JLPT 1: 251-300

Question 1

exquisite; strange; queer; mystery; miracle; excellent

ミョウ

strange; queer

ingenious; skillful

delicate; subtle; slight

exquisite; superb

Answer 1

妙

奇妙な　きみょう

巧妙な　こうみょう

微妙な　びみょう

絶妙な　ぜつみょう

Question 2

Africa; flatter; fawn; upon; corner; nook; recess

おもね；ア

to flatter

fool; simpleton

opium

Answer 2

阿

阿る　おもねる

阿呆　あほう

阿片　あへん

Question 3

looking up; retrieval; searching for; referring to

サク

index

to search for someone or something

to look up (on a search engine)

to meditate; think; speculate

Answer 3

索

索引　さくいん

捜索する　そうさく

検索する　けんさく

思索する　しさく

Question 4

sincerity; admonish; warn; prohibit; truth; fidelity

まこと；セイ

indeed; really; truly; absolutely

sincerity; good faith

honest; sincere

loyal

Answer 4

誠

誠に　まことに

誠意　せいい

誠実な　せいじつ

忠誠な　ちゅうせい

Question 5

attack; advance on; succeed to; pile; heap

おそ；シュウ

to attack; assail; assualt

to attack; charge; raid

counterattack

Answer 5

襲

襲う　おそう

襲撃する　しゅうげき

逆襲する　ぎゃくしゅう

Question 6

sociable; kind; courteous; hospitabl; cordial

ねんご；コン

kind; courteous; hospitaple

informal talk

kindness; intimacy

appeal; entreaty

Answer 6

懇

懇ろ　ねんごろな

懇談　こんだん

懇意　こんい

懇請　こんせい

Question 7

haiku; actor

ハイ

haiku

actor

haiku poet

Answer 7

俳

俳句　はいく

俳優　はいゆう

俳人　はいじん

Question 8

design; pattern; build; nature; character; handle; crank

え；がら；つか；ヘイ

handle; grip; stalk

relationship towards someone (mother, friend, etc.)

hilt; haft

arrogant; haughty

Answer 8

柄

柄　え

間柄　あいだがら

柄　つか

横柄な　おうへい

Question 9

wonder; be frightened; surprised; amazed

おどろ；キョウ

to be surprised; astonished

to surprise someone; frighten

wonder; miracle

to surprise; fright; shock

Answer 9

驚

驚く　おどろく

驚かす　おどろかす

驚異　きょうい

驚愕する　きょうがく

Question 10

hemp; flax; numb

あさ；マ

hemp; cannabis

narcotic drugs

anesthesia

to be paralyzed

Answer 10

麻

麻　あさ

麻薬　まやく

麻酔　ますい

麻痺する　まひ

Question 11

plum

すもも；リ

Japanese plum; prune

plum blossoms

Answer 11

李

李　すもも

李花　りか

Question 12

wide; expanse; abundance; vigorous

おおき；コウ

broudminded; magnanimous

bulky; voluminous

universal life force

Answer 12

浩

浩然たる　こうぜんたる

浩瀚　こうかん

浩然の気　こうぜんのき

Question 13

dose; medicine; drug

ザイ

detergent soap

stimulant; psychoactive drugs

pharmacist

bleach

Answer 13

剤

洗剤　せんざい

覚醒剤　かくせいざい

薬剤師　やくざいし

漂白剤　ひょうはくざい

Question 14

rapids; current; torrent; shallows; shoal

せ

earthenware; china

brink; critical moment

Answer 14

瀬

瀬戸物　せともの

瀬戸際　せとぎわ

Question 15

purport; gist; elegance; interest; proceed to; tend

おもむ；シュ

to go in the direction of; proceed towards

hobby

meaning; point

plan; idea; design

Answer 15

趣

趣く　おもむく

趣味　しゅみ

趣旨　しゅし

趣向　しゅこう

Question 16

collapse; fall into; cave in; slide into

おちい；おとしい；カン

to fall into (a hole, depression; enemy hands)

