JLPT 1: 451-500

Question 1

void; emptiness; unpreparedness; crack; fissure; untruth

むな；うつ；キョ

vacant; futile; void

blank; cavity; hollow

fiction; untruth

modest

Answer 1

虚

虚しい　むなしい

虚ろ　うつろ

虚偽　きょぎ

謙虚な　けんきょ

Question 2

spirits; soul

たま；レイ；リョウ

soul; spirit

ghost; specter

hearse

evil spirit

Answer 2

霊

霊　たま

幽霊　ゆうれい

霊柩車　れいきゅうしゃ

悪霊　あくりょう

Question 3

repent; regret

く；くや；カイ

vexing; annoying; regrettable

to mourn; lament

to regret

Answer 3

悔

悔しい　くやしい

悔やむ　くやむ

後悔する　こうかい

Question 4

rebuke; admonish; charge; warn; persuade

さと；ユ

to admonish; warn; remonstrate

licensed teacher

10,000 yen note

Answer 4

諭

諭す　さとす

教諭　きょうゆ

諭吉　ゆきち

Question 5

wretched; disaster; cruelty; harsh

みじ；むご；サン

miserable; wretched

cruel; pitiless; inhumane

tragic; disastrous; pitiful

disaster; horrible accident

Answer 5

惨

惨めな　みじめ

惨い　むごい

悲惨な　ひさん

惨事　さんじ

Question 6

tyrannize; oppress

しいた；ギャク

to oppress; tyrannize

to abuse; mal-treat

to massacre

cruel; brutal

Answer 6

虐

虐げる　しいたげる

虐待する　ぎゃくたい

虐殺する　ぎゃくさつ

残虐な　ざんぎゃく

Question 7

flip; turn over; wave; flutter; change (mind)

ひるがえ；ホン

to turn over; turn something around

to translate

to trifle with; toy with

Answer 7

翻

翻す　ひるがえす

翻訳する　ほんやく

翻弄する　ほんろう

Question 8

crash; fall down

お；ツイ

to fall down; sink

to crash (airplane, helicopter, etc.)

to shoot down

Answer 8

墜

墜ちる　おちる

墜落する　ついらく

撃墜する　げきつい

Question 9

marsh; lake; bog; swamp; pond

ぬま；ショウ

swamp; bog

lakes and marches

marsh; swamp

Answer 9

沼

沼　ぬま

湖沼　こしょう

沼沢　しょうたく

Question 10

set; lay a foundation; install; equip; squat down

す；キョ

to place; set; install

deferment; leaving as it stands

Answer 10

据

据える　すえる

据え置き　すえおき

Question 11

fertilizer; get fat; fertile; maure; pamper

こ；ヒ

to grow fat; gain weight; grow fertile

to fertilize; enrich

obesity; fatness

manure; fertilizer

Answer 11

肥

肥える　こえる

肥やす　こやす

肥満　ひまん

肥料　ひりょう

Question 12

gradually; slowly; deliberately gently

おもむろ；ジョ

abruptly; suddenly

gradually; slowly; little by little

to go slowly

Answer 12

徐

徐に　おもむろに

徐々に　じょじょに

徐行する　じょこう

Question 13

sugar

トウ

sugar

diabetes

sugar (in food)

blood sugar

Answer 13

糖

砂糖　さとう

糖尿病　とうにょうびょう

糖分　とうぶん

血糖　けっとう

Question 14

board; load (a vehicle); ride

トウ

to board (airplane)

