JLPT N4 Kanji Test 20

1. What is the meaning of 「責任」?

a) Ability

b) Responsibility

c) Complaint

d) Emotion

責任 = responsibility.

2. Choose the correct kanji for “かたい” (hard/firm).

a) 石い

b) 固い

c) 固い

d) 堅い

固い = hard; firm.

3. What is the reading of 「記念」?

a) きねん

b) きねい

c) けねん

d) けんねん

記念 = commemoration.

4. Choose the correct meaning of 「避難」.

a) Warning

b) Practice

c) Evacuation

d) Decoration

避難 = escape/evacuate.

5. What is the reading of 「笑顔」?

a) しょうがお

b) えがおう

c) しょうがん

d) えがお

笑顔 = smiling face.

6. What is the meaning of 「原因」?

a) Effect

b) Cause

c) Emotion

d) Method

原因 = cause.

7. Choose the correct kanji for “こわれる” (break).

a) 壊れる

b) 破れる

c) 割れる

d) 倒れる

壊れる = break (not working).

8. What is the reading of 「途中」?

a) とちゅ

b) とうちゅ

c) とちゅう

d) とうちゅう

途中 = on the way.

9. What is the meaning of 「景色」?

a) Museum

b) Room

c) Darkness

d) Scenery

景色 = scenery/view.

10. Choose the correct kanji for “おとす” (to drop).

a) 打とす

b) 落とす

c) 下とす

d) 投とす

落とす = drop something.

11. What is the reading of 「調査」?

a) ちょうさ

b) ちょさ

c) ちょうざ

d) ちょうせい

調査 = investigation.

12. What is the meaning of 「追加」?

a) Selection

b) Comparison

c) Addition

d) Preparation

追加 = add.

13. Choose the correct kanji for “ふとる” (to gain weight).

a) 太うる

b) 大とる

c) 多とる

d) 太る

太る = get fat.

14. What is the reading of 「準備」?

a) じゅんび

b) じんび

c) しゅんび

d) じゅんひ

準備 = preparation.

15. What is the meaning of 「不足」?

a) Surplus

b) Shortage

c) Sharing

d) Limit

不足 = lacking/shortage.

16. Choose the correct kanji for “なおる” (to be fixed/heal).

a) 正る

b) 返る

c) 治る

d) 直す

治る = recover/fix (intransitive).

17. What is the reading of 「目的」?

a) もっくてき

b) もくでき

c) もくてい

d) もくてき

目的 = purpose.

18. What is the meaning of 「人口」?

a) Population

b) Entrance

c) Workers

d) Number of items

人口 = population.

19. Choose the correct kanji for “ねむい” (sleepy).

a) 眠る

b) 眠い

c) 閉い

d) 寝い

眠い = sleepy.

20. What is the reading of 「係員」?

a) かかりにん

b) けいにん

c) かかりいん

d) かいにん

係員 = staff/attendant.