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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 251–260
kyuujo
rescue
消防士が川で人を救助しました。
しょうぼうし が かわ で ひと を きゅうじょ しました。
shouboushi ga kawa de hito o kyuujo shimashita.
Firefighters rescued a person from the river.
Tie 救助 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “rescue” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kyuuen
relief / aid
被災地に救援物資が届きました。
ひさいち に きゅうえん ぶっし が とどきました。
hisaichi ni kyuuen busshi ga todokimashita.
Relief supplies arrived in the disaster area.
Make 救援 yours: write one short sentence about “relief” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shien
support
会社が日本語の勉強を支援してくれます。
かいしゃ が にほんご の べんきょう を しえん して くれます。
kaisha ga nihongo no benkyou o shien shite kuremasu.
My company supports my Japanese studies.
Make 支援 yours: write one short sentence about “support” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →enjo
assistance
政府が中小企業を援助しています。
せいふ が ちゅうしょう きぎょう を えんじょ しています。
seifu ga chuushou kigyou o enjo shiteimasu.
The government assists small and medium businesses.
When you meet 援助 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “assistance” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kyousan
co-sponsorship
地元の企業が祭りに協賛しました。
じもと の きぎょう が まつり に きょうさん しました。
jimoto no kigyou ga matsuri ni kyousan shimashita.
Local companies sponsored the festival.
Make 協賛 yours: write one short sentence about “co-sponsorship” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kouken
contribution
チームの成功に貢献したいです。
ちーむ の せいこう に こうけん したい です。
chiimu no seikou ni kouken shitai desu.
I want to contribute to the team's success.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “contribution” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 貢献 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kiyo
contribution (formal)
この研究は医療の発展に寄与しました。
この けんきゅう は いりょう の はってん に きよ しました。
kono kenkyuu wa iryou no hatten ni kiyo shimashita.
This research contributed to the advancement of medicine.
Say 寄与 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “contribution (formal)” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →houshi
service / volunteering
週末は地域に奉仕する活動をしています。
しゅうまつ は ちいき に ほうし する かつどう を しています。
shuumatsu wa chiiki ni houshi suru katsudou o shiteimasu.
On weekends I do community service activities.
Tie 奉仕 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “service” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →jissen
practice (putting into action)
学んだことをすぐ実践しています。
まなんだ こと を すぐ じっせん しています。
mananda koto o sugu jissen shiteimasu.
I put what I learn into practice right away.
Tie 実践 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “practice (putting into action)” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →jisshuu
practical training
病院で三週間の実習を受けました。
びょういん で さんしゅうかん の じっしゅう を うけました。
byouin de sanshuukan no jisshuu o ukemashita.
I did three weeks of practical training at a hospital.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “practical training” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 実習 to that exact scene.
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