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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 601–610
chimitsu
precise / elaborate
彼の立てた計画は緻密です。
かれ の たてた けいかく は ちみつ です。
kare no tateta keikaku wa chimitsu desu.
The plan he drew up is meticulous.
Say 緻密 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “precise” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →menmitsu
meticulous
事前に綿密な打ち合わせを行いました。
じぜん に めんみつ な うちあわせ を おこないました。
jizen ni menmitsu na uchiawase o okonaimashita.
We held a thorough planning meeting beforehand.
Make 綿密 yours: write one short sentence about “meticulous” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →boudai
enormous
膨大な資料を一日かけて整理しました。
ぼうだい な しりょう を いちにち かけて せいり しました。
boudai na shiryou o ichinichi kakete seiri shimashita.
I spent a whole day sorting through an enormous amount of material.
Make 膨大 yours: write one short sentence about “enormous” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →bakudai
vast (amount)
開発には莫大な費用がかかります。
かいはつ に は ばくだい な ひよう が かかります。
kaihatsu ni wa bakudai na hiyou ga kakarimasu.
Development costs a vast amount of money.
Say 莫大 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “vast (amount)” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →jindai
immense (damage)
台風で甚大な被害が出ました。
たいふう で じんだい な ひがい が でました。
taifuu de jindai na higai ga demashita.
The typhoon caused immense damage.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “immense (damage)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 甚大 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kencho
remarkable / striking
対策の効果が顕著に表れました。
たいさく の こうか が けんちょ に あらわれました。
taisaku no kouka ga kencho ni arawaremashita.
The effect of the measures showed up markedly.
When you meet 顕著 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “remarkable” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kakkiteki
groundbreaking
これは業界にとって画期的な技術です。
これ は ぎょうかい に とって かっきてき な ぎじゅつ です。
kore wa gyoukai ni totte kakkiteki na gijutsu desu.
For the industry, this is a groundbreaking technology.
When you meet 画期的 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “groundbreaking” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →bapponteki
drastic / fundamental
制度の抜本的な見直しが必要です。
せいど の ばっぽんてき な みなおし が ひつよう です。
seido no bapponteki na minaoshi ga hitsuyou desu.
A fundamental review of the system is needed.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “drastic” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 抜本的 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →zanteiteki
provisional
まずは暫定的な対応を行いました。
まず は ざんていてき な たいおう を おこないました。
mazu wa zanteiteki na taiou o okonaimashita.
For now we have put a provisional measure in place.
Make 暫定的 yours: write one short sentence about “provisional” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →koukyuuteki
permanent
恒久的な解決が求められています。
こうきゅうてき な かいけつ が もとめられています。
koukyuuteki na kaiketsu ga motomerareteimasu.
A permanent solution is being called for.
When you meet 恒久的 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “permanent” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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