JLPT N2 Vocabulary List

You need around 1,910 words for the JLPT N2 — the upper-intermediate level: comfortable with news, work topics, and most native material. The full list is below, ordered by how common each word is in everyday Japanese, and every word links into our dictionary for full meanings, readings, and example sentences.

A note on "official": the JLPT stopped publishing lists in 2010, so every N2 vocabulary list — ours included — is reconstructed from past exams and established prep materials. Treat it as the working set you should recognise to pass comfortably.

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JLPT N2 vocabulary with readings and meanings, ordered by how common each word is
Word	Reading	Meaning
出	で	coming out; going out; outflow
同	どう	the same; the said; ibid.
大	おお	big; large
化	か	action of making something; -ification
各	かく	each; every; all
第	だい	ordinal
部	ぶ	department (in an organization); division; bureau
副	ふく	assistant; associate; vice-
方針	ほうしん	objective; plan; policy
年度	ねんど	fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year
振り	ぶり	style; manner
本部	ほんぶ	headquarters; head office; main office
両	りょう	both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.)
団	だん	body; group; party
対策	たいさく	counter-plan; counter-measure
割	わり	rate; ratio; proportion
姿勢	しせい	attitude; posture; stance
諸	しょ	various; many; several
計	けい	plan
自宅	じたく	one's home
目指す	めざす	to aim at; to have an eye on
全	ぜん	all; whole; entire
連合	れんごう	union; alliance; combination
正	せい	(logical) true; regular
号	ごう	number; edition; make
纏める	まとめる	to collect; to put (it all) together; to integrate
総	そう	whole; all; general
調整	ちょうせい	regulation; coordination; adjustment
展開	てんかい	development; evolution; unfolding
体制	たいせい	order; system; structure
政党	せいとう	political party
再	さい	re-; again; repeated
権	けん	authority; right (to do something)
含める	ふくめる	to include (in a group or scope)
強化	きょうか	strengthen; intensify; reinforce
非	ひ	fault; error; mistake
出場	しゅつじょう	(stage) appearance; performance
以降	いこう	on and after; as from; hereafter
改正	かいせい	revision; amendment; alteration
民間	みんかん	private; civilian; civil
センチ	センチ	centimeter
頭	とう	counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle)
論	ろん	argument; discussion; dispute
期	き	period; time
成立	せいりつ	coming into existence; arrangements; establishment
目印	めじるし	mark; sign; landmark
就任	しゅうにん	inauguration; assumption of office
第一	だいいち	first; foremost; number one
基準	きじゅん	standard; basis; criterion
統一	とういつ	unity; consolidation; uniformity
発売	はつばい	sale; offering for sale; release (for sale)
テーマ	テーマ	topic; theme; project
周辺	しゅうへん	circumference; outskirts; environs
段階	だんかい	grade; level; stage
室	しつ	room
スタート	スタート	start
繋がる	つながる	to be tied together; to be connected to; to be related to
最	さい	the most; the extreme
対立	たいりつ	confrontation; opposition; antagonism
目立つ	めだつ	to be conspicuous; to stand out
省	しょう	ministry; department
迫る	せまる	to approach; to draw near; to be imminent
向け	むけ	intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
交流	こうりゅう	(cultural) exchange; interchange; interaction
整備	せいび	maintenance; servicing; outfitting
係わる	かかわる	to be affected; to be influenced
防止	ぼうし	prevention; check
料	りょう	material; charge; rate
前後	ぜんご	front and rear; front and back; before and behind
民主	みんしゅ	democracy; popular sovereignty
狙う	ねらう	to aim at
郡	ぐん	district; county
毎	ごと	each respectively
登場	とうじょう	entry (on stage); appearance (on screen)
構造	こうぞう	structure; construction
