JLPT N1 Arts & Culture Vocabulary - 65 Words
Complete list of 65 JLPT N1 arts & culture vocabulary words with readings, meanings, and example sentences.
65 words
当て字あてじ
phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character
遺跡いせき
historic ruins (remains relics)
演ずるえんずる
to perform; to play
行いおこない
deed; conduct; behavior; action; asceticism
お宮おみや
Shinto shrine
回収かいしゅう
collection; recovery
気質かたぎ
spirit; character; trait; temperament; disposition
合唱がっしょう
chorus; singing in a chorus
合併がっぺい
combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; merger; coalition; fusion; annexation; affiliation; incorpor
気風きふう
character; traits; ethos
脚色きゃくしょく
dramatization (e.g. film)
宮殿きゅうでん
palace
戯曲ぎきょく
play; drama
口ずさむくちずさむ
to hum something; to sing to oneself
現像げんぞう
developing (film)
行為こうい
act; deed; conduct
皇居こうきょ
Imperial Palace
囀るさえずる
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
刺繍ししゅう
embroidery
祝賀しゅくが
celebration; congratulations
出品しゅっぴん
exhibit; display
樹立じゅりつ
establish; create
人格じんかく
personality; character; individuality
盛大せいだい
grand; prosperous; magnificent
繊維せんい
fibre; fiber; textile
装飾そうしょく
ornament
壮大そうだい
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
館たち
1. mansion; small castle
立方たちかた
dancing (geisha)
尊いたっとい
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
貴いたっとい
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
抽選ちゅうせん
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
徴収ちょうしゅう
collection; levy
長編ちょうへん
long (e.g. novel film)
著名ちょめい
well-known; noted; celebrated
適応てきおう
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
展示てんじ
exhibition; display
陶器とうき
pottery; ceramics
鳥居とりい
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
堂々どうどう
magnificent; grand; impressive
名高いなだかい
famous; celebrated; well-known
華々しいはなばなしい
brilliant; magnificent; spectacular
久しいひさしい
long; long-continued; old (story)
美び
beauty
復活ふっかつ
revival (e.g. musical); restoration
復興ふっこう
revival; renaissance; reconstruction
文化財ぶんかざい
cultural assets; cultural property
施すほどこす
to donate; to give; to conduct; to apply; to perform
募金ぼきん
fund-raising; collection of funds
舞うまう
to dance; to flutter about; to revolve
膜まく
membrane; film
目盛めもり
scale; gradations
設けるもうける
to create; to establish
持てるもてる
to be well liked; to be popular
社やしろ
Shinto shrine
やっ付けるやっつける
to beat
連休れんきゅう
consecutive holidays
エレガントエレガント
elegant
ジャズジャズ
jazz
ジャンルジャンル
genre
セレモニーセレモニー
ceremony
デコレーションデコレーション
decoration
デッサンデッサン
(fr:) (n) rough sketch (fr: dessin)
フィルターフィルター
(camera) filter
メロディーメロディー
melody
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