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1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 251–260
kondo
next time
今度、一緒に食事に行きましょう。
こんど、いっしょ に しょくじ に いきましょう。
kondo, issho ni shokuji ni ikimashou.
Let's go out for a meal together sometime soon.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “next time” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 今度 to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →tochuu
on the way
会社に行く途中で、コーヒーを買います。
かいしゃ に いく とちゅう で、こーひー を かいます。
kaisha ni iku tochuu de, koohii o kaimasu.
I buy coffee on my way to work.
Make 途中 yours: write one short sentence about “on the way” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →kaigisuru
to do meeting
会議するのに時間がかかりました。
かいぎする の に じかん が かかりました。
kaigisuru no ni jikan ga kakarimashita.
Meeting took time.
💡 する-verb form of 会議 (meeting).
Do not learn 会議する from zero: it carries 会議 inside it. Hold on to 会議 = formal meeting and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →renrakusuru
to do contact
明日から連絡する予定です。
あした から れんらくする よてい です。
ashita kara renrakusuru yotei desu.
We plan to start contact tomorrow.
💡 する-verb form of 連絡 (contact).
連絡する is 連絡 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 連絡 = get in touch.
Read the full tip →setsumeisuru
to do explanation
私が説明することにしました。
わたし が せつめいする こと に しました。
watashi ga setsumeisuru koto ni shimashita.
I decided to take on explanation myself.
💡 する-verb form of 説明 (explanation).
説明する is 説明 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 説明 = explain it clearly.
Read the full tip →junbisuru
to do preparation
準備するのに時間がかかりました。
じゅんびする の に じかん が かかりました。
junbisuru no ni jikan ga kakarimashita.
Preparation took time.
💡 する-verb form of 準備 (preparation).
Do not learn 準備する from zero: it carries 準備 inside it. Hold on to 準備 = get everything ready and the rest is grammar.
Read the full tip →yoyakusuru
to do reservation
予約するのはそれほど難しくありません。
よやくする の は それほど むずかしく ありません。
yoyakusuru no wa sorehodo muzukashiku arimasen.
Reservation is not that hard.
💡 する-verb form of 予約 (reservation).
予約する is 予約 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 予約 = book in advance.
Read the full tip →houkokusuru
to do report
報告するかどうか、まだ分かりません。
ほうこくする か どう か、まだ わかりません。
houkokusuru ka dou ka, mada wakarimasen.
It is not clear yet whether report will happen.
💡 する-verb form of 報告 (report).
Once 報告 clicks, 報告する comes free — it is the same word at work in a sentence: 報告 = report upward.
Read the full tip →soudansuru
to do consultation
相談する人が増えてきました。
そうだんする ひと が ふえて きました。
soudansuru hito ga fuete kimashita.
More and more people take on consultation.
💡 する-verb form of 相談 (consultation).
相談する is 相談 in a different shape. The core word has not changed, so keep the same picture in mind: 相談 = ask for advice.
Read the full tip →annaisuru
to do guidance
明日から案内する予定です。
あした から あんないする よてい です。
ashita kara annaisuru yotei desu.
We plan to start guidance tomorrow.
💡 する-verb form of 案内 (guidance).
Do not learn 案内する from zero: it carries 案内 inside it. Hold on to 案内 = show the way and the rest is grammar.
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