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 itโs right.
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Vocabulary: Kanji & Meaning (ๅ้ก1)
Question 1 Choose the correct reading for the underlined kanji: ๅคฉๆฐใใใใงใใญใ
- 1ใฆใใ
- 2ใงใใ
- 3ใฆใใ
- 4ใงใใ
Solution The kanji ๅคฉๆฐ means โweather.โ ๅคฉ is read as ใฆใ (not ใงใ), and ๆฐ is read as ใ. Option 1 (ใฆใใ) is correct. Option 2 (ใงใใ) means โelectricity.โ Options 3 and 4 are not real readings.
Question 2 Choose the correct kanji for the underlined word: ใใใใฏ ใจใใ ใกใจ ใใใใ ใฟใพใใ
- 1ไปๆฅ
- 2ๆจๆฅ
- 3ๆๆฅ
- 4ๆฏๆฅ
Solution ใใใ means โtoday.โ The kanji ไปๆฅ is read as ใใใ. ๆจๆฅ is ใใฎใ (yesterday), ๆๆฅ is ใใใ (tomorrow), ๆฏๆฅ is ใพใใซใก (every day). Option 1 is correct.
Grammar: Sentence Structure (ๅ้ก2)
Question 3 Choose the correct particle: ใใใใฏ ๆฏๆ ใณใผใใผ๏ผใ๏ผ้ฃฒใฟใพใใ
- 1ใ
- 2ใ
- 3ใซ
- 4ใง
Solution The verb ้ฃฒใฟใพใ (drink) is a transitive verb that takes the direct object marker ใ. Coffee (ใณใผใใผ) is the object. ใ marks the subject, ใซ marks time or location, ใง marks means or place of action. Option 2 is correct.
Question 4 Choose the correct conjugation: ใใใ ้จใ๏ผใ๏ผใใใงใใ
- 1ใตใ
- 2ใตใ
- 3ใตใฃใฆ
- 4ใตใฃใ
Solution The pattern ๏ฝใใใงใ (it seems/hearsay) attaches to the verb stem (ใพใ-form minus ใพใ). ใตใใพใ โ stem ใตใ โ ใตใใใใงใ. Option 2 is correct. Option 1 is the dictionary form (used for ๏ฝใพใใซ), option 3 is the ใฆ-form, option 4 is past plain.
Reading Comprehension (ๅ้ก3)
Question 5 Read the passage: ใใฎใ ใจใใ ใกใจ ใใใใใซ ่กใใพใใใใใใใใง ใ่ฑ่ฆใใใพใใใใใใใช ใใใใ ใใใใ ใใใพใใใใจใฆใ ใใฎใใใฃใใงใใ Question: ใใฎไบบใฏ ใฉใใง ใ่ฑ่ฆใใใพใใใใ
- 1ใใก
- 2ใใใใ
- 3ใใฃใใ
- 4ใใ
Solution The passage says ใใใใใง ใ่ฑ่ฆใใใพใใ (did hanami at the park). The location is ใใใใ (park). Option 2 is correct.
Question 6 Passage: ็ฐไธญใใใฏ ๆฏๆฅ ๆฅๆฌ่ชใ ๅๅผทใใฆใใพใใใงใ ใพใ ใใพใ ่ฉฑใใพใใใใใฃใจ ็ทด็ฟใใใใจ ่จใฃใฆใใพใใ Question: ็ฐไธญใใใฏ ๆฅๆฌ่ชใ ใฉใใงใใใ
- 1ไธๆใงใ
- 2ใใพใ ไธๆใใใชใใงใ
- 3ใใใใ ่ฉฑใใพใใ
- 4ๆฏๆฅ ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใ
Solution The passage says ใพใ ใใพใ ่ฉฑใใพใใ (still canโt speak very well). That means he is not very good (ใใพใไธๆใใใชใ). Option 2 is correct. Option 1 contradicts the text. Option 3 says โcannot speak at all,โ which is too strong. Option 4 is not stated.
Listening (ๅ้ก4) โ Script & Question
Question 7 Audio script: ๅฅณใฎไบบใ ็ทใฎไบบใซ ้ใ ่ใใฆใใพใใ ๅฅณ๏ผใใฟใพใใใ้ง ใฏ ใฉใใงใใใ ็ท๏ผ้ง ใงใใใใใฎ้ใ ใพใฃใใ ่กใฃใฆใไบใค็ฎใฎ ไฟกๅทใ ๅณใซ ๆฒใใฃใฆใใ ใใใ ๅฅณ๏ผใใใใจใใใใใพใใ Question: ้ง ใซ ่กใใซใฏ ใฉใใใพใใใ
- 1ใพใฃใใ ่กใใพใ
- 2ไบใค็ฎใฎ ไฟกๅทใ ๅทฆใซ ๆฒใใใพใ
- 3ไบใค็ฎใฎ ไฟกๅทใ ๅณใซ ๆฒใใใพใ
- 4ไธใค็ฎใฎ ไฟกๅทใ ๅณใซ ๆฒใใใพใ
Solution The man says ไบใค็ฎใฎไฟกๅทใ ๅณใซ ๆฒใใฃใฆใใ ใใ (turn right at the second traffic light). Option 3 is correct. Option 2 says left, which is wrong.
Question 8 Audio script: ๅ ็ใจ ๅญฆ็ใ ่ฉฑใใฆใใพใใ ๅ ็๏ผๅฎฟ้กใฏ ใใค ๅบใใพใใใ ๅญฆ็๏ผๆฅ้ฑใฎ ้ๆๆฅใพใงใซ ๅบใใฆใใ ใใใ ๅ ็๏ผใใใใพใใใ Question: ๅฎฟ้กใฎ ็ท ใๅใใฏ ใใคใงใใใ
- 1ไป้ฑใฎ ้ๆๆฅ
- 2ๆฅ้ฑใฎ ้ๆๆฅ
- 3ๆฅ้ฑใฎ ๆๆๆฅ
- 4ไปๆฅ
Solution The student says ๆฅ้ฑใฎ้ๆๆฅใพใงใซ (by next Friday). The deadline is next Friday. Option 2 is correct.
Mixed Section: Vocabulary & Kanji in Context (ๅ้ก5)
Question 9 Choose the correct word: ใใฎ ใฌในใใฉใณใฎ ๆ็ใฏ๏ผใ๏ผใใใใใงใใ
- 1ใจใฆใ
- 2ใใใใ
- 3ใใพใ
- 4ใกใใฃใจ
Solution The sentence means โThe food at this restaurant is (ใ) delicious.โ ใจใฆใ means โveryโ and fits positively. ใใใใ is used with negatives (ใใใใใใใใใชใ). ใใพใ is also used with negatives. ใกใใฃใจ means โa littleโ but is less natural here. Option 1 is correct.
Question 10 Choose the correct reading: ๅ ็ใฏ ๅณๆธ้คจใซ ใใพใใ
- 1ใจใใใใ
- 2ใจใใใใใ
- 3ใใใใใ
- 4ใใใใใใ
Solution ๅณๆธ้คจ means โlibrary.โ ๅณ is read as ใจ (not ใ), ๆธ as ใใ, ้คจ as ใใ. Option 1 (ใจใใใใ) is correct. Option 2 has an extra ใ, options 3 and 4 use the wrong reading for ๅณ.
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