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Best Japanese podcasts for JLPT N4

By Mariano Matayoshi · building Wakatta, still learning Japanese

N4 is the bridge from textbook Japanese toward the real thing — still clear, a little faster. Here is every N4 show in Wakatta, each with a full guide.

At N4 you can start following everyday topics. Pick a show below and read along with the synced transcript, tapping anything you miss.

Every show at this level

• Japanese with Shun · Shun
• Nihongo Picnic · Ako
• Everyday Japanese Podcast · Sayuri
• Maiko Sensei · Maiko
• Japanese Go · Fumi
• SASA Sensei · SASA Sensei
• Oyasumi Japanese with Shun · Shun
• Nihongo Time · Sayuri

Browse by level: N5 · N4 · N3 · N2 · N1

Read along in Wakatta

Wakatta turns real Japanese podcasts into tappable transcripts — tap any word for its reading and meaning, and review what you save with the original audio.