Progress and Data Reporting
Learn how to report project progress and business figures in writing: percentage completion, comparisons with the previous period, describing increases and decreases, and separating fact from interpretation.
N2 Topic-Based Conversation — Business Email & Report Writing · All lessons · All courses
Vocabulary
- 進捗状況（しんちょくじょうきょう） (進捗状況): progress status
- 達成率（たっせいりつ） (達成率): achievement rate
- 前年比（ぜんねんひ） (前年比): year-on-year comparison
- 増加（ぞうか） (増加): increase
- 減少（げんしょう） (減少): decrease
- 横ばい（よこばい） (横ばい): flat, unchanged
- 占める（しめる） (占める): to account for, to occupy
- 達する（たっする） (達する): to reach, to amount to
- 見込み（みこみ） (見込み): forecast, prospect
- 要因（よういん） (要因): factor, cause
- 推移（すいい） (推移): trend, transition over time
- 見通し（みとおし） (見通し): outlook, prospect
In-lesson practice
- Progress and Data Reporting — Exercises (6 questions)
Related JLPT N2 quizzes
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 25 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 24 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 23 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 22 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 21 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 20 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 19 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 18 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 17 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 16 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 15 (10 questions)
- JLPT N2 – Grammar Exercise 14 (10 questions)
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「進捗状況（しんちょくじょうきょう）」 mean in this lesson?
- progress status
- What does 「達成率（たっせいりつ）」 mean in this lesson?
- achievement rate
- What does 「前年比（ぜんねんひ）」 mean in this lesson?
- year-on-year comparison
- What does 「増加（ぞうか）」 mean in this lesson?
- increase
- What does 「減少（げんしょう）」 mean in this lesson?
- decrease
- What does 「横ばい（よこばい）」 mean in this lesson?
- flat, unchanged
- What does 「占める（しめる）」 mean in this lesson?
- to account for, to occupy
- What does 「達する（たっする）」 mean in this lesson?
- to reach, to amount to
- What does 「見込み（みこみ）」 mean in this lesson?
- forecast, prospect
- What does 「要因（よういん）」 mean in this lesson?
- factor, cause
- What does 「推移（すいい）」 mean in this lesson?
- trend, transition over time
- What does 「見通し（みとおし）」 mean in this lesson?
- outlook, prospect
- 累計の利用者数は五万人（ ）。
- 「〜に達する」takes に for the level reached.
- 新規事業が売上の四割（ ）。
- 「〜を占める」takes を for the proportion.
- 国内売上が横ばい（ ）、海外売上は伸びています。
- 「〜に対して」marks the contrast between two trends.
- 「横ばい」の意味として正しいものはどれか。
- 横ばい = flat, unchanged.
- 数字の報告として最も適切なものはどれか。
- States the figure with its basis of comparison, as required in the reading section.
- 推測を書くときに必要なことは何か。
- The reading section requires distinguishing speculation from fact.