イメージ	イメージ	(one's) image
問い合わせ	といあわせ	enquiry; inquiry; ENQ
来日	らいにち	arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
長男	ちょうなん	eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
開放	かいほう	open; throw open; liberalization
臨時	りんじ	temporary; special; extraordinary
改めて	あらためて	another time; again; over again
工事	こうじ	construction work; construction; work (related to construction, e.g. painting, concrete-pouring, etc.)
明	みょう	vidya (wisdom)
レベル	レベル	level
校	こう	school
箇所	かしょ	passage; place; point
会館	かいかん	meeting hall; assembly hall
直後	ちょくご	immediately following
焦点	しょうてん	focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
資料	しりょう	materials; data; document
回答	かいとう	reply; answer
限り	かぎり	limit; limits; bounds
停止	ていし	suspension; interruption; stoppage
史	し	history (e.g. of some country)
押さえる	おさえる	to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back
活躍	かつやく	activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service
発	はつ	departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...)
低下	ていか	fall; decline; lowering
基地	きち	base
国籍	こくせき	nationality
巡る	めぐる	to go around
行	ぎょう	line (i.e. of text); row; verse
狙い	ねらい	aim
日程	にってい	schedule; program; programme
兼ねる	かねる	to be unable to (usu. kana); to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do (usu. kana)
止まる	とどまる	to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)
延長	えんちょう	extension; elongation; prolongation
付	づけ	dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
切っ掛け	きっかけ	chance; start; cue
庁	ちょう	government office; agency; board
月末	げつまつ	end of the month
人事	じんじ	personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources
公共	こうきょう	public; community; public service
申請	しんせい	application; request; petition
指定	してい	designation; specification; assignment
南北	なんぼく	south and north
行方	ゆくえ	(one's) whereabouts
観測	かんそく	observation
解散	かいさん	breakup; dissolution
国立	こくりつ	national
編集	へんしゅう	editing; compilation; editorial (e.g. committee)
憎い	にくい	hateful; abominable; poor-looking
継続	けいぞく	continuation
輸送	ゆそう	transport; transportation
公表	こうひょう	official announcement; proclamation
自治	じち	self-government; autonomy
項目	こうもく	(data) item; entry
通貨	つうか	currency
実績	じっせき	achievements; actual results
天皇	てんのう	Emperor of Japan
公式	こうしき	formality; formal; official
中間	ちゅうかん	middle; midway; interim
解放	かいほう	release; unleashing; liberation
呼びかける	よびかける	to call out to; to accost; to address (crowd)
反映	はんえい	influence
受験	じゅけん	taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
撮影	さつえい	photographing
コース	コース	course
追加	ついか	addition; supplement; append (e.g. to a file)
直前	ちょくぜん	just before
広げる	ひろげる	to spread; to extend; to expand
募集	ぼしゅう	recruiting; taking applications
合同	ごうどう	combination; union; incorporation
作成	さくせい	drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing
相互	そうご	mutual; reciprocal
殿	どの	form of address used for official letters and business letters, and in letters to inferiors; Mr
集会	しゅうかい	meeting; assembly; gathering
シリーズ	シリーズ	series
マイナス	マイナス	minus
寄せる	よせる	to come near; to let someone approach
勝負	しょうぶ	victory or defeat; match; contest
手続	てつづき	procedure; (legal) process; formalities
終了	しゅうりょう	end; close; termination
交代	こうたい	alternation; change; relief
関西	かんさい	Kansai (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka)
特定	とくてい	specific; special; particular
基礎	きそ	foundation; basis
マンション	マンション	large apartment (from mansion); apartment house
実	じつ	truth; reality
年生	ねんせい	pupil in ... year; student in ... year
科	か	department; section
