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Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

Kanji	Kana	Definition
挨拶	あいさつ aisatsu	noun auxillary suru verb no-adjective greeting, greetings, salutation, salute, polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc. speech (congratulatory or appreciative), address reply, response slang revenge, retaliation Expression a fine thing to say (used as part of a sarcastic response to a rude remark) dialoging (with another Zen practitioner to ascertain their level of enlightenment) Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
間	あいだ aida	adverbial noun noun space (between), gap, interval, distance adverbial noun noun (temporal) time (between), pause, break adverbial noun noun noun (temporal) span (temporal or spatial), stretch, period (while) adverbial noun noun relationship (between, among) members (within, among) conjunction archaism due to, because of Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
合う	あう au	Godan-u verb intransitive verb to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct to be profitable, to be equitable suffix Godan-u verb (after the -masu stem of a verb) to do ... to each other, to do ... together Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
赤ちゃん	あかちゃん akachan	noun baby, infant Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
上がる	あがる agaru	Godan-ru verb intransitive verb to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade to get out (of water), to come ashore to increase to improve, to make progress to be promoted, to advance to be made (of profit, etc.) to occur (esp. of a favourable result) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) to be finished, to be done, to be over (of rain) to stop, to lift to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die to win (in a card game, etc.) to be arrested to turn up (of evidence, etc.) to be deep fried to be spoken loudly to get stage fright to be offered (to the gods, etc.) humble language to go, to visit honorific language to eat, to drink to be listed (as a candidate) to serve (in one's master's home) (in Kyoto) to go north suffix Godan-ru verb (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
赤ん坊	あかんぼう akanbou	noun baby, infant Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
	アクセサリー akusesarii	noun accessory Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
浅い	あさい asai	adjective shallow, superficial slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge) short (time), early, young Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
味	あじ aji	na-adjective noun flavor, flavour, taste charm, style experience na-adjective smart, clever, witty, strange Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
亜細亜	あじあ ajia	noun usually kana Asia (esp. "the Far East") no-adjective Asian, Asiatic Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
遊び	あそび asobi	noun noun (suffix) playing usually kana play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect) Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
集まる	あつまる atsumaru	Godan-ru verb intransitive verb to gather, to collect, to assemble Common word JLPT N2 JLPT N4 ADD +
集める	あつめる atsumeru	Ichidan verb transitive verb to collect, to assemble, to gather Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
	アナウンサー anaunsaa	noun announcer Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
彼の	あの ano	pre-noun adjectival usually kana that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener) Common word JLPT N4 JLPT N5 ADD +
阿弗利加	アフリカ afurika	noun no-adjective usually kana Africa Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
亜米利加	アメリカ amerika	noun usually kana America usually kana United States of America Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
謝る	あやまる ayamaru	Godan-ru verb to apologize, to apologise Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
	アルバイト arubaito	noun auxillary suru verb part-time job, side job noun albite Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
安心	あんしん anshin	na-adjective noun auxillary suru verb relief, peace of mind Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
安全	あんぜん anzen	na-adjective noun safety security Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
	あんな anna	pre-noun adjectival such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener), so, that, sort of Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
案内	あんない annai	noun information, guidance, leading auxillary suru verb to guide, to show (around), to conduct Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
以下	いか ika	noun not exceeding, and downward, ... and below below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level) the below-mentioned, the following, the rest Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
以外	いがい igai	adverbial noun with the exception of, excepting Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
医学	いがく igaku	noun medical science, medicine Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
生きる	いきる ikiru	Ichidan verb intransitive verb to live, to exist to make a living, to subsist to be in effect, to be in use, to function to come to life, to be enlivened to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.) Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
意見	いけん iken	noun auxillary suru verb no-adjective opinion, view, comment Common word JLPT N1 JLPT N4 ADD +
石	いし ishi	noun stone gem, jewel Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
苛める	いじめる ijimeru	Ichidan verb transitive verb usually kana to tease, to torment, to persecute, to chastise Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
以上	いじょう ijou	adverbial noun noun (temporal) not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards beyond ... (e.g. one's means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that) above-mentioned, foregoing since ..., seeing that ... this is all, that is the end, the end Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
急ぐ	いそぐ isogu	Godan-gu verb intransitive verb transitive verb to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
致す	いたす itasu	Godan-su verb transitive verb humble language to do Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
戴く	いただく itadaku	Godan-ku verb transitive verb humble language to receive, to get, to accept, to take, to buy humble language polite language to eat, to drink to be crowned with, to wear (on one's head), to have (on top) to have (as one's leader), to live under (a ruler), to install (a president) Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
一度	いちど ichido	adverbial noun once, one time, on one occasion temporarily, for a moment one degree, one tone, one musical interval Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
一生懸命	いっしょうけんめい isshoukenmei	na-adjective adverbial noun noun very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
一杯	いっぱい ippai	na-adjective adverb noun no-adjective amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.), drink (usu. alcoholic) full one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat adverb no-adjective na-adjective usually kana fully, to capacity usually kana a lot, much noun (suffix) adverbial noun usually kana all of ..., the entire ... Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
糸	いと ito	noun noun (suffix) thread, yarn, string Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
以内	いない inai	noun noun (suffix) within, inside of, less than Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
田舎	いなか inaka	noun no-adjective sensitive rural area, countryside, the sticks hometown Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
祈る	いのる inoru	Godan-ru verb transitive verb to pray, to wish Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
	いらっしゃる irassharu	Godan-aru verb (special) intransitive verb honorific language to come, to go, to be (somewhere) auxiliary verb (after a -te form, or the particle "de") is (doing), are (doing) Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
員	いん in	noun noun (suffix) member Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
植える	うえる ueru	Ichidan verb transitive verb to plant, to grow Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
窺う	うかがう ukagau	Godan-u verb transitive verb to peep (through), to peek, to examine (esp. covertly) to await (one's chance) to guess, to infer, to gather, to surmise Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
伺う	うかがう ukagau	Godan-u verb transitive verb humble language to ask, to inquire, to hear, to be told to implore (a god for an oracle), to seek direction (from your superior) Godan-u verb intransitive verb humble language to visit to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.) Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
受付	うけつけ uketsuke	noun reception (desk), information desk noun auxillary suru verb receipt, acceptance Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
受ける	うける ukeru	Ichidan verb transitive verb to receive, to get to catch (e.g. a ball) to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.) to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence) to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge) to be given (e.g. life, talent) to follow, to succeed, to be descended from to face (south, etc.) linguistics to be modified by to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee Ichidan verb intransitive verb to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
動く	うごく ugoku	Godan-ku verb intransitive verb to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing to operate, to run, to go, to work to be touched, to be influenced to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver certain, factual to be transferred Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
嘘	うそ uso	noun lie, falsehood, incorrect fact colloquialism Really!, Unbelievable!, No way! Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
内	うち uchi	noun no-adjective inside, within while among, amongst, between pronoun no-adjective we (referring to one's in-group, i.e. company, etc.), our my spouse noun archaism imperial palace grounds archaism emperor pronoun no-adjective I (primarily used by women and children), me Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
打つ	うつ utsu	Godan-tsu verb transitive verb to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.) to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.) to move, to impress, to touch to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject to type, to send, to transmit to insert, to write in, to mark to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare to till (soil) to sprinkle, to throw, to cast to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.) to pay (a deposit, etc.) to visit (on a pilgrimage) to line (a coat) to bind (a criminal) Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
美しい	うつくしい utsukushii	adjective beautiful, lovely Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
写す	うつす utsusu	Godan-su verb transitive verb to transcribe, to duplicate, to reproduce, to imitate, to trace to describe to film, to picture, to photograph Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
移る	うつる utsuru	Godan-ru verb intransitive verb to move (house), to transfer (department) to change the target of interest or concern to elapse (passage of time) to be permeated by a colour or scent usually kana to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire) Common word JLPT N2 JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
腕	うで ude	noun arm skill Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
旨い	うまい umai	adjective skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful delicious, appetizing, appetising fortunate, splendid, promising Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
裏	うら ura	noun bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side rear, back, behind (the house) lining, inside out of sight, behind the scenes proof opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.) inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.) bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning) Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
売り場	うりば uriba	noun no-adjective place where things are sold, point of sale, POS, sales floor, counter (in shop) Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
嬉しい	うれしい ureshii	adjective usually kana happy, glad, pleasant Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
	うん un	interjection yes, yeah, uh huh Common word JLPT N2 JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
運転	うんてん unten	noun auxillary suru verb no-adjective operation, motion, driving Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
運転手	うんてんしゅ untenshu	noun driver, chauffeur Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
運動	うんどう undou	noun auxillary suru verb motion, exercise Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
	エスカレーター esukareetaa	noun escalator Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
枝	えだ eda	noun branch, bow, bough, twig, limb Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
選ぶ	えらぶ erabu	Godan-bu verb transitive verb to choose, to select Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
お祝い	おいわい oiwai	noun auxillary suru verb honorific language congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival, congratulatory gift Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
	オートバイ ootobai	noun motorcycle Common word JLPT N4 Loan Words ADD +
	オーバー oobaa	na-adjective noun auxillary suru verb abbreviation overcoat over, exceeding, going beyond, exaggeration ball hit over the head of an outfielder (baseball) Common word JLPT N1 JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
お蔭	おかげ okage	noun grace (of God), benevolence (of Buddha), blessing assistance, help, aid effects, influence Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
可笑しい	おかしい okashii	adjective usually kana funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous usually kana strange, odd, funny, peculiar, weird, unusual, eccentric usually kana improper, unsuitable, unbecoming usually kana suspicious Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
お金持ち	おかねもち okanemochi	noun rich person Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
沖	おき oki	noun open sea Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
億	おく oku	numeric 10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
屋上	おくじょう okujou	noun rooftop Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
贈り物	おくりもの okurimono	noun present, gift Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
送る	おくる okuru	Godan-ru verb transitive verb to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person) to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury to spend (time), to live one's life to pass (down the line) to affix okurigana Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
遅れる	おくれる okureru	Ichidan verb intransitive verb to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
起こす	おこす okosu	Godan-su verb transitive verb to raise, to cause, to wake someone Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
行う	おこなう okonau	Godan-u verb transitive verb to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
怒る	おこる okoru	Godan-ru verb intransitive verb to get angry, to get mad Godan-ru verb transitive verb to tell someone off, to scold Godan-ru verb intransitive verb to be angular, to be square Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
押し入れ	おしいれ oshiire	noun closet Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
お嬢さん	おじょうさん ojousan	noun honorific language daughter young lady Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
お宅	おたく otaku	noun honorific language your house, your home, your family honorific language your husband honorific language your organization pronoun no-adjective honorific language you (referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close) Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
仰っしゃる	おっしゃる ossharu	Godan-aru verb (special) transitive verb usually kana honorific language to say, to speak, to tell, to talk Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
夫	おっと otto	noun husband Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
お釣り	おつり otsuri	noun polite language change (i.e. money), balance Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
落とす	おとす otosu	Godan-su verb transitive verb to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election) to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with computer term to download, to copy from a computer to another medium martial arts to make someone swoon (judo) to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line) to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting) Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
踊り	おどり odori	noun dance Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
踊る	おどる odoru	Godan-ru verb intransitive verb to dance (orig. a hopping dance) Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
驚く	おどろく odoroku	Godan-ku verb intransitive verb to be surprised, to be astonished Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
お祭り	おまつり omatsuri	noun polite language festival, feast, carnival Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
お見舞い	おみまい omimai	noun calling on someone who is ill, enquiry, inquiry Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
お土産	おみやげ omiyage	noun polite language present, souvenir Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
思う	おもう omou	Godan-u verb transitive verb to think, to consider, to believe to think (of doing), to plan (to do) to judge, to assess, to regard to imagine, to suppose, to dream to expect, to look forward to to feel, to desire, to want to recall, to remember Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
玩具	おもちゃ omocha	noun usually kana toy, plaything Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
表	おもて omote	noun surface face (i.e. the visible side of an object) front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin outside