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| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ๅชใใ | ใใใใ | kind, gentle |
| ็ฉบๆธฏ | ใใใใ | airport |
| ๆฐ | ใ | spirit or mood |
| ็ดนไป | ใใใใใ | introduction |
| ้ๅ ท | ใฉใใ | tool, instrument, implement |
| ไปๅบฆ | ใใใฉ | next time |
| ็ดๆ | ใใใใ | promise or appointment |
| ใใใใ | soon or gradually | |
| ไธญๅญฆๆ ก | ใกใ ใใใฃใใ | junior high school |
| ใใใช | like that | |
| ๆฅฝใใฟ | ใใฎใใฟ | pleasure or joy |
| ็คพไผ | ใใใใ | society |
| ใใฃใจ | at long last | |
| ็็ฉ | ใใใฎ | traditional Japanese clothing |
| ๅ | ใใ | slope or hill |
| ใใ | if providing a condition | |
| ใใใใซใชใ | to see honorific | |
| ใชใใปใฉ | i see | |
| ็จ | ใใ | an errand |
| ใ็คผ | ใใใ | expression of gratitude |
| ๆๅญฆ | ใถใใใ | literature |
| ็่ญทๅฉฆ | ใใใใต | (female) nurse (dated) |
| ในใผใใฑใผใน | suitcase | |
| ใใใจ | according to | |
| ในใผใใผ | supermarket | |
| ใใใใ | from now on | |
| ่จชใญใ | ใใใญใ | to visit |
| ไธไพฟ | ใตในใ | inconvenient |
| ๆฏในใ | ใใในใ | to compare |
| ้ฉๅฝ | ใฆใใจใ | suitable or appropriate |
| ใใใใใ | to quarrel | |
| ๅ ; ็กฌ; ๅบใ | ใใใ | hard or solid |
| ่ฆใ | ใซใใ | bitter tasting |
| ๆง | ใใพ | honorific suffix, customer, Mr./Ms./Mrs. |
| ใใใใ | to bully someone | |
| ๅฏๅ | ใญใผใ | sleeping in late |
| ่ใใ | ใใใใใ | to think about |
| ่ฟใใ | ใใใใ | to welcome |
| ๆคใใ | ใใใ | to plant, grow |
| ใขใใชใซ | africa | |
| ็ถใใ | ใคใฅใใ | continue doing something |
| ๅฐใญใ | ใใใญใ | to ask a question |
| ้้ข | ใใใใใใ | discharge from hospital |
| ็ไธญ | ใพใใชใ | center or middle |
| ใ็ฅญใ | ใใพใคใ | festival |
| ไผ | ใใ | gathering or meeting |
| ๆ | ใฏใใ | forest, woods |
| ในใใผใญ | steak | |
| ๆง | ใใ | like / kind of / manner |
| ไบกใใชใ | ใชใใชใ | to pass away |
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Every word in Lock&Learn Japanese comes with a real example sentence, its reading and a translation, revealed on the tap. Here are 25 of the words above, in a sentence.
ๅชใใ
ใใใใ
kind, gentle
ๅ ็ใฏใจใฆใๅชใใใงใใ
ใใใใใฏใจใฆใใใใใใงใใ
My teacher is very kind.
ไปๅบฆ
ใใใฉ
next time
ไปๅบฆใใพใไธ็ทใซๆ ็ปใซ่กใใพใใใใ
ใใใฉใพใใใฃใใใซใใใใซใใใพใใใ
Let's go to the movies together next time.
็ดๆ
ใใใใ
promise or appointment
ๅ้ใจๅคงไบใช็ดๆใใใใพใใ
ใจใใ ใกใจใ ใใใชใใใใใใใใพใใ
I have an important appointment with a friend.
ใใใช
like that
ใใใชใใจใฏ็ฅใใพใใใ
ใใใชใใจใฏใใใพใใใ
I don't know anything about that.
ๆฅฝใใฟ
ใใฎใใฟ
pleasure or joy
ๆฅ้ฑใฎๆ ่กใใจใฆใๆฅฝใใฟใงใใ
ใใใใ ใใฎใใใใใใจใฆใใใฎใใฟใงใใ
I am very much looking forward to next week's trip.
ใใฃใจ
at long last
ใใฃใจๅฎฟ้กใ็ตใใใพใใใ
ใใฃใจใใ ใใ ใใใใใใพใใใ
At long last, I finished my homework.
็็ฉ
ใใใฎ
traditional Japanese clothing
ๅฌใฏ็็ฉใ็ใใจๆใใใงใใญใ
ใตใใฏใใใฎใใใใจใใใใใใงใใญใ
It is warm to wear traditional Japanese clothing in winter.
