JapanLingo
N2

JLPT N2 — Upper Intermediate

Business-ready Japanese. Most Japanese companies ask for N2 in job postings for foreign engineers.

N2 Vocabulary

All vocabulary

grasp / full understanding

mazu genjou o haaku shimashou.

First, let's get a grasp of the current situation.

promotion / driving forward

kaisha wa DX o suishin shiteimasu.

The company is promoting digital transformation.

realization

naganen no yume ga tsuini jitsugen shimashita.

My long-held dream finally came true.

achievement

kongetsu no uriage mokuhyou o tassei shimashita.

We achieved this month's sales target.

maintenance

hinshitsu o iji suru no wa kantan de wa arimasen.

Maintaining quality is not easy.

continuation

nihongo no benkyou o sannenkan keizoku shiteimasu.

I have continued studying Japanese for three years.

political party

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I learned the kanji "党".

💡 党 means "political party". Its on'yomi トウ. To remember it, picture "political party" every time you see 党, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

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total / general

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14

I learned the kanji "総".

💡 総 means "total / general". Its on'yomi ソウ. To remember it, picture "total" every time you see 総, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

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prefecture

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9

I learned the kanji "県".

💡 県 means "prefecture". Its on'yomi ケン. To remember it, picture "prefecture" every time you see 県, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

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establish

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11

The setting is very important.

💡 設 means "establish". Its on'yomi セツ and kun'yomi もう(ける). To remember it, picture "establish" every time you see 設, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

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reform / change

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7

The improvement is very important.

💡 改 means "reform / change". Its on'yomi カイ and kun'yomi あらた(める). To remember it, picture "reform" every time you see 改, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

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government office

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8

I learned the kanji "府".

💡 府 means "government office". Its on'yomi フ. To remember it, picture "government office" every time you see 府, and link that image to the reading so the shape, sound, and meaning stick together.

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N2 Grammar

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N2 Reading Practice

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Our Approach to the new feature

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The State of Engineer Hiring in Tokyo

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Incident Postmortem: the new feature

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N2 Quizzes

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