defect; fault; deficiency

pitfall; trap

to trick someone into doing something

Answer 16

陥

陥る　おちいる

欠陥　けっかん

陥穽　かんせい

陥れる　おとしいれる

Question 17

purification; Buddhist food; room; worship; avoid; alike

サイ

study; library; den; home office

master of religious ceremonies

funeral hall

Answer 17

斎

書斎　しょさい

斎主　さいしゅ

斎場　さいじょう

Question 18

pierce; penetrate; brace

つらぬ；カン

to go through; pierce; penetrate

to be consistent; inregate

to penetrate; perforate; pierce

Answer 18

貫

貫く　つらぬく

一貫する　いっかん

貫通する　かんつう

Question 19

hermit; wizard; cent

セン

immortal mountain wizard; hermit

daffodil

Answer 19

仙

仙人　せんにん

水仙　すいせん

Question 20

consolation; amusement; sedue; cheer; make sport

なぐさ；イ

to comfort; console

comfort women (in the military)

consolation money

Answer 20

慰

慰める　なぐさめる

慰安婦　いあんふ

慰謝料　いしゃりょう

Question 21

preface; beginning; order; precedence; occasion

ついで；ジョ

while I’m at it

order (as opposed to chaos)

order; sequence

rank; ranking order

Answer 21

序

序に　ついでに

秩序　ちつじょ

順序　じゅんじょ

序列　じょれつ

Question 22

decameron; 10-day period; season

シュン；ジュン

season (fruit; food)

first 10 days of the month

middle 10 days of the month

last ten days of the month

Answer 22

旬

旬　しゅん

上旬　じょうじゅん

中旬　ちゅうじゅん

下旬　げじゅん

Question 23

concurrently; and; beforehand; in advance

か；ケン

unable to do

previously; already

part-time

to hold two posts concurrently

Answer 23

兼

兼ねる　かねる

兼ねて　かねて

兼業　けんぎょう

兼任する　けんにん

Question 24

holy; saint; sage; master; priest

ひじり；セイ

highly virtuous monk

Bible

holy war; crusade

clergyman; churchman

Answer 24

聖

聖　ひじり

聖書　せいしょ

聖戦　せいせん

聖職者　せいしょくしゃ

Question 25

instant; namely; as is; conform; agree; adapt すなわ；ソク that is; namely immediate; instant intant death improvisation; impromtu

Answer 25

即 ## Footnote 即ち　すなわち 即座　そくざ 即死　そくし 即興　そっきょう

Question 26

willow やなぎ；リュウ williw tree; weeping willow comic haiku

Answer 26

柳 ## Footnote 柳　やなぎ 川柳　せんりゅう

Question 27

cottage; inn; hut; house; mansion シャ school buidling chicken coop; poultry house lodging countryside; rural area

Answer 27

舎 ## Footnote 校舎　こうしゃ 鶏舎　けいしゃ 宿舎　しゅくしゃ 田舎　いなか

Question 28

falsehood; lie; deceive; pretend; counterfeit; forgery いつわ；にせ；ギ to lie; deceive imitation; sham; fake to forge; falsify; counterfiet falsehood; fiction; deception

Answer 28

偽 ## Footnote 偽る　いつわる 偽物　にせもの 偽造する　ぎぞう 虚偽　きょぎ

Question 29

hegemony; supremacy; leadership; champion ハ hegemony successive championships hegemonism

Answer 29

覇 ## Footnote 覇権　はけん 連覇　れんぱ 覇権主義　はけんしゅぎ

Question 30

detailed; full; minute; accurate; well-informed くわし；つまび；ショウ detailed detailed details

Answer 30

詳 ## Footnote 詳しい　くわしい 詳らかな　つまびらか 詳細　しょうさい

Question 31

resist; reach; touch テイ to resist; oppose to conflict; be inconsistant mortgage; lien

Answer 31

抵 ## Footnote 抵抗する　ていこう 抵触する　ていしょく 抵当権　ていとうけん

Question 32

threaten; coerce おど；キョウ to startle; surpirse; scare someone to threaten; menace to threaten; coerce threat; coersion

Answer 32

脅 ## Footnote 脅かす　おどかす 脅す　おどす 脅迫する　きょうはく 脅威　きょうい

Question 33

overgrown; grow thick; be luxuriant しげ；モ to grow thickly to be overgrown; grow thickly to grow thickly; be rank with

