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1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 221–230
kagi
key
家の鍵をどこかに忘れました。
いえ の かぎ を どこか に わすれました。
ie no kagi o dokoka ni wasuremashita.
I left my house key somewhere.
Tie 鍵 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “key” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →tana
shelf
本を棚に戻してください。
ほん を たな に もどして ください。
hon o tana ni modoshite kudasai.
Please put the book back on the shelf.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “shelf” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 棚 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →hikidashi
drawer
はさみは机の引き出しにあります。
はさみ は つくえ の ひきだし に あります。
hasami wa tsukue no hikidashi ni arimasu.
The scissors are in the desk drawer.
When you meet 引き出し in real text, pause on it once — meeting “drawer” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →futon
futon
朝、布団をたたみます。
あさ、ふとん を たたみます。
asa, futon o tatamimasu.
I fold up the futon in the morning.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “futon” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 布団 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →tatami
tatami mat
この部屋は畳の匂いがいいです。
この へや は たたみ の におい が いい です。
kono heya wa tatami no nioi ga ii desu.
The smell of tatami in this room is nice.
Say 畳 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “tatami mat” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →kabe
wall
壁にカレンダーをかけました。
かべ に かれんだー を かけました。
kabe ni karendaa o kakemashita.
I hung a calendar on the wall.
Tie 壁 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “wall” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →yuka
floor
床をきれいに拭きました。
ゆか を きれい に ふきました。
yuka o kirei ni fukimashita.
I wiped the floor clean.
Tie 床 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “floor” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →yane
roof
雪で屋根が白くなりました。
ゆき で やね が しろく なりました。
yuki de yane ga shiroku narimashita.
The roof turned white with snow.
Make 屋根 yours: write one short sentence about “roof” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →mado
window
暑いので、窓を開けてもいいですか。
あつい ので、まど を あけて も いい です か。
atsui node, mado o akete mo ii desu ka.
It is hot — may I open the window?
When you meet 窓 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “window” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →garasu
glass
ガラスのコップが割れました。
がらす の こっぷ が われました。
garasu no koppu ga waremashita.
The glass cup broke.
Make ガラス yours: write one short sentence about “glass” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
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