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JLPT N4 Kanji — Part 2 flashcards

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Sixty more kanji commonly listed for N4 — movement and everyday-action verbs, study and thinking, the core adjective pairs (heavy/light, near/far, strong/weak), and towns, buildings and industry — each with meaning, on/kun readings and example words.

Learn 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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  1. 動
    Meaning: move

    On: ドウ · Kun: うご(く), うご(かす)
    Example: 動く (うごく) — to move · 運動 (うんどう) — exercise
    Movement & Transport
  2. 運
    Meaning: carry; luck

    On: ウン · Kun: はこ(ぶ)
    Example: 運ぶ (はこぶ) — to carry · 運転 (うんてん) — driving
    Movement & Transport
  3. 働
    Meaning: work

    On: ドウ · Kun: はたら(く)
    Example: 働く (はたらく) — to work · 労働 (ろうどう) — labour
    Everyday Actions
  4. 借
    Meaning: borrow

    On: シャク · Kun: か(りる)
    Example: 借りる (かりる) — to borrow · 借金 (しゃっきん) — debt
    Everyday Actions
  5. 教
    Meaning: teach

    On: キョウ · Kun: おし(える), おそ(わる)
    Example: 教える (おしえる) — to teach; to tell · 教室 (きょうしつ) — classroom
    Study & Thought
  6. 習
    Meaning: learn

    On: シュウ · Kun: なら(う)
    Example: 習う (ならう) — to learn (from someone) · 練習 (れんしゅう) — practice
    Study & Thought
  7. 重
    Meaning: heavy; pile up

    On: ジュウ, チョウ · Kun: おも(い), かさ(ねる), かさ(なる), え
    Example: 重い (おもい) — heavy · 体重 (たいじゅう) — body weight
    Adjectives
  8. 軽
    Meaning: light (in weight)

    On: ケイ · Kun: かる(い), かろ(やか)
    Example: 軽い (かるい) — light
    Adjectives
  9. 町
    Meaning: town

    On: チョウ · Kun: まち
    Example: 町 (まち) — town · 下町 (したまち) — old downtown district
    Town & Places
  10. 館
    Meaning: building; hall

    On: カン · Kun: やかた
    Example: 図書館 (としょかん) — library · 旅館 (りょかん) — Japanese-style inn
    Buildings & Industry

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Review status: Second-reader reviewed, with corrections applied.

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  • Readings and meanings checked against the jōyō kanji table (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Japan, 2010) and KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); example words against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); reference only, no text copied.
  • Kanji selection follows the set commonly listed for JLPT N4 and excludes every kanji in the JLPT N5 kanji decks and in Part 1; there is no official JLPT kanji list since 2010.

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