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1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 31–40
yoyaku
reservation
七時に二人でレストランを予約しました。
しちじ に ふたり で れすとらん を よやく しました。
shichiji ni futari de resutoran o yoyaku shimashita.
I reserved a restaurant for two at seven.
予約 is claiming a slot in advance — a restaurant table, a hospital visit, a meeting room. The 予 in front hints “beforehand.”
Read the full tip →shoutai
invitation
同僚の結婚式に招待されました。
どうりょう の けっこんしき に しょうたい されました。
douryou no kekkonshiki ni shoutai saremashita.
I was invited to a coworker's wedding.
招待 is a formal invite — a wedding, a party, an event. Being 招待された means someone specifically wants you there.
Read the full tip →shusseki
attendance
明日の会議に出席します。
あした の かいぎ に しゅっせき します。
ashita no kaigi ni shusseki shimasu.
I will attend tomorrow's meeting.
出席 is showing up where attendance is counted — a meeting, a ceremony, a class. Its mirror is 欠席, the empty chair.
Read the full tip →kesseki
absence
熱があるので、会議を欠席します。
ねつ が ある ので、かいぎ を けっせき します。
netsu ga aru node, kaigi o kesseki shimasu.
I have a fever, so I will miss the meeting.
欠席 is the officially missing person — you told them you will not be there. Quietly disappearing is not 欠席; that is a problem.
Read the full tip →shuppatsu
departure
九時の新幹線で出発します。
くじ の しんかんせん で しゅっぱつ します。
kuji no shinkansen de shuppatsu shimasu.
I depart on the nine o'clock bullet train.
出発 is the moment of setting off — the train doors closing, the trip beginning. 到着 is the other end of the same line.
Read the full tip →touchaku
arrival
荷物は明日到着する予定です。
にもつ は あした とうちゃく する よてい です。
nimotsu wa ashita touchaku suru yotei desu.
The package is scheduled to arrive tomorrow.
到着 is arrival — the moment you reach the place. Flights, trains, and packages all 到着します.
Read the full tip →keikaku
plan
夏休みの旅行を計画しています。
なつやすみ の りょこう を けいかく しています。
natsuyasumi no ryokou o keikaku shiteimasu.
I am planning a trip for the summer holidays.
計画 is the plan drawn before action — schedule, steps, budget. 計画を立てる: to make a plan (in Japanese, you “stand it up”).
Read the full tip →chuui
attention / caution
足元に注意してください。
あしもと に ちゅうい して ください。
ashimoto ni chuui shite kudasai.
Please watch your step.
注意 is focused caution — watch out, be careful, mind the step. From a boss, a 注意 is also a gentle warning.
Read the full tip →shinpai
worry
面接の結果が心配です。
めんせつ の けっか が しんぱい です。
mensetsu no kekka ga shinpai desu.
I am worried about the interview result.
心配 is worry that sits in your chest about something that might go wrong. 心配しないでください: please do not worry.
Read the full tip →anshin
relief
テストに合格して、安心しました。
てすと に ごうかく して、あんしん しました。
tesuto ni goukaku shite, anshin shimashita.
I passed the test and felt relieved.
安心 is the exhale after worry — relief, peace of mind. Test results fine, deadline met: 安心しました.
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