “friendly chat” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kondan
informal discussion
保護者と先生が懇談しました。
ほごしゃ と せんせい が こんだん しました。
hogosha to sensei ga kondan shimashita.
The parents and teachers had an informal talk.
When you meet 懇談 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “informal discussion” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kongan
entreaty
彼はもう一度チャンスをと懇願しました。
かれ は もういちど ちゃんす を と こんがん しました。
kare wa mouichido chansu o to kongan shimashita.
He pleaded for another chance.
Make 懇願 yours: write one short sentence about “entreaty” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →tangan
petition / plea
住民は減刑を嘆願しました。
じゅうみん は げんけい を たんがん しました。
juumin wa genkei o tangan shimashita.
The residents petitioned for a reduced sentence.
When you meet 嘆願 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “petition” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →chinjou
petition (to authorities)
住民が市に道路の改善を陳情しました。
じゅうみん が し に どうろ の かいぜん を ちんじょう しました。
juumin ga shi ni douro no kaizen o chinjou shimashita.
Residents petitioned the city to improve the roads.
Say 陳情 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “petition (to authorities)” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →moushitate
formal complaint / claim
決定に対して異議を申し立てしました。
けってい に たいして いぎ を もうしたて しました。
kettei ni taishite igi o moushitate shimashita.
We filed an objection to the decision.
When you meet 申し立て in real text, pause on it once — meeting “formal complaint” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kouben
plea / defense
被告側は契約無効を抗弁しました。
ひこくがわ は けいやく むこう を こうべん しました。
hikokugawa wa keiyaku mukou o kouben shimashita.
The defense pleaded that the contract was invalid.
Make 抗弁 yours: write one short sentence about “plea” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →hanbaku
rebuttal
彼は批判に対して反駁しました。
かれ は ひはん に たいして はんばく しました。
kare wa hihan ni taishite hanbaku shimashita.
He rebutted the criticism.
When you meet 反駁 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “rebuttal” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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