JLPT N4

“The ability to understand basic Japanese.” jlpt.jp

642 words · 166 kanji in our N4 lists

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Vocabulary · 642 words

意見いけんopinion, view, idea
運動うんどうexercise
気きspirit, mood
必要ひつようnecessary
人口じんこうpopulation
時代じだいage, period, epoch, era
社長しゃちょうpresident of a company
行うおこなうto carry out; to conduct (typically used in written language)

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Kanji · 166 kanji

会meeting
同same
事matter
自oneself
社company
発departure
者someone
地ground
業business
方direction
新new
場location

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Practise N4

第10巻 · 日本語能力試験JLPT N4The N4 vocabulary, most common words first, with the N4 kanji along the way and a timed sprint over the words so far after every six stages. The first chapter is free.
第11巻 · 敬語N4 keigoHonorific (尊敬語) and humble (謙譲語) verbs: the special ones first (いらっしゃる, 召し上がる, 参る, いただく…), then the regular お〜になる and お〜する forms. Choose the right form for each verb. The first chapter is free.

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Level lists follow the commonly used pre-2010 JLPT lists by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY); the official test no longer publishes lists.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.