๐Ÿ“ JLPT N4 July 2026 Exam: Complete Detailed Answer Key & Review

๐Ÿ“ JLPT N4 July 2026 Exam: Complete Detailed Answer Key & Review

Published: July 6, 2026
Category: JLPT Exam Prep

Congratulations on completing the JLPT N4 exam! Whether you are celebrating or evaluating your performance, checking your answers is a crucial step in understanding your progress. We have compiled the official detailed answer key for the July 2026 JLPT N4 exam, broken down by section (Vocabulary, Grammar, Reading, and Listening) with full explanations and transcriptions.

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Section 1: ๆ–‡ๅญ—ใƒป่ชžๅฝ™ (Vocabulary)

ๅ•้กŒ 1: Kanji Reading (4431212)

1. ๆด—ใฃใฆ (ใ‚ใ‚‰ใฃใฆ) โ€“ To wash
2. ไบˆๅฎš (ใ‚ˆใฆใ„) โ€“ Schedule / Plan
3. ๅผฑใ (ใ‚ˆใ‚ใ) โ€“ Weakly
4. ๆŠผใ—ใฆ (ใŠใ—ใฆ) โ€“ To push
5. ้ ญ (ใ‚ใŸใพ) โ€“ Head
6. ่ฟ‘ๆ‰€ (ใใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡) โ€“ Neighborhood
7. ้›ช (ใ‚†ใ) โ€“ Snow

ๅ•้กŒ 2: Kanji Reading (32114)

8. ๅง‹ใ‚ใพใ™ (ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใพใ™) โ€“ To begin
9. ้‡Ž่œ (ใ‚„ใ•ใ„) โ€“ Vegetables
10. ่–ฌ (ใใ™ใ‚Š) โ€“ Medicine
11. ไบค้€š (ใ“ใ†ใคใ†) โ€“ Transportation / Traffic
12. ่ถณใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ (ใŸใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“) โ€“ Not enough / Insufficient

ๅ•้กŒ 3: Reading Hiragana to Kanji (13424342)

13. ใ•ใณใ—ใ„ โ€“ ๅฏ‚ใ—ใ„ (Lonely)
14. ใฏใ•ใฟ โ€“ ้‹ (Scissors) [Note: usually written in Hiragana/Katakana, but kanji exists]
15. ใพใ‘ใฆ โ€“ ่ฒ ใ‘ใฆ (To lose / To discount)
16. ใŸใฎใฟใพใ—ใŸ โ€“ ้ ผใฟใพใ—ใŸ (Requested / Ordered)
17. ใใคใŽใ‚‡ใ† โ€“ ๅ’ๆฅญ (Graduation)
18. ใ‚ขใƒซใƒใ‚คใƒˆ โ€“ ใ‚ขใƒซใƒใ‚คใƒˆ (Part-time job / Arubaito)
19. ใ•ใ‚“ใ›ใ„ โ€“ ่ณ›ๆˆ (Agreement / Approval)
20. ใ‘ใ—ใ โ€“ ๆ™ฏ่‰ฒ (Scenery / Landscape)

ๅ•้กŒ 4: Synonyms / Definitions

21. ใใ‘ใ‚“ โ‡” ใ‚ใถใชใ„ โ€“ Dangerous
22. ๅ€คๆฎต โ‡” ใ„ใใ‚‰ โ€“ Price / How much
23. ใ†ใ‚‰ โ‡” ๅพŒใ‚ โ€“ Back / Behind
24. ใ‚‚ใฉใฃใฆ โ‡” ใ‹ใˆใฃใฆ โ€“ Return / Come back

ๅ•้กŒ 5: Sentence Context (Hiragana to Kanji/Context)

25. ใ‚Œใ‚“ใ‚‰ใ โž” ้›ป่ฉฑใงใ‚Œใ‚“ใ‚‰ใ (Contact by phone)
26. ใฏใ‚‰ใ† โž” ใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ใฏใ‚‰ใฃใฆ (Pay money)
27. ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚‰ใ„ โž” ใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚‰ใ„ใ€ๅฐๅญฆๆ กใฎๅ…ˆ็”Ÿใซใชใ‚ŠใŸใ„ (In the future, I want to become an elementary school teacher)
28. ใคใคใ‚€ โž” ใŠใ‹ใ—ใ‚’ใใ‚Œใ„ใช็ด™ใงใคใคใ‚“ใงใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚ผใƒณใƒˆ๏ฝž (Wrap the sweets in beautiful paper and give as a present)

