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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 31–40
sougyou
operation (of factory)
工場は今も操業を続けています。
こうじょう は いま も そうぎょう を つづけています。
koujou wa ima mo sougyou o tsuzuketeimasu.
The factory is still in operation.
操業 is a factory in operation — lines running, plant working. 操業停止 is the news phrase for operations halted.
Read the full tip →kadou
operation (of machines)
サーバーは24時間稼働しています。
さーばー は にじゅうよじかん かどう しています。
saabaa wa nijuuyojikan kadou shiteimasu.
The servers run around the clock.
Make 稼働 yours: write one short sentence about “operation (of machines)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kudou
drive (mechanical)
このモーターが機械全体を駆動します。
この もーたー が きかい ぜんたい を くどう します。
kono mootaa ga kikai zentai o kudou shimasu.
This motor drives the whole machine.
Make 駆動 yours: write one short sentence about “drive (mechanical)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →sadou
operation / functioning
火災報知器が正しく作動しました。
かさい ほうちき が ただしく さどう しました。
kasai houchiki ga tadashiku sadou shimashita.
The fire alarm operated correctly.
Tie 作動 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “operation” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kidou
startup / boot
パソコンを再起動してください。
ぱそこん を さいきどう して ください。
pasokon o saikidou shite kudasai.
Please restart your computer.
Tie 起動 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “startup” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shuuryoushori
shutdown processing
アプリの終了処理でログを保存します。
あぷり の しゅうりょう しょり で ろぐ を ほぞん します。
apuri no shuuryou shori de rogu o hozon shimasu.
Logs are saved during the app's shutdown processing.
Say 終了処理 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “shutdown processing” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →teihaku
anchorage
港に大きな船が停泊しています。
みなと に おおきな ふね が ていはく しています。
minato ni ookina fune ga teihaku shiteimasu.
A large ship is anchored in the port.
Tie 停泊 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “anchorage” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kikou
port call
船は途中で神戸に寄港します。
ふね は とちゅう で こうべ に きこう します。
fune wa tochuu de koube ni kikou shimasu.
The ship calls at Kobe on the way.
When you meet 寄港 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “port call” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →tettei
thoroughness
安全管理を徹底してください。
あんぜん かんり を てってい して ください。
anzen kanri o tettei shite kudasai.
Please be thorough with safety management.
Make 徹底 yours: write one short sentence about “thoroughness” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kantetsu
carrying through
彼は自分の主張を貫徹しました。
かれ は じぶん の しゅちょう を かんてつ しました。
kare wa jibun no shuchou o kantetsu shimashita.
He carried his argument through to the end.
When you meet 貫徹 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “carrying through” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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