JLPT N1 Vocabulary — Section 70

Words 1381–1400 of 3463, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

1381
接触(せっしょく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.touch; contact; touching
2. 2.contact (with people); dealings; relations
3. 3.tangency
スパイは敵と接触した。
The spy made contact with the enemy.
接 touch 触 contact
1382
設置(せっち)
Nouncommon
1. 1.establishment; institution
2. 2.installation (of a machine or equipment)
モーションセンサーを設置しました。
I set up motion sensors.
設 establishment 置 placement
1383
折衷(せっちゅう)
Nouncommon
1. compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
折 fold 衷 inmost
1384
設定(せってい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.)
2. 2.options setting; preference settings; configuration; setup
3. 3.Setting
僕の携帯、英語に設定してるんだ。
My phone is set to English.
設 establishment 定 determine
1385
説得(せっとく)
Nouncommon
1. 1.persuasion
2. 2.Persuasion
彼の話は説得力がある。
His story sounds true.
説 opinion 得 gain
1386
節(せつ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.occasion; time
2. 2.section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; paragraph; verse
3. 3.clause
余計なお節介だ。
Go about your business.
節 node
1387
切実(せつじつ)
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
1. 1.earnest; sincere; acute; keen
2. 2.pressing; urgent; serious; severe
3. 3.pertinent; appropriate
大したことではないと思われるかもしれませんが、私にとっては切実な悩みなんです。
It may not seem like a big deal, but, to me, it's a serious problem.
切 cut 実 reality
1388
切(せつ)ない
I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
1. 1.painful; heartrending; trying
2. 2.oppressive; suffocating; miserable
切ない話だった。
It was a sad story.
切 cut
1389
設立(せつりつ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.establishment; founding
2. 2.incorporation (of a business)
この大学は1843年に設立された。
This university was founded in 1843.
設 establishment 立 stand up
1390
攻(せ)め
Nouncommon
1. 1.attack; offence; offense; assault
2. 2.top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship)
3. 3.barrage (of); flood (of)
彼らは町に攻め寄せた。
They advanced on the town.
攻 aggression
1391
世論(せろん)
Nouncommon
1. 1.public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
2. 2.Public opinion
世論は変わり始めた。
Public opinion began to change.
世 generation 論 argument
1392
繊維(せんい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.fibre; fiber
2. 2.Fiber
これは優れた繊維源である。
This is an excellent source of fibre.
繊 slender 維 fiber
1393
選挙(せんきょ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.election
2. 2.Election
今日は選挙がある。
There is an election today.
選 elect 挙 raise
1394
宣言(せんげん)
Nouncommon
1. declaration; proclamation; announcement
停戦が宣言された。
A ceasefire was declared.
宣 proclaim 言 say
1395
先行(せんこう)
Nouncommon
1. 1.going ahead; going first
2. 2.preceding; coming before; being ahead (e.g. of the times); occurring first
3. 3.scoring first; getting off to a lead
トム先行ってて。すぐ追いつくから。
You go ahead, Tom. I'll catch up soon.
先 before 行 going
1396
選考(せんこう)
Nouncommon
1. selection; choice; screening
職員の選考に関する規則を次のように定める。
Rules in connection with staff selection are set as follows.
選 elect 考 consider
1397
戦災(せんさい)
Nouncommon
1. war damage
彼は戦災孤児をひきとって養女として育てています。
He adopted a war orphan and is bringing her up as a foster daughter.
戦 war 災 disaster
1398
専修(せんしゅう)
Nouncommon
1. specialization; specialisation
専 specialty 修 discipline
1399
戦術(せんじゅつ)
Nouncommon
1. 1.tactics
2. 2.Tactic (method)
そこでの訓練には、緊急時の手順や戦術的な銃器の扱い方が含まれる。
The training there includes emergency procedures and tactical firearm handling.
戦 war 術 art
1400
潜水(せんすい)
Nouncommon
1. 1.diving; submerging; going underwater
2. 2.Underwater diving
潜水して泳げるかい。
Can you swim underwater?
潜 submerge 水 water

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