๐ 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: ๆๅญใป่ชๅฝ (Vocabulary)
ๅ้ก 1: Kanji Reading (4431212)
1. ๆดใฃใฆ (ใใใฃใฆ) โ To wash
2. ไบๅฎ (ใใฆใ) โ Schedule / Plan
3. ๅผฑใ (ใใใ) โ Weakly
4. ๆผใใฆ (ใใใฆ) โ To push
5. ้ ญ (ใใใพ) โ Head
6. ่ฟๆ (ใใใใ) โ Neighborhood
7. ้ช (ใใ) โ Snow
ๅ้ก 2: Kanji Reading (32114)
8. ๅงใใพใ (ใฏใใใพใ) โ To begin
9. ้่ (ใใใ) โ Vegetables
10. ่ฌ (ใใใ) โ Medicine
11. ไบค้ (ใใใคใ) โ Transportation / Traffic
12. ่ถณใใพใใ (ใใใพใใ) โ Not enough / Insufficient
ๅ้ก 3: Reading Hiragana to Kanji (13424342)
13. ใใณใใ โ ๅฏใใ (Lonely)
14. ใฏใใฟ โ ้ (Scissors) [Note: usually written in Hiragana/Katakana, but kanji exists]
15. ใพใใฆ โ ่ฒ ใใฆ (To lose / To discount)
16. ใใฎใฟใพใใ โ ้ ผใฟใพใใ (Requested / Ordered)
17. ใใคใใใ โ ๅๆฅญ (Graduation)
18. ใขใซใใคใ โ ใขใซใใคใ (Part-time job / Arubaito)
19. ใใใใ โ ่ณๆ (Agreement / Approval)
20. ใใใ โ ๆฏ่ฒ (Scenery / Landscape)
ๅ้ก 4: Synonyms / Definitions
21. ใใใ โ ใใถใชใ โ Dangerous
22. ๅคๆฎต โ ใใใ โ Price / How much
23. ใใ โ ๅพใ โ Back / Behind
24. ใใฉใฃใฆ โ ใใใฃใฆ โ Return / Come back
ๅ้ก 5: Sentence Context (Hiragana to Kanji/Context)
25. ใใใใ โ ้ป่ฉฑใงใใใใ (Contact by phone)
26. ใฏใใ โ ใ้ใใฏใใฃใฆ (Pay money)
27. ใใใใใ โ ใใใใใใๅฐๅญฆๆ กใฎๅ
็ใซใชใใใ (In the future, I want to become an elementary school teacher)
28. ใคใคใ โ ใใใใใใใใช็ดใงใคใคใใงใใฌใผใณใ๏ฝ (Wrap the sweets in beautiful paper and give as a present)
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Section 2: ๆๆณ (Grammar)
ๅ้ก 1: Grammar Fill-in-the-Blank
1. ๅคง้จ (ใง) ๏ฝใงใใพใใใ (Indicates reason: Due to heavy rain, cannot.)
2. ็ถ๏ผใไฝใ้ฃในใ๏ผใ ๅจ๏ผใใซใฌใผ (ใซ) ใใใใ (Indicates selection: I will have curry.)
3. ๆ ็ปใๅๅ (ใ) ่ฆใใ (Emphasis: Watched the movie as many as 10 times.)
4. ๆญใฃใฆใใ (ใฎใ) ่ใใใใ (Perception: I can hear someone singing.)
5. (ใใฃใใ) ๅคใใใพใใใ (Adverb: Completely changed.)
6. (ใฉใใใง) ๅฐใไผใฟใพใใใใ (Indefinite location: Let’s take a rest somewhere.)
7. ๆฑไบฌใซไฝใใงใใ (้) ใซใ (Period: While living in Tokyo.)
8. ๅป่
ใซ (ใชใ) ใใใซใ (Purpose: To become a doctor.)
9. ๅธฐใฃใฆใใ (ใจใใ) ใงใใ (Immediate past: I just came back.)
10. ้ง
ๅกใไธๅฏงใซ (ใฆใใญใใซ) ๆใใฆใใใใ (Adverb: The station attendant taught me politely.)
11. ใใใใใ (้ฃในใพใใใ) (Limitation: I eat nothing but bananas.)
12. (ใใฌใผใณใใใใใ) (Suggestion/Invitation: Shall I give a present?)
13. ใฉใใใฆใใผใใฃใผใซ (ๆฅใชใใฃใใใงใใ)ใ (Asking for reason: Why didn’t you come to the party?)
ๅ้ก 2: Sentence Analysis & Fill-in
14. ใณใณใใใงใตใฉใใจใใพใใฎใตใณใใคใใใไบใคใใค่ฒทใใพใใใ (Bought two salads and two egg sandwiches at the convenience store.)
15. 30ๅ ใใใใพใใ ่ช่ปข่ป ใชใ 10ๅใง ่กใใพใใ (Conditional: If it’s by bicycle, you can get there in 10 minutes.)
16. ไปๆฅใฏไธๅนดใงๅคใๆใ้ทใๆฅใงใใ (Today is the longest night of the year.)
17. ใใใใใใซ ใใใฆ ใใใ ใธใฅใผในใ ๅผใซ ้ฃฒใพใใฆใใพใฃใใ (Passive: My little brother drank the juice I put in the fridge.)
ๅ้ก 3: Grammar Fill-in-the-Blank
18. ้ป่ปใง (่กใใพใใ) โ Went by train.
19. ใใใใช้ณฅ (ใ) ่ฆใพใใ โ Also saw a beautiful bird.
20. (ใใใง) ๅฐใๅ
ๆฐใซใชใใพใใ โ So, I felt a little better. (Therefore)
21. ๅฅใฎๅฑฑใซใ (ใฎใผใฃใฆใฟใใใงใ) โ I want to try climbing another mountain too.
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Section 3: ่ชญ่งฃ (Reading Comprehension)
ๅ้ก 1
22. ๆฑไบฌใฎ็ฅญใใซใคใใฆใฉใใชใใจใ็ดนไปใใใ โ (What kind of things will be introduced regarding the Tokyo festival?)
23. ๆฌๅฝใฏ ไผใใใใชใใฃใใใ โ (Because I couldn’t convey the truth.)
24. ไธญๆใใใซใ้ใใใใใพใ โ (I will receive money from Nakamura-san.)
ๅ้ก 2
25. ๆฅๆฌใงใใคใๅบใง่ฒทใฃใฆ้ฃในใฆใใใจใ้ใใใใใใจ โ (Buying and eating food at stores in Japan all the time costs a lot of money.)
26. ๅฑฑๆใใใจ่ฉฑใใชใใใ่ชๅใงไฝใฃใๅผๅฝใ้ฃในใฆใใพใใ โ (I am eating my homemade bento while talking with Yamamura-san.)
27. ใปใใซใใใใใจใใใฃใ โ ๆฅๆฌไบบใฎๅ้ใใงใใใใจ โ (There were other good things -> I made a Japanese friend.)
ๅ้ก 3
28. ้ๆๆฅใซไธไบบใงใใคใณใฟใผใใใใใใทใณใฐใซใซใผใ ใไบ็ดใใใจใๆ้ใฏ10,000ๅใงใใ โ (If you book a single room online alone on Friday, the price is 10,000 yen.)
29. ใใใซใฎๅฎฟๆณ่
ใ็กๆใงใงใใใฎใฏใใใซใฎใใผใซใงๆณณใใใจ โ (The thing hotel guests can do for free is swim in the hotel pool.)
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Section 4: ่ด่งฃ (Listening Comprehension)
ๅ้ก 1
1. 40ๆ โ (40 sheets)
2. ่ปใไบ็ดใใ โ (Reserve a car)
3. 8ๆ30ๅใซไผ็คพใธ่กใใ๏ผ9ๆ30ๅใใไผ่ญฐใๅงใพใใฎใงใใใฎๅใซ็ธ่ซใใ๏ผ โ (Go to the company at 8:30. The meeting starts at 9:30, so I will consult before that.)
4. ใฟใชใซ๏ผๆใใใใใใใฎใงใใฟใชใซใใใฃใฆใใ๏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. ใใใใ๏ผๅทฆๅด โ (Too far / Left side) โ [Map: Reference to a bookstore and a bakery location.]
7. ้ป่ปใฎไธญใงใฉใธใชใ่ใ โ (Listen to the radio on the train.)
8. ใใผใใซใใใใฅใใ โ (Tidy up the table.)
ๅ้ก 2
1. ใฝใผในใฎๆๆใฏ๏ผใใใปใใใใใปใฑใใฃใใ๏ผใงใใ โ (The sauce ingredients are salmon, soy sauce, and ketchup.)
2. ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๅคๆนใฎใฏใฉในใงใใ โ (It is a Sunday evening class.)
3. ใใใใใใ ใ โ (Only the refrigerator.)
4. ็ทใฎไบบใฏใใฉใใฎใใใ่ญฆๅฏๅฎใซใชใใใใฃใใงใใ โ (The man wanted to become a police officer when he was a child.)
5. ้จๅฑใใใใใใ โ (Clean the room.) [Note: The text uses “ใใใใใ” for “ๆ้คใใ” based on the image.]
6. ๅ็ใใจใใซใใใพใ โ (I will go to take photos.)
7. ็ทใฎไบบใฏใตใฉใใฎๅ
ทใใใใใใใใใใใณใธใณใใซๅคๆดใใใใฎใง้ป่ฉฑใใพใใใ โ (The man called because he wants to change the salad toppings from tomato to carrot.)
ๅ้ก 3 (Situational Expressions)
1. ๅๅฑฑ้ง
ใซใจใพใใพใใ๏ผ โ (Does this stop at Kitayama station?)
2. ใใใใพใใพใ โ (Excuse me / I’m coming in.)
3. ๅๆใฏๅฃฒใฃใฆใใพใใ โ (Do you sell stamps?)
4. ๅพใๆฐใไปใใฆ โ (Watch out behind you.)
5. ใใๅฐใๅคงใใใใฆใใใ๏ผ โ (Can I make it a little bigger?)
ๅ้ก 4 (Conversational Responses)
1. ใใใใใงใใพใ โ (It will be ready soon.)
2. ใใใงใใญใใ่
นใใใใพใใใญใ โ (I agree. I’m getting hungry too.)
3. ๅคงๅญฆ่ฟใใฎๆฌๅฑ โ (The bookstore near the university.)
4. ใใใ็ธ่ซใใใญ โ (Yeah, I’ll talk about it / I’ll consult.)
5. ใใฟใพใใใๆถใใฎใๅฟใใฆใใพใใใ โ (Sorry, I forgot to turn it off.)
6. ในใญใผใฏใฉใ๏ผ โ (How about skiing?)
7. ้ทใ้ใใพใใใญ โ (It’s been raining/snowing for a long time, hasn’t it?)
8. ไปๆฅใฏไผใใใงใใ๏ผ โ (Are you taking a rest today? / Are you not working today?)
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๐ก Final Thoughts
How did you do? The N4 emphasizes practical, everyday Japanese, and grammar points like causative-passive expressions (๏ฝใใใฆใใพใ), conditional forms (๏ฝใชใ), and “just did” (๏ฝใจใใใงใ) 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. ใ็ฒใใใพใงใใ๏ผ (Good work!)



