だ JLPT N1 Vocabulary

Browse 40 JLPT N1 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under だ.

Kana だ

  1. 代償 だいしょう Compensation; price; cost; sacrifice. The thing given up or paid in exchange for something gained.
  2. 大同小異 だいどうしょうい More or less the same; much of a muchness. Describes things that differ only in minor details while being essentially identical.
  3. 台無し だいなし Ruined; spoiled; wasted; destroyed. Describes something rendered completely useless or undone.
  4. 打開 だかい Breakthrough; overcoming a deadlock; breaking out of a difficult situation.
  5. 妥協点 だきょうてん Point of compromise; middle ground. The position or terms that both parties in a negotiation can mutually accept.
  6. 妥結 だけつ Settlement; agreement; reaching a compromise. Describes the conclusion of negotiations with a mutually accepted outcome.
  7. 打算 ださん Calculation; self-interest; mercenary thinking. Acting with an eye to personal gain rather than genuine motivation.
  8. 惰弱 だじゃく Weak; indolent; slack; lacking the will or energy to act. Describes a feeble, unmotivated state of mind or character.
  9. 脱却 だっきゃく Escape; breaking free; getting rid of. The act of extricating oneself from a constraining situation, mindset, or habit.
  10. 打破 だは Breaking down; smashing through; overcoming. The forceful destruction of an obstacle, convention, or barrier.
  11. 断絶 だんぜつ Severance; rupture; discontinuation. A complete break in a relationship, lineage, communication, or continuity.
  12. 断片 だんぺん Fragment; piece; scrap; snippet. A small, broken-off part of a larger whole.
  13. 弾力 だんりょく Elasticity; flexibility; resilience. The capacity to spring back or adapt after pressure or change.
  14. 打診 だしん Sounding out; a preliminary inquiry or feeler to gauge another party's interest or opinion before making a formal proposal. Also means me...
  15. 駄洒落 だじゃれ A bad pun; a corny or groan-worthy play on words. Typically refers to a pun that is deliberately or unintentionally weak, eliciting groan...
  16. 大地 だいち Earth; the ground; land; Mother Earth. The solid surface of the planet, especially when experienced as a vast, powerful, nurturing force.
  17. 濁流 だくりゅう Muddy stream; turbid current; torrent. A violently flowing, sediment-laden river, typically swollen and discoloured by heavy rainfall.
  18. 暖流 だんりゅう Warm current; a warm ocean current that moves from tropical or subtropical regions toward higher latitudes.
  19. 抱き込む だきこむ To win someone over to one's side; to co-opt or recruit; to bring into one's inner circle, often through persuasion or inducement.
  20. 出し抜く だしぬく To outmanoeuvre someone; to steal a march on a rival; to get the better of someone by acting before they can respond.
  21. 出汁 だし Dashi; Japanese soup stock; umami-rich broth made from kombu, bonito flakes, or dried fish. The foundational flavour base of Japanese cui...
  22. 妥当な だとうな Appropriate; proper; reasonable; valid. Describes something fitting, well-justified, or logically sound given the circumstances.
  23. 代行 だいこう Acting on behalf; proxy; agency. The performance of a duty or role in place of the person normally responsible.
  24. 台帳 だいちょう Ledger; register; record book. An official book or system in which accounts, ownership, or transactions are recorded.
  25. 打開策 だかいさく Breakthrough measure; solution; way out. A concrete plan or action designed to resolve a deadlock or overcome a difficult situation.
  26. 妥結する だけつする To reach a settlement; to come to terms; to conclude an agreement. Used when two parties in a dispute or negotiation finally agree.
  27. 惰性 だせい Inertia; force of habit; doing something out of momentum rather than intention. Continuing a behaviour simply because it has always been ...
  28. 題材 だいざい Subject matter; material; theme; topic. The raw subject from which a work of art, literature, or journalism is fashioned.
  29. 大団円 だいだんえん Grand finale; happy ending; denouement in which all conflicts are resolved and all characters united harmoniously.
  30. 代表作 だいひょうさく Representative work; magnum opus; the work most associated with or considered the finest by a given artist or author.
  31. 脱稿 だっこう Completion of a manuscript; finishing a draft. The moment when an author hands over or completes the writing of a text.
  32. 代議士 だいぎし Member of parliament; representative. Specifically, a member of the House of Representatives (衆議院) of the Japanese National Diet.
  33. 大名 だいみょう Feudal lord; daimyo. A powerful territorial lord who ruled over a domain (藩) in feudal Japan under the authority of the shogunate.
  34. 太政官 だじょうかん Grand Council of State. The supreme governing body of Japan from the Nara period through to 1885, when it was replaced by the modern cabi...
  35. 弾劾 だんがい Impeachment; denunciation; censure. A formal charge or process brought against a public official for misconduct, abuse of power, or viola...
  36. 断交 だんこう Severance of diplomatic relations; breaking off ties. The formal termination of diplomatic relations between two countries.
  37. 脱税 だつぜい Tax evasion; illegal avoidance of tax obligations.
  38. 弾圧 だんあつ Oppression; suppression; crackdown. Forcible repression of people, movements, or dissent by authority.
  39. 檀家 だんか Temple supporter; parishioner of a Buddhist temple. A household or family affiliated with a specific Buddhist temple for ancestral rites.
  40. 談合 だんごう Bid-rigging; collusion; secret agreement among competitors to fix prices or determine a winner before a formal tender.