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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 671–680
kokusai
government bond
政府は国債を発行しました。
せいふ は こくさい を はっこう しました。
seifu wa kokusai o hakkou shimashita.
The government issued bonds.
Tie 国債 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “government bond” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →saishutsu
annual expenditure
国の歳出が増え続けています。
くに の さいしゅつ が ふえつづけています。
kuni no saishutsu ga fuetsuzuketeimasu.
National expenditures keep increasing.
When you meet 歳出 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “annual expenditure” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →sainyuu
annual revenue
税収は歳入の中心です。
ぜいしゅう は さいにゅう の ちゅうしん です。
zeishuu wa sainyuu no chuushin desu.
Tax revenue is the core of annual revenue.
Tie 歳入 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “annual revenue” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kanryou
bureaucrat
彼は財務省の官僚です。
かれ は ざいむしょう の かんりょう です。
kare wa zaimushou no kanryou desu.
He is a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Finance.
Make 官僚 yours: write one short sentence about “bureaucrat” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kakuryou
cabinet minister
新しい閣僚が任命されました。
あたらしい かくりょう が にんめい されました。
atarashii kakuryou ga ninmei saremashita.
New cabinet ministers were appointed.
When you meet 閣僚 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “cabinet minister” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shunou
leader / head
各国の首脳が会談しました。
かっこく の しゅのう が かいだん しました。
kakkoku no shunou ga kaidan shimashita.
The leaders of each country held talks.
Tie 首脳 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “leader” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →genshu
head of state
国家元首が来日しました。
こっか げんしゅ が らいにち しました。
kokka genshu ga rainichi shimashita.
The head of state visited Japan.
Make 元首 yours: write one short sentence about “head of state” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kunshu
monarch
その国は君主が治めています。
その くに は くんしゅ が おさめています。
sono kuni wa kunshu ga osameteimasu.
That country is ruled by a monarch.
When you meet 君主 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “monarch” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kizoku
aristocrat
昔、この屋敷には貴族が住んでいました。
むかし、この やしき に は きぞく が すんでいました。
mukashi, kono yashiki ni wa kizoku ga sundeimashita.
Long ago, aristocrats lived in this mansion.
Tie 貴族 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “aristocrat” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shomin
common people
庶民の生活は物価高で苦しいです。
しょみん の せいかつ は ぶっかだか で くるしい です。
shomin no seikatsu wa bukkadaka de kurushii desu.
Ordinary people's lives are hard due to high prices.
Tie 庶民 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “common people” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
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