JLPT N2 vocabulary (lessons 121–150)
200 words, lesson by lesson. A word met again in a later N2 lesson is listed once, where it first appears. Part 5 of 6: 1–30 · 31–60 · 61–90 · 91–120 · 121–150 · 151–180.
121 · Setting Up the Coastal Field Outpost
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 支局 | しきょく | branch office |
| 拠点 | きょてん | base |
| 設営 | せつえい | setting up |
| 台風 | たいふう | typhoon |
| 上陸 | じょうりく | landfall |
| 接近 | せっきん | approach |
| 防災 | ぼうさい | disaster prevention |
| 備え | そなえ | preparation(s) |
| 配備 | はいび | deployment |
122 · Harbor Storm Surge & Seawall Monitoring
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 高潮 | たかしお | storm surge |
| 越水 | えっすい | overtopping (a levee) |
| 風速 | ふうそく | wind speed |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ | fierce, violent |
123 · Regional Evacuation Shelter Intake Protocols
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 収容 | しゅうよう | accommodation, taking in |
| 物資 | ぶっし | supplies |
| 配布 | はいふ | distribution |
| 寒さ | さむさ | cold |
| 運営 | うんえい | running, management |
124 · Municipal Landslide Warning Broadcast Coordination
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 土砂崩れ | どしゃくずれ | landslide |
| 警戒情報 | けいかいじょうほう | alert (bulletin) |
| 斜面 | しゃめん | slope |
| 崩壊 | ほうかい | collapse |
| 避難指示 | ひなんしじ | evacuation order |
| 命 | いのち | life |
| 切迫 | せっぱく | urgency |
| 危険度 | きけんど | degree of danger |
| 指定 | してい | designation |
| 促す | うながす | to urge, to prompt |
125 · Cut-Off Mountain Hamlet Communication Blackout
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 孤立 | こりつ | isolation |
| 集落 | しゅうらく | settlement, village |
| 通信 | つうしん | communication(s) |
| 倒木 | とうぼく | fallen tree |
| 安否 | あんぴ | safety (whether someone is safe) |
| 衛星電話 | えいせいでんわ | satellite phone |
| 懸念 | けねん | concern, worry |
126 · Field Generator Failure at the Broadcast Mobile Van
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 発電機 | はつでんき | generator |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう | fuel |
| 整備 | せいび | maintenance |
| 稼働 | かどう | running, operation |
127 · Agricultural Greenhouse Crop Damage Survey
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 農業 | のうぎょう | agriculture |
| 施設 | しせつ | facility |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく | harvest |
| 水没 | すいぼつ | being submerged |
| 全滅 | ぜんめつ | total loss |
| 補償 | ほしょう | compensation |
| 苦境 | くきょう | predicament, plight |
| 再建 | さいけん | rebuilding |
128 · Tracking Misleading Social Media Rescue Pleas
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 救助要請 | きゅうじょようせい | request for rescue |
| 誤情報 | ごじょうほう | misinformation |
| 消防 | しょうぼう | fire service |
| 出動 | しゅつどう | dispatch, turning out |
| 偽情報 | にせじょうほう | false information |
129 · Live Drone Coverage of River Delta Cresting
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 無人機 | むじんき | drone |
| 増水 | ぞうすい | rising water |
| 橋脚 | きょうきゃく | bridge pier |
| 危険水位 | きけんすいい | danger level (of water) |
| 生中継 | なまちゅうけい | live relay |
130 · Public Water Supply Disruption & Tanker Trucks
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 断水 | だんすい | water cutoff |
| 給水車 | きゅうすいしゃ | water truck |
| 配給 | はいきゅう | distribution, rationing |
| 容器 | ようき | container |
