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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 441–450
kabunushi
shareholder
株主に業績を報告しました。
かぶぬし に ぎょうせき を ほうこく しました。
kabunushi ni gyouseki o houkoku shimashita.
We reported the results to the shareholders.
Say 株主 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “shareholder” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kokyaku
client / customer
顧客の要望をまとめました。
こきゃく の ようぼう を まとめました。
kokyaku no youbou o matomemashita.
I compiled the clients' requests.
When you meet 顧客 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “client” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →torihikisaki
business partner
取引先との打ち合わせがあります。
とりひきさき と の うちあわせ が あります。
torihikisaki to no uchiawase ga arimasu.
I have a meeting with a business partner.
Make 取引先 yours: write one short sentence about “business partner” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →tokuisaki
regular customer
午前中に得意先を回りました。
ごぜんちゅう に とくいさき を まわりました。
gozenchuu ni tokuisaki o mawarimashita.
I visited regular customers in the morning.
Say 得意先 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “regular customer” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →dougyousha
peer in the same industry
勉強会で同業者と情報交換しました。
べんきょうかい で どうぎょうしゃ と じょうほう こうかん しました。
benkyoukai de dougyousha to jouhou koukan shimashita.
I exchanged information with industry peers at a study meeting.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “peer in the same industry” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 同業者 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →keieisha
manager / executive
経営者の話を直接聞きました。
けいえいしゃ の はなし を ちょくせつ ききました。
keieisha no hanashi o chokusetsu kikimashita.
I heard directly from the executives.
Tie 経営者 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “manager” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kanrishoku
management position
彼女は去年、管理職になりました。
かのじょ は きょねん、かんりしょく に なりました。
kanojo wa kyonen, kanrishoku ni narimashita.
She moved into a management position last year.
When you meet 管理職 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “management position” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →yakuin
executive / officer
役員会議は月曜日にあります。
やくいん かいぎ は げつようび に あります。
yakuin kaigi wa getsuyoubi ni arimasu.
The board meeting is on Monday.
Make 役員 yours: write one short sentence about “executive” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kanbu
leadership / executives
会社の幹部が方針を説明しました。
かいしゃ の かんぶ が ほうしん を せつめい しました。
kaisha no kanbu ga houshin o setsumei shimashita.
The company's executives explained the policy.
Tie 幹部 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “leadership” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →jinji
HR / personnel affairs
人事に異動の希望を伝えました。
じんじ に いどう の きぼう を つたえました。
jinji ni idou no kibou o tsutaemashita.
I told HR my transfer preferences.
When you meet 人事 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “HR” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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