実力	じつりょく	(real) ability; true strength; merit
反省	はんせい	reflection; reconsideration; introspection
本来	ほんらい	originally; primarily
普及	ふきゅう	diffusion; spread
状	じょう	shape; state
替わる	かわる	to succeed; to relieve; to replace
発揮	はっき	exhibition; demonstration; show
応援	おうえん	aid; assistance; help
重ねる	かさねる	to pile up; to put something on another; to heap up
電力	でんりょく	electric power
制作	せいさく	work (film, book)
付近	ふきん	neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
探る	さぐる	to feel around for; to fumble for; to grope for
殖やす	ふやす	to increase; to add to; to augment
基盤	きばん	foundation; basis; base
児童	じどう	children; juvenile
課税	かぜい	taxation
入社	にゅうしゃ	entry to a company
モデル	モデル	model
複数	ふくすう	several; plural; plurality
通	つう	connoisseur; authority
期限	きげん	term; period; time frame
部品	ぶひん	parts; accessories; components
商	しょう	quotient
古	ふる	used item; secondhand item
話し合い	はなしあい	discussion; conference
一定	いってい	fixed; settled; constant
新幹線	しんかんせん	bullet train (very high speed); Shinkansen
捕らえる	とらえる	to seize; to capture; to arrest
過程	かてい	process; course; mechanism
インタビュー	インタビュー	interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
飽くまで	あくまで	to the end; to the bitter end; to the last
見直す	みなおす	to look again
解説	かいせつ	explanation; commentary; exposition
売買	ばいばい	trade; buying and selling
研修	けんしゅう	training (esp. in-service); induction course
売り上げ	うりあげ	amount sold; sales; proceeds
高める	たかめる	to raise; to lift; to boost
為替	かわせ	money order; draft
漸く	ようやく	finally; at last
下車	げしゃ	alighting (from train, bus, etc.); getting off
高級	こうきゅう	high class; high grade
移転	いてん	moving; transfer; demise
直	なお	straight
相撲	すもう	sumo wrestling
講師	こうし	lecturer
集	しゅう	collection; compilation
友好	ゆうこう	friendship
改造	かいぞう	remodeling; remodelling; restructuring
バランス	バランス	balance
シーズン	シーズン	season (fruits and vegetables, sporting, holidays)
サラリーマン	サラリーマン	office worker; company employee; company man
東西	とうざい	east and west
推定	すいてい	presumption; assumption
元々	もともと	originally; by nature; from the start
纏まる	まとまる	to be collected; to be settled; to be in order
高度	こうど	altitude; height
ミリ	ミリ	milli-; 10^-3
為す	なす	to build up; to establish
但し	ただし	but; however; provided that
分かれる	わかれる	to branch; to fork; to diverge
ベテラン	ベテラン	person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
争う	あらそう	to compete; to contest; to contend
開会	かいかい	opening of a meeting
深夜	しんや	late at night
氏名	しめい	full name; identity
少なくとも	すくなくとも	at least
みたい	みたい	-like; sort of; similar to
私立	しりつ	private (establishment)
製作	せいさく	manufacture; production
警備	けいび	defense; defence; guard
全力	ぜんりょく	all one's power; whole energy
職場	しょくば	one's post; place of work; workplace
以後	いご	after this; from now on; hereafter
搾る	しぼる	to press; to wring; to squeeze
我が	わが	my; our; one's own
学会	がっかい	scientific society; academic meeting; academic conference
工夫	くふう	scheme; device; scheming
溢れる	あふれる	to overflow; to brim over; to flood
公正	こうせい	justice; fairness; impartiality
マラソン	マラソン	marathon; long-distance race
過半数	かはんすう	majority
地帯	ちたい	area; zone; belt (of land)
診断	しんだん	diagnosis
崩れる	くずれる	to collapse; to crumble
農薬	のうやく	agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
助教授	じょきょうじゅ	assistant professor; associate professor
一斉	いっせい	simultaneous; all at once
意義	いぎ	meaning; significance
発想	はっそう	expression (e.g. in music); idea; conception
一旦	いったん	once
縮小	しゅくしょう	reduction; curtailment
面積	めんせき	area
賞金	しょうきん	prize; monetary award
演劇	えんげき	drama; theatre; theater
小学生	しょうがくせい	elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
