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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 361–370
juunan
flexible
柔軟な働き方が広がっています。
じゅうなんな はたらきかた が ひろがって います。
juunanna hatarakikata ga hirogatte imasu.
Flexible ways of working are spreading.
When you meet 柔軟 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “flexible” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →ganko
stubborn
父はとても頑固な人です。
ちち は とても がんこな ひと です。
chichi wa totemo gankona hito desu.
My father is a very stubborn person.
When you meet 頑固 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “stubborn” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shinchou
cautious
慎重に言葉を選びました。
しんちょう に ことば を えらびました。
shinchou ni kotoba o erabimashita.
I chose my words carefully.
Say 慎重 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “cautious” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →daitan
bold
彼は大胆な計画を発表しました。
かれ は だいたんな けいかく を はっぴょう しました。
kare wa daitanna keikaku o happyou shimashita.
He announced a bold plan.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “bold” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 大胆 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →reisei
calm / cool-headed
冷静に状況を見て判断しました。
れいせい に じょうきょう を みて はんだん しました。
reisei ni joukyou o mite handan shimashita.
I looked at the situation calmly and made a decision.
When you meet 冷静 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “calm” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →gouin
forcible / pushy
強引なやり方は好きではありません。
ごういんな やりかた は すき で は ありません。
gouinna yarikata wa suki de wa arimasen.
I do not like forceful methods.
When you meet 強引 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “forcible” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →koumyou
skillful / clever
犯人の手口は巧妙でした。
はんにん の てぐち は こうみょう でした。
hannin no teguchi wa koumyou deshita.
The culprit's method was ingenious.
When you meet 巧妙 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “skillful” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shinkoku
serious / grave
人手不足が深刻になっています。
ひとで ぶそく が しんこく に なって います。
hitode busoku ga shinkoku ni natte imasu.
The labor shortage is becoming serious.
Say 深刻 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “serious” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →binbou
poor
学生のころは貧乏でした。
がくせい の ころ は びんぼう でした。
gakusei no koro wa binbou deshita.
I was poor back in my student days.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “poor” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 貧乏 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →yuufuku
wealthy
彼の家は裕福だそうです。
かれ の いえ は ゆうふく だ そう です。
kare no ie wa yuufuku da sou desu.
I hear his family is well-off.
Make 裕福 yours: write one short sentence about “wealthy” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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