ま JLPT N1 Vocabulary

Browse 30 JLPT N1 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under ま.

Kana ま

禍々しいまがまがしい Ominous; sinister; unlucky; ill-omened. Describes something that radiates evil or misfortune, inducing a sense of dread.
真っ当まっとう Proper; decent; honest; straight. Describes behaviour, methods, or people that are legitimate, upright, and socially acceptable.
目映いまばゆい Dazzling; blinding; radiant; brilliant. Describes a light or beauty so intense it is almost too much to look at directly.
末期まっき Terminal stage; final phase; end stage. The last period of a serious illness, or the final phase of a historical era.
蔓延まんえん Spread; epidemic; prevalence; proliferation. The wide and often uncontrolled spreading of disease, misinformation, or a harmful phenomenon.
万引きまんびき Shoplifting; the act of stealing merchandise from a retail store without paying.
満潮まんちょう High tide; flood tide. The state of the sea when the tidal water has reached its maximum height, before beginning to recede.
摩擦まさつ Friction; rubbing; resistance between surfaces in contact. Also used figuratively for conflict, tension, or discord between people or gro...
幕開けまくあけ Opening; beginning; the dawn or start of something significant. Literally, the raising of a theatre curtain.
蒔絵まきえ Maki-e; a Japanese lacquerware decorative technique in which gold, silver, or other metallic powders are sprinkled onto wet lacquer to cr...
枕詞まくらことば Pillow word; a conventional fixed epithet in classical Japanese poetry (waka) that precedes and modifies a specific word, typically addin...
漫才まんざい Manzai; a Japanese comedic performance by a duo — typically a straight man (ツッコミ) and a funny man (ボケ) — who exchange rapid-fire banter a...
万葉仮名まんようがな Man'yōgana; the earliest Japanese writing system, which used Chinese characters (kanji) purely for their phonetic value to represent Japa...
舞い込むまいこむ To fly in unexpectedly; to come out of nowhere; to arrive as a pleasant surprise.
埋没まいぼつ Burial; being buried; obscurity. Refers to being submerged, lost, or forgotten within a larger mass.
待ち受けるまちうける To await; to lie in wait for someone or something. Implies active anticipation, readiness, or a sense of something looming ahead.
末節まっせつ Minor details; peripheral matters; trivia. Refers to insignificant points as opposed to the essential core of an issue.
真っ只中まっただなか Right in the middle; in the very heart or thick of something. Emphasises being fully immersed at the centre of an intense situation.
末端まったん End; tip; extremity; the peripheral edge. Refers to the outermost point of a physical structure, system, or organisation.
末路まつろ One's final end; ultimate fate; ruin or downfall. Almost always used to describe a pitiful or ignominious conclusion to a life or career.
まとまりまとまり Unity; coherence; the quality of things coming together. Also refers to the successful conclusion of negotiations or the resolution of a ...
満遍なくまんべんなく Equally; evenly; uniformly; all-round. Conveys the sense that something is distributed or applied to every part without exception.
まかり通るまかりとおる To pass unchallenged; to be accepted without question; to be allowed to continue despite being questionable or wrong.
まかり間違えばまかりまちがえば If things go wrong; in the worst case; should a mistake occur. Used to foreground a grave risk or potential disaster.
巻き返すまきかえす To make a comeback; to rally; to reverse a disadvantage and regain lost ground.
巻き込むまきこむ To involve; to drag in; to entangle; to draw someone or something into a situation, often against their will.
紛れ込むまぎれこむ To slip in unnoticed; to sneak into; to become mixed in with a crowd or group without being detected.
紛れるまぎれる To be diverted; to be distracted; to get mixed up in; to lose oneself in something and temporarily forget concerns.
纏うまとう To wear; to be clad in; to be wrapped or enveloped in. Used for garments, atmosphere, or an aura surrounding a person or place.
纏め上げるまとめあげる To bring together and complete; to compile into a finished whole; to finalise by consolidating disparate elements.