JLPT 1: 401-450

Question 1

spare time; rest; leisure; time; leave of absence

ひま；カ

spare time; free time

person with a lot of free time

holiday; day off

leisure time; spare time

Answer 1

暇

暇な　ひま

暇人　ひまじん

休暇　きゅうか

余暇　よか

Question 2

lungs

ハイ

lungs

pneumonia

Answer 2

肺

肺　はい

肺炎　はいえん

Question 3

upright; chastity; constancy; righteousness

さだ；テイ

chaste; pure

virtuous; chaste

Answer 3

貞

貞潔な　ていけつ

貞淑な　ていしゅく

Question 4

peaceful

やす；セイ

Yasukuni Shrine

Answer 4

靖

靖国　やすくに

Question 5

specimen; take warning from; learning

かんが；カン

to heed; bear in mind; take into account

to appreciatiate (aesthetic sense)

to appraise; give an expert opinion

stamp; seal

Answer 5

鑑

鑑みる　かんがみる

鑑賞する　かんしょう

鑑定する　かんてい

印鑑　いんかん

Question 6

domesticate; raise; keep; feed

か；シ

to have a pet

pet owner

to raise; rear

feed; fodder

Answer 6

飼

飼う　かう

飼い主　かいぬし

飼育する　しいく

飼料　しりょう

Question 7

shade; yin; negative; sex organs; secret; shadow

かげ；イン

shadow

shade

gloomy; melancholic

plot; intrigue; conspiracy

Answer 7

陰

陰　かげ

日陰　ひかげ

陰気な　いんき

陰謀　いんぼう

Question 8

follow; though; notwithstanding; while; during; both

したが；ズイ

to follow rules; abide; obey

essay; writing

very; considerably

as occasion calls

Answer 8

随

随う　したがう

随筆　ずいひつ

随分　ずいぶん

随時　ずいじ

Question 9

ardent; violent; vehement; furious; severe; extreme

はげ；レツ

intense; fierce

mighty; strong; intense

vehement

Answer 9

烈

烈しい　はげしい

強烈な　きょうれつ

猛烈な　もうれつ

Question 10

inquire; fathom; look for

たず；ジン

to ask; inquire; look into

missing person

to interrogate; question

common; usual

Answer 10

尋

尋ねる　たずねる

尋ね人　たずねびと

尋問する　じんもん

尋常な　じんじょう

Question 11

draft; copy; manuscript; straw

わら；コウ

straw; hay

manuscript; master copy

to post (online)

Answer 11

稿

稿　わら

原稿　げんこう

投稿する　とうこう

Question 12

rust-colored; red; red lead; pills; sincerity

に；タン

red earth

diligent

diligence; effort

Answer 12

丹

丹　に

丹念な　たんねん

丹精　たんせい

Question 13

disclose; open; say

ひら；ケイ

to enlighten; edify

to be enlightened; develope; shed illimunation

the Enlightenment

Answer 13

啓

啓く　ひらく

啓発する　けいはつ

啓蒙思潮　けいもうしちょう

Question 14

to be (classical)

なり；ヤ

to be (classic Japanese)

considerably; fairly; quite

chunky mochi

Answer 14

也

也　なり

可也　かなり

空也餅　くうやもち

Question 15

hill; knoll

おか；キュウ

hill; mound

hill

sand dune

Answer 15

丘

丘　おか

丘陵　きゅうりょう

砂丘　さきゅう

Question 16

ridgepole; ridge

むね；むな；トウ

ridge of roof

ridgepole

hospital ward

chief support; pillar

Answer 16

棟

棟　むね

棟木　むなぎ

病棟　びょうとう

棟梁　とうりょう

Question 17

lot; earth; soil

つち；ジョウ

earth; soil

soil; fertile ground

soil science; pedology

Answer 17

壌

壌　つち

土壌　どじょう

土壌学　どじょうがく

Question 18

cartoon; involuntarily; unrestrained; in spite of oneself

そぞ；マン

restless; on edge

manga

two-person comedy

Answer 18

漫

漫ろな　そぞろ

漫画　まんが

漫才　まんざい

Question 19

mysterious; occultness

くろ；ゲン

expert; professional

entranceway; foyer

unpolished rice

Answer 19

玄

玄人　くろうと

玄関　げんかん

玄米　げんまい

Question 20

sticky; glutinous; greasy; persevere

ねば；ネン

to be sticky; to persevere

tenacious; persistant

to adhere

clay

Answer 20

粘

粘る　ねばる

粘り強い　ねばりづよい

粘着する　ねんちゃく

粘土　ねんど

Question 21

enlightenment; perceive; discern; realize; understand

さと；ゴ

to perceive; understand; comprehend

to ready yourself (for something big)

Answer 21

悟

悟る　さとる

覚悟する　かくご

Question 22

shop; store; pave

ホ

to pave a road

shop; store

Answer 22

舗

舗装する　ほそう

店舗　てんぽ

Question 23

pregnancy

ニン

pregnancy

contraceptives

infertilty

Answer 23

妊

妊娠　にんしん

避妊　ひにん

不妊症　ふにんしょう

Question 24

mellow; ripen; mature; acquire skill

う；ジュク

to ripen

to have thorough knowledge of

maturity; ripe

immature; inexperienced

Answer 24

熟

熟れる　うれる

熟知する　じゅくち

成熟　せいじゅく

未熟な　みじゅく

Question 25

rising sun; morning sun あさひ；キョク morning sun rising sun

Answer 25

旭 ## Footnote 旭　あさひ 旭日　きょくじつ

Question 26

grace; kindness; goodness; favor; mercy; blessing; benefit オン grace; favor; blessing benefactor; patron repay kindness ingratitude