編	へん	compilation (of a text); editing
書店	しょてん	bookshop; bookstore
響く	ひびく	to resound; to be heard far away
可決	かけつ	approval; adoption (e.g. motion, bill); passage
コンクール	コンクール	contest
商社	しょうしゃ	trading company; firm
伝わる	つたわる	to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted
共産	きょうさん	communism
崩す	くずす	to destroy; to pull down; to make change (money)
努める	つとめる	to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive
彫る	ほる	to carve; to engrave; to sculpt
プログラム	プログラム	program; programme
感想	かんそう	impressions; thoughts
東洋	とうよう	Orient
未満	みまん	less than; insufficient
流	りゅう	style of; method of; manner of
見送る	みおくる	to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to farewell
網	あみ	net; netting
保健	ほけん	health preservation; hygiene; sanitation
原理	げんり	principle; theory; fundamental truth
統計	とうけい	statistics
揃える	そろえる	to collect; to gather; to get together
長女	ちょうじょ	eldest daughter; first-born daughter
特殊	とくしゅ	special; unique
短期	たんき	short term
睨む	にらむ	to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at
先頭	せんとう	head; lead; vanguard
森林	しんりん	forest; woods
宣伝	せんでん	publicity; advertisement; advertising
定員	ていいん	fixed number of regular personnel; capacity (of boat, hall, aeroplane, airplane, etc.)
足袋	たび	tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
商業	しょうぎょう	commerce; trade; business
積む	つむ	to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.)
予備	よび	preparation; preliminaries; reserve
夫妻	ふさい	man and wife; married couple
知人	ちじん	friend; acquaintance
実感	じっかん	real feeling; actual feeling
透明	とうめい	transparency; cleanness
重点	じゅうてん	important point; lay stress on; colon
カラー	カラー	collar
農村	のうそん	agricultural community; farm village; rural
大学院	だいがくいん	graduate school
竹	たけ	bamboo
落ち着く	おちつく	to calm down; to compose oneself; to regain presence of mind
中身	なかみ	contents; interior; substance
摩擦	まさつ	friction; rubbing; rubdown
過剰	かじょう	excess; over-
火山	かざん	volcano
浮かぶ	うかぶ	to float; to be suspended
正面	しょうめん	front; frontage; facade
公害	こうがい	pollution; public nuisance; contamination
標準	ひょうじゅん	standard; level; norm
窓口	まどぐち	ticket window; teller window; counter
極	ごく	quite; very
弁	べん	speech
加速	かそく	acceleration; speed up
比較的	ひかくてき	comparative; relative
血液	けつえき	blood
ストップ	ストップ	stop
国王	こくおう	king
主人	しゅじん	head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress
例外	れいがい	exception
改める	あらためる	to change; to alter; to revise
主役	しゅやく	leading part; leading actor (actress)
直径	ちょっけい	diameter
都心	としん	city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
行事	ぎょうじ	event; function
地点	ちてん	site; point on a map; spot
耐える	たえる	to bear; to stand; to endure
その他	そのほか	etc.; otherwise; besides
翌	よく	the following; next
要旨	ようし	point; essentials; gist
付属	ふぞく	attached; belonging (to); included
次ぐ	つぐ	to rank next to; to come after
芸能	げいのう	public entertainment; accomplishments; attainments
取り入れる	とりいれる	to harvest; to reap
当日	とうじつ	appointed day; very day
固まる	かたまる	to harden; to solidify
通知	つうち	notice; notification; report
給与	きゅうよ	pay; salary; wages
重なる	かさなる	to be piled up; to lie on top of one another
間もなく	まもなく	soon; before long; in a short time
俳句	はいく	haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
隻	せき	counter for ships
看板	かんばん	signboard; sign; billboard
体重	たいじゅう	body weight (usu. one's own)
育児	いくじ	childcare; nursing; upbringing
回転	かいてん	rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
配る	くばる	to distribute; to deliver; to deal (cards)
将棋	しょうぎ	shogi; Japanese chess; xianqi
中旬	ちゅうじゅん	middle of a month; second third of a month
