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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 471–480
jousei
fostering (atmosphere)
チームに信頼の雰囲気を醸成しました。
ちーむ に しんらい の ふんいき を じょうせい しました。
chiimu ni shinrai no fun'iki o jousei shimashita.
We fostered an atmosphere of trust in the team.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “fostering (atmosphere)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 醸成 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →baiyou
cultivation (cells)
研究室で細胞を培養しています。
けんきゅうしつ で さいぼう を ばいよう しています。
kenkyuushitsu de saibou o baiyou shiteimasu.
We culture cells in the laboratory.
Say 培養 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “cultivation (cells)” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →saibai
cultivation (plants)
ベランダで野菜を栽培しています。
べらんだ で やさい を さいばい しています。
beranda de yasai o saibai shiteimasu.
I grow vegetables on my balcony.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “cultivation (plants)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 栽培 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →shuukaku
harvest
秋に米を収穫します。
あき に こめ を しゅうかく します。
aki ni kome o shuukaku shimasu.
Rice is harvested in autumn.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “harvest” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 収穫 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →shiiku
raising (animals)
動物園でパンダを飼育しています。
どうぶつえん で ぱんだ を しいく しています。
doubutsuen de panda o shiiku shiteimasu.
The zoo keeps pandas.
When you meet 飼育 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “raising (animals)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shuryou
hunting
この地域では狩猟が許可されています。
この ちいき で は しゅりょう が きょか されています。
kono chiiki de wa shuryou ga kyoka sareteimasu.
Hunting is permitted in this area.
When you meet 狩猟 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “hunting” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →gyokaku
fishing catch
今年は漁獲の量が減りました。
ことし は ぎょかく の りょう が へりました。
kotoshi wa gyokaku no ryou ga herimashita.
The fishing catch decreased this year.
Tie 漁獲 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “fishing catch” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →saikutsu
mining
この山では石炭を採掘していました。
この やま で は せきたん を さいくつ していました。
kono yama de wa sekitan o saikutsu shiteimashita.
Coal used to be mined in this mountain.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “mining” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 採掘 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kussaku
excavation
トンネルの掘削が始まりました。
とんねる の くっさく が はじまりました。
tonneru no kussaku ga hajimarimashita.
Excavation of the tunnel has begun.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “excavation” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 掘削 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →hakkutsu
excavation / discovery
遺跡の発掘が進んでいます。
いせき の はっくつ が すすんでいます。
iseki no hakkutsu ga susundeimasu.
The excavation of the ruins is progressing.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “excavation” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 発掘 to that exact scene.
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