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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 551–560
osou
to attack
大きな台風が九州を襲いました。
おおきな たいふう が きゅうしゅう を おそいました。
ookina taifuu ga kyuushuu o osoimashita.
A large typhoon struck Kyushu.
Tie 襲う to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “attack” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →oou
to cover
厚い雲が空を覆っています。
あつい くも が そら を おおっています。
atsui kumo ga sora o ootteimasu.
Thick clouds are covering the sky.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “cover” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 覆う to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →tadayou
to drift
会場には静かな緊張感が漂っています。
かいじょう に は しずか な きんちょうかん が ただよっています。
kaijou ni wa shizuka na kinchoukan ga tadayotteimasu.
A quiet tension hangs over the venue.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “drift” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 漂う to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →saeru
to be clear / sharp
今朝はいつもより頭が冴えています。
けさ は いつも より あたま が さえています。
kesa wa itsumo yori atama ga saeteimasu.
My mind is sharper than usual this morning.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “be clear” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 冴える to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →sakaeru
to prosper
この町はかつて港として栄えました。
この まち は かつて みなと として さかえました。
kono machi wa katsute minato toshite sakaemashita.
This town once prospered as a port.
Tie 栄える to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “prosper” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →haeru
to shine / look attractive
夕日に紅葉がきれいに映えています。
ゆうひ に こうよう が きれい に はえています。
yuuhi ni kouyou ga kirei ni haeteimasu.
The autumn leaves stand out beautifully in the evening sun.
Say 映える out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “shine” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →taeru
to die out / cease
この道は夜になっても車が絶えません。
この みち は よる に なって も くるま が たえません。
kono michi wa yoru ni natte mo kuruma ga taemasen.
The cars on this road never let up, even at night.
Make 絶える yours: write one short sentence about “die out” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →taeru
to endure
この建物は強い地震にも耐えます。
この たてもの は つよい じしん に も たえます。
kono tatemono wa tsuyoi jishin ni mo taemasu.
This building withstands even strong earthquakes.
Say 耐える out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “endure” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →ueru
to starve
今も多くの人が飢えに苦しんでいます。
いま も おおく の ひと が うえ に くるしんでいます。
ima mo ooku no hito ga ue ni kurushindeimasu.
Even now, many people suffer from hunger.
Say 飢える out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “starve” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →ieru
to heal
傷が癒えるまで時間がかかりました。
きず が いえる まで じかん が かかりました。
kizu ga ieru made jikan ga kakarimashita.
It took time for the wound to heal.
When you meet 癒える in real text, pause on it once — meeting “heal” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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