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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 311–320
dangen
assertion
彼は成功すると断言しました。
かれ は せいこう する と だんげん しました。
kare wa seikou suru to dangen shimashita.
He asserted that it would succeed.
Tie 断言 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “assertion” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →sengen
declaration
会社は環境目標を宣言しました。
かいしゃ は かんきょう もくひょう を せんげん しました。
kaisha wa kankyou mokuhyou o sengen shimashita.
The company declared its environmental goals.
When you meet 宣言 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “declaration” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →senkoku
pronouncement / sentence
裁判官が判決を宣告しました。
さいばんかん が はんけつ を せんこく しました。
saibankan ga hanketsu o senkoku shimashita.
The judge pronounced the sentence.
Say 宣告 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “pronouncement” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →fukoku
proclamation
政府は非常事態を布告しました。
せいふ は ひじょう じたい を ふこく しました。
seifu wa hijou jitai o fukoku shimashita.
The government proclaimed a state of emergency.
Say 布告 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “proclamation” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kougen
open declaration
彼は目標を公言しています。
かれ は もくひょう を こうげん しています。
kare wa mokuhyou o kougen shiteimasu.
He openly declares his goals.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “open declaration” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 公言 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kouhou
public relations
私は広報の仕事をしています。
わたし は こうほう の しごと を しています。
watashi wa kouhou no shigoto o shiteimasu.
I work in public relations.
Tie 広報 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “public relations” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →houdou
news reporting
事件は大きく報道されました。
じけん は おおきく ほうどう されました。
jiken wa ookiku houdou saremashita.
The incident was widely reported.
Make 報道 yours: write one short sentence about “news reporting” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shuzai
news gathering / interview
記者が現場で取材しています。
きしゃ が げんば で しゅざい しています。
kisha ga genba de shuzai shiteimasu.
Reporters are gathering news at the scene.
Tie 取材 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “news gathering” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →keisaiirai
publication request
雑誌に広告の掲載依頼をしました。
ざっし に こうこく の けいさい いらい を しました。
zasshi ni koukoku no keisai irai o shimashita.
We requested that an ad be published in the magazine.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “publication request” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 掲載依頼 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →haishin
distribution / streaming
会見はネットで配信されました。
かいけん は ねっと で はいしん されました。
kaiken wa netto de haishin saremashita.
The press conference was streamed online.
Say 配信 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “distribution” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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