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JLPT N1 Nature & Weather vocabulary

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

WordMeaning
天てん何してんの?heaven, skyWhat are you doing?
溜まりたまり寒気がしてたまりません。collected things, gathering place, arrearsI have very bad chills.
闇やみ一寸先は闇。darkness, shady, illegalWho can read the future?
津波つなみ津波は滅多にない。tsunami, tidal waveTsunamis are very rare.
潮しお潮を吹いたぞ。tideThere she blows!
浜はま波が浜に打ち寄せている。beach, seashoreWaves are beating the shore.
日向ひなた日向に座ってても、まだ寒い。sunny place, in the sunEven though I'm sitting here in the sun, I still feel cold.
沼ぬまここに小さな沼があります。swamp, bog, pondThere is a small pond here.
野外やがい今日の野外はとても暑い。fields, outskirts, open air, suburbsIt's really hot outside today.
溝どぶ両者の溝が狭まった。ditch, drain, gapThe gap between them has narrowed.
気象きしょう最近は異常気象がよくある。weather, climateWe often have unusual weather these days.
崖がけモップがけをしたい。cliffI want to mop the floor.
沿岸えんがん沿岸地帯には津波警報が出た。coast, shoreThe coast was warned against a tsunami.
上空じょうくう町の上空を飛行機が飛んでいる。sky, high-altitude sky, upper airA plane is flying above the city.
峰みねその峰は雲の上にそびえている。peak, ridgeThe peak rises above the clouds.
地形ちけいヘリコプターの運転席からなら、その地の素晴らしい地形を見渡すのは容易い。landform, geographical features, topographyIt's easy to see the area's majestic topography from the cockpit of a helicopter.
渚なぎさ渚に人が群がっていた。water's edge, beach, shoreThere were flocks of people on the beach.
高原こうげん高原を散歩するのは楽しい。tableland, plateauIt's pleasant to take a walk on the plateau.
河川かせん河川は豪雨で氾濫しました。riversThe rivers were flooded by the heavy rain.
満月まんげつ今夜は満月だ。full moonThere's a full moon tonight.
真珠しんじゅ豚に真珠を与えるな。pearlCast not pearls before swine.
降水こうすい今夏の降水量は普通でなかった。rainfall, precipitationThis summer we had an unusual amount of rain.
雫しずく彼の服からしずくが垂れていた。drop (of water)His clothes were dripping.
山岳さんがく山岳救助隊は24時間待機している。mountainsThe mountain rescue team is on call 24 hours a day.
山脈さんみゃく私は山脈を見た。mountain rangeI saw a chain of mountains.
傾斜けいしゃ屋根は鋭い角度で傾斜している。inclination, slope, dipThe roof slopes sharply.
斜面しゃめん彼は険しい斜面をじっと見た。slope, slanting surface, bevelHe stared at the steep slope.
天地てんちこの天地の間にはな、所謂哲学の思いも及ばぬ大事があるわい。heaven and earth, the universeThere are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
海峡かいきょうその海峡に長い橋を建設中です。channelThey are building a long bridge across the channel.
浜辺はまべ浜辺の砂は白かった。beach, foreshoreThe sand on the beach was white.
大空おおぞら大空を見上げる。heaven, the skyI look up at the sky.
晴天せいてん今日は晴天です。fine weatherToday is a sunny day.
水源すいげんどんな川にも水源があります。source of riverEvery river has a source.
風土ふうど日本人の精神はその独特の風土に根ざしている。natural features, climateIt is the particular environment that has shaped the Japanese mentality.
てっぺんてっぺんまで上がった。top, summit, apexWe climbed to the top.
雨天うてん雨天がいやだ。rainy weatherI don't like rainy weather.
水田すいでん津波が水田を押し流し、町は浸水しました。(water-filled) paddy fieldTsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.
暴風ぼうふう暴風で家が飛ばされた。storm, windstorm, galeThe house was carried away by strong winds.
土手どて花々が土手に咲いた。embankment, bankBlossoms have come out on the embankment.
砂利じゃり砂利をセメントで固める必要がある。gravel, ballast, pebblesWe need to bind gravel with cement.
夕焼けゆうやけきれいな夕焼けだよ!sunsetWhat a beautiful sunset!
霞むかすむ目がかすみます。to grow hazy, to be mistyI have bleary eyes.
微塵みじん彼には親切心などみじんもない。particle, atomHe doesn't have a particle of kindness in his heart.
聳えるそびえる富士山は天高くそびえている。to rise, to tower, to soarMt. Fuji soars heavenward.
風車ふうしゃオランダでは、どこへ行っても風車が見られる。windmillGo where you will in Holland, you will see windmills.
煙るけむる仕事している時に他人のたばこのけむりを吸うのはいやだ。to smoke (e.g., fire)I don't like to inhale someone's smoke while I'm working.
田園でんえん田園を歩くのは楽しいと思った。country, rural districtsI found it pleasant walking in the country.
気流きりゅうただ今気流の関係で揺れております。atmospheric currentWe are currently experiencing some turbulence.
ほとり湖のほとりの家は私の家です。vicinity of lake; riverThe house by the lake is mine.
岩石がんせきこの板状の固い岩石の層をプレートと呼ぶ。rockWe call these slabs of the solid-rock layer 'plates'.
起伏きふくundulation
海抜かいばつそのやまは海抜2千メートルだ。height above sea levelThe mountain is 2000 meters above sea level.
海流かいりゅう海流に変化が起きたのだろうか。ocean currentHas a change in ocean currents occurred?
見晴らしみはらしその丘は見晴らしがよい。viewThe hill commands a fine view.
中腹ちゅうふくその丘の中腹に家が一軒あった。mountain side, halfway upThere was a cottage on the side of the hill.
山腹さんぷく僕らの大学の校舎は、今福岡市の北部の山腹に建築中です。hillside, mountainsideOur university building is now under construction on a hillside in the north of Fukuoka.
水気みずけお風呂から上がって脱衣所に入る時は、タオルでしっかり水気を拭き取りましょう。moisture, dampnessWhen you get out of the bath, dry yourself off before going into the dressing room.
焚火たきび(open) fire
原っぱはらっぱopen field, empty lot, plain
西日にしび僕の部屋は西日をまともにうける。westering sunThe afternoon sun comes directly into my room.
霰あられhail (e.g., falling ice balls)
稲光いなびかり遠くに稲光が見えた。(flash of) lightningI saw flashes of lightning in the distance.
~光~こうlight

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