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6036 words · JLPT N2
JLPT N2 vocabulary
Words 71–80
kentou
examination / consideration
複数の案を検討しています。
ふくすう の あん を けんとう しています。
fukusuu no an o kentou shiteimasu.
We are considering several proposals.
検討 is turning an idea over carefully before deciding. Note the business nuance: 検討します can be a polite maybe. 確認 checks facts, 調査 gathers them, 検討 weighs them.
Read the full tip →kouryo
consideration
コストも考慮して決めましょう。
こすと も こうりょ して きめましょう。
kosuto mo kouryo shite kimemashou.
Let's decide with cost in mind as well.
Say 考慮 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “consideration” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →hairyo
thoughtfulness / consideration
相手の立場に配慮して話しました。
あいて の たちば に はいりょ して はなしました。
aite no tachiba ni hairyo shite hanashimashita.
I spoke with consideration for the other person's position.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “thoughtfulness” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 配慮 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kufuu
devising / ingenuity
説明の仕方を工夫しました。
せつめい の しかた を くふう しました。
setsumei no shikata o kufuu shimashita.
I devised a better way of explaining.
Say 工夫 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “devising” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →ouyou
application (of knowledge)
学んだ文法を会話に応用しています。
まなんだ ぶんぽう を かいわ に おうよう しています。
mananda bunpou o kaiwa ni ouyou shiteimasu.
I apply the grammar I learned to conversation.
When you meet 応用 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “application (of knowledge)” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →tekiyou
application (of rules)
新しいルールは来月から適用されます。
あたらしい るーる は らいげつ から てきよう されます。
atarashii ruuru wa raigetsu kara tekiyou saremasu.
The new rules apply from next month.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “application (of rules)” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 適用 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →tekiou
adaptation
新しい環境にすぐ適応しました。
あたらしい かんきょう に すぐ てきおう しました。
atarashii kankyou ni sugu tekiou shimashita.
I adapted to the new environment quickly.
When you meet 適応 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “adaptation” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →taisho
dealing with
クレームに冷静に対処しました。
くれーむ に れいせい に たいしょ しました。
kureemu ni reisei ni taisho shimashita.
I dealt with the complaint calmly.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “dealing with” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 対処 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →shochi
measure / treatment
医者が応急処置をしました。
いしゃ が おうきゅう しょち を しました。
isha ga oukyuu shochi o shimashita.
The doctor gave first-aid treatment.
Say 処置 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “measure” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →sochi
measure / step
政府は特別な措置を取りました。
せいふ は とくべつな そち を とりました。
seifu wa tokubetsuna sochi o torimashita.
The government took special measures.
Make 措置 yours: write one short sentence about “measure” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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