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JLPT N1 Colors & Shapes vocabulary

24 words from JLPT N1 that relate to Colors & Shapes, ordered by real-world frequency. Words that have an example sentence show it alongside.

WordMeaning
グレートムにはグレーの車がある。grey, grayTom has a gray car.
赤らむあからむ青年の顔は、一層あからんだ。to become red, to blushThe young man's face became even redder.
でかいあの犬、でかいな。hugeThat dog is big.
立体りったい我々はその問題を立体的に調査した。solid bodyWe investigated the matter from all angles.
平たいひらたい古代人たちは地球は平たいと信じていた。flat, even, levelThe ancients believed the earth was flat.
フォームそれ歯磨き粉じゃなくて洗顔フォームだよ!foam; formIt's not a toothpaste, it's a face-cleansing foam!
真ん丸いまんまるいperfectly circular
筒つつ冬が近づきつつある。pipe, tubeWinter is drawing on.
真ん円いまんまるいperfectly round
色彩しきさい雄のくじゃくは尾の羽毛が色彩豊かである。colorThe male peacock has colorful tail feathers.
原型げんけいprototype, model, archetypal
鮮やかあざやか庭は花で色鮮やかである。vivid, clearThe garden is bright with flowers.
ジャンボあのジャンボジェット機は400人乗れる。jumboThat jumbo jet accommodates 400 passengers.
滑らかなめらか彼女の肌は滑らかです。smoothness, glassinessHer skin is smooth.
着色ちゃくしょくcoloring, coloring
斑むらこむらがえりを起こします。unevenness, inconsistency, irregularityI have leg cramps.
光沢こうたく光沢紙がいいな。luster, glossy finish (of photographs)I like glossy paper.
コントラストその洋服は赤と白のコントラストが美しい。contrastThe dress has a beautiful contrast between red and white.
つぶらつぶらな瞳だこと。round, rotundYou have such lovely, round eyes.
原形げんけいtoのつかない不定詞を原形不定詞と言う。original form, base formAn infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.
きらびやかきらびやかでいて重厚な宮殿を前に言葉も出ない。gorgeous, gaudy, dazzlingI'm speechless before such a beautiful and stately palace.
点線てんせんdotted line
焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown
煌々とこうこうとbrightly

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