ち JLPT N1 Vocabulary

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1. 治癒 ちゆ Healing; cure; recovery; remission. The process by which a disease or injury resolves and the body returns to health.
2. 鎮痛 ちんつう Pain relief; analgesia. The suppression or alleviation of pain, typically through medication or treatment.
3. 知見 ちけん Knowledge; expertise; findings; insight. Knowledge gained through direct experience, research, or investigation.
4. 遅滞 ちたい Delay; stagnation; arrears. A failure to proceed or pay on schedule.
5. 着手 ちゃくしゅ Start; commencement; undertaking. The act of beginning work on something concrete.
6. 着実 ちゃくじつ Steady; sound; solid; reliable. Describes progress, effort, or a person that is dependable and consistent without flashiness.
7. 中核 ちゅうかく Core; nucleus; centre; kernel. The essential, central part of a group, system, or concept that everything else depends on.
8. 中枢 ちゅうすう Centre; core; nucleus; pivot. The controlling or governing centre of a system, especially in political, neurological, or organisational c...
9. 注力 ちゅうりょく Focusing effort; concentrating energy on something. Describes a deliberate allocation of resources or attention toward a priority.
10. 超越 ちょうえつ Transcendence; surpassing; going beyond ordinary limits. Describes exceeding what is humanly typical, or rising above worldly concerns.
11. 兆候 ちょうこう Sign; indication; symptom; omen. An early observable signal that something — often unwanted — is about to occur or is already developing.
12. 長所 ちょうしょ Strong point; advantage; merit. A quality or ability in which someone or something particularly excels.
13. 帳尻 ちょうじり Balance; settlement of accounts. The final balance of an account, and by extension any situation where loose ends are tied up or figures ...
14. 彫琢 ちょうたく Polishing; elaboration; refinement. The careful and painstaking process of perfecting a piece of work, especially literary or artistic.
15. 長短 ちょうたん Merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; lengths (long and short). A balanced appraisal of both positive and negative aspects.
16. 朝令暮改 ちょうれいぼかい Frequent policy changes; inconsistency; flip-flopping. The practice of issuing orders in the morning and revising them by evening — a cri...
17. 沈下 ちんか Sinking; subsidence; submersion. The gradual downward displacement of land, structures, or abstract conditions.
18. 仲介 ちゅうかい Mediation; intermediation; brokerage. Acting as a go-between to facilitate a deal, negotiation, or agreement between two parties.
19. 直言 ちょくげん Speaking frankly; plain speaking; saying directly what one thinks without softening or evasion. Implies a forthright, sometimes blunt com...
20. 地形 ちけい Terrain; topography; landform. The physical shape and features of a land surface, including hills, valleys, rivers, and plains.
21. 潮流 ちょうりゅう Tidal current; ocean current; also used figuratively for the prevailing trend or tide of opinion in society or politics.
22. 潮汐 ちょうせき Tide; the periodic rise and fall of sea levels caused primarily by the gravitational forces of the Moon and Sun acting on Earth's oceans.
23. 超伝導 ちょうでんどう Superconductivity; the phenomenon in which certain materials exhibit zero electrical resistance and expel magnetic fields when cooled bel...
24. 沈殿 ちんでん Precipitation; sedimentation; the process by which a solid forms in a solution and settles to the bottom, or the solid deposit itself.
25. ちやほやする ちやほやする To pamper; to fawn over; to flatter someone excessively; to treat with hollow indulgence.
26. 凋落する ちょうらくする To decline; to wither; to fall into decay. Describes the gradual deterioration of power, prestige, or vitality.
27. 散りばめる ちりばめる To stud with; to set (gems); to scatter; to intersperse elements throughout something.
28. 遅延 ちえん Delay; postponement; a disruption causing something to occur later than scheduled. Also used technically for latency in communications or...
29. 血生臭い ちなまぐさい Bloody; smelling of blood; bloodthirsty; gory. Describes something that reeks of violence or carries the stench of carnage.
30. 血眼 ちまなこ Bloodshot eyes; a frantic or desperate state of eager, obsessive pursuit. Used to describe someone driven by intense desperation or fixat...
31. 致命的 ちめいてきな Fatal; lethal; critical; devastating. Describes a flaw, blow, or weakness severe enough to cause irreparable or total failure.
32. 忠実な ちゅうじつな Faithful; loyal; devoted; true. Describes unwavering dedication to a person, cause, principle, or original source.
33. 陳腐 ちんぷ Stale; hackneyed; trite; banal. Describes something overused, clichéd, or lacking in originality and freshness.
34. 着工 ちゃっこう Start of construction; groundbreaking. The commencement of a building or infrastructure project.
35. 調達 ちょうたつ Procurement; raising (funds); sourcing. The act of obtaining necessary materials, goods, or capital from external sources.
36. 帳簿 ちょうぼ Account book; ledger; register. A systematic record of financial transactions maintained by a business.
37. 賃上げ ちんあげ Pay raise; wage increase. A rise in the wages or salaries paid to workers.
38. 賃下げ ちんさげ Pay cut; wage reduction. A decrease in the wages or salaries paid to workers.
39. 註釈 ちゅうしゃく Annotation; commentary; gloss; explanatory notes added to a text to clarify meaning, context, or usage.
40. 注疏 ちゅうそ Commentary and annotations; exegesis. Scholarly explanatory texts on classical works, combining both line-by-line notes (注) and broader c...
41. 中編 ちゅうへん Medium-length work; novella; novelette. A literary work longer than a short story but shorter than a full novel.
42. 弔辞 ちょうじ Funeral address; eulogy; condolence speech delivered at a funeral or memorial service to honour the deceased.
43. 直喩 ちょくゆ Simile; explicit comparison using a comparative word. A figure of speech that directly states a resemblance between two unlike things.
44. 著述 ちょじゅつ Writing; authorship; literary or scholarly composition. The act of producing written works, especially as a profession or sustained intel...
45. 中央集権 ちゅうおうしゅうけん Centralisation of power; centralised government. A system in which political authority and decision-making are concentrated at the nation...
46. 駐留 ちゅうりゅう Stationing of troops; garrisoning. The deployment and long-term presence of military forces in a specific location, especially in a forei...
47. 徴収 ちょうしゅう Collection; levy; exaction. The official collection of money or goods from individuals or organisations, particularly taxes, fees, premiu...
48. 勅令 ちょくれい Imperial decree; imperial order. An edict issued directly by the emperor, carrying the force of law.
49. 陳情 ちんじょう Petition; appeal; representation. A formal request or appeal made to a public authority or government official, explaining one's circumst...
50. 地域格差 ちいきかくさ Regional disparity; regional inequality. The gap in wealth, services, or opportunities between different areas of the country.
51. 地域活性化 ちいきかっせいか Regional revitalisation; community development. Efforts to reinvigorate and sustain the economic and social vitality of local areas.
52. 中間層 ちゅうかんそう Middle class; middle stratum. The broad social layer between the wealthy elite and the economically disadvantaged.
53. 町内会 ちょうないかい Neighbourhood association; residents' association. A grassroots civic body that coordinates local activities and mutual aid within a defi...
54. 徴兵 ちょうへい Conscription; military draft. The compulsory enlistment of citizens into the armed forces.
55. 鎮魂 ちんこん Repose of souls; requiem; pacification of spirits. Rituals or prayers offered to calm and comfort the spirits of the dead.