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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 431–440
zaisan
property / fortune
祖父は財産を寄付しました。
そふ は ざいさん を きふ しました。
sofu wa zaisan o kifu shimashita.
My grandfather donated his fortune.
Tie 財産 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “property” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →shuueki
earnings / proceeds
新事業の収益が伸びています。
しんじぎょう の しゅうえき が のびています。
shinjigyou no shuueki ga nobiteimasu.
The new business's earnings are growing.
Make 収益 yours: write one short sentence about “earnings” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shuunyuu
income
副業で収入が増えました。
ふくぎょう で しゅうにゅう が ふえました。
fukugyou de shuunyuu ga fuemashita.
My income increased with a side job.
When you meet 収入 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “income” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shishutsu
expenditure
毎月の支出を記録しています。
まいつき の ししゅつ を きろく しています。
maitsuki no shishutsu o kiroku shiteimasu.
I record my monthly expenditures.
Tie 支出 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “expenditure” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →akaji
deficit
今月は家計が赤字でした。
こんげつ は かけい が あかじ でした。
kongetsu wa kakei ga akaji deshita.
My household budget was in the red this month.
Tie 赤字 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “deficit” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kuroji
surplus
会社は三年ぶりに黒字になりました。
かいしゃ は さんねんぶり に くろじ に なりました。
kaisha wa sannenburi ni kuroji ni narimashita.
The company was in the black for the first time in three years.
Tie 黒字 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “surplus” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →sonshitsu
loss
大きな損失を出してしまいました。
おおきな そんしつ を だして しまいました。
ookina sonshitsu o dashite shimaimashita.
We suffered a large loss.
When you meet 損失 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “loss” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →saimu
debt / liabilities
会社は債務を全て返しました。
かいしゃ は さいむ を すべて かえしました。
kaisha wa saimu o subete kaeshimashita.
The company repaid all its debts.
When you meet 債務 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “debt” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →yuushi
financing / loan
銀行から融資を受けました。
ぎんこう から ゆうし を うけました。
ginkou kara yuushi o ukemashita.
We received financing from the bank.
Make 融資 yours: write one short sentence about “financing” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shusshi
investment / funding
投資家が新会社に出資しました。
とうしか が しんがいしゃ に しゅっし しました。
toushika ga shingaisha ni shusshi shimashita.
Investors funded the new company.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “investment” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 出資 to that exact scene.
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