JLPT N4 — In Context: People, Town & Ideas flashcards
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Ninety short N4 sentences about people, jobs, society, feelings, the home, the town, nature, school, language and ideas, each blanking one N4 word so you produce it from context, with the English gloss as the hint.
Drills deck · part of JLPT N4 · written against: Kanji, vocabulary and grammar commonly listed for N4 (no official list since 2010). Updated 2026-10-10.
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he; him; boyfriendは いつも しずかで、あまり じぶんの ことを はなしません。 — He is always quiet and doesn't talk much about himself.かれは いつも しずかで、あまり じぶんの ことを はなしません。 — He is always quiet and doesn't talk much about himself.People & Family
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この まちは the worldで いちばん ゆきが おおい まちです。 — This city is the city with the most snow in the world.この まちは せかいで いちばん ゆきが おおい まちです。 — This city is the city with the most snow in the world.Society & Events
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けさから すこし mood; feeling (physical or emotional)が わるいので、はやく かえります。 — I've been feeling a bit unwell since this morning, so I'm going home early.けさから すこし きぶん / きもち / ちょうし / ぐあい / たいちょう / かげんが わるいので、はやく かえります。 — I've been feeling a bit unwell since this morning, so I'm going home early.Feelings & Thanks
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ゆきが ふって いるので、あたたかい glovesを して います。 — It's snowing, so I'm wearing warm gloves.ゆきが ふって いるので、あたたかい てぶくろを して います。 — It's snowing, so I'm wearing warm gloves.Clothes & Food
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にちようびに こどもたちを つれて、まちの zooへ いきました。 — On Sunday I took the children to the town zoo.にちようびに こどもたちを つれて、まちの どうぶつえんへ いきました。 — On Sunday I took the children to the town zoo.Town & Travel
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seasonが かわる ときは、かぜを ひきやすいです。 — When the seasons change, it's easy to catch a cold.きせつが かわる ときは、かぜを ひきやすいです。 — When the seasons change, it's easy to catch a cold.Time & Study
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にほんごの grammarは えいごと ずいぶん ちがいます。 — Japanese grammar is quite different from English grammar.にほんごの ぶんぽうは えいごと ずいぶん ちがいます。 — Japanese grammar is quite different from English grammar.Language & Fields
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この えいがは とても scary; frightening; afraidので、こどもは みない ほうが いいです。 — This film is very scary, so children had better not watch it.この えいがは とても こわい / おそろしいので、こどもは みない ほうが いいです。 — This film is very scary, so children had better not watch it.Adjectives
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- Sentences reuse or follow the folder's vocabulary decks; vocabulary commonly listed for JLPT N4 (no official list since 2010), checked against the N4 list compiled by Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk, CC BY); meanings, hints and rival fills checked against デジタル大辞泉 (Shogakukan, via Weblio), reference only. All sentences are original.
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