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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 281–290
saibunka
subdivision
作業を細分化して分担しました。
さぎょう を さいぶんか して ぶんたん しました。
sagyou o saibunka shite buntan shimashita.
We subdivided the work and shared it out.
Tie 細分化 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “subdivision” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →ichigenka
unification / centralization
顧客情報を一元化しました。
こきゃく じょうほう を いちげんか しました。
kokyaku jouhou o ichigenka shimashita.
We centralized the customer information.
Make 一元化 yours: write one short sentence about “unification” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →ittaika
integration
アプリとサービスが一体化しました。
あぷり と さーびす が いったいか しました。
apuri to saabisu ga ittaika shimashita.
The app and the service were integrated.
When you meet 一体化 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “integration” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kokusaika
internationalization
大学は国際化を進めています。
だいがく は こくさいか を すすめています。
daigaku wa kokusaika o susumeteimasu.
The university is promoting internationalization.
Tie 国際化 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “internationalization” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shoushika
declining birthrate
少子化で学校が減っています。
しょうしか で がっこう が へっています。
shoushika de gakkou ga hetteimasu.
Schools are decreasing due to the declining birthrate.
Tie 少子化 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “declining birthrate” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →koureika
aging (population)
日本は高齢化が進んでいます。
にほん は こうれいか が すすんでいます。
nihon wa koureika ga susundeimasu.
Japan's population is aging.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “aging (population)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 高齢化 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kasoka
depopulation
山の村は過疎化が深刻です。
やま の むら は かそか が しんこく です。
yama no mura wa kasoka ga shinkoku desu.
Depopulation is serious in mountain villages.
When you meet 過疎化 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “depopulation” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →toshika
urbanization
都市化で緑が減りました。
としか で みどり が へりました。
toshika de midori ga herimashita.
Urbanization has reduced greenery.
Tie 都市化 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “urbanization” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →ondanka
(global) warming
地球温暖化の対策が必要です。
ちきゅう おんだんか の たいさく が ひつよう です。
chikyuu ondanka no taisaku ga hitsuyou desu.
Measures against global warming are needed.
Say 温暖化 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “(global) warming” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →sabakuka
desertification
砂漠化が進む地域があります。
さばくか が すすむ ちいき が あります。
sabakuka ga susumu chiiki ga arimasu.
There are regions where desertification is advancing.
When you meet 砂漠化 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “desertification” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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