Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
Explore technology, modern life, and emerging trends.
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Vocabulary
- しゃくはち (尺八): shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
- りかい（する） (理解（する）): to understand; to comprehend
- ぶんかめん（しんぶんの～） (文化面（新聞の～）): on a newspaper's culture page
- プロフィール: profile
- とる（すもうを～） (取る（相撲を～）): to wrestle; to have a sumo match
- てじゅん (手順): procedure; steps
- かんがっき (管楽器): wind instrument
- ほうがく (邦楽): Japanese traditional music
- しょう (笙): shō (Japanese mouth organ)
- こと (琴): koto (Japanese zither)
- しゃみせん (三味線): shamisen (three-stringed Japanese lute)
- こつづみ (小鼓): kotsuzumi (small hand drum)
- みんぞく（おんがく） (民族（音楽）): folk music; ethnic music
- そうしゃ (奏者): performer; musician
- さずかる (授かる): to receive; to be granted
- ないがい（くにの～） (内外（国の～）): domestic and foreign ~
- こてん (古典): classics; classical literature
- しゅぎょう（する） (修行（する）): train; practice
- みずから (自ら): oneself; personally
- はんせい (半生): half a lifetime
- ちょしょ (著書): book; written work
- ねいろ (音色): tone; timbre
- ノンフィクション: nonfiction
- ～しょう (～賞): prize (suffix); award
Kanji
- 八 キャク: eight
- 宗 ショウ ソウ: sect; religion
- 厄 ヤク: calamity; misfortune
- 器 キ うつわ: vessel; utensil
- 吹 スイ ふ く: to blow; to play (wind instrument)
- 戸 コ と: door; household
- 惑 ワク まど う: perplex; bewilder
- 級 キュウ: class; grade
- 卒 ソツ: graduate; soldier
- 容 ヨウ: contain; appearance
- 疑 ギ うたが う: doubt; suspect
- 末 マツ バツ すえ: end; tip
- 徹 テツ: penetrate; thorough
- 低 テイ そこ: low; inferior
- 愛 アイ: love; affection
- 臭 シユウ くさ い: smell; stink
In-lesson practice
- Minna Intermediate Lesson 20 — Standard Exercises (30 questions)
Related JLPT N4 quizzes
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 53 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 52 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 51 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 50 (7 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 49 (7 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 48 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 44 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 45 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 46 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 47 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 43 (5 questions)
- JLPT N4 – Listening Exercise 42 (5 questions)
Frequently asked questions
- What does 「しゃくはち」 mean in this lesson?
- shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
- What does 「りかい（する）」 mean in this lesson?
- to understand; to comprehend
- What does 「ぶんかめん（しんぶんの～）」 mean in this lesson?
- on a newspaper's culture page
- What does 「プロフィール」 mean in this lesson?
- profile
- What does 「とる（すもうを～）」 mean in this lesson?
- to wrestle; to have a sumo match
- What does 「てじゅん」 mean in this lesson?
- procedure; steps
- What does 「かんがっき」 mean in this lesson?
- wind instrument
- What does 「ほうがく」 mean in this lesson?
- Japanese traditional music
- What does 「しょう」 mean in this lesson?
- shō (Japanese mouth organ)
- What does 「こと」 mean in this lesson?
- koto (Japanese zither)
- What does 「しゃみせん」 mean in this lesson?
- shamisen (three-stringed Japanese lute)
- What does 「こつづみ」 mean in this lesson?
- kotsuzumi (small hand drum)
- What does 「みんぞく（おんがく）」 mean in this lesson?
- folk music; ethnic music
- What does 「そうしゃ」 mean in this lesson?
- performer; musician
- What does 「さずかる」 mean in this lesson?
- to receive; to be granted
- What does 「ないがい（くにの～）」 mean in this lesson?
- domestic and foreign ~
- What does 「こてん」 mean in this lesson?
- classics; classical literature
- What does 「しゅぎょう（する）」 mean in this lesson?
- train; practice
- What does 「みずから」 mean in this lesson?
- oneself; personally
- What does 「はんせい」 mean in this lesson?
- half a lifetime
- What does 「ちょしょ」 mean in this lesson?
- book; written work
- What does 「ねいろ」 mean in this lesson?
- tone; timbre
- What does 「ノンフィクション」 mean in this lesson?
- nonfiction
- What does 「～しょう」 mean in this lesson?
- prize (suffix); award