JLPT N4 kanji readings in context

The idea

連絡 is read れんらく: it means getting in touch. 都合 is read つごう: it refers here to whether a time is convenient. 約束 is read やくそく: it means an appointment or promise.

Examples

• 着ついたらまた連絡れんらくします。I’ll get in touch again when I arrive.
• 明日あしたは都合つごうが悪わるくなりました。Tomorrow no longer works for me.
• すみません、明日あしたの約束やくそくを変かえたいです。Sorry, I’d like to change tomorrow’s appointment.
• 授業じゅぎょうは九時半くじはんに始はじまります。Class starts at half past nine.
• 電車でんしゃは七時しちじに出発しゅっぱつします。The train departs at seven.
• この店みせの料理りょうりはおいしいです。The food at this shop is delicious.

Watch out

The same kanji can have different readings in different words. Read the whole word, not an isolated character. The test does not directly assess speaking or writing. The JLPT no longer publishes an official vocabulary or kanji list, so lesson labels are estimates rather than promises of test content.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct answer: 着ついたらまた連絡します。「連絡」の読よみ方かたはどれですか。（れんらく／れんろく／れんらぐ）

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   れんらく

   連絡 is read れんらく: it means getting in touch.

2. Choose the correct answer: 明日あしたは都合が悪わるくなりました。「都合」の読よみ方かたはどれですか。（つごう／つこう／とごう）

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   つごう

   都合 is read つごう: it refers here to whether a time is convenient.

3. Choose the correct answer: 明日あしたの約束を変かえたいです。「約束」の読よみ方かたはどれですか。（やくそく／やくぞく／やっそく）

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   やくそく

   約束 is read やくそく: it means an appointment or promise.

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