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Ninety-three N4 words for time, school and study, language, the sciences, technology and media, the continents, ideas and reasons, and い- and な-adjectives that describe things, each in a short kana sentence; the back gives meaning, pitch for most words, translation and, on most cards, a Watch out.

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  1. ひ (日) (n.)
    けっこんしきの ひは いい てんきに なると いいですね。
    day; sun [0]

    I hope the weather is good on the day of the wedding.

    Watch out: On its own 日 is ひ (その ひ = that day; ひが でる = the sun comes out); in dates it is にち or か (but the 1st is ついたち).
    Time & Occasions
  2. しょうがっこう (小学校) (n.)
    むすめは らいねんの しがつから いえの ちかくの しょうがっこうに かよいます。
    elementary school; primary school [3]

    From next April my daughter will go to the elementary school near our house.

    Watch out: Six years, from age six; a pupil there is a しょうがくせい.
    School & Study
  3. じ (字) (n.)
    あの ひとは じが とても きれいですね。
    letter; character; handwriting [1]

    That person's handwriting is really beautiful, isn't it?

    Watch out: じが きれい / きたない describes handwriting; a Chinese character is a かんじ.
    Language & Writing
  4. いがく (医学) (n.)
    あには いがくを べんきょうして、いしゃに なりました。
    medicine (the science) [1]

    My older brother studied medicine and became a doctor.

    Watch out: The field of study; a doctor is an いしゃ and a hospital a びょういん.
    Fields of Study
  5. パソコン (n.)
    この パソコンは かるいので、りょこうにも もって いけます。
    personal computer; PC [0]

    This computer is light, so I can take it on trips too.

    Watch out: Short for パーソナル コンピューター; the usual everyday word.
    Technology & Media
  6. アジア (n.)
    アジアの くにの なかで、どこへ いって みたいですか。
    Asia [1]

    Of the countries of Asia, where would you like to go?
    World & Nations
  7. いけん (意見) (n.)
    この けいかくに ついて、みなさんの いけんを きかせて ください。
    opinion; view [1]

    Please let me hear everyone's opinion on this plan.

    Watch out: いけんを いう = to give an opinion; いけんが あう = to agree.
    Ideas & Situations
  8. ちから (力) (n.)
    この はこは おもいので、ちからの ある ひとに はこんで もらいましょう。
    strength; power; ability [3]

    This box is heavy, so let's have someone strong carry it.

    Watch out: ちからを いれる = to put effort into; in many compounds the reading is りょく (たいりょく).
    Shape & Sides
  9. だめ (な-adj.)
    びょういんの なかで たばこを すっては だめですよ。
    no good; not allowed; useless

    You mustn't smoke inside the hospital.

    Watch out: 〜ては だめ = must not; だめに なる = to go bad, to be ruined.
    な-adjectives
  10. あさい (浅い) (い-adj.)
    この かわは あさいので、こどもも あそべます。
    shallow [0]

    This river is shallow, so children can play in it too.

    Watch out: The opposite is ふかい (deep); also of experience: けいけんが あさい.
    い-adjectives

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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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