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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

艦艇　かんてい

競艇　きょうてい

Question 37

yield; bend flinch; submit

Answer 37

屈

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

駒　こま