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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 191–200
tenkan
switch / changeover
会社は方針を転換しました。
かいしゃ は ほうしん を てんかん しました。
kaisha wa houshin o tenkan shimashita.
The company changed course.
Make 転換 yours: write one short sentence about “switch” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →tensou
forwarding
メールを担当者に転送しました。
めーる を たんとうしゃ に てんそう しました。
meeru o tantousha ni tensou shimashita.
I forwarded the email to the person in charge.
Say 転送 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “forwarding” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →ikou
transition / migration
新しいシステムに移行しました。
あたらしい しすてむ に いこう しました。
atarashii shisutemu ni ikou shimashita.
We migrated to the new system.
Make 移行 yours: write one short sentence about “transition” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shinka
evolution
AIの技術は急速に進化しています。
AI の ぎじゅつ は きゅうそく に しんか しています。
AI no gijutsu wa kyuusoku ni shinka shiteimasu.
AI technology is evolving rapidly.
When you meet 進化 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “evolution” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →taika
degeneration
使わない能力は退化します。
つかわない のうりょく は たいか します。
tsukawanai nouryoku wa taika shimasu.
Abilities you do not use deteriorate.
Make 退化 yours: write one short sentence about “degeneration” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →rouka
aging
運動は老化の予防に役立ちます。
うんどう は ろうか の よぼう に やくだちます。
undou wa rouka no yobou ni yakudachimasu.
Exercise helps prevent aging.
Tie 老化 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “aging” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →akka
worsening
状況がさらに悪化しました。
じょうきょう が さらに あっか しました。
joukyou ga sarani akka shimashita.
The situation worsened further.
Make 悪化 yours: write one short sentence about “worsening” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kyouka
strengthening
セキュリティを強化しました。
せきゅりてぃ を きょうか しました。
sekyuriti o kyouka shimashita.
We strengthened security.
Make 強化 yours: write one short sentence about “strengthening” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kanryakuka
simplification
手続きを簡略化しました。
てつづき を かんりゃくか しました。
tetsuzuki o kanryakuka shimashita.
We simplified the procedure.
Tie 簡略化 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “simplification” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →jidouka
automation
テストを自動化して時間を節約しました。
てすと を じどうか して じかん を せつやく しました。
tesuto o jidouka shite jikan o setsuyaku shimashita.
We automated the tests and saved time.
Make 自動化 yours: write one short sentence about “automation” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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