ゆ JLPT N1 Vocabulary

Browse 27 JLPT N1 Vocabulary entries for Japanese under ゆ.

Kana ゆ

  1. 幽玄 ゆうげん Yugen; an aesthetic ideal expressing subtle, profound, and mysterious beauty — a sense of the universe beyond what can be said in words.
  2. 由緒ある ゆいしょある Historic; venerable; of distinguished lineage. Describes something that carries a long, respected, or illustrious history.
  3. 有能 ゆうのう Capable; competent; talented; able. Describes a person who possesses the skills and ability to perform their role well.
  4. 優美 ゆうび Elegant; graceful; beautiful; exquisite. Describes beauty characterised by refined grace and aesthetic sensitivity.
  5. 床しい ゆかしい Refined; graceful; attractive; yearning to see or know. Describes something that evokes deep aesthetic appreciation or nostalgic longing.
  6. 結納 ゆいのう Betrothal gift; formal engagement ceremony in which the groom's family presents gifts to the bride's family to formalise the marriage agr...
  7. 有言実行 ゆうげんじっこう Doing what one says; being true to one's word; follow-through on stated intentions.
  8. 雄弁 ゆうべん Eloquence; oratory; fluency. The ability to speak in a powerful, persuasive, and impressive manner.
  9. 夕立 ゆうだち Sudden afternoon shower; summer evening squall. A brief, intense rain shower that occurs in the late afternoon or early evening during su...
  10. 有意 ゆうい Significant; meaningful. In statistics, indicates that a result is unlikely to have occurred by chance, typically at a specified signific...
  11. 悠久 ゆうきゅう Eternity; timelessness; enduring permanence. The quality of lasting through vast stretches of time with serene, unhurried continuity.
  12. 有権者 ゆうけんしゃ Eligible voter; person with voting rights. A citizen who has met the legal requirements to participate in elections.
  13. 有事 ゆうじ Emergency; contingency; wartime; crisis. A state of exceptional circumstances, especially armed conflict, serious security threat, or maj...
  14. 唯物 ゆいぶつ Materialism; the philosophical view that only matter exists.
  15. 優位 ゆうい Superiority; predominance; advantageous position; the upper hand.
  16. 誘因 ゆういん Incentive; inducement; contributing factor; precipitating cause.
  17. 悠然 ゆうぜん Calm; composed; leisurely; unhurried and serenely dignified.
  18. 猶予 ゆうよ Postponement; deferment; reprieve; grace period; extension of time.
  19. 優劣 ゆうれつ Superiority and inferiority; comparative merit; relative quality ranking.
  20. 融和 ゆうわ Harmony; reconciliation; concord; the fusion of different groups or elements into unity.
  21. 所以 ゆえん Reason; grounds; the basis for why something is so.
  22. 揺らぎ ゆらぎ Fluctuation; wavering; oscillation; gentle variation or instability.
  23. 憂鬱 ゆううつ Depression; melancholy; a pervasive sense of gloom, heaviness, or low spirits.
  24. 揺さぶりをかける ゆさぶりをかける To shake up; to rock; to apply psychological or physical pressure in order to unsettle someone. Used both literally and figuratively.
  25. 揺り動かす ゆりうごかす To shake; to swing; to move back and forth. Used both for physical rocking motion and for emotionally stirring or moving someone.
  26. 揺るがす ゆるがす To shake; to undermine; to rock the foundations of something. Typically used for abstract structures such as authority, trust, or society.
  27. 揺るぐ ゆるぐ To shake; to waver; to be shaken. Describes the state of something being destabilised, physically or psychologically.