Section 2: ๆ–‡ๆณ• (Grammar)

ๅ•้กŒ 1: Grammar Fill-in-the-Blank

1. ๅคง้›จ (ใง) ๏ฝžใงใใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ (Indicates reason: Due to heavy rain, cannot.)
2. ็ˆถ๏ผšใ€Œไฝ•ใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹๏ผŸใ€ ๅจ˜๏ผšใ€Œใ‚ซใƒฌใƒผ (ใซ) ใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ€ (Indicates selection: I will have curry.)
3. ๆ˜ ็”ปใ‚’ๅๅ›ž (ใ‚‚) ่ฆ‹ใŸใ€‚ (Emphasis: Watched the movie as many as 10 times.)
4. ๆญŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ (ใฎใŒ) ่žใ“ใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚ (Perception: I can hear someone singing.)
5. (ใ™ใฃใ‹ใ‚Š) ๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ (Adverb: Completely changed.)
6. (ใฉใ“ใ‹ใง) ๅฐ‘ใ—ไผ‘ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ‹ใ€‚ (Indefinite location: Let’s take a rest somewhere.)
7. ๆฑไบฌใซไฝใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ (้–“) ใซใ€‚ (Period: While living in Tokyo.)
8. ๅŒป่€…ใซ (ใชใ‚‹) ใŸใ‚ใซใ€‚ (Purpose: To become a doctor.)
9. ๅธฐใฃใฆใใŸ (ใจใ“ใ‚) ใงใ™ใ€‚ (Immediate past: I just came back.)
10. ้ง…ๅ“กใŒไธๅฏงใซ (ใฆใ„ใญใ„ใซ) ๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚ (Adverb: The station attendant taught me politely.)
11. ใƒใƒŠใƒŠใ—ใ‹ (้ฃŸในใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚) (Limitation: I eat nothing but bananas.)
12. (ใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚ผใƒณใƒˆใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‹) (Suggestion/Invitation: Shall I give a present?)
13. ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆใƒ‘ใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใซ (ๆฅใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹)ใ€‚ (Asking for reason: Why didn’t you come to the party?)

ๅ•้กŒ 2: Sentence Analysis & Fill-in

14. ใ‚ณใƒณใƒ“ใƒ‹ใงใ‚ตใƒฉใƒ€ใจใŸใพใ”ใฎใ‚ตใƒณใƒ‰ใ‚คใƒƒใƒใ‚’ไบŒใคใšใค่ฒทใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ (Bought two salads and two egg sandwiches at the convenience store.)
15. 30ๅˆ† ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใŒ ่‡ช่ปข่ปŠ ใชใ‚‰ 10ๅˆ†ใง ่กŒใ‘ใพใ™ใ€‚ (Conditional: If it’s by bicycle, you can get there in 10 minutes.)
16. ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏไธ€ๅนดใงๅคœใŒๆœ€ใ‚‚้•ทใ„ๆ—ฅใงใ™ใ€‚ (Today is the longest night of the year.)
17. ใ‚Œใ„ใžใ†ใ“ใซ ใ„ใ‚Œใฆ ใŠใ„ใŸ ใ‚ธใƒฅใƒผใ‚นใ‚’ ๅผŸใซ ้ฃฒใพใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ€‚ (Passive: My little brother drank the juice I put in the fridge.)

ๅ•้กŒ 3: Grammar Fill-in-the-Blank

18. ้›ป่ปŠใง (่กŒใใพใ—ใŸ) โ€“ Went by train.
19. ใใ‚Œใ„ใช้ณฅ (ใ‚‚) ่ฆ‹ใพใ—ใŸ โ€“ Also saw a beautiful bird.
20. (ใใ‚Œใง) ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅ…ƒๆฐ—ใซใชใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸ โ€“ So, I felt a little better. (Therefore)
21. ๅˆฅใฎๅฑฑใซใ‚‚ (ใฎใผใฃใฆใฟใŸใ„ใงใ™) โ€“ I want to try climbing another mountain too.

