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Eighty-seven N4 words for people and society: pronouns and address, family and workplace titles, jobs, offices, institutions, events, feelings and the お-words of thanks, each in a short kana sentence, the word in bold; the back gives the meaning, pitch for most words, translation and a Watch out.

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  1. ぼく (僕) (pron.)
    ぼくは あまい ものが だいすきで、まいにち おかしを たべます。
    I; me (used by boys and men) [1]

    I have a sweet tooth and eat sweets every day.

    Watch out: Casual and masculine; in a job interview or to a superior, say わたし.
    Pronouns & Address
  2. きみ (君) (pron.)
    すみません、きみの なまえを もういちど おしえて くれませんか。
    you (informal; mostly men to equals or juniors) [0]

    Sorry, could you tell me your name once more?

    Watch out: Not for superiors or strangers; the same kanji read くん is the name suffix 〜くん.
    Pronouns & Address
  3. おや (親) (n.)
    おやに しんぱいを かけない ように、まいばん でんわを して います。
    parent; parents [2]

    I phone every evening so that my parents won't worry.

    Watch out: りょうしん is "both parents"; your own are ちち and はは, someone else's おとうさん and おかあさん.
    Family & Relationships
  4. そふ (祖父) (n.)
    そふは まいにち にわで やさいを そだてて います。
    (one's own) grandfather [1]

    My grandfather grows vegetables in the garden every day.

    Watch out: Humble, for your own grandfather; someone else's, or when speaking to him, is おじいさん.
    Family & Relationships
  5. だいがくせい (大学生) (n.)
    だいがくせいに なったら、いろいろな くにへ りょこうしたいです。
    university student [3]

    When I become a university student, I want to travel to lots of countries.

    Watch out: The school is だいがく; add 〜せい for the student, as in こうこうせい.
    Jobs & People
  6. アルバイト (n.)
    だいがくの ちかくの カフェで アルバイトを して います。
    part-time job (esp. a student's) [3]

    I do part-time work at a cafe near the university.

    Watch out: From German Arbeit; shortened to バイト in speech. A housewife's part-time work is パート.
    Work & Business
  7. しゃかい (社会) (n.)
    ことし だいがくを でて、やっと しゃかいに でました。
    society; the world (of adults) [1]

    I left university this year and finally entered the working world.

    Watch out: しゃかいに でる = to start working life; a working adult is しゃかいじん; the school subject is also しゃかい.
    Society & Rules
  8. きょうかい (教会) (n.)
    あねは この きょうかいで けっこんしきを あげました。
    church [0]

    My older sister had her wedding at this church.

    Watch out: The homophone きょうかい (協会) is an association; the kanji 教 is the one in きょうしつ.
    Places & Events
  9. こころ (心) (n.)
    しあいの まえ、こころの なかで「がんばれ」と いいました。
    heart; mind; spirit [3]

    Before the match, I said "Come on!" to myself.

    Watch out: The feeling heart; the organ is しんぞう. こころから = from the bottom of my heart.
    Feelings & Character
  10. おれい (お礼) (n.)
    てつだって くれた ひとに おれいの てがみを かきました。
    thanks; expression of gratitude; thank-you gift [0]

    I wrote a thank-you letter to the person who helped me.

    Watch out: おれいを いう = to say thank you; おれいを する = to give something in thanks.
    Thanks & Good Wishes

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  • Word selection follows vocabulary commonly listed for JLPT N4 (no official list exists since 2010; checked against the N4 list compiled by Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk, CC BY); meanings and verb groups checked against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Reference only; all example sentences are original.
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