Vocabulary

Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

1515 words · JLPT N4

kaigi

N4

meeting

kaigi wa juuji kara desu

The meeting is from ten o'clock.

renraku

N4

contact / communication

ato de renraku shimasu

I will contact you later.

💡 Very common at work: ご連絡ありがとうございます。

yotei

N4

plan / schedule

ashita no yotei o kakunin shimasu

I will check tomorrow's schedule.

junbi

N4

preparation

kaigi no junbi o shite imasu

I am preparing for the meeting.

setsumei

N4

explanation

tsukaikata o setsumei shimasu

I will explain how to use it.

shitsumon

N4

question

shitsumon shite mo ii desu ka

May I ask a question?

kotaeru

N4

to answer

mensetsu de shitsumon ni kotaemashita

I answered questions in the interview.

okureru

N4

to be late

densha ga okurete imasu

The train is delayed.

💡 Use 遅れてすみません to apologize for being late.

isogu

N4

to hurry

shimekiri ga aru node isoide imasu

I am hurrying because there is a deadline.

kimeru

N4

to decide

tsugi no yotei o kimemashou

Let's decide the next schedule.

shiraberu

N4

to look up / to investigate

eraa no gen'in o shirabemasu

I will investigate the cause of the error.

naosu

N4

to fix / to repair

bagu o naoshimashita

I fixed the bug.

okuru

N4

to send

shiryou o meeru de okurimasu

I will send the documents by email.

ukeru

N4

to take / to receive

raigetsu, JLPT o ukemasu

I will take the JLPT next month.

keiken

N4

experience

kaihatsu no keiken ga sannen arimasu

I have three years of development experience.

💡 Key word for interviews and resumes.

gijutsu

N4

technology / technical skill

atarashii gijutsu o benkyou shite imasu

I am studying new technology.

koujou

N4

factory

koujou de kikai o tsukutte imasu

They make machines at the factory.

jimusho

N4

office

jimusho wa gokai ni arimasu

The office is on the fifth floor.

kyuuryou

N4

salary

kyuuryou wa getsumatsu ni demasu

Salary is paid at the end of the month.

zangyou

N4

overtime work

kyou wa zangyou ga arimasu

I have overtime today.

💡 Often asked about in interviews: 残業はどのくらいありますか。

shutchou

N4

business trip

raishuu, oosaka e shutchou shimasu

I will go on a business trip to Osaka next week.

houkoku

N4

report

kekka o joushi ni houkoku shimasu

I will report the results to my boss.

💡 Part of 報連相 (hou-ren-sou): report, contact, consult.

soudan

N4

consultation / discussion

kyaria ni tsuite soudan shitai desu

I would like to discuss my career.

yakusoku

N4

promise / appointment

sanji ni yakusoku ga arimasu

I have an appointment at three.

annai

N4

guidance / information

atarashii shain ni ofisu o annai shimasu

I will show the new employee around the office.

shoukai

N4

introduction

jikoshoukai o onegai shimasu

Please introduce yourself.

💡 自己紹介 (self-introduction) opens almost every interview.

hitsuyou

N4

necessary

biza no koushin ga hitsuyou desu

A visa renewal is necessary.

taisetsu

N4

important / precious

houkoku to renraku wa taisetsu desu

Reporting and communication are important.

kantan

N4

easy / simple

kono mondai wa kantan ni naosemasu

This problem can be fixed easily.

benri

N4

convenient

kono apuri wa totemo benri desu

This app is very convenient.

renraku

N4

contact

renraku wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The contact is very important.

yoyaku

N4

reservation

yoyaku wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The reservation is very important.

soudan

N4

consultation

soudan wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The consultation is very important.

annai

N4

guidance

annai wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The guidance is very important.

shoutai

N4

invitation

shoutai wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The invitation is very important.

shusseki

N4

attendance

shusseki wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The attendance is very important.

kesseki

N4

absence

kesseki wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The absence is very important.

shuppatsu

N4

departure

shuppatsu wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The departure is very important.

touchaku

N4

arrival

touchaku wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The arrival is very important.

keikaku

N4

plan

keikaku wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The plan is very important.

chuui

N4

attention / caution

chuui wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The attention is very important.

shinpai

N4

worry

shinpai wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The worry is very important.

anshin

N4

relief

anshin wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The relief is very important.

fukushuu

N4

review (study)

fukushuu wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The review (study) is very important.

yoshuu

N4

preparation (study)

yoshuu wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The preparation (study) is very important.

kenkyuu

N4

research

kenkyuu wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The research is very important.

seisan

N4

production

seisan wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The production is very important.

yushutsu

N4

export

yushutsu wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The export is very important.

yunyuu

N4

import

yunyuu wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The import is very important.

boueki

N4

trade

boueki wa totemo taisetsu desu.

The trade is very important.