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1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 181–190
jishin
earthquake
昨日の夜、小さい地震がありました。
きのう の よる、ちいさい じしん が ありました。
kinou no yoru, chiisai jishin ga arimashita.
There was a small earthquake last night.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “earthquake” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 地震 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →taifuu
typhoon
台風で電車が止まりました。
たいふう で でんしゃ が とまりました。
taifuu de densha ga tomarimashita.
The trains stopped because of the typhoon.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “typhoon” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 台風 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kaji
fire (disaster)
近所で火事があって、消防車が来ました。
きんじょ で かじ が あって、しょうぼうしゃ が きました。
kinjo de kaji ga atte, shoubousha ga kimashita.
There was a fire in the neighbourhood, and fire engines came.
Tie 火事 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “fire (disaster)” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →jiko
accident
事故で道が込んでいます。
じこ で みち が こんでいます。
jiko de michi ga kondeimasu.
The road is crowded because of an accident.
When you meet 事故 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “accident” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →kega
injury
サッカーで足に怪我をしました。
さっかー で あし に けが を しました。
sakkaa de ashi ni kega o shimashita.
I injured my leg playing football.
Make 怪我 yours: write one short sentence about “injury” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →netsu
fever
熱が三十八度あります。
ねつ が さんじゅうはちど あります。
netsu ga sanjuuhachido arimasu.
I have a fever of thirty-eight degrees.
Tie 熱 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “fever” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →kaze
cold (illness)
風邪をひいて、会社を休みました。
かぜ を ひいて、かいしゃ を やすみました。
kaze o hiite, kaisha o yasumimashita.
I caught a cold and took the day off work.
Make 風邪 yours: write one short sentence about “cold (illness)” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →haisha
dentist
歯が痛いので、歯医者に行きます。
は が いたい ので、はいしゃ に いきます。
wa ga itai node, haisha ni ikimasu.
My tooth hurts, so I am going to the dentist.
Say 歯医者 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “dentist” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kangoshi
nurse
姉は病院で看護師をしています。
あね は びょういん で かんごし を しています。
ane wa byouin de kangoshi o shiteimasu.
My older sister works as a nurse at a hospital.
Say 看護師 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “nurse” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →keisatsu
police
財布をなくして、警察に届けました。
さいふ を なくして、けいさつ に とどけました。
saifu o nakushite, keisatsu ni todokemashita.
I lost my wallet and reported it to the police.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “police” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 警察 to that exact scene.
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