漁業	ぎょぎょう	fishing (industry)
下旬	げじゅん	month (last third of)
リズム	リズム	rhythm
昨	さく	last (year); yesterday
カーブ	カーブ	curve
着	ちゃく	counter for suits of clothing
アイデア	アイデア	idea
バック	バック	back
海洋	かいよう	ocean
増大	ぞうだい	enlargement; increase
回数	かいすう	number of times; frequency; count
発電	はつでん	generation (e.g. power)
形式	けいしき	form (as opposed to substance); formality
懸命	けんめい	eagerness; earnestness; risking one's life
通勤	つうきん	commuting to work
商店	しょうてん	shop; small store; business
電波	でんぱ	electro-magnetic wave; radio wave
広場	ひろば	plaza; (public) square; piazza
攻める	せめる	to attack; to assault; to assail
矛盾	むじゅん	contradiction; inconsistency
済み	ずみ	arranged; taken care of; settled
温泉	おんせん	spa; hot spring; onsen
官庁	かんちょう	government office; authorities
パターン	パターン	pattern
曖昧	あいまい	vague; ambiguous; unclear
率直	そっちょく	frankness; candour; candor
接近	せっきん	getting closer; drawing nearer; approaching
カバー	カバー	cover (e.g. book)
発射	はっしゃ	firing; shooting; discharge
消極的	しょうきょくてき	negative; half-hearted; passive
騙す	だます	to trick; to cheat; to deceive
競馬	けいば	horse racing
見つめる	みつめる	to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at
往復	おうふく	round trip; coming and going; return ticket
ダム	ダム	dam
当たり前	あたりまえ	natural; reasonable; obvious
夜間	やかん	at night; nighttime
フリー	フリー	free
銅	どう	copper
実用	じつよう	practical use; utility
放る	ほうる	to let go; to abandon; to leave undone
作者	さくしゃ	author; authoress
恵まれる	めぐまれる	to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
やむを得ない	やむをえない	cannot be helped; unavoidable
引き受ける	ひきうける	to be responsible for
メニュー	メニュー	menu
組み合わせ	くみあわせ	combination
区域	くいき	limits; boundary; domain
稽古	けいこ	practice; practise; training
半島	はんとう	peninsula
父母	ふぼ	father and mother; parents
潰す	つぶす	to smash; to crush
一応	いちおう	once; tentatively; in outline
執筆	しっぴつ	writing (e.g. as a profession)
外部	がいぶ	the outside
ステージ	ステージ	stage
死体	したい	dead body; corpse; cadaver
ジャーナリスト	ジャーナリスト	journalist
測定	そくてい	measurement
貨物	かもつ	cargo; freight
見学	けんがく	inspection; study by observation; field trip
噴火	ふんか	eruption
果たして	はたして	as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough
高等	こうとう	high class; high grade
彫刻	ちょうこく	carving; engraving; sculpture
整う	ととのう	to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order
映る	うつる	to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo)
生存	せいぞん	existence; being; survival
混凝土	コンクリート	concrete
リットル	リットル	litre
侵入	しんにゅう	penetration; invasion; raid
敷地	しきち	site; plot; lot
膨大	ぼうだい	huge; bulky; enormous
下る	くだる	to descend; to go down; to come down
欄	らん	column of text (e.g. in a newspaper)
敷く	しく	to spread out; to lay out
トレーニング	トレーニング	training
深まる	ふかまる	to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
出張	しゅっちょう	official tour; business trip
地盤	じばん	stronghold; base; (the) ground
ボーナス	ボーナス	bonus
水面	すいめん	water's surface
打つかる	ぶつかる	to strike against; to collide with; to bump into
通用	つうよう	popular use; circulation
休業	きゅうぎょう	closed (e.g. store); business suspended; shutdown
売れ行き	うれゆき	sales; demand
文芸	ぶんげい	literature; art and literature; belles-lettres
スケジュール	スケジュール	schedule
農産物	のうさんぶつ	agricultural produce
持ち	もち	hold; charge; keep possession
強気	つよき	confident; assured; self-assured
行き成り	いきなり	abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden
締め切り	しめきり	deadline; closing; cut-off
全身	ぜんしん	whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait)
体操	たいそう	gymnastics; physical exercises; calisthenics
学科	がっか	study subject; course of study
膨らむ	ふくらむ	to expand; to swell (out); to get big
ポスター	ポスター	poster
