Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.
1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 231–240
ito
thread
糸と針でボタンを付けました。
いと と はり で ぼたん を つけました。
ito to hari de botan o tsukemashita.
I sewed on a button with needle and thread.
Make 糸 yours: write one short sentence about “thread” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kami
paper
紙に電話番号をメモしました。
かみ に でんわばんごう を めも しました。
kami ni denwabangou o memo shimashita.
I noted the phone number on a piece of paper.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “paper” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 紙 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →fukuro
bag / sack
レジで袋をもらいました。
れじ で ふくろ を もらいました。
reji de fukuro o moraimashita.
I got a bag at the register.
Say 袋 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “bag” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →hako
box
箱に本を入れて送りました。
はこ に ほん を いれて おくりました。
hako ni hon o irete okurimashita.
I put the books in a box and sent them.
When you meet 箱 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “box” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →ningyou
doll
娘に日本の人形を買いました。
むすめ に にほん の にんぎょう を かいました。
musume ni nihon no ningyou o kaimashita.
I bought a Japanese doll for my daughter.
When you meet 人形 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “doll” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →omocha
toy
子供がおもちゃで遊んでいます。
こども が おもちゃ で あそんでいます。
kodomo ga omocha de asondeimasu.
The child is playing with toys.
Say おもちゃ out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “toy” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →wa
leaf
秋になって、葉が赤くなりました。
あき に なって、は が あかく なりました。
aki ni natte, wa ga akaku narimashita.
Autumn came and the leaves turned red.
Tie 葉 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “leaf” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →eda
branch
風で木の枝が折れました。
かぜ で き の えだ が おれました。
kaze de ki no eda ga oremashita.
A tree branch broke in the wind.
Make 枝 yours: write one short sentence about “branch” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kusa
grass
庭の草を抜きました。
にわ の くさ を ぬきました。
niwa no kusa o nukimashita.
I pulled the weeds in the garden.
When you meet 草 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “grass” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →mushi
insect
夏は虫が多いです。
なつ は むし が おおい です。
natsu wa mushi ga ooi desu.
There are many insects in summer.
Say 虫 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “insect” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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