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

1508 words · JLPT N4

JLPT N4 vocabulary

Part 2

Words 11–20

Meaning and examples

to look up / to investigate

eraa no gen'in o shirabemasu

I will investigate the cause of the error.

Memory tip

When you meet 調べる in real text, pause on it once — meeting “look up” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.

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Meaning and examples

to fix / to repair

bagu o naoshimashita

I fixed the bug.

Memory tip

Say 直す out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “fix” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.

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Meaning and examples

to send

shiryou o meeru de okurimasu

I will send the documents by email.

Memory tip

Say 送る out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “send” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.

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Meaning and examples

to take / to receive

raigetsu, JLPT o ukemasu

I will take the JLPT next month.

Memory tip

Say 受ける out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “take” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.

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Meaning and examples

experience

kaihatsu no keiken ga sannen arimasu

I have three years of development experience.

💡 Key word for interviews and resumes.

Memory tip

経験 is what stays with you after you have done something — work history, life lessons. 経験があります is your interview line for “I have experience.”

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Meaning and examples

technology / technical skill

atarashii gijutsu o benkyou shite imasu

I am studying new technology.

Memory tip

Make 技術 yours: write one short sentence about “technology” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.

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Meaning and examples

factory

koujou de kikai o tsukutte imasu

They make machines at the factory.

Memory tip

Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “factory” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 工場 to that exact scene.

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Meaning and examples

office

jimusho wa gokai ni arimasu

The office is on the fifth floor.

Memory tip

Tie 事務所 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “office” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

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Meaning and examples

salary

kyuuryou wa getsumatsu ni demasu

Salary is paid at the end of the month.

Memory tip

Say 給料 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “salary” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.

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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。

Memory tip

残業 is the work that stays after the workday ends — overtime. As a memory trick, the 残 is the same “remain” you see in leftovers (残り).

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