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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 41–50
goui
agreement / consensus
両チームは方針に合意しました。
りょうちーむ は ほうしん に ごうい しました。
ryouchiimu wa houshin ni goui shimashita.
Both teams agreed on the policy.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “agreement” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 合意 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →shounin
approval
部長が経費を承認しました。
ぶちょう が けいひ を しょうにん しました。
buchou ga keihi o shounin shimashita.
The manager approved the expenses.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “approval” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 承認 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →shoudaku
consent
条件を確認してから承諾しました。
じょうけん を かくにん して から しょうだく しました。
jouken o kakunin shite kara shoudaku shimashita.
I gave my consent after checking the conditions.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “consent” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 承諾 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →ryoushou
acknowledgement
日程の変更をご了承ください。
にってい の へんこう を ごりょうしょう ください。
nittei no henkou o goryoushou kudasai.
Please understand that the schedule has changed.
Say 了承 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “acknowledgement” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kyakka
rejection
予算の申請が却下されました。
よさん の しんせい が きゃっか されました。
yosan no shinsei ga kyakka saremashita.
The budget request was rejected.
Tie 却下 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “rejection” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kyohi
refusal
彼はその提案を拒否しました。
かれ は その ていあん を きょひ しました。
kare wa sono teian o kyohi shimashita.
He refused the proposal.
When you meet 拒否 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “refusal” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →jitai
declining (an offer)
残念ですが、内定を辞退しました。
ざんねん です が、ないてい を じたい しました。
zannen desu ga, naitei o jitai shimashita.
Unfortunately, I declined the job offer.
Make 辞退 yours: write one short sentence about “declining (an offer)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →shuunin
taking office
新しい社長が就任しました。
あたらしい しゃちょう が しゅうにん しました。
atarashii shachou ga shuunin shimashita.
The new president took office.
Say 就任 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “taking office” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →jinin
resignation (from post)
大臣が辞任を発表しました。
だいじん が じにん を はっぴょう しました。
daijin ga jinin o happyou shimashita.
The minister announced his resignation.
Make 辞任 yours: write one short sentence about “resignation (from post)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →ninmei
appointment
彼女はリーダーに任命されました。
かのじょ は りーだー に にんめい されました。
kanojo wa riidaa ni ninmei saremashita.
She was appointed leader.
Say 任命 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “appointment” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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