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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 331–340
osameru
to pay (taxes)
毎年、税金を納めています。
まいとし、ぜいきん を おさめて います。
maitoshi, zeikin o osamete imasu.
I pay my taxes every year.
Say 納める out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “pay (taxes)” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →osameru
to govern
その王は国を長く治めました。
その おう は くに を ながく おさめました。
sono ou wa kuni o nagaku osamemashita.
That king governed the country for a long time.
When you meet 治める in real text, pause on it once — meeting “govern” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →sadameru
to establish / stipulate
会社が新しい規則を定めました。
かいしゃ が あたらしい きそく を さだめました。
kaisha ga atarashii kisoku o sadamemashita.
The company established new rules.
Say 定める out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “establish” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →susumeru
to advance / proceed with
計画を予定どおり進めています。
けいかく を よてい どおり すすめて います。
keikaku o yotei doori susumete imasu.
We are moving the plan forward as scheduled.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “advance” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 進める to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →susumeru
to recommend (person)
先輩がこの本を薦めてくれました。
せんぱい が この ほん を すすめて くれました。
senpai ga kono hon o susumete kuremashita.
A senior colleague recommended this book to me.
Make 薦める yours: write one short sentence about “recommend (person)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →takameru
to raise / enhance
英語の力をもっと高めたいです。
えいご の ちから を もっと たかめたい です。
eigo no chikara o motto takametai desu.
I want to raise my English ability further.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “raise” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 高める to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →fukameru
to deepen
話し合って理解を深めました。
はなしあって りかい を ふかめました。
hanashiatte rikai o fukamemashita.
We talked it over and deepened our understanding.
Tie 深める to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “deepen” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →hiromeru
to spread
この活動を広めたいと思っています。
この かつどう を ひろめたい と おもって います。
kono katsudou o hirometai to omotte imasu.
I would like to spread this activity.
Make 広める yours: write one short sentence about “spread” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →tsuyomeru
to strengthen
火を少し強めてください。
ひ を すこし つよめて ください。
hi o sukoshi tsuyomete kudasai.
Please turn the heat up a little.
Tie 強める to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “strengthen” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →yowameru
to weaken
エアコンの風を弱めました。
えあこん の かぜ を よわめました。
eakon no kaze o yowamemashita.
I turned down the airflow of the air conditioner.
Make 弱める yours: write one short sentence about “weaken” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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