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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 401–410
ido
latitude
この町は緯度が高く、冬が長いです。
この まち は いど が たかく、ふゆ が ながい です。
kono machi wa ido ga takaku, fuyu ga nagai desu.
This town is at a high latitude and has long winters.
Tie 緯度 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “latitude” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →seido
system / institution
会社に在宅勤務の制度があります。
かいしゃ に ざいたく きんむ の せいど が あります。
kaisha ni zaitaku kinmu no seido ga arimasu.
The company has a work-from-home system.
Make 制度 yours: write one short sentence about “system” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →taisei
structure / system
サポート体制を強化しました。
さぽーと たいせい を きょうか しました。
sapooto taisei o kyouka shimashita.
We strengthened our support structure.
When you meet 体制 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “structure” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →taikei
system / framework
文法を体系的に学びました。
ぶんぽう を たいけいてき に まなびました。
bunpou o taikeiteki ni manabimashita.
I learned grammar systematically.
Make 体系 yours: write one short sentence about “system” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kouzou
structure
このデータの構造は複雑です。
この でーた の こうぞう は ふくざつ です。
kono deeta no kouzou wa fukuzatsu desu.
The structure of this data is complex.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “structure” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 構造 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kikou
mechanism / organization
国際的な機構で働いています。
こくさいてきな きこう で はたらいています。
kokusaitekina kikou de hataraiteimasu.
I work at an international organization.
Tie 機構 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “mechanism” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shikumi
mechanism / setup
ポイントがたまる仕組みを説明します。
ぽいんと が たまる しくみ を せつめい します。
pointo ga tamaru shikumi o setsumei shimasu.
I will explain how the point system works.
Say 仕組み out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “mechanism” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →wakugumi
framework
プロジェクトの枠組みを決めました。
ぷろじぇくと の わくぐみ を きめました。
purojekuto no wakugumi o kimemashita.
We decided the framework of the project.
Say 枠組み out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “framework” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →tejun
procedure / steps
インストールの手順を説明します。
いんすとーる の てじゅん を せつめい します。
insutooru no tejun o setsumei shimasu.
I will explain the installation steps.
Say 手順 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “procedure” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →dankai
stage / phase
計画はまだ準備の段階です。
けいかく は まだ じゅんび の だんかい です。
keikaku wa mada junbi no dankai desu.
The plan is still in the preparation stage.
When you meet 段階 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “stage” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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