JLPT N4

JLPT N4 Prep Lab

Move on to being able to “hear and read” everyday conversation. Build 300 kanji and more expressions on the N5 foundation.

Until you passTake the mock exam　Progress and study plan

Passing line: 60%. Practice questions are scheduled with spaced repetition (1 → 3 → 7 → 14 → 30 days).

A prep lab for JLPT N4. Learn characters and vocabulary, grammar, reading, and listening through lessons and questions.

N4 is the level at which you can “understand basic Japanese.” The goals are to read texts on familiar topics written in basic vocabulary and kanji, and to mostly understand slowly spoken everyday conversation. A guideline is about 300 kanji and about 1,500 words.

Passing guideline

To pass N4 you need a total score of at least 90 out of 180, plus at least 38 in “Language Knowledge (Characters, Vocabulary, Grammar) and Reading” and at least 19 in “Listening.” The exam time is 25 minutes for Language Knowledge (Characters and Vocabulary), 55 minutes for Language Knowledge (Grammar) and Reading, and 35 minutes for Listening. The guideline for the correct-answer rate is 60–65%.

Language Knowledge (Characters and Vocabulary) (35 questions on the real exam)

Chapter	Lessons	Questions	Main contents
Characters and Vocabulary	4	40	N4's 300 kanji: expanding with on'yomi compounds, and more

Language Knowledge (Grammar) and Reading (35 questions on the real exam)

Chapter	Lessons	Questions	Main contents
Grammar	7	65	The plain form, 「〜と思う」 and 「〜と言う」, and more
Reading	2	25	How to read medium-length passages: the role of paragraphs and “the author's opinion,” and more

Listening (28 questions on the real exam)

Chapter	Lessons	Questions	Main contents
Listening	2	25	The four N4 listening formats (task comprehension, point comprehension, verbal expressions, quick response), and more

How to study

Each chapter follows this order: “Lesson (read) → Terms → Examples → Practice questions (solve).” First read through the lesson, then check your understanding by opening “Answer and explanation” on the practice questions. The practice tool at the end of each chapter asks questions in random order, and your results are saved only on your own device (no registration is needed, and nothing is sent to a server).

* The explanations are information for study purposes. Please check the official JLPT website for the exam format and schedule.
* The questions are original questions written by our association, following the format of the JLPT's official “Summary of Linguistic Competence Required for Each Level” and its published sample questions. We are not affiliated with the organizers (the Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services).

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