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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 121–130
bunrui
classification
書類を種類ごとに分類しました。
しょるい を しゅるい ごと に ぶんるい しました。
shorui o shurui goto ni bunrui shimashita.
I classified the documents by type.
When you meet 分類 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “classification” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →buntan
sharing (of tasks)
家事を家族で分担しています。
かじ を かぞく で ぶんたん しています。
kaji o kazoku de buntan shiteimasu.
We share the housework among the family.
Make 分担 yours: write one short sentence about “sharing (of tasks)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →bunpai
distribution / sharing out
利益をメンバーに分配しました。
りえき を めんばー に ぶんぱい しました。
rieki o menbaa ni bunpai shimashita.
The profits were distributed to the members.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “distribution” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 分配 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →haibun
allocation
時間の配分を考えて試験を受けました。
じかん の はいぶん を かんがえて しけん を うけました。
jikan no haibun o kangaete shiken o ukemashita.
I took the exam with time allocation in mind.
Say 配分 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “allocation” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →haifu
distribution (of materials)
駅前でチラシを配布しています。
えきまえ で ちらし を はいふ しています。
ekimae de chirashi o haifu shiteimasu.
They are handing out flyers in front of the station.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “distribution (of materials)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 配布 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →haichi
arrangement / placement
机の配置を変えました。
つくえ の はいち を かえました。
tsukue no haichi o kaemashita.
We changed the arrangement of the desks.
Say 配置 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “arrangement” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →seibi
maintenance / development
車を定期的に整備しています。
くるま を ていきてき に せいび しています。
kuruma o teikiteki ni seibi shiteimasu.
I have my car serviced regularly.
Make 整備 yours: write one short sentence about “maintenance” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →seiton
tidying up
引き出しの中を整頓しました。
ひきだし の なか を せいとん しました。
hikidashi no naka o seiton shimashita.
I tidied up the inside of the drawer.
Tie 整頓 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “tidying up” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kouchiku
construction / building
新しいシステムを構築しています。
あたらしい しすてむ を こうちく しています。
atarashii shisutemu o kouchiku shiteimasu.
We are building a new system.
Say 構築 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “construction” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kousei
composition / structure
チームは五人で構成されています。
ちーむ は ごにん で こうせい されています。
chiimu wa gonin de kousei sareteimasu.
The team consists of five people.
Tie 構成 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “composition” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
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