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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 151–160
shiki
command / direction
彼女が現場の指揮を執りました。
かのじょ が げんば の しき を とりました。
kanojo ga genba no shiki o torimashita.
She took command of the site.
Say 指揮 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “command” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kantoku
supervision / director
彼は工事を監督しています。
かれ は こうじ を かんとく しています。
kare wa kouji o kantoku shiteimasu.
He supervises the construction work.
When you meet 監督 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “supervision” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kanshi
monitoring
サーバーを24時間監視しています。
さーばー を にじゅうよじかん かんし しています。
saabaa o nijuuyojikan kanshi shiteimasu.
We monitor the servers around the clock.
Say 監視 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “monitoring” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kansoku
observation (scientific)
今夜、流れ星が観測できます。
こんや、ながれぼし が かんそく できます。
kon'ya, nagareboshi ga kansoku dekimasu.
Shooting stars can be observed tonight.
When you meet 観測 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “observation (scientific)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →sokuryou
surveying
土地の測量が行われました。
とち の そくりょう が おこなわれました。
tochi no sokuryou ga okonawaremashita.
The land was surveyed.
Make 測量 yours: write one short sentence about “surveying” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →keisoku
measurement
ページの表示速度を計測しました。
ぺーじ の ひょうじ そくど を けいそく しました。
peeji no hyouji sokudo o keisoku shimashita.
I measured the page loading speed.
When you meet 計測 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “measurement” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →sanshutsu
calculation (of figures)
必要な費用を算出しました。
ひつような ひよう を さんしゅつ しました。
hitsuyouna hiyou o sanshutsu shimashita.
I calculated the required costs.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “calculation (of figures)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 算出 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →mitsumori
estimate / quotation
工事の見積をお願いしました。
こうじ の みつもり を おねがい しました。
kouji no mitsumori o onegai shimashita.
I requested an estimate for the construction.
Say 見積 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “estimate” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →tehai
arrangements
出張のホテルを手配しました。
しゅっちょう の ほてる を てはい しました。
shutchou no hoteru o tehai shimashita.
I arranged a hotel for the business trip.
Say 手配 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “arrangements” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →tetsuzuki
procedure
銀行口座の手続きは簡単でした。
ぎんこう こうざ の てつづき は かんたん でした。
ginkou kouza no tetsuzuki wa kantan deshita.
The bank account procedure was easy.
Make 手続き yours: write one short sentence about “procedure” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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