ใใ
if providing a condition
ใใๆๆฅ้จใชใใๆ ่กใฏไธญๆญขใงใใ
ใใใใใใใใชใใใใใใใฏใกใ ใใใงใใ
If it rains tomorrow, the trip will be cancelled.
ใใใใซใชใ
to see honorific
ๅ ็ใใใกใใฎ่ณๆใใใใใซใชใใพใใใ
ใใใใใใใกใใฎใใใใใใใใใซใชใใพใใใ
Professor, would you like to take a look at these documents?
ใชใใปใฉ
i see
ใชใใปใฉใใใใใๆๅณใงใใญใ
ใชใใปใฉใใใใใใใฟใงใใญใ
I see, that is what you mean.
็จ
ใใ
an errand
ๅๅพใใไผ็คพใซ็จใใใใพใใ
ใใใใใใใใใซใใใใใใพใใ
I have business at the office this afternoon.
ใ็คผ
ใใใ
expression of gratitude
ๅ ็ใซใ็คผใฎๆ็ดใๆธใใพใใใ
ใใใใใซใใใใฎใฆใใฟใใใใพใใใ
I wrote a thank-you letter to my teacher.
ๆๅญฆ
ใถใใใ
literature
็งใฏๅคงๅญฆใงๆฅๆฌๆๅญฆใๅๅผทใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใใฏใ ใใใใงใซใปใใถใใใใในใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
I am studying Japanese literature at university.
ในใผใใฑใผใน
suitcase
ๆฐใใในใผใใฑใผในใ่ฒทใใพใใใ
ใใใใใใใผใคใใผใใใใใพใใใ
I bought a new suitcase.
ในใผใใผ
supermarket
ไปๆฅใในใผใใผใธ่ฒทใ็ฉใซ่กใใพใใ
ใใใใใใผใฑใผใธใใใใฎใซใใใพใใ
I am going to the supermarket to shop today.
ใใใใ
from now on
ใใใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใๅๅผทใใพใใ
ใใใใใซใปใใใในใใใใใใพใใ
I will study Japanese from now on.
่ฆใ
ใซใใ
bitter tasting
ใใฎ่ฌใฏใจใฆใ่ฆใใงใใ
ใใฎใใใใฏใจใฆใใซใใใงใใ
This medicine is very bitter.
ใใใใ
to bully someone
ๅผฑใไบบใใใใใใฎใฏใใใชใใงใใ
ใใใใฒใจใใใใใใฎใฏใใใชใใงใใ
It is not right to bully people who are weak.
ๅฏๅ
ใญใผใ
sleeping in late
ๅฏๅใใใฆใไผ็คพใซ้ ใใพใใใ
ใญใผใใใใฆใใใใใใซใใใใพใใใ
I slept in late and was late for work.
่ใใ
ใใใใใ
to think about
็งใฏๅฐๆฅใฎใใจใ่ใใฆใใพใใ
ใใใใฏใใใใใใฎใใจใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
I am thinking about my future.
ๆคใใ
ใใใ
to plant, grow
ๅบญใซ่ฑใๆคใใพใใ
ใซใใซใฏใชใใใใพใใ
I plant flowers in the garden.
ใขใใชใซ
africa
ใใคใใขใใชใซใธๆ ่กใใใใงใใ
ใใคใใใตใใใธใใใใใใใใงใใ
I want to travel to Africa someday.
ๆ
ใฏใใ
forest, woods
ๅฎถใฎ่ฟใใซๅฐใใชๆใใใใพใใ
ใใใฎใกใใใซใกใใใชใฏใใใใใใพใใ
There is a small wood near my house.
ในใใผใญ
steak
ไปๅคใฏ็พๅณใใในใใผใญใ้ฃในใพใใ
ใใใใฏใใใใใใฆใผใใใในใพใใ
I am going to eat a delicious steak tonight.
ๆง
ใใ
like / kind of / manner
ๅ ็ใฎใใใชไบบใซใชใใใใงใใ
ใใใใใฎใใใชใฒใจใซใชใใใใงใใ
I want to be like my teacher.
655. The JLPT publishes no official vocabulary counts. The widely used lists this page follows put N5 at about 700 words and all five levels at about 8,000 words together; this page lists the words that are new at JLPT N4.
The complete JLPT N4 list is the N4 pack in Lock&Learn Japanese. This page shows the first 50 words the widget deals, enough to judge the level and to try the flashcards. In the app the pack opens with a free preview, another word unlocks daily, and Lock&Learn+ opens all 655 at once.
There is no official list: the JLPT stopped publishing vocabulary lists with the 2010 revision. This page follows the widely used community lists (after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists), which is what most textbooks and apps mean by an JLPT N4 list.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. The N4 pack puts these words on the widget one at a time: you recall the meaning, one tap reveals it with a real sentence. JLPT N4 opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily; Lock&Learn+ opens every pack at once.
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