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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 241–250
ishiki
consciousness / awareness
コスト意識を持って働いています。
こすと いしき を もって はたらいています。
kosuto ishiki o motte hataraiteimasu.
I work with an awareness of costs.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “consciousness” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 意識 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →ninshiki
recognition / awareness
問題の重要性を認識しています。
もんだい の じゅうようせい を にんしき しています。
mondai no juuyousei o ninshiki shiteimasu.
I recognize the importance of the problem.
Say 認識 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “recognition” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →gokai
misunderstanding
説明が足りなくて誤解されました。
せつめい が たりなくて ごかい されました。
setsumei ga tarinakute gokai saremashita.
I was misunderstood because my explanation was insufficient.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “misunderstanding” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 誤解 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →sakkaku
illusion
線の長さが違うように見えるのは錯覚です。
せん の ながさ が ちがう ように みえる の は さっかく です。
sen no nagasa ga chigau youni mieru no wa sakkaku desu.
It is an illusion that the lines look different in length.
Make 錯覚 yours: write one short sentence about “illusion” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →gosadou
malfunction
センサーが誤作動しました。
せんさー が ごさどう しました。
sensaa ga gosadou shimashita.
The sensor malfunctioned.
Make 誤作動 yours: write one short sentence about “malfunction” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →sonshou
damage
事故で車が損傷しました。
じこ で くるま が そんしょう しました。
jiko de kuruma ga sonshou shimashita.
The car was damaged in the accident.
Say 損傷 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “damage” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →songai
damage / loss
台風で大きな損害が出ました。
たいふう で おおきな そんがい が でました。
taifuu de ookina songai ga demashita.
The typhoon caused great damage.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “damage” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 損害 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →higai
damage (suffered)
地震の被害は少なかったです。
じしん の ひがい は すくなかった です。
jishin no higai wa sukunakatta desu.
The earthquake damage was small.
When you meet 被害 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “damage (suffered)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →saigai
disaster
災害に備えて水を用意しています。
さいがい に そなえて みず を ようい しています。
saigai ni sonaete mizu o youi shiteimasu.
I keep water ready in case of disaster.
When you meet 災害 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “disaster” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →hinan
evacuation
地震のときは公園に避難してください。
じしん の とき は こうえん に ひなん して ください。
jishin no toki wa kouen ni hinan shite kudasai.
In an earthquake, please evacuate to the park.
When you meet 避難 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “evacuation” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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