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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 61–70
shikkou
expiration / lapse
ビザが失効する前に更新してください。
びざ が しっこう する まえ に こうしん して ください。
biza ga shikkou suru mae ni koushin shite kudasai.
Please renew your visa before it expires.
When you meet 失効 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “expiration” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →hakkou
coming into effect
新しい協定が来月発効します。
あたらしい きょうてい が らいげつ はっこう します。
atarashii kyoutei ga raigetsu hakkou shimasu.
The new agreement takes effect next month.
When you meet 発効 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “coming into effect” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →hossoku
inauguration / launch
新しいチームが四月に発足しました。
あたらしい ちーむ が しがつ に ほっそく しました。
atarashii chiimu ga shigatsu ni hossoku shimashita.
The new team was launched in April.
Make 発足 yours: write one short sentence about “inauguration” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →sousetsu
founding
彼は奨学金制度を創設しました。
かれ は しょうがくきん せいど を そうせつ しました。
kare wa shougakukin seido o sousetsu shimashita.
He founded a scholarship program.
Say 創設 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “founding” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →shinsetsu
new establishment
会社にAI部門が新設されました。
かいしゃ に AI ぶもん が しんせつ されました。
kaisha ni AI bumon ga shinsetsu saremashita.
A new AI division was established in the company.
Make 新設 yours: write one short sentence about “new establishment” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →zousetsu
adding (facilities)
サーバーを二台増設しました。
さーばー を にだい ぞうせつ しました。
saabaa o nidai zousetsu shimashita.
We added two more servers.
When you meet 増設 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “adding (facilities)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →heisetsu
joint establishment
ホテルにジムが併設されています。
ほてる に じむ が へいせつ されています。
hoteru ni jimu ga heisetsu sareteimasu.
A gym is attached to the hotel.
Say 併設 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “joint establishment” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →heigou
merger / annexation
二つの町が併合されました。
ふたつ の まち が へいごう されました。
futatsu no machi ga heigou saremashita.
The two towns were merged.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “merger” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 併合 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →gappei
merger (companies)
二つの銀行が合併しました。
ふたつ の ぎんこう が がっぺい しました。
futatsu no ginkou ga gappei shimashita.
The two banks merged.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “merger (companies)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 合併 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →baishuu
acquisition / buyout
大手企業がスタートアップを買収しました。
おおて きぎょう が すたーとあっぷ を ばいしゅう しました。
oote kigyou ga sutaatoappu o baishuu shimashita.
A major company acquired the startup.
Say 買収 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “acquisition” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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