Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun
1.
seat
2.
location (of a gathering, etc.), place
3.
position, post

noun
reason, pretext, motive
Other readings:
理由【わけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
condition, state
2.
health, state (of health)
3.
way, manner
4.
circumstance, luck
5.
face, dignity, decency, propriety
Other readings:
具合【ぐわい】[1]
工合【ぐあい】
工合【ぐわい】[1]
具合い【ぐわい】[1]
工合い【ぐわい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)(abbreviation)(used by JR, Seibu, Kintetsu, etc.)
See also:特別急行
2.
limited express (train making a limited no. of stops)(abbreviation)(used by Keiō, Keikyu, Hankyū, Hanshin, etc.)
See also:特別急行
3.
great hurry

adverb
1.
in this way, thus, such(usually kana)(used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker)
See also:然う,  ああ,  如何 (どう)
interjection
2.
uh...(usually kana)(interjection used as a verbal pause)

noun
1.
light
2.
illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow
3.
happiness, hope
4.
influence, power
5.
vision, eyesight

noun
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard, reason, cause, meaning, circumstances, situation(usually kana)

Ichidan-kureru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to give, to let (one) have(usually kana)(the receiver is the speaker or someone close to the speaker)
See also:あげる
2.
to give(usually kana)(often as くれてやる; shows mild disdain for the receiver)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan-kureru verb (special)
3.
to do for one, to take the trouble to do(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
4.
to do to someone's disadvantage(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to do(humble language, usually kana)

pre-noun adjectival
such, so, that sort of, that kind of, like that(about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

noun
1.
accident, incident, trouble
2.
circumstances, reasons
Other readings:
事故【ことゆえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing(usually kana)
2.
to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to be reduced to zero, to not occur any more(usually kana)
3.
to disappear (e.g. pain), to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)(usually kana)

adjective
1.
cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe(usually kana)
2.
violent, intense, strong, heavy, extreme(usually kana)
3.
very bad, terrible, awful(usually kana)
4.
excessive, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous, unfair, unjust(usually kana)
See also:酷く
Other readings:
ひどい《非道い》

noun
company president, manager, director

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date
2.
convention, rule
3.
destiny, fate

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower
See also:上がる (antonym)
2.
to hang, to dangle
3.
to move back, to step back, to withdraw, to retire
4.
to deteriorate, to fall off, to be downgraded
5.
to get closer to the present day
6.
to go south(in Kyoto)
Other readings:
下る【さがる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
place, location, spot, position
2.
room, space
3.
basho, wrestling tournament(sumo term)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
these days, nowadays, now, at present, recently, lately
Other readings:
この頃【このころ】[1]
此の頃【このごろ】
此の頃【このころ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
opinion, view, comment

adjective
1.
terrible, dreadful(usually kana)
2.
amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific(usually kana)
3.
to a great extent, vast (in numbers)(usually kana)
adverb
4.
awfully, very, immensely(usually kana, colloquialism)
See also:凄く
Other readings:
スゴイ
スゴい

noun
interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)

noun, no-adjective
1.
woman, female
2.
feminine gender(linguistics)(only relevant for じょせい)
Other readings:
女性【にょしょう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
hurrying (to somewhere), rushing, hastening
See also:緩行 (antonym)
noun
2.
express (train)(abbreviation)
See also:急行列車

Godan-aru verb (special), intransitive verb
1.
to come, to go, to be (somewhere)(honorific language)(sometimes erroneously written 居らっしゃる)
Godan-aru verb (special), auxiliary verb
2.
to be (doing)(honorific language)(after a -te form, or the particle "de")

noun (temporal), noun
1.
period, epoch, era, age
2.
the times, those days
3.
oldness, ancientness, antiquity
4.
antique, period piece(abbreviation)
See also:時代物

noun
jam

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to laugh
2.
to smile
3.
to sneer, to ridicule(esp. 嗤う)
4.
to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted(as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう)
Other readings:
咲う【わらう】
嗤う【わらう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness
2.
declining, refraining
3.
forethought, foresight(orig. meaning)

noun (temporal), adverbial noun
1.
the other day, lately, recently, during this period
2.
meanwhile, in the meantime(only relevant for このかん)
Other readings:
この間【このかん】
此の間【このあいだ】
此の間【このかん】

noun
principal, headmaster

expression, interjection, adverb
I see, that's right, indeed(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるほど《成る程》
なるほど《成程》
なるほど《成るほど》
ナルホド

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
Other readings:
行なう【おこなう】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in time (for)
2.
to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough, to manage, to make do
Other readings:
間にあう【まにあう】

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
corner, nook, recess
noun
2.
downstage right (on a noh stage)(obscure)(only relevant for 角)
See also:目付柱
Other readings:
【すま】
【すみ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration)
2.
to lower, to reduce, to bring down
3.
to demote, to move back, to pull back
4.
to clear (plates), to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)

noun
1.
circumference, girth
2.
surroundings, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity
3.
people surrounding oneself, surrounding circumstances

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tidy up, to put in order, to straighten up, to put away
2.
to settle (problem), to clear (dispute)
3.
to finish, to bring something to an end
4.
to marry off (e.g. a daughter)(sometimes 嫁ける)
5.
to do away with someone, to bump someone off
Other readings:
片づける【かたづける】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival(honorific language)
See also:祝い
noun
2.
congratulatory gift, present
See also:祝い
Other readings:
御祝い【おいわい】
お祝【おいわい】
御祝【おいわい】

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
absence, being away from home
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
house-sitting, house-sitter
noun
3.
being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.), neglecting(usu. as お留守になる)
Other readings:
留主【るす】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard
2.
to abandon, to desert, to leave
3.
to give up, to resign
Other readings:
棄てる【すてる】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond
2.
to pass (i.e. of time), to elapse
3.
to have expired, to have ended, to be over
4.
to exceed, to surpass, to be above
5.
to be no more than ...(as 〜に過ぎない, etc.)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, suffix
6.
to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...(usually kana)(often used after adj. stems or the -masu stems of verbs)

adjective
1.
severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless
2.
hard (to do), difficult, tricky
3.
intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
Other readings:
酷しい【きびしい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
leaving hospital, discharge from hospital

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to pray, to wish
Other readings:
祷る【いのる】

noun
the end
Other readings:
終り【おわり】
【おわり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
Other readings:
昼間【ちゅうかん】

noun
Asia(usually kana)
All readings:
アジア《亜細亜》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
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