| 長蛇の列 | ちょうだのれつ | a long line (of people) |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう | inconvenience, hardship |
| 目途 | めど | prospect, outlook |
| 支え合い | ささえあい | mutual support |
131 · Investigating Local Reservoir Gate Operating Procedures
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| ダム | ダム | dam |
| 放流 | ほうりゅう | discharge (of water) |
| 放流通知 | ほうりゅうつうち | discharge notice |
| 下流 | かりゅう | downstream |
| 急増 | きゅうぞう | sudden increase |
132 · Nursing Home Vulnerable Resident Evacuations
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 高齢者施設 | こうれいしゃしせつ | care home for the elderly |
| 車椅子 | くるまいす | wheelchair |
| 移送 | いそう | transfer |
| 職員 | しょくいん | staff member |
| 尽力 | じんりょく | effort(s), doing one's best |
| 間一髪 | かんいっぱつ | in the nick of time |
133 · Coastal Fishing Fleet Berth Damage Assessment
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 漁港 | ぎょこう | fishing port |
| 漁船 | ぎょせん | fishing boat |
| 係留 | けいりゅう | mooring |
| 破損 | はそん | damage, breakage |
| 漂流 | ひょうりゅう | drifting |
| 桟橋 | さんばし | pier |
| 被害額 | ひがいがく | amount of damage |
| 休漁 | きゅうりょう | suspension of fishing |
| 打撃 | だげき | blow |
| 呆然 | ぼうぜん | stunned |
134 · Emergency Railway Landslide Debris Clearance
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 土砂 | どしゃ | earth and sand, mud |
| 軌道 | きどう | track |
| 重機 | じゅうき | heavy machinery |
| 代行バス | だいこうバス | replacement bus |
| 通学 | つうがく | going to school |
| 通勤 | つうきん | commuting (to work) |
| 足 | あし | means of transport |
| 復旧作業 | ふっきゅうさぎょう | repair work |
| 難航 | なんこう | running into difficulty |
135 · Statistical Analysis of Regional Disaster Mitigation Budgets
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 治水 | ちすい | flood control |
| 過疎化 | かそか | depopulation |
| 財政 | ざいせい | public finance |
| 推移 | すいい | change (over time) |
| 脆弱 | ぜいじゃく | fragile, vulnerable |
| 露呈 | ろてい | exposure (of flaws) |
| 政策 | せいさく | policy |
| 警鐘 | けいしょう | warning (bell) |
136 · Mobile Relay Van Transmission Under Heat and Mud
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 猛暑 | もうしょ | intense heat |
| 泥濘 | でいねい | mud, mire |
| 放熱 | ほうねつ | heat dissipation |
| 冷却 | れいきゃく | cooling |
| 悪条件 | あくじょうけん | bad conditions |
| 奮闘 | ふんとう | hard struggle |
137 · Investigating Evacuation Shelter Food Expiration Issues
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 非常食 | ひじょうしょく | emergency food |
| 賞味期限 | しょうみきげん | best-before date |
| 備蓄 | びちく | stockpile |
| 廃棄 | はいき | disposal |
| 交換 | こうかん | exchange, replacement |
138 · Local Volunteer Cleanup Deployment Logistics
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| ボランティア | ボランティア | volunteer |
| 泥出し | どろだし | clearing out mud |
| 復興 | ふっこう | reconstruction, recovery |
| 集結 | しゅうけつ | gathering, rallying |
| 道具 | どうぐ | tools |
| 受付 | うけつけ | reception (desk) |
| 汗 | あせ | sweat |
| 活気 | かっき | liveliness |
139 · Debating Temporary Housing Construction Sites
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 仮設住宅 | かせつじゅうたく | temporary housing |
| 建設 | けんせつ | construction |
| 用地 | ようち | site, land |
| 選定 | せんてい | selection |
| 利便性 | りべんせい | convenience |
| 意見対立 | いけんたいりつ | difference of opinion |
| 早期 | そうき | early stage |
| 着工 | ちゃっこう | start of construction |
140 · Preserving Damaged Historic Shrine Archives
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 文化財 | ぶんかざい | cultural property |
