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1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 51–60
shuushoku
getting a job
日本のIT会社に就職しました。
にほん の IT がいしゃ に しゅうしょく しました。
nihon no IT gaisha ni shuushoku shimashita.
I got a job at a Japanese IT company.
When you meet 就職 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “getting a job” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →tenkin
job transfer
来月、大阪支社に転勤します。
らいげつ、おおさか ししゃ に てんきん します。
raigetsu, oosaka shisha ni tenkin shimasu.
I am transferring to the Osaka branch next month.
When you meet 転勤 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “job transfer” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →enryo
reserve / holding back
どうぞ、遠慮しないで食べてください。
どうぞ、えんりょ しないで たべて ください。
douzo, enryo shinaide tabete kudasai.
Please eat without holding back.
Make 遠慮 yours: write one short sentence about “reserve” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →gaman
patience / endurance
眠かったですが、我慢して働きました。
ねむかった です が、がまん して はたらきました。
nemukatta desu ga, gaman shite hatarakimashita.
I was sleepy, but I bore it and kept working.
Tie 我慢 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “patience” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →henji
reply
メールの返事をまだもらっていません。
めーる の へんじ を まだ もらっていません。
meeru no henji o mada moratteimasen.
I have not received a reply to my email yet.
Make 返事 yours: write one short sentence about “reply” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →aisatsu
greeting
朝、元気に挨拶をしましょう。
あさ、げんき に あいさつ を しましょう。
asa, genki ni aisatsu o shimashou.
Let's greet each other cheerfully in the morning.
Say 挨拶 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “greeting” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →koshou
breakdown
コピー機が故障しています。
こぴーき が こしょう しています。
kopiiki ga koshou shiteimasu.
The copy machine is broken.
When you meet 故障 in real text, pause on it once — meeting “breakdown” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →shuuri
repair
自転車を修理に出しました。
じてんしゃ を しゅうり に だしました。
jitensha o shuuri ni dashimashita.
I took my bicycle in for repair.
Make 修理 yours: write one short sentence about “repair” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →hikkoshi
moving house
来月、会社の近くに引っ越しします。
らいげつ、かいしゃ の ちかく に ひっこし します。
raigetsu, kaisha no chikaku ni hikkoshi shimasu.
Next month I am moving near the office.
Tie 引っ越し to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “moving house” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →unten
driving
日本では左側を運転します。
にほん で は ひだりがわ を うんてん します。
nihon de wa hidarigawa o unten shimasu.
In Japan, you drive on the left side.
Say 運転 out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “driving” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
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