気配	けはい	indication; sign; hint
高層	こうそう	multistory; multistoried; high-rise
判事	はんじ	judge; judiciary
コレクション	コレクション	collection
畳	じょう	counter for tatami mats
却って	かえって	on the contrary; rather; all the more
列島	れっとう	archipelago; chain of islands
原稿	げんこう	manuscript; copy
方面	ほうめん	direction; district; area
役所	やくしょ	government office; public office
流石	さすが	as one would expect
削る	けずる	to shave (wood or leather); to sharpen; to plane
応用	おうよう	application; put to practical use
架空	かくう	aerial; overhead
味わう	あじわう	to taste; to savor; to relish
泊	はく	counter for nights of a stay
繋がり	つながり	connection; link; relationship
巻く	まく	to wind; to coil; to roll
レジャー	レジャー	leisure
オーケストラ	オーケストラ	orchestra
幼稚園	ようちえん	kindergarten
刻む	きざむ	to mince; to cut fine; to chop up
背負う	せおう	to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder
殴る	なぐる	to strike; to hit
全般	ぜんぱん	(the) whole; universal; wholly
生る	なる	to bear fruit
役者	やくしゃ	actor; actress
限度	げんど	limit; bounds
平野	へいや	plain; open field
面接	めんせつ	interview
拡充	かくじゅう	expansion
録音	ろくおん	(audio) recording
再三	さいさん	again and again; repeatedly
飛び込む	とびこむ	to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into
書道	しょどう	calligraphy
皮肉	ひにく	cynicism; sarcasm; irony
楽器	がっき	musical instrument
刺す	さす	to pierce; to stab; to prick
青少年	せいしょうねん	youth; young person
ヘリコプター	ヘリコプター	helicopter
安易	あんい	easy; simple
悔しい	くやしい	vexing; annoying; frustrating
載る	のる	to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on
有無	うむ	existence or nonexistence; presence or absence
兎も角	ともかく	anyhow; anyway; somehow or other
貸し出し	かしだし	lending; loaning
体系	たいけい	system; organization; organisation
愈々	いよいよ	more and more; all the more; increasingly
本の	ほんの	mere; only; just
一流	いちりゅう	first-class; top grade; foremost
原料	げんりょう	raw materials
時速	じそく	speed (per hour)
苦情	くじょう	complaint; troubles; objection

How to actually learn N2 vocabulary

Work top to bottom. The list is ordered by how common each word is, so early study hours convert into real comprehension as fast as possible.
Let the words carry the kanji. Vocabulary is the natural vehicle for the N2 kanji — a character met inside three words sticks; a character memorised from a list does not.
Review daily with spaced repetition. Vocabulary is a pure retention problem, and spaced repetition turns it into a short daily habit instead of an endless cramming cycle.
Know the timeline. For what these word counts mean in months and years, see how long it takes to learn Japanese.

Every word on this list is drillable

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Frequently asked questions

How many words do you need for the JLPT N2?

This list contains 1,910 words for JLPT N2. The JLPT has not published official vocabulary lists since 2010, so every N2 list — ours included — is based on past exams and established prep materials. Treat it as the working set you should recognise to pass comfortably.

Should I learn vocabulary or kanji first for the N2?

Together. Words are how kanji stick: a character learned inside three real words is far more durable than one memorised from a list of meanings. Work through this vocabulary list and the kanji come with it.

How should I memorise JLPT N2 vocabulary?

Daily spaced repetition, in short sessions. Vocabulary is a pure retention problem, and frequency beats intensity. Every word on this list links into our dictionary, where you can add it to a study list and drill it.

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