| 古文書 | こもんじょ | old documents |
| 泥水 | どろみず | muddy water |
| 洗浄 | せんじょう | washing, cleaning |
| 修復 | しゅうふく | restoration, repair |
| 歴史 | れきし | history |
| 伝承 | でんしょう | tradition, handing down |
| 危機 | きき | crisis |
| 継承 | けいしょう | handing down, succession |
141 · School Gymnasium Reopening & Educational Continuity
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 再開 | さいかい | resumption, reopening |
| 授業 | じゅぎょう | class, lesson |
| 撤収 | てっしゅう | packing up, withdrawal |
| 消毒 | しょうどく | disinfection |
| 児童 | じどう | (school) children |
| 笑顔 | えがお | smile |
| 教育 | きょういく | education |
| 苦難 | くなん | hardship |
| 希望 | きぼう | hope |
142 · Environmental Runoff Testing in Rice Paddies
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 水田 | すいでん | rice paddy |
| 油分 | ゆぶん | oil (content) |
| 流入 | りゅうにゅう | inflow |
| 稲作 | いなさく | rice growing |
| 安全基準 | あんぜんきじゅん | safety standards |
143 · Emergency Small-Business Reconstruction Subsidies
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 補助金 | ほじょきん | subsidy |
| 煩雑 | はんざつ | complicated, cumbersome |
| 店舗 | てんぽ | shop, store |
| 再生 | さいせい | revival |
| 借入 | かりいれ | borrowing, loan |
| 零細 | れいさい | small-scale |
144 · Media Scrutiny of Flood Plain Zoning Exceptions
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 宅地 | たくち | residential land |
| 造成 | ぞうせい | developing (land) |
| 開発 | かいはつ | development |
| 緩和 | かんわ | easing, relaxation |
| 水害 | すいがい | flood damage |
| 予見 | よけん | foreseeing |
145 · Satellite Communications Mobile Trailer Demobilization
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 梱包 | こんぽう | packing |
| 任務 | にんむ | duty, mission |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつ | departure |
| 帰還 | きかん | return |
146 · Statistical Correlation of Forest Health to Landslide Frequency
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 人工林 | じんこうりん | planted forest |
| 針葉樹 | しんようじゅ | conifer |
| 間伐 | かんばつ | thinning (of trees) |
| 崩落 | ほうらく | collapse, falling away |
| 相関 | そうかん | correlation |
| 根系 | こんけい | root system |
| 林業 | りんぎょう | forestry |
| 実証 | じっしょう | proof (by evidence), demonstration |
147 · Regional Levee Reinforcement Public Hearing
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 公聴会 | こうちょうかい | public hearing |
| 嵩上げ | かさあげ | raising (the height of) |
| 景観 | けいかん | scenery, landscape |
| 妥協点 | だきょうてん | compromise (point) |
| 説明 | せつめい | explanation |
| 模索 | もさく | searching for (a way) |
| 採択 | さいたく | adoption |
148 · Phased Lifting of Coastal Evacuation Advisories
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 解除 | かいじょ | lifting, cancellation |
| 段階的 | だんかいてき | step by step |
| 帰宅 | きたく | going home |
| 正常化 | せいじょうか | return to normal |
| 注意 | ちゅうい | caution, attention |
149 · Regional Bureau Closing Ceremony & Local Debrief
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 慰労 | いろう | thanks for hard work |
| 閉所 | へいしょ | closing (an office) |
| 協力者 | きょうりょくしゃ | helper, collaborator |
| 絆 | きずな | bond |
| 経験 | けいけん | experience |
| 成長 | せいちょう | growth |
| 労苦 | ろうく | toil |
| 握手 | あくしゅ | handshake |
| 記憶 | きおく | memory |
| 旅立ち | たびだち | setting out |
150 · Volume 5 Finale: Returning to Central Newsroom Headquarters
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 難局 | なんきょく | difficult situation |
