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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 101–110
hattatsu
development (skills/body)
台風が南の海で発達しています。
たいふう が みなみ の うみ で はったつ しています。
taifuu ga minami no umi de hattatsu shiteimasu.
A typhoon is developing over the southern sea.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “development (skills” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 発達 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →hassei
occurrence
システムにエラーが発生しました。
しすてむ に えらー が はっせい しました。
shisutemu ni eraa ga hassei shimashita.
An error occurred in the system.
Tie 発生 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “occurrence” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →hakki
demonstration (of ability)
本番で実力を発揮できました。
ほんばん で じつりょく を はっき できました。
honban de jitsuryoku o hakki dekimashita.
I was able to show my true ability in the real performance.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “demonstration (of ability)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 発揮 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →hassou
idea / way of thinking
彼の発想はいつも新しいです。
かれ の はっそう は いつも あたらしい です。
kare no hassou wa itsumo atarashii desu.
His ideas are always fresh.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “idea” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 発想 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →rensou
association (of ideas)
この曲を聞くと故郷を連想します。
この きょく を きく と ふるさと を れんそう します。
kono kyoku o kiku to furusato o rensou shimasu.
This song makes me think of my hometown.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “association (of ideas)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 連想 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kioku
memory
初出勤の日は今も記憶に残っています。
はつしゅっきん の ひ は いま も きおく に のこっています。
hatsushukkin no hi wa ima mo kioku ni nokotteimasu.
I still remember my first day at work.
Make 記憶 yours: write one short sentence about “memory” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kisai
mention / entry (in document)
詳細は契約書に記載されています。
しょうさい は けいやくしょ に きさい されています。
shousai wa keiyakusho ni kisai sareteimasu.
The details are stated in the contract.
Say 記載 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “mention” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →keisai
publication (article)
インタビューが雑誌に掲載されました。
いんたびゅー が ざっし に けいさい されました。
intabyuu ga zasshi ni keisai saremashita.
The interview was published in a magazine.
When you meet 掲載 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “publication (article)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →keiji
posting / notice
お知らせは入り口に掲示してあります。
おしらせ は いりぐち に けいじ して あります。
oshirase wa iriguchi ni keiji shite arimasu.
The notice is posted at the entrance.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “posting” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 掲示 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →hyouji
display / indication
画面にエラーが表示されました。
がめん に えらー が ひょうじ されました。
gamen ni eraa ga hyouji saremashita.
An error was displayed on the screen.
Say 表示 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “display” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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