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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

drown
sink
hide
fall into
disappear
die

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボツ
モツ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おぼ.れる
しず.む
ない

Common Words

っとう
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #6955
1

immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

Examples
彼はわれを忘れて研究に没頭した。
He lost himself in his studies.
っしゅう
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #11049
1

seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture

Examples
兵隊たちは彼らが征服した人々から食物を没収した。
The soldiers seized food from the people they conquered.
ゅつぼつ
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #15355
1

making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

Examples
かつてこの海域には海賊がよく出没していた。
Pirates once appeared frequently in this area of the sea.
つらく
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #16215
1

ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy

Examples
商売でそんな失敗をしたらどんな会社でも没落する。
Such a business failure would sink any company.
ちぼつ
Noun
Freq #18658
1

sunset

Examples
私達は美しい日没に見とれた。
We admired the beautiful sunset.
んぼつ
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #20261
1

cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

いぼつ
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #22130
1

being buried

2

remaining unknown; being forgotten

3

being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

Examples
彼はすっかり家庭生活に埋没していて働く気がない。
He is totally immersed in family life and has no wish to work.
っす
歿する
Freq #23011
1

没する only; Suru verb - special class; Intransitive verb

to sink; to go down; to set

2

Suru verb - special class; Intransitive verb

to pass away; to die

3

没する only; Suru verb - special class; Intransitive verb

to disappear; to vanish

Examples
太陽は地平線下に没した
The sun went below the horizon.
4

没する only; Suru verb - special class; Transitive verb

to confiscate

んしゅつきぼつ
Noun
四字熟語
~の Adj.
Freq #23112
1

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

んぼつ
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #23415
1

sinking; foundering; going down; submersion

Examples
彼らは沈没する船を見捨てた。
They abandoned the sinking ship.
2

Colloquial

getting dead drunk

3

Colloquial

having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties

4

Slang; Backpacker slang

staying in one place for a long time

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