Section 3: ่ชญ่งฃ (Reading Comprehension)

ๅ•้กŒ 1

22. ๆฑไบฌใฎ็ฅญใ‚Šใซใคใ„ใฆใฉใ‚“ใชใ“ใจใ‚’็ดนไป‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใ‹ โ€“ (What kind of things will be introduced regarding the Tokyo festival?)
23. ๆœฌๅฝ“ใฏ ไผใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ โ€“ (Because I couldn’t convey the truth.)
24. ไธญๆ‘ใ•ใ‚“ใซใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ„ใพใ™ โ€“ (I will receive money from Nakamura-san.)

ๅ•้กŒ 2

25. ๆ—ฅๆœฌใงใ„ใคใ‚‚ๅบ—ใง่ฒทใฃใฆ้ฃŸในใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใŠ้‡‘ใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ โ€“ (Buying and eating food at stores in Japan all the time costs a lot of money.)
26. ๅฑฑๆ‘ใ•ใ‚“ใจ่ฉฑใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใงไฝœใฃใŸๅผๅฝ“ใ‚’้ฃŸในใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ โ€“ (I am eating my homemade bento while talking with Yamamura-san.)
27. ใปใ‹ใซใ‚‚ใ„ใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ‚ใฃใŸ โ†’ ๆ—ฅๆœฌไบบใฎๅ‹้”ใŒใงใใŸใ“ใจ โ€“ (There were other good things -> I made a Japanese friend.)

ๅ•้กŒ 3

28. ้‡‘ๆ›œๆ—ฅใซไธ€ไบบใงใ€ใ‚คใƒณใ‚ฟใƒผใƒใƒƒใƒˆใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚ทใƒณใ‚ฐใƒซใƒซใƒผใƒ ใ‚’ไบˆ็ด„ใ™ใ‚‹ใจใ€ๆ–™้‡‘ใฏ10,000ๅ††ใงใ™ใ€‚ โ€“ (If you book a single room online alone on Friday, the price is 10,000 yen.)
29. ใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซใฎๅฎฟๆณŠ่€…ใŒ็„กๆ–™ใงใงใใ‚‹ใฎใฏใƒ›ใƒ†ใƒซใฎใƒ—ใƒผใƒซใงๆณณใใ“ใจ โ€“ (The thing hotel guests can do for free is swim in the hotel pool.)

Section 4: ่ด่งฃ (Listening Comprehension)

ๅ•้กŒ 1

1. 40ๆžš โ€“ (40 sheets)
2. ่ปŠใ‚’ไบˆ็ด„ใ™ใ‚‹ โ€“ (Reserve a car)
3. 8ๆ™‚30ๅˆ†ใซไผš็คพใธ่กŒใใ€‚๏ผˆ9ๆ™‚30ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ไผš่ญฐใŒๅง‹ใพใ‚‹ใฎใงใ€ใใฎๅ‰ใซ็›ธ่ซ‡ใ™ใ‚‹๏ผ‰ โ€“ (Go to the company at 8:30. The meeting starts at 9:30, so I will consult before that.)
4. ใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซ๏ผˆๆ‰‹ใ‚’ใ‚ˆใใ‚ใ‚‰ใ†ใฎใงใ€ใ‚ฟใ‚ชใƒซใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใฆใ„ใ๏ผ‰ โ€“ (Towel. I wash my hands often, so I will take a towel.)
5. Shape pattern change (Diagram) โ€“ [The answer consists of the squares transforming into a circle of dots, leaving dots at the bottom.]
6. ใ„ใใ™ใŽ๏ผๅทฆๅด โ€“ (Too far / Left side) โ€“ [Map: Reference to a bookstore and a bakery location.]
7. ้›ป่ปŠใฎไธญใงใƒฉใ‚ธใ‚ชใ‚’่žใ โ€“ (Listen to the radio on the train.)
8. ใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใ‚’ใ‹ใŸใฅใ‘ใ‚‹ โ€“ (Tidy up the table.)