Answer 33

茂 ## Footnote 茂る　しげる 生い茂る　おいしげる 繁茂する　はんも

Question 34

sacrifice ギ to sacrifice sacrificial victim to make sacrifices for; pay dearly for

Answer 34

犠 ## Footnote 犠牲する　ぎせい 犠牲者　ぎせいしゃ 犠牲を払う　ぎせいをはらう

Question 35

long-distance; spur; fetlock キョ distance long-distance short-distance

Answer 35

距 ## Footnote 距離　きょり 遠距離　えんきょり 近距離　きんきょり

Question 36

gracious; elegant; graceful; refined みやび；ガ refinement; elegance elegant; refined

Answer 36

雅 ## Footnote 雅　みやび 優雅な　ゆうが

Question 37

netting; network あみ；モウ net; netting screen door; screen window to cover; include; encompass barbed wire

Answer 37

網 ## Footnote 網　あみ 網戸　あみど 網羅する　もうら 鉄条網　てつじょうもう

Question 38

dragon; imperial たつ；リュウ tornado dragon dinosaur dragon king

Answer 38

竜 ## Footnote 竜巻　たつまき 竜　りゅう 恐竜　きょうりゅう 竜王　りゅうおう

Question 39

luxuriant; thick; overgrown; frequency; trouble しげ；ハン to grow thickly frequent to breed; multiply to prosper; thrive; flourish

Answer 39

繁 ## Footnote 繁る　しげる 頻繁な　ひんぱん 繁殖する　はんしょく 繁栄する　はんえい

Question 40

wing; plane; flank つばさ；ヨク wings right wing (political) left wing (political) tail wing

Answer 40

翼 ## Footnote 翼　つばさ 右翼　うよく 左翼　さよく 尾翼　びよく

Question 41

lagoon かた；がた；セキ lagoon Niigata (prefecture in Japan)

Answer 41

潟 ## Footnote 潟湖　せきこ 新潟県　にいがたけん

Question 42

enemy; foe; opponent かたき；テキ opponent; adversary; enemy enemy; foe hostile lovely; great; fantastic

Answer 42

敵 ## Footnote 敵　かたき 敵　てき 敵対的な　てきたいてき 素敵な　すてき

Question 43

fascination; charm; bewitch ミ attractive; charming to attract; lure; fascinate to charm; mesmerize

Answer 43

魅 ## Footnote 魅力的な　みりょくてき 魅惑する　みわく 魅了する　みりょう

Question 44

dislike; detest; hate きら；いや；ケン to hate; dislike unpleasant; disagreeable to loathe; hate mood; temper

Answer 44

嫌 ## Footnote 嫌う　きらう 嫌な　いや 嫌悪する　けんお 機嫌　きげん

Question 45

adjusted; alike; equal; similar variety ひと；セイ equal; similar all at once; simultaneously

Answer 45

斉 ## Footnote 斉しい　ひとしい 一斉に　いっせいに

Question 46

spread; pave; sit; promulgate し；しき；フ to spread; lay out threshold security deposit residence; estate

Answer 46

敷 ## Footnote 敷く　しく 敷居　しきい 敷金　しききん 屋敷　やしき

Question 47

hug; embrace; possess; protect; lead ヨウ to advocate for; protect (rights) an advocate; defender to hug; embrace

Answer 47

擁 ## Footnote 擁護する　ようご 擁護者　ようごしゃ 抱擁する　ほうよう

Question 48

sphere; circle; radius; range ケン capital city area stratosphere English speaking sphere (of the world)

Answer 48

圏 ## Footnote 首都圏　しゅとけん 成層圏　せいそうけん 英語圏　えいごけん

Question 49

acid; bitterness; sour; tart す；サン sour; tart oxygen carbonated acidity

Answer 49

酸 ## Footnote 酸っぱい　すっぱい 酸素　さんそ 炭酸　たんさん 酸性　さんせい

Question 50

penalty; punishment バツ punishment; penalty a fine penal regulations to punish

Answer 50

罰 ## Footnote 罰　ばつ 罰金　ばっきん 罰則　ばっそく 処罰する　しょばつ