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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 591–600
sumiyaka
prompt
問題が起きたら速やかに対応してください。
もんだい が おきたら すみやか に たいおう して ください。
mondai ga okitara sumiyaka ni taiou shite kudasai.
If a problem arises, please deal with it promptly.
Say 速やか out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “prompt” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →sukoyaka
healthy
子どもたちが健やかに育っています。
こども たち が すこやか に そだっています。
kodomo tachi ga sukoyaka ni sodatteimasu.
The children are growing up in good health.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “healthy” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 健やか to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →hisoka
secret
彼は密かに準備を進めていました。
かれ は ひそか に じゅんび を すすめていました。
kare wa hisoka ni junbi o susumeteimashita.
He had quietly been making preparations.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “secret” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 密か to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →ogosoka
solemn
式は厳かに行われました。
しき は おごそか に おこなわれました。
shiki wa ogosoka ni okonawaremashita.
The ceremony was conducted solemnly.
When you meet 厳か in real text, pause on it once — meeting “solemn” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →oroka
foolish
同じ失敗を繰り返すのは愚かです。
おなじ しっぱい を くりかえす の は おろか です。
onaji shippai o kurikaesu no wa oroka desu.
Repeating the same mistake is foolish.
When you meet 愚か in real text, pause on it once — meeting “foolish” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →takumi
skillful
彼は言葉の使い方が巧みです。
かれ は ことば の つかいかた が たくみ です。
kare wa kotoba no tsukaikata ga takumi desu.
He is skillful in his use of words.
Make 巧み yours: write one short sentence about “skillful” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shitataka
tough / shrewd
彼女は見た目より強かです。
かのじょ は みため より したたか です。
kanojo wa mitame yori shitataka desu.
She is tougher than she looks.
Say 強か out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “tough” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →katakuna
obstinate
彼は頑なな態度を崩しません。
かれ は かたくな な たいど を くずしません。
kare wa katakuna na taido o kuzushimasen.
He will not drop his obstinate stance.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “obstinate” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 頑な to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →enkatsu
smooth
引き継ぎの作業は円滑に進んでいます。
ひきつぎ の さぎょう は えんかつ に すすんでいます。
hikitsugi no sagyou wa enkatsu ni susundeimasu.
The handover work is proceeding smoothly.
Tie 円滑 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “smooth” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →jinsoku
rapid
迅速な対応に感謝しております。
じんそく な たいおう に かんしゃ して おります。
jinsoku na taiou ni kansha shite orimasu.
I am grateful for your prompt response.
Make 迅速 yours: write one short sentence about “rapid” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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