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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 371–380
hiyaku
leap / rapid growth
今年は大きな飛躍の年になりました。
ことし は おおきな ひやく の とし に なりました。
kotoshi wa ookina hiyaku no toshi ni narimashita.
This year became a year of great leaps forward.
Make 飛躍 yours: write one short sentence about “leap” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →chouyaku
jump
選手は見事な跳躍を見せました。
せんしゅ は みごとな ちょうやく を みせました。
senshu wa migotona chouyaku o misemashita.
The athlete showed a splendid jump.
Tie 跳躍 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “jump” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shissou
sprint
選手がゴールへ疾走しました。
せんしゅ が ごーる へ しっそう しました。
senshu ga gooru e shissou shimashita.
The athlete sprinted toward the goal.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “sprint” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 疾走 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kassou
gliding / taxiing
飛行機が滑走を始めました。
ひこうき が かっそう を はじめました。
hikouki ga kassou o hajimemashita.
The airplane began taxiing.
When you meet 滑走 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “gliding” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →soukou
running (vehicle)
この車は十万キロ走行しています。
この くるま は じゅうまんきろ そうこう しています。
kono kuruma wa juumankiro soukou shiteimasu.
This car has run one hundred thousand kilometers.
Tie 走行 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “running (vehicle)” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →jokou
going slowly
学校の近くでは徐行してください。
がっこう の ちかく で は じょこう して ください。
gakkou no chikaku de wa jokou shite kudasai.
Please drive slowly near the school.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “going slowly” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 徐行 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →teitaigimi
tending to stagnate
最近、プロジェクトは停滞気味です。
さいきん、ぷろじぇくと は ていたい ぎみ です。
saikin, purojekuto wa teitai gimi desu.
The project has been somewhat stagnant lately.
When you meet 停滞気味 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “tending to stagnate” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →juutai
traffic jam
事故で高速道路が渋滞しています。
じこ で こうそく どうろ が じゅうたい しています。
jiko de kousoku douro ga juutai shiteimasu.
The expressway is jammed because of an accident.
Tie 渋滞 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “traffic jam” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →konzatsu
congestion
朝の駅はいつも混雑しています。
あさ の えき は いつも こんざつ しています。
asa no eki wa itsumo konzatsu shiteimasu.
The station is always congested in the morning.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “congestion” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 混雑 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →konran
confusion / chaos
急な変更で現場が混乱しました。
きゅうな へんこう で げんば が こんらん しました。
kyuuna henkou de genba ga konran shimashita.
The sudden change threw the workplace into confusion.
Tie 混乱 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “confusion” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
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