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10055 words · JLPT N1
JLPT N1 vocabulary
Words 691–700
genkoku
plaintiff
原告の訴えが認められました。
げんこく の うったえ が みとめられました。
genkoku no uttae ga mitomeraremashita.
The plaintiff's claim was upheld.
Say 原告 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “plaintiff” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →bengoshi
lawyer
契約の前に弁護士に相談しました。
けいやく の まえ に べんごし に そうだん しました。
keiyaku no mae ni bengoshi ni soudan shimashita.
I consulted a lawyer before signing the contract.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “lawyer” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 弁護士 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kenji
prosecutor
検事が証拠を提出しました。
けんじ が しょうこ を ていしゅつ しました。
kenji ga shouko o teishutsu shimashita.
The prosecutor submitted the evidence.
When you meet 検事 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “prosecutor” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →saibankan
judge
裁判官が判決を言い渡しました。
さいばんかん が はんけつ を いいわたしました。
saibankan ga hanketsu o iiwatashimashita.
The judge handed down the ruling.
Make 裁判官 yours: write one short sentence about “judge” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →baishin'in
juror
陪審員が評決を出しました。
ばいしんいん が ひょうけつ を だしました。
baishin'in ga hyouketsu o dashimashita.
The jury delivered its verdict.
Tie 陪審員 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “juror” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →touchisuru
to do governance
私が統治することにしました。
わたし が とうちする こと に しました。
watashi ga touchisuru koto ni shimashita.
I decided to take on governance myself.
💡 する-verb form of 統治 (governance).
Once 統治 clicks, 統治する comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 統治 = govern (a nation).
Read the full tip →shikousuru
to do enforcement (of law)
施行するかどうか、まだ分かりません。
しこうする か どう か、まだ わかりません。
shikousuru ka dou ka, mada wakarimasen.
It is not clear yet whether enforcement (of law) will happen.
💡 する-verb form of 施行 (enforcement (of law)).
Do not learn 施行する from zero: it carries 施行 inside it. Hold on to 施行 = law takes effect and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →seiteisuru
to do enactment
制定することになりました。
せいていする こと に なりました。
seiteisuru koto ni narimashita.
It has been decided that enactment will go ahead.
💡 する-verb form of 制定 (enactment).
Once 制定 clicks, 制定する comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 制定 = put a law on the books.
Read the full tip →saiketsusuru
to do vote
採決する前に、一度確認します。
さいけつする まえ に、いちど かくにん します。
saiketsusuru mae ni, ichido kakunin shimasu.
Before vote begins, we check once.
💡 する-verb form of 採決 (vote / decision).
Once 採決 clicks, 採決する comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 採決 = take the vote.
Read the full tip →kaketsusuru
to do approval (of bill)
可決することになりました。
かけつする こと に なりました。
kaketsusuru koto ni narimashita.
It has been decided that approval (of bill) will go ahead.
💡 する-verb form of 可決 (approval (of bill)).
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