JLPT N1 Vocabulary — Section 20

Words 381–400 of 3463, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

381
改訂(かいてい)
Nouncommon
1. revision (of text); alteration; change
時刻表が改訂された。
The timetable has been revised.
改 reformation 訂 revise
382
街道(かいどう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road
2. 2.highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)
3. 3.subdistrict (in China)
街道沿いに家が並んでいた。
Houses were lined up alongside the highway.
街 boulevard 道 road-way
383
介入(かいにゅう)
Nouncommon
1. intervention
上昇しすぎているとみられるときは、主要国の中央銀行が協力して介入に当たります。
When it is seen to have risen too far, the central banks of major countries cooperate to intervene.
介 jammed in 入 enter
384
開発(かいはつ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.development; cultivation; application
2. 2.exploitation (of resources)
彼女は開発者ですか。
Is she a computer programmer?
開 open 発 departure
385
海抜(かいばつ)
Nouncommon
1. height above sea level
この周辺は海抜２．5メートルです。津波の際は、速やかに高い所に避難してください。
This is about 8 feet above sea level. In case of a tsunami, please evacuate to higher ground immediately.
海 sea 抜 slip out
386
解剖(かいぼう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
2. 2.analysis; postmortem
死体解剖の結果、絞殺と判明しました。
The postmortem showed that she had been strangled.
解 unravel 剖 divide
387
海流(かいりゅう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.ocean current
2. 2.Ocean current
海流に変化が起きたのだろうか。
Has a change in ocean currents occurred?
海 sea 流 current
388
改良(かいりょう)
Nouncommon
1. improvement; reform
白いちごは、品種改良中の突然変異によって生まれました。
White strawberries were born of a mutation during selective breeding.
改 reformation 良 good
389
回路(かいろ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.circuit
2. 2.cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
3. 3.cycle; loop
男の人の思考回路って分かんない。
I just don't get the way that men think.
回 -times 路 path
390
省(かえり)みる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over
省 government ministry
391
顧(かえり)みる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to reminisce about
2. 2.to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to look over one's shoulder
3. 3.to consider; to concern oneself about; to take notice of; to pay attention to
顧 look back
392
返(かえ)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to return; to come back; to go back
2. 2.to turn over
3. 3.to become extremely; to become completely
後ろを振り返るな。
Don't look back.
返 return
393
顔付(かおつ)き
Nouncommon
1. (outward) looks; features; face; countenance
顔 face 付 adhere
394
掲(かか)げる
Ichidan verbcommon
1. 1.to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to fly (e.g. a flag); to hoist
2. 2.to hold up high; to raise overhead
3. 3.to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to hold up (an ideal); to parade (e.g. a slogan)
掲 put up (a notice)
395
踵(かかと)
Nouncommon
1. heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
396
係(かか)り
Nouncommon
1. 1.charge; duty; person in charge; official
2. 2.connection; linking
今、誰か係りの者を差し向けます。
I'll send someone up to help you now.
係 person in charge
397
書(か)き取(と)り
Nouncommon
1. 1.writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana
2. 2.transcription (of spoken material); dictation
今日は漢字の書き取りがある。
We have a kanji dictation test today.
書 write 取 take
398
書(か)き取(と)る
Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
1. 1.to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
2. 2.to copy out (a text)
書 write 取 take
399
掻(か)き回(まわ)す
Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
1. 1.to stir; to churn; to poke (a fire); to disturb (water)
2. 2.to rummage around
3. 3.to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos; to disturb
回 -times
400
核(かく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.stone (of a fruit); pit; pip
2. 2.core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; heart
3. 3.nuclear weapons
事件の核心はそこにあります。
That's where the heart of the case is.
核 nucleus

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