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1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 241–250
tori
bird
朝、鳥の声で起きました。
あさ、とり の こえ で おきました。
asa, tori no koe de okimashita.
I woke up to the sound of birds in the morning.
Say 鳥 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “bird” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →uma
horse
北海道で馬に乗りました。
ほっかいどう で うま に のりました。
hokkaidou de uma ni norimashita.
I rode a horse in Hokkaido.
Make 馬 yours: write one short sentence about “horse” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →ushi
cow
牧場でたくさんの牛を見ました。
ぼくじょう で たくさん の うし を みました。
bokujou de takusan no ushi o mimashita.
I saw many cows at the ranch.
Say 牛 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “cow” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →buta
pig
この地方は豚の料理が有名です。
この ちほう は ぶた の りょうり が ゆうめい です。
kono chihou wa buta no ryouri ga yuumei desu.
This region is famous for its pork dishes.
When you meet 豚 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “pig” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →saikin
recently
最近、仕事が忙しくなりました。
さいきん、しごと が いそがしく なりました。
saikin, shigoto ga isogashiku narimashita.
Work has gotten busy recently.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “recently” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 最近 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →saisho
the beginning
最初に自己紹介をお願いします。
さいしょ に じこしょうかい を おねがい します。
saisho ni jikoshoukai o onegai shimasu.
First, please introduce yourself.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “the beginning” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 最初 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →saigo
the end
最後に質問の時間があります。
さいご に しつもん の じかん が あります。
saigo ni shitsumon no jikan ga arimasu.
There is time for questions at the end.
Say 最後 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “the end” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →shourai
the future
将来はマネージャーになりたいです。
しょうらい は まねーじゃー に なりたい です。
shourai wa maneejaa ni naritai desu.
In the future I want to become a manager.
Make 将来 yours: write one short sentence about “the future” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →mukashi
long ago
この辺は昔、田んぼでした。
この へん は むかし、たんぼ でした。
kono hen wa mukashi, tanbo deshita.
This area used to be rice fields long ago.
Make 昔 yours: write one short sentence about “long ago” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →konoaida
the other day
この間、駅で先生に会いました。
このあいだ、えき で せんせい に あいました。
konoaida, eki de sensei ni aimashita.
The other day I ran into my teacher at the station.
When you meet この間 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “the other day” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
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