to load on board

boarding pass

Answer 14

搭

搭乗する　とうじょう

搭載する　とうさい

搭乗券　とうじょうけん

Question 15

shield; escutcheon; pretext

たて；ジュン

shield; buckler

to contradict; be inconsistent

Answer 15

盾

盾　たて

矛盾する　むじゅん

Question 16

waterfall; rapids; cascade

たき；ロウ

waterfall

rapids

Answer 16

滝

滝　たき

滝川　たきがわ

Question 17

rut; wheel; track; model; way of doing

キ

orbit; trajectory

tire track

Answer 17

軌

軌道　きどう

軌跡　きせき

Question 18

bag; bale; sack; counter for bags

たわら；ヒョウ

straw bag; bale

sumo arena

Answer 18

俵

俵　たわら

土俵　どひょう

Question 19

disturb; prevent; hamper; obstruct

さまた；ボウ

to disturb; obstruct; hinder

to interfere; jam; obstruct

Answer 19

妨

妨げる　さまたげる

妨害する　ぼうがい

Question 20

grate; rub; scratch; scrape; chafe; scour

す；こ；マツ

to rub; scrub; chafe

grazing; skimming

friction

Answer 20

擦​

擦る　する/こする

擦れ擦れな　すれすれ

摩擦　まさつ

Question 21

whale

くじら；ゲイ

whale

to whale; hunt whales

whale oil

Answer 21

鯨

鯨　くじら

捕鯨する　ほげい

鯨油　げいゆ

Question 22

villa; inn; cottage; feudal manor; solemn; dignified

ソウ

villa; holiday house

solemn; grave

Answer 22

荘

別荘　べっそう

荘厳な　そうごん

Question 23

consent; assent; agreement

ダク

consent; acquiescence

consent

Answer 23

諾

承諾　しょうだく

許諾　きょだく

Question 24

thunder; lighting bolt

かみなり；ライ

lightning; thunder

thunderstorm

land mine

torpedo

Answer 24

雷

雷　かみなり

雷雨　らいう

地雷　じらい

魚雷　ぎょらい

Question 25

drift; float on liquid

ただよ；ヒョウ

to float; drift; (scent) be in the air

to drift

bleach

vagabond; drifter

Answer 25

漂

漂う　ただよう

漂流する　ひょうりゅうする

漂白剤　ぎょうはくざい

漂泊者　ひょうはくしゃ

Question 26

pocket; feelings; heart; yearn; miss someone; bosom

ふところ；なつ；カイ

bosom; breast

missed; dear

flashlight

doubt; skepticism

Answer 26

懐

懐　ふところ

懐かしい　なつかしい

懐中電灯　かいちゅうでんとう

懐疑　かいぎ

Question 27

intuition; perception; check; compare; sixth sense

カン

to get the wrong idea

to settle an account; calculate a bill

to pardon; forgive

splitting the cost

Answer 27

勘

勘違いする

勘定する　かんじょう

勘弁する　かんべん

割り勘　わりかん

Question 28

plantation; planting

サイ

to cultivate

bonsai; miniature potted plant

Answer 28

栽

栽培する　さいばい

盆栽　ぼんさい

Question 29

kidnap; falsify

カイ

to kidnap

Answer 29

拐

誘拐する　ゆうかい

Question 30

burdensome; pack horse; horse load; send by horse

ダ；タ

no good

futile; pointless; wasteful

Japanese wooden clogs

Answer 30

駄

駄目な　だめ

無駄な　むだ

下駄　げた

Question 31

annexed; accompany; marry; suit; meet; satisfy; attach

そ；テン

to garnish; support

to meet expectations; satisfy

to add; annex

to attach (a file in emails)

Answer 31

添

添える　そえる

添う　そう

添加する　てんか

添付する　てんぷ

Question 32

crown; best; peerless

かんむり；かむ；カン

crown

to put on your head

coronary

Answer 32

冠

冠　かんむり

冠る　かむる

冠状　かんじょう

Question 33

wise; fast learner

さと；ソウ

smart; sensitive; discerning

shar-eared

wise

Answer 33

聡

聡い　さとい

耳聡い　みみざとい

聡明な　そうめい

Question 34

wandering; waves; billows; reckless; unrestrained

ロウ

wandering samurai; out of work

waste; extravagance

vagrant

to wander

Answer 34

浪

浪人　ろうにん

浪費　ろうひ

浮浪者　ふろうしゃ

放浪する　ほうろう

Question 35

Asia; rank; next; come after; -ous

ア

zinc

subtropics

sub species

East Asia

Answer 35

亜

亜鉛　あえん

亜熱帯　あねったい

亜種　あしゅ

東亜　とうあ

Question 36

perusal; see

ラン

exhibition; fair

to peruse; browse (the web)

lest; table

to see; look; watch (keigo)

Answer 36

覧

展覧会　てんらんかい

閲覧する　えつらん

一覧表　いちらんひょう

ご覧になる　ごらんになる

Question 37

lie; falsehood; deceive; pretend

サ

fraud; cheating

to swindle; defraud

swindler

Answer 37

詐

詐欺　さぎ

詐取する　さしゅ

詐欺師　さぎし

Question 38

podium; stage; rostrum; terrace

ダン；タン

flower bed

last moment; at the eleventh hour

altar

Buddhist altar

Answer 38

壇

花壇　かだん

土壇場　どたんば

祭壇　さいだん

仏壇　ぶつだん

Question 39

mertorious deed; merit

いさお；クン

meritorious deed

decoration; order; medal

Answer 39

勲

勲　いさお

勲章　くんしょう

Question 40

witch; demon evil spirit

マ

sorcery; black magic

magic; witchcraft

to deceive; falsify; swindle

devil; demon; fiend

Answer 40

魔

魔術　まじゅつ

魔法　まほう

誤魔化す　ごまかす

悪魔　あくま

Question 41

repay; reward; retribution

むく；シュウ

to reward; recompense; retaliate

reward; remuneration

free of charge; without reward

Answer 41

酬

酬いる　むくいる

報酬　ほうしゅう

無報酬　むほうしゅう

Question 42

purple; violet

むらさき；シ

purple; violet

ultra-violet rays

Answer 42

紫

紫　むらさき

紫外線　しがいせん

Question 43

dawn; daybreak

あけぼの；ショ

Answer 43

曙

曙　あけぼの

曙光　しょこう

Question 44

family crest; figures

モン

fingerprint

water ripple

crest; coat of arms

family crest

Answer 44

紋

指紋　しもん

波紋　はもん

紋章　もんしょう

家紋　かもん

Question 45

wholesale

おろ；おろし

to sell wholesale

wholesale

Answer 45

卸

卸す　おろす

卸売　おろしうり

Question 46

stirred up; be invigorated; flourish

ふる；フン

to muster (courage); rouse up; enliven

to be excited; aroused

to struggle hard

Answer 46

奮

奮う　ふるう

興奮する　こうふん

奮闘する　ふんとう

Question 47

column; handrail; blank; space

ラン

blank space

thie column

guardrail; handrail; bannister

Answer 47

欄

空欄　くうらん

本欄　ほんらん

欄干　らんかん

Question 48

deviate; idleness; leisure; miss the mark; evade; elude

そ；はぐ；イツ

to veer away; go astray

to avert (eyes); turn away

to deviate

article of rare beauty; gem

Answer 48

逸

逸れる　それる/はぐれる

逸らす　そらす

逸脱する　いつだつ

逸品　いっぴん

Question 49

horizon; shore; limit; bound

ガイ

one’s lifetime

horizon; distant land; heavenly shores

a person without a single relative

Answer 49

涯

生涯　しょうがい

天涯　てんがい

天涯孤独　てんがいこどく

Question 50

clear (the land); open; break up (land)

ひら；タク

to open (a path); clear (the way)

to trailblaze; pathfind

trailblazer; pioneer

Answer 50

拓

拓く　ひらく

開拓する　かいたく

開拓者　かいたくしゃ