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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 391–400
chouraku
decline / fall
名門チームが凋落しました。
めいもん ちーむ が ちょうらく しました。
meimon chiimu ga chouraku shimashita.
The prestigious team fell into decline.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “decline” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 凋落 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →botsuraku
ruin / downfall
その一族は戦後に没落しました。
その いちぞく は せんご に ぼつらく しました。
sono ichizoku wa sengo ni botsuraku shimashita.
The family fell into ruin after the war.
Make 没落 yours: write one short sentence about “ruin” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →houkai
collapse
古い建物が地震で崩壊しました。
ふるい たてもの が じしん で ほうかい しました。
furui tatemono ga jishin de houkai shimashita.
The old building collapsed in the earthquake.
When you meet 崩壊 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “collapse” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kekkai
breach (of dam)
大雨で堤防が決壊しました。
おおあめ で ていぼう が けっかい しました。
ooame de teibou ga kekkai shimashita.
The levee breached due to heavy rain.
Make 決壊 yours: write one short sentence about “breach (of dam)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →houraku
collapse / cave-in
崖が崩落して道路が塞がりました。
がけ が ほうらく して どうろ が ふさがりました。
gake ga houraku shite douro ga fusagarimashita.
The cliff collapsed and blocked the road.
Make 崩落 yours: write one short sentence about “collapse” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kanbotsu
sinking / depression
道路が陥没して通行止めになりました。
どうろ が かんぼつ して つうこうどめ に なりました。
douro ga kanbotsu shite tsuukoudome ni narimashita.
The road caved in and was closed.
Make 陥没 yours: write one short sentence about “sinking” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →maibotsu
burial / obscurity
良い製品でも市場で埋没することがあります。
よい せいひん でも しじょう で まいぼつ する こと が あります。
yoi seihin demo shijou de maibotsu suru koto ga arimasu.
Even good products can get buried in the market.
Make 埋没 yours: write one short sentence about “burial” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →chinbotsu
sinking (ship)
嵐で船が沈没しました。
あらし で ふね が ちんぼつ しました。
arashi de fune ga chinbotsu shimashita.
The ship sank in the storm.
Say 沈没 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “sinking (ship)” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →chinka
subsidence
地盤が沈下しています。
じばん が ちんか しています。
jiban ga chinka shiteimasu.
The ground is subsiding.
Make 沈下 yours: write one short sentence about “subsidence” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →chintai
stagnation
業界全体が沈滞しています。
ぎょうかい ぜんたい が ちんたい しています。
gyoukai zentai ga chintai shiteimasu.
The whole industry is stagnant.
Say 沈滞 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “stagnation” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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