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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 181–190
shukuhaku
lodging
駅前のホテルに宿泊しました。
えきまえ の ほてる に しゅくはく しました。
ekimae no hoteru ni shukuhaku shimashita.
I stayed at the hotel in front of the station.
Tie 宿泊 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “lodging” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →ijuu
migration / relocating
将来は田舎に移住したいです。
しょうらい は いなか に いじゅう したい です。
shourai wa inaka ni ijuu shitai desu.
In the future I want to move to the countryside.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “migration” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 移住 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →teijuu
permanent residence
日本に定住することを決めました。
にほん に ていじゅう する こと を きめました。
nihon ni teijuu suru koto o kimemashita.
I decided to settle permanently in Japan.
Tie 定住 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “permanent residence” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →fukyuu
spread / popularization
スマホは世界中に普及しました。
すまほ は せかいじゅう に ふきゅう しました。
sumaho wa sekaijuu ni fukyuu shimashita.
Smartphones have spread all over the world.
Tie 普及 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “spread” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shintou
permeation / spreading
新しい制度が社内に浸透してきました。
あたらしい せいど が しゃない に しんとう して きました。
atarashii seido ga shanai ni shintou shite kimashita.
The new system has taken root in the company.
Tie 浸透 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “permeation” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →ryuutsuu
distribution / circulation
この商品は全国に流通しています。
この しょうひん は ぜんこく に りゅうつう しています。
kono shouhin wa zenkoku ni ryuutsuu shiteimasu.
This product is distributed nationwide.
When you meet 流通 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “distribution” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →ryuukou
trend / fashion
今年はこの色が流行しています。
ことし は この いろ が りゅうこう しています。
kotoshi wa kono iro ga ryuukou shiteimasu.
This color is in fashion this year.
Tie 流行 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “trend” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →henka
change
働き方が大きく変化しました。
はたらきかた が おおきく へんか しました。
hatarakikata ga ookiku henka shimashita.
The way we work has changed greatly.
Make 変化 yours: write one short sentence about “change” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →henkan
conversion
音声をテキストに変換します。
おんせい を てきすと に へんかん します。
onsei o tekisuto ni henkan shimasu.
The audio is converted to text.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “conversion” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 変換 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →hendou
fluctuation
為替は毎日変動しています。
かわせ は まいにち へんどう しています。
kawase wa mainichi hendou shiteimasu.
Exchange rates fluctuate every day.
Tie 変動 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “fluctuation” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
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