ๅ•้กŒ 2

1. ใ‚ฝใƒผใ‚นใฎๆๆ–™ใฏ๏ผˆใ•ใ‘ใƒปใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚†ใƒปใ‚ฑใƒใƒฃใƒƒใƒ—๏ผ‰ใงใ™ใ€‚ โ€“ (The sauce ingredients are salmon, soy sauce, and ketchup.)
2. ๆ—ฅๆ›œๆ—ฅใฎๅค•ๆ–นใฎใ‚ฏใƒฉใ‚นใงใ™ใ€‚ โ€“ (It is a Sunday evening class.)
3. ใ‚Œใ„ใžใ†ใ“ใ ใ‘ โ€“ (Only the refrigerator.)
4. ็”ทใฎไบบใฏใ“ใฉใ‚‚ใฎใ“ใ‚ใ€่ญฆๅฏŸๅฎ˜ใซใชใ‚ŠใŸใ‹ใฃใŸใงใ™ใ€‚ โ€“ (The man wanted to become a police officer when he was a child.)
5. ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใ‚’ใใ†ใ˜ใ™ใ‚‹ โ€“ (Clean the room.) [Note: The text uses “ใใ†ใ˜ใ™ใ‚‹” for “ๆŽƒ้™คใ™ใ‚‹” based on the image.]
6. ๅ†™็œŸใ‚’ใจใ‚Šใซใ„ใใพใ™ โ€“ (I will go to take photos.)
7. ็”ทใฎไบบใฏใ‚ตใƒฉใƒ€ใฎๅ…ทใ‚’ใ€Œใƒˆใƒžใƒˆใ€ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€Œใƒ‹ใƒณใ‚ธใƒณใ€ใซๅค‰ๆ›ดใ—ใŸใ„ใฎใง้›ป่ฉฑใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ โ€“ (The man called because he wants to change the salad toppings from tomato to carrot.)

ๅ•้กŒ 3 (Situational Expressions)

1. ๅŒ—ๅฑฑ้ง…ใซใจใพใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ โ€“ (Does this stop at Kitayama station?)
2. ใŠใ˜ใ‚ƒใพใ—ใพใ™ โ€“ (Excuse me / I’m coming in.)
3. ๅˆ‡ๆ‰‹ใฏๅฃฒใฃใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ‹ โ€“ (Do you sell stamps?)
4. ๅพŒใ‚ๆฐ—ใ‚’ไป˜ใ‘ใฆ โ€“ (Watch out behind you.)
5. ใ‚‚ใ†ๅฐ‘ใ—ๅคงใใใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ„ใ„๏ผŸ โ€“ (Can I make it a little bigger?)

ๅ•้กŒ 4 (Conversational Responses)

1. ใ‚‚ใ†ใ™ใใงใใพใ™ โ€“ (It will be ready soon.)
2. ใใ†ใงใ™ใญใ€‚ใŠ่…นใ‚‚ใ™ใใพใ—ใŸใญใ€‚ โ€“ (I agree. I’m getting hungry too.)
3. ๅคงๅญฆ่ฟ‘ใใฎๆœฌๅฑ‹ โ€“ (The bookstore near the university.)
4. ใ†ใ‚“ใ€็›ธ่ซ‡ใ™ใ‚‹ใญ โ€“ (Yeah, I’ll talk about it / I’ll consult.)
5. ใ™ใฟใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€ๆถˆใ™ใฎใ‚’ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ โ€“ (Sorry, I forgot to turn it off.)
6. ใ‚นใ‚ญใƒผใฏใฉใ†๏ผŸ โ€“ (How about skiing?)
7. ้•ทใ้™ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใญ โ€“ (It’s been raining/snowing for a long time, hasn’t it?)
8. ไปŠๆ—ฅใฏไผ‘ใ‚€ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ โ€“ (Are you taking a rest today? / Are you not working today?)

๐Ÿ’ก Final Thoughts

How did you do? The N4 emphasizes practical, everyday Japanese, and grammar points like causative-passive expressions (๏ฝžใ•ใ‚Œใฆใ—ใพใ†), conditional forms (๏ฝžใชใ‚‰), and “just did” (๏ฝžใจใ“ใ‚ใงใ™) are frequently tested.

If you didn’t hit your target score this time, don’t be discouraged. Review these answers to identify your weak points. Were the reading long passages giving you trouble? Or was the listening speed too fast?

Good luck with your results, and keep pushing forward to N3 next! If you have specific questions about the grammar or vocabulary listed here, feel free to leave a comment below. ใŠ็–ฒใ‚Œใ•ใพใงใ—ใŸ๏ผ (Good work!)

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