Answer 26

恩 ## Footnote 恩恵　おんけい 恩人　おんじん 恩返し　おんがえし 恩知らず　おんしらず

Question 27

leaping up; jumping up; rising; advancing; going トウ to boil; seeth to increase suddenly (prices) to skyrocket (prices)

Answer 27

騰 ## Footnote 沸騰する　ふっとう 暴騰する　ぼうとう 急騰する　きゅうとう

Question 28

journey; travel; chase away; let go; going; before い；オウ to go to go round trip to pass in to the next life; be at wit's end

Answer 28

往 ## Footnote 往く　いく 往復する　おうふく 往生する　おうじょう

Question 29

consummate; accomplish; attain; commit と；つい；スイ to accomplish; carry out finally; at last; in the end to accomplish; execute attemptive (murder)

Answer 29

遂 ## Footnote 遂げる　とげる 遂に　ついに 遂行する　すいこう 未遂　みすい

Question 30

lunatic; insane; crazy; confuse くる；キョウ to go mad; go amiss madness; insanity to go wild; be crazy about rabies

Answer 30

狂 ## Footnote 狂う　くるう 狂気　きょうき 熱狂する　ねっきょう 狂犬病　きょうけんびょう

Question 31

branch off; fork in road; scene; arena; theater キ to diverge; fork forked road; crossroads to cover a lot of topics; wide-ranging Gifu prefecture

Answer 31

岐 ## Footnote 分岐する　ぶんき 岐路　きろ 多岐に渡る　たきにわたる 岐阜県　ぎふけん

Question 32

highness; steps (of those) ヘイ your majesty His majesty the Emperor

Answer 32

陛 ## Footnote 陛下　へいか 天皇陛下　てんのうへいか

Question 33

horizontal; woof; left and right; latitude; prediction イ latitude details; particularts; whole story high latitudes

Answer 33

緯 ## Footnote 緯度　いど 経緯　いきさつ 高緯度　こういど

Question 34

cultivate; foster つちか；バイ to cultivate; foster to cultivate to nurture; cultivate

Answer 34

培 ## Footnote 培う　つちかう 栽培する　さいばい 培養する　ばいよう

Question 35

decline; wane; weaken おとろ；スイ to weaken; wane; decline weakness; debility to degenerate; decay; ebb

Answer 35

衰 ## Footnote 衰える　おとろえる 衰弱する　すいじゃく 衰退する　すいたい

Question 36

rowboat; small boat テイ military vessel boat race

Answer 36

艇 ## Footnote 艦艇　かんてい 競艇　きょうてい

Question 37

yield; bend flinch; submit

Answer 37

屈 ## Footnote 屈む　かがむ 屈める　かがめる 窮屈な　きゅうくつ 退屈な　たいくつ

Question 38

thin; faint; pale; fleeting あわ；タン light; faint; pale uninterested; unconcerned coolness; indifference plain; frank; candid

Answer 38

淡 ## Footnote 淡い　あわい 淡々と　たんたんと 冷淡な　れいたん 淡白な　たんぱく

Question 39

pluck; pull; extract; excel チュウ lottery; raffle abstract to extract; select from

Answer 39

抽 ## Footnote 抽選　ちゅうせん 抽象的な　ちゅうしょうてき 抽出する　ちゅうしゅつ

Question 40

expose; open ヒ to show; display; present wedding reception

Answer 40

披 ## Footnote 披露する　ひろう 披露宴　ひろうえん

Question 41

courts; imperial court; government office テイ courtroom imperial court to begin a trial to adjourn

Answer 41

廷 ## Footnote 法廷　ほうてい 宮廷　きゅうてい 開廷する　かいてい 閉廷する　へいてい

Question 42

brocade; fine dress; honors にしき；キン brocade; fine dress autumn with beautiful leaves

Answer 42

錦 ## Footnote 錦　にしき 錦秋　きんしゅう

Question 43

quasi-; semi-; associate なぞら；ジュン to pattern after to ratify associate professor

Answer 43

准 ## Footnote 准える　なぞらえる 批准する　ひじゅん 准教授　じゅんきょうじゅ

Question 44

seashore; beach いそ；キ beach; seashore

Answer 44

磯 ## Footnote 磯　いそ

Question 45

exhort; urge; encourage すす；ショウ to recommend; advise to encourage; promote; induce scholarship; stipend; student loan

Answer 45

奨 ## Footnote 奨める　すすめる 奨励する　しょうれい 奨学金　しょうがくきん

Question 46

immersed; soak; dip; steep; moisten; wet; dunk ひた；シン to be soaked in; submerged in; immersed to dip; sumerge to permeate; soak to erode; corrode

Answer 46

浸 ## Footnote 浸る　ひたる 浸す　ひたす 浸透する　しんとう 侵食する　しんしょく

Question 47

surplus; besides ジョウ excess-; over- surplus; redundant

Answer 47

剰 ## Footnote 過剰　かじょう 余剰　よじょう

Question 48

gall bladder; courage; pluck; nerve きも；タン innards; spirit; courage bold; audacious; daring to be discouraged; dejected gall bladder

Answer 48

胆 ## Footnote 胆　きも 大胆な　だいたんな 落胆する　たくたん 胆嚢　たんのう

Question 49

slender; fine; thin; kimono セン dainty; delicate fiber cilia/cilium

Answer 49

繊 ## Footnote 繊細な　せんさい 繊維　せんい 繊毛　せんもう

Question 50

pony; horse; colt こま；ク piece (in shogi, chess, board games)

Answer 50

駒 ## Footnote 駒　こま