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ALL LEVELS・N1–N5
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N4
社長
しゃちょう
The highest-ranking person at a company.
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N1
煮沸
しゃふつ
A word indicating the act of boiling water until it reaches a boil. Often used in hygiene management contexts, in forms like 「煮沸消毒」. Note that the character 「煮」 here is read 「しゃ」.
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N4
自由
じゆう
freedom. Being able to do as one thinks. Not being stopped by anyone.
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N4
習慣
しゅうかん
habit. Something one has continued doing for a long time, which has become routine. Example: 「早くねる習慣がある」 (to have the habit of going to bed early). It also refers to a way of doing things that has continued since long ago among the people of a country or a region. Example: 「日本の習慣」 (Japanese customs).
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N1
収拾
しゅうしゅう
As the character 「拾」 (to pick up) suggests, it originally means to pick up and gather objects. From there it extended to mean pulling together and calming a chaotic situation. Today the latter sense is primary, used in forms like 「事態を収拾する」「収拾がつかない」. It differs in meaning from the homophone 「収集」 (collecting objects).
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N4
住所
じゅうしょ
address. The place where one lives.
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N1
収束
しゅうそく
The act of a chaotic or scattered situation settling down and converging into one. Used in forms like 「事態が収束する」「議論が収束する」.
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N1
銃弾
じゅうだん
A bullet fired from a gun. Used in forms like 「銃弾が命中する」「銃弾を浴びる」.
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N1
周到
しゅうとう
Preparation and care that extend thoroughly to every detail. Used in forms like 「用意周到」「周到な計画」.
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N4
柔道
じゅうどう
judo. A Japanese martial art in which one throws or pins an opponent.
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N4
十分
じゅうぶん
enough. A state of having as much as one wants, with nothing lacking. Example:「時間は十分ある」(there is plenty of time). The homophone「充分（じゅうぶん）」is used with the same meaning.
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N1
熟考
じゅくこう
The act of thinking deeply over time. Used in forms like 「熟考の末に決断する」.
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N1
縮図
しゅくず
A drawing made by reducing an actual object to a smaller scale. By extension, it also refers to something that reflects the reality of society or events in a condensed, miniature form. Often used figuratively, as in 「社会の縮図」(a microcosm of society) or 「人生の縮図」(a microcosm of life).
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N1
熟知
じゅくち
The state of knowing something thoroughly down to every detail. Used in forms like 「事情を熟知する」, expressing deep knowledge.
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N1
宿命
しゅくめい
A fate determined from birth that cannot be changed by human power. Used in forms like 「宿命を背負う」「宿命のライバル」.
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N4
主人
しゅじん
The head of a household, shop, or the like. It refers to the person at the top of that house or shop. In the past, it meant the most senior person in the house (often the father). It is also used as a polite way to refer to someone else's husband.
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N1
主導
しゅどう
The act of taking the central position to lead and direct things. Used in forms like 「主導権を握る」「〇〇主導で進める」.
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N4
趣味
しゅみ
hobby. Something one does in one's free time out of liking it.
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N1
手腕
しゅわん
Originally means 「手と腕」(hand and arm). By extension, it came to refer to the ability or skill to handle things well. Used as in 「手腕を発揮する」(to demonstrate one's ability) or 「経営手腕」(managerial ability), when evaluating high executive capability.
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N1
旬
しゅん
The season when fish, vegetables, or fruits taste best. It also refers to the period when something or someone is most active. Used in forms like 「旬の食材」「旬の俳優」.
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N1
馴致
じゅんち
The act of accustoming wild animals to humans. It also means gradually adapting to a certain state. Used in forms like 「馬の馴致」.
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N4
紹介
しょうかい
introduction. To tell someone who doesn't know a person or thing about them. Example: 「じこ紹介」 (self-introduction).
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N4
正月
しょうがつ
The special time at the start of the year. January.
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N4
小学校
しょうがっこう
elementary school. A school attended for 6 years starting at age 6.
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N1
成就
じょうじゅ
The fulfillment of a wish or desire. Used in forms like 「願いが成就する」「恋の成就」. A special compound word read 「じょうじゅ」, not 「せいしゅう」.
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N1
精進
しょうじん
Originally a Buddhist term meaning to discard worldly distractions and devote oneself wholeheartedly to spiritual training. By extension, it came to refer broadly to dedicating oneself to one thing and accumulating effort. Used as in 「精進を重ねる」(to keep applying oneself diligently) or 「学業に精進する」(to devote oneself to one's studies). Read as 「しょうじん」, not 「せいしん」.
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N1
醸成
じょうせい
Originally refers to slowly producing something such as alcohol through fermentation. By extension, it also refers to gradually creating a certain atmosphere or condition over time. Often used with abstract subjects, as in 「世論を醸成する」(to foster public opinion) or 「対立の機運が醸成される」(a mood of confrontation gradually builds up).
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N4
小説
しょうせつ
novel. A storybook created by a writer.
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N1
焦燥
しょうそう
The feeling of restless impatience when things do not go as one wishes. Used in forms like 「焦燥感にかられる」「焦燥の色を浮かべる」. Note that both 「しょう」 and 「そう」 are long vowels.
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N4
招待
しょうたい
invitation. To invite someone to a party or meal, etc.
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N4
承知
しょうち
To understand and accept something. Close in meaning to 「かしこまりました」, also used toward superiors. Example: 「承知しました」 (understood/certainly).
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N1
情緒
じょうちょ
A unique mood or atmosphere that pervades a place. It also refers to emotional shifts such as joy, anger, sorrow, or pleasure. Used in forms like 「下町の情緒」「情緒不安定」. It can also be read 「じょうしょ」, but 「じょうちょ」 is more common today.
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N1
譲歩
じょうほ
The act of accepting part of an opposing party's claim and pulling back one's own position. Used in forms like 「譲歩を引き出す」「互いに譲歩する」.
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N4
将来
しょうらい
future. Time yet to come. Example: 「将来のゆめ」 (a future dream).
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N1
私欲
しよく
The feeling of seeking one's own personal gain or satisfaction. Used in forms like 「私欲にとらわれる」「私利私欲」, in critical contexts.
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N4
食事
しょくじ
meal. Eating breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc.
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N4
食堂
しょくどう
A shop or room for eating meals.
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N4
食料品
しょくりょうひん
Food products. Example: 「食料品店」 (a grocery store).
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N4
女性
じょせい
woman. A polite way of referring to a female person.
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N4
知らせる
しらせる
To convey something to a person, letting them know. Example: 「けっかを知らせる」 (to inform of the result).
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N4
調べる
しらべる
To check something one doesn't know, by looking it up in a book or on the internet, etc.
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N1
退ける
しりぞける
Originally means to make a person or thing move back. By extension, it is also used in the sense of refusing to accept an opponent or a proposal. Used as in 「敵を退ける」(to repel an enemy) or 「反対意見を退ける」(to reject opposing opinions).
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N1
試練
しれん
A severe hardship that tests a person's ability and conviction. Used in forms like 「試練を乗り越える」「試練に立ち向かう」.
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N1
芯
しん
The hard part at the center of an object. Used as in 「リンゴの芯」(apple core) or 「鉛筆の芯」(pencil lead). By extension, it also refers to the essential core of a person's mind or of a matter, and is used in forms such as 「芯が強い」(to have a strong core, i.e., to be mentally tough).
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N2, N4
人口
じんこう
population. The number of people living in a certain country or town.
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N1
真摯
しんし
A sincere and earnest attitude. Used in forms like 「真摯に向き合う」「真摯な姿勢」.
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N4
神社
じんじゃ
shrine. A Japanese building where a deity is enshrined.
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N1
心情
しんじょう
The feelings or inner thoughts a person holds in a given situation. Often used in contexts of empathizing with another's feelings, in forms like 「心情を察する」「複雑な心情」.
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N1
神聖
しんせい
Free of impurity and so precious that it must not be violated. Used in expressions like 「神聖な場所」, it is often applied to things held sacred in a religious sense.
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N4
親切
しんせつ
kind. To do something for another person's benefit, wholeheartedly.
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