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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 641–650
kiro
crossroads
キャリアの岐路に立っています。
きゃりあ の きろ に たっています。
kyaria no kiro ni tatteimasu.
I stand at a crossroads in my career.
When you meet 岐路 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “crossroads” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shouten
focus
議論の焦点を絞りましょう。
ぎろん の しょうてん を しぼりましょう。
giron no shouten o shiborimashou.
Let's narrow the focus of the discussion.
When you meet 焦点 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “focus” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →souten
point of contention
裁判の争点は契約の解釈です。
さいばん の そうてん は けいやく の かいしゃく です。
saiban no souten wa keiyaku no kaishaku desu.
The point at issue in the trial is the interpretation of the contract.
Make 争点 yours: write one short sentence about “point of contention” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →ronten
point of argument
会議の論点を整理しました。
かいぎ の ろんてん を せいり しました。
kaigi no ronten o seiri shimashita.
I organized the points of discussion for the meeting.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “point of argument” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 論点 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →mouten
blind spot
それは制度の盲点でした。
それ は せいど の もうてん でした。
sore wa seido no mouten deshita.
That was a blind spot in the system.
When you meet 盲点 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “blind spot” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →jakuten
weak point
弱点を克服する練習をしています。
じゃくてん を こくふく する れんしゅう を しています。
jakuten o kokufuku suru renshuu o shiteimasu.
I am practicing to overcome my weaknesses.
Make 弱点 yours: write one short sentence about “weak point” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →nanten
drawback
価格が高いのが難点です。
かかく が たかい の が なんてん です。
kakaku ga takai no ga nanten desu.
The drawback is the high price.
When you meet 難点 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “drawback” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →riten
advantage
リモートワークには多くの利点があります。
りもーとわーく に は おおく の りてん が あります。
rimootowaaku ni wa ooku no riten ga arimasu.
Remote work has many advantages.
Make 利点 yours: write one short sentence about “advantage” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →biten
merit / virtue
正直さが彼の美点です。
しょうじきさ が かれ の びてん です。
shoujikisa ga kare no biten desu.
Honesty is his virtue.
Say 美点 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “merit” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →oten
stain / blemish
その事件は会社の歴史の汚点です。
その じけん は かいしゃ の れきし の おてん です。
sono jiken wa kaisha no rekishi no oten desu.
That incident is a stain on the company's history.
When you meet 汚点 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “stain” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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