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JLPT N1 Lesson 5: Four-Character Idioms — 四字熟語

Overview 四字熟語 ( yojijukugo ) — four-character compound idioms — represent one of the most distinctive features of literary and formal Japanese. The vast majority derive from Classical Chinese ( kanbun , 漢文), entering Japanese during the Nara and Heian periods when Chinese scholarship was the medium of educated discourse. A Buddhist monk copying sutras, a Heian official drafting a petition, or a Edo-period scholar composing a kanshi poem all...
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JLPT N1 — 四字熟語 (Yojijukugo)

四字熟語 (yojijukugo) are four-character compound idioms — one of the most distinctive features of formal and literary Japanese. They appear directly in the N1 vocabulary section (typically 2–4 questions per exam) and throughout N1 reading passages. This page covers the 100 most important for N1. How to Use This Page Each entry includes: Reading : pronunciation in hiragana Literal : character-by-character meaning (illuminates the structure) Meaning : actual English equivalent...
japanese jlpt jlpt-n1 yojijukugo idioms language-learning May 30, 2026