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1508 words · JLPT N4
JLPT N4 vocabulary
Words 81–90
naku
to cry
赤ちゃんが夜中に泣きました。
あかちゃん が よなか に なきました。
akachan ga yonaka ni nakimashita.
The baby cried in the middle of the night.
Say 泣く out loud inside a short sentence about your day. Linking it to “cry” in your own words builds the memory faster than rereading it.
Read the full tip →okoru
to get angry
約束を忘れて、友だちが怒りました。
やくそく を わすれて、ともだち が おこりました。
yakusoku o wasurete, tomodachi ga okorimashita.
I forgot our plan, and my friend got angry.
Tie 怒る to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “get angry” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.
Read the full tip →odoroku
to be surprised
大きい音がして、とても驚きました。
おおきい おと が して、とても おどろきました。
ookii oto ga shite, totemo odorokimashita.
There was a loud noise and I was very surprised.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “be surprised” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 驚く to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →ugoku
to move
このコピー機はまだ動きます。
この こぴーき は まだ うごきます。
kono kopiiki wa mada ugokimasu.
This copy machine still works.
Make 動く yours: write one short sentence about “move” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →ganbaru
to do one's best
明日の試験、頑張ります。
あした の しけん、がんばります。
ashita no shiken, ganbarimasu.
I will do my best on tomorrow's exam.
When you meet 頑張る in real text, pause on it once — meeting “do one's best” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →atsumaru
to gather
九時に会議室に集まってください。
くじ に かいぎしつ に あつまって ください。
kuji ni kaigishitsu ni atsumatte kudasai.
Please gather in the meeting room at nine.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “gather” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 集まる to that exact scene.
Read the full tip →kimaru
to be decided
面接の日が決まりました。
めんせつ の ひ が きまりました。
mensetsu no hi ga kimarimashita.
The interview date has been decided.
When you meet 決まる in real text, pause on it once — meeting “be decided” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →mitsukaru
to be found
なくした鍵が見つかりました。
なくした かぎ が みつかりました。
nakushita kagi ga mitsukarimashita.
The key I lost was found.
When you meet 見つかる in real text, pause on it once — meeting “be found” in the wild a single time beats ten flashcard passes.
Read the full tip →agaru
to rise
今月から電気代が上がりました。
こんげつ から でんきだい が あがりました。
kongetsu kara denkidai ga agarimashita.
Electricity costs went up this month.
Make 上がる yours: write one short sentence about “rise” from your own life, and this word will come back when you actually need it.
Read the full tip →sagaru
to go down
夜になって、気温が下がりました。
よる に なって、きおん が さがりました。
yoru ni natte, kion ga sagarimashita.
Night came and the temperature dropped.
Picture the last situation where you needed the idea of “go down” — at work, at the station, online — and attach 下がる to that exact scene.
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