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JLPT N4 Sample Questions โ€” 10 Solved With Reasoning

10 representative JLPT N4 questions with full worked solutions. Practice vocabulary, grammar, reading, and listening sections. Includes answer logic, not just answers.

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These 10 JLPT N4 questions mirror the actual exam structure: vocabulary, grammar, reading, and listening. Each solution shows the step-by-step reasoning โ€” not just the correct choice โ€” so you understand why itโ€™s right.

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Vocabulary: Kanji & Meaning (ๅ•้กŒ1)

Question 1 Choose the correct reading for the underlined kanji: ๅคฉๆฐ—ใŒใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใญใ€‚

  1. 1ใฆใ‚“ใ
  2. 2ใงใ‚“ใ
  3. 3ใฆใ‚“ใ‘
  4. 4ใงใ‚“ใ‘

Solution The kanji ๅคฉๆฐ— means โ€œweather.โ€ ๅคฉ is read as ใฆใ‚“ (not ใงใ‚“), and ๆฐ— is read as ใ. Option 1 (ใฆใ‚“ใ) is correct. Option 2 (ใงใ‚“ใ) means โ€œelectricity.โ€ Options 3 and 4 are not real readings.

Question 2 Choose the correct kanji for the underlined word: ใใ‚‡ใ†ใฏ ใจใ‚‚ใ ใกใจ ใˆใ„ใŒใ‚’ ใฟใพใ™ใ€‚

  1. 1ไปŠๆ—ฅ
  2. 2ๆ˜จๆ—ฅ
  3. 3ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅ
  4. 4ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ

Solution ใใ‚‡ใ† means โ€œtoday.โ€ The kanji ไปŠๆ—ฅ is read as ใใ‚‡ใ†. ๆ˜จๆ—ฅ is ใใฎใ† (yesterday), ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅ is ใ‚ใ—ใŸ (tomorrow), ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ is ใพใ„ใซใก (every day). Option 1 is correct.

Grammar: Sentence Structure (ๅ•้กŒ2)

Question 3 Choose the correct particle: ใ‚ใŸใ—ใฏ ๆฏŽๆœ ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผ๏ผˆใ€€๏ผ‰้ฃฒใฟใพใ™ใ€‚

  1. 1ใŒ
  2. 2ใ‚’
  3. 3ใซ
  4. 4ใง

Solution The verb ้ฃฒใฟใพใ™ (drink) is a transitive verb that takes the direct object marker ใ‚’. Coffee (ใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผ) is the object. ใŒ marks the subject, ใซ marks time or location, ใง marks means or place of action. Option 2 is correct.

Question 4 Choose the correct conjugation: ใ‚ใ—ใŸ ้›จใŒ๏ผˆใ€€๏ผ‰ใใ†ใงใ™ใ€‚

  1. 1ใตใ‚‹
  2. 2ใตใ‚Š
  3. 3ใตใฃใฆ
  4. 4ใตใฃใŸ

Solution The pattern ๏ฝžใใ†ใงใ™ (it seems/hearsay) attaches to the verb stem (ใพใ™-form minus ใพใ™). ใตใ‚Šใพใ™ โ†’ stem ใตใ‚Š โ†’ ใตใ‚Šใใ†ใงใ™. Option 2 is correct. Option 1 is the dictionary form (used for ๏ฝžใพใˆใซ), option 3 is the ใฆ-form, option 4 is past plain.

Reading Comprehension (ๅ•้กŒ3)

Question 5 Read the passage: ใใฎใ† ใจใ‚‚ใ ใกใจ ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใซ ่กŒใใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใง ใŠ่Šฑ่ฆ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใใ‚Œใ„ใช ใ•ใใ‚‰ใŒ ใŸใใ•ใ‚“ ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใจใฆใ‚‚ ใŸใฎใ—ใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚ Question: ใ“ใฎไบบใฏ ใฉใ“ใง ใŠ่Šฑ่ฆ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€‚

  1. 1ใ†ใก
  2. 2ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“
  3. 3ใŒใฃใ“ใ†
  4. 4ใˆใ

Solution The passage says ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ใง ใŠ่Šฑ่ฆ‹ใ‚’ใ—ใพใ—ใŸ (did hanami at the park). The location is ใ“ใ†ใˆใ‚“ (park). Option 2 is correct.

Question 6 Passage: ็”ฐไธญใ•ใ‚“ใฏ ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใ‚’ ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ ใพใ  ใ‚ใพใ‚Š ่ฉฑใ›ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใฃใจ ็ทด็ฟ’ใ—ใŸใ„ใจ ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ Question: ็”ฐไธญใ•ใ‚“ใฏ ๆ—ฅๆœฌ่ชžใŒ ใฉใ†ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

  1. 1ไธŠๆ‰‹ใงใ™
  2. 2ใ‚ใพใ‚Š ไธŠๆ‰‹ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใงใ™
  3. 3ใœใ‚“ใœใ‚“ ่ฉฑใ›ใพใ›ใ‚“
  4. 4ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™

Solution The passage says ใพใ  ใ‚ใพใ‚Š ่ฉฑใ›ใพใ›ใ‚“ (still canโ€™t speak very well). That means he is not very good (ใ‚ใพใ‚ŠไธŠๆ‰‹ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„). Option 2 is correct. Option 1 contradicts the text. Option 3 says โ€œcannot speak at all,โ€ which is too strong. Option 4 is not stated.

Listening (ๅ•้กŒ4) โ€“ Script & Question

Question 7 Audio script: ๅฅณใฎไบบใŒ ็”ทใฎไบบใซ ้“ใ‚’ ่žใ„ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅฅณ๏ผšใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€้ง…ใฏ ใฉใ“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ ็”ท๏ผš้ง…ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ใ“ใฎ้“ใ‚’ ใพใฃใ™ใ ่กŒใฃใฆใ€ไบŒใค็›ฎใฎ ไฟกๅทใ‚’ ๅณใซ ๆ›ฒใŒใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ๅฅณ๏ผšใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ Question: ้ง…ใซ ่กŒใใซใฏ ใฉใ†ใ—ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

  1. 1ใพใฃใ™ใ ่กŒใใพใ™
  2. 2ไบŒใค็›ฎใฎ ไฟกๅทใ‚’ ๅทฆใซ ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚Šใพใ™
  3. 3ไบŒใค็›ฎใฎ ไฟกๅทใ‚’ ๅณใซ ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚Šใพใ™
  4. 4ไธ€ใค็›ฎใฎ ไฟกๅทใ‚’ ๅณใซ ๆ›ฒใŒใ‚Šใพใ™

Solution The man says ไบŒใค็›ฎใฎไฟกๅทใ‚’ ๅณใซ ๆ›ฒใŒใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ (turn right at the second traffic light). Option 3 is correct. Option 2 says left, which is wrong.

Question 8 Audio script: ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใจ ๅญฆ็”ŸใŒ ่ฉฑใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿ๏ผšๅฎฟ้กŒใฏ ใ„ใค ๅ‡บใ—ใพใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ ๅญฆ็”Ÿ๏ผšๆฅ้€ฑใฎ ้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅใพใงใซ ๅ‡บใ—ใฆใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿ๏ผšใ‚ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ Question: ๅฎฟ้กŒใฎ ็ท ใ‚ๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใฏ ใ„ใคใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

  1. 1ไปŠ้€ฑใฎ ้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅ
  2. 2ๆฅ้€ฑใฎ ้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅ
  3. 3ๆฅ้€ฑใฎ ๆœˆๆ›œๆ—ฅ
  4. 4ไปŠๆ—ฅ

Solution The student says ๆฅ้€ฑใฎ้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅใพใงใซ (by next Friday). The deadline is next Friday. Option 2 is correct.

Mixed Section: Vocabulary & Kanji in Context (ๅ•้กŒ5)

Question 9 Choose the correct word: ใ“ใฎ ใƒฌใ‚นใƒˆใƒฉใƒณใฎ ๆ–™็†ใฏ๏ผˆใ€€๏ผ‰ใŠใ„ใ—ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

  1. 1ใจใฆใ‚‚
  2. 2ใœใ‚“ใœใ‚“
  3. 3ใ‚ใพใ‚Š
  4. 4ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ

Solution The sentence means โ€œThe food at this restaurant is (ใ€€) delicious.โ€ ใจใฆใ‚‚ means โ€œveryโ€ and fits positively. ใœใ‚“ใœใ‚“ is used with negatives (ใœใ‚“ใœใ‚“ใŠใ„ใ—ใใชใ„). ใ‚ใพใ‚Š is also used with negatives. ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ means โ€œa littleโ€ but is less natural here. Option 1 is correct.

Question 10 Choose the correct reading: ๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใฏ ๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจใซ ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚

  1. 1ใจใ—ใ‚‡ใ‹ใ‚“
  2. 2ใจใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ‚“
  3. 3ใšใ—ใ‚‡ใ‹ใ‚“
  4. 4ใšใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‹ใ‚“

Solution ๅ›ณๆ›ธ้คจ means โ€œlibrary.โ€ ๅ›ณ is read as ใจ (not ใš), ๆ›ธ as ใ—ใ‚‡, ้คจ as ใ‹ใ‚“. Option 1 (ใจใ—ใ‚‡ใ‹ใ‚“) is correct. Option 2 has an extra ใ†, options 3 and 4 use the wrong reading for ๅ›ณ.

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