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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 221–230
chien
delay
処理の遅延が発生しています。
しょり の ちえん が はっせい しています。
shori no chien ga hassei shiteimasu.
Processing delays are occurring.
Say 遅延 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “delay” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →enchou
extension
会議を三十分延長しました。
かいぎ を さんじゅっぷん えんちょう しました。
kaigi o sanjuppun enchou shimashita.
The meeting was extended by thirty minutes.
When you meet 延長 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “extension” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →tanshuku
shortening
通勤時間が半分に短縮されました。
つうきん じかん が はんぶん に たんしゅく されました。
tsuukin jikan ga hanbun ni tanshuku saremashita.
My commuting time was cut in half.
Make 短縮 yours: write one short sentence about “shortening” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shouryaku
omission
詳しい説明は省略します。
くわしい せつめい は しょうりゃく します。
kuwashii setsumei wa shouryaku shimasu.
I will omit the detailed explanation.
Tie 省略 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “omission” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →youyaku
summary
記事の内容を要約しました。
きじ の ないよう を ようやく しました。
kiji no naiyou o youyaku shimashita.
I summarized the contents of the article.
Tie 要約 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “summary” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →chuushutsu
extraction
必要なデータだけを抽出しました。
ひつような でーた だけ を ちゅうしゅつ しました。
hitsuyouna deeta dake o chuushutsu shimashita.
I extracted only the necessary data.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “extraction” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 抽出 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →senbetsu
sorting / selection
応募書類を選別しています。
おうぼ しょるい を せんべつ しています。
oubo shorui o senbetsu shiteimasu.
We are sorting through the application documents.
Make 選別 yours: write one short sentence about “sorting” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →tokutei
identification / specifying
問題の原因を特定しました。
もんだい の げんいん を とくてい しました。
mondai no gen'in o tokutei shimashita.
We identified the cause of the problem.
Say 特定 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “identification” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →gentei
limitation
このセットは期間限定です。
この せっと は きかん げんてい です。
kono setto wa kikan gentei desu.
This set is available for a limited time.
Tie 限定 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “limitation” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →seigen
restriction
ファイルのサイズに制限があります。
ふぁいる の さいず に せいげん が あります。
fairu no saizu ni seigen ga arimasu.
There is a limit on the file size.
When you meet 制限 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “restriction” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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