Free JLPT N4 Mock Test
This is a timed mini mock exam for JLPT N4. It mixes the written question types in real exam style so you can rehearse the experience that matters most: making good decisions under the clock. You have 20 minutes for 30 questions across two sections.
How to use it
Work at exam pace — don't linger on a hard item; pick your best guess, move on, and come back if time allows. When you submit (or the timer runs out), you'll get a section-by-section breakdown and a link to the guide for every point you missed, so the test doubles as a study plan.
A note on what's included: this mini mock covers 文字・語彙 (vocabulary) and 文法 (grammar). Reading (読解) and listening (聴解) sections are coming as those question types are added. Scoring here is a simple percentage — the real JLPT uses scaled scoring with a sectional minimum, which we explain in the JLPT overview.
Vocabulary (文字・語彙)
1. How do you read 「お土産」?
お土産
souvenir
2. How do you read 「力」?
力
strength, power
3. How do you read 「市民」?
市民
citizen
4. How do you read 「柔らかい」?
柔らかい
soft (in reference to texture), tender
5. How do you read 「発音」?
発音
pronunciation
6. How do you read 「触る」?
触る
to touch, to feel
7. Which is the correct way to write 「おみやげ」?
おみやげ
souvenir
8. Which is the correct way to write 「わかれる」?
わかれる
to part from, to separate
9. Which is the correct way to write 「てんらんかい」?
てんらんかい
exhibition
10. Which is the correct way to write 「ひるま」?
ひるま
daytime, during the day
11. Choose the word that best fits the blank.
彼は辛党だから、＿＿＿にはワインがいいだろう。
He's a drinker, so wine would probably be good for a souvenir.
12. Choose the word that best fits the blank.
＿＿＿の被害は数県にまたがっていた。
The damage of the typhoon spread over several prefectures.
13. Choose the word that best fits the blank.
私は＿＿＿日曜は１日ぼんやりやり過ごします。
I usually spend the whole day idly on Sunday.
14. Choose the word that best fits the blank.
その泥棒の人相とか服装を＿＿＿に話してくれますか。
Can you give me a brief description of the thief?
15. Which word is closest in meaning to 「ぜひ」 in this sentence?
お暇の折にはぜひ遊びに来てください。
Do come and see us when you are free.
16. Which word is closest in meaning to 「大事」 in this sentence?
何より大事なことは、自分の頭で考えることだ。
The most important thing is thinking for oneself.
17. In which sentence is 「お土産（おみやげ）」 used correctly?
souvenir
18. In which sentence is 「普通（ふつう）」 used correctly?
common; usual
Grammar (文法)
1. Choose the grammar pattern that best completes the sentence.
＿＿＿お酒を飲みません。
I don't drink alcohol very much.
2. Choose the grammar pattern that best completes the sentence.
彼は新しい仕事を＿＿＿うとあせっていた。
He was in a hurry to begin the new job.
3. Choose the grammar pattern that best completes the sentence.
ここにあなたの名前を＿＿＿てくれませんか。
Would you please write your name here?
4. Choose the grammar pattern that best completes the sentence.
＿＿＿帰ります。
I will return by 5 o'clock.
5. Choose the grammar pattern that best completes the sentence.
自分を憎む者にも親切にし＿＿＿。
Do good to those who hate you.
6. Choose the grammar pattern that best completes the sentence.
ここだけの話だが、彼はホモ＿＿＿。
Between ourselves, he seems to be a homosexual.
7. Choose the grammar pattern that best completes the sentence.
＿＿＿日本に来ました。
I came to Japan to study Japanese.
8. Choose the grammar pattern that best completes the sentence.
オーボエ奏者なんかは自分にあうリードを探す＿＿＿作った方が速いと、自分で作ってしまう人もいる。
Heck, with oboe players there are those who, rather than search for a reed that suits them, find it faster to make their own.
9. Arrange the fragments. Which one goes in the ★ (third) slot?
＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ ある
Coffee is Brazil's main product.
10. Arrange the fragments. Which one goes in the ★ (third) slot?
＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ ようだね
You look quite run down.
11. Arrange the fragments. Which one goes in the ★ (third) slot?
＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿ 一直線にパブへ向かう
As soon as work is over, he makes a beeline for the pub.
12. Arrange the fragments. Which one goes in the ★ (third) slot?
＿＿ ＿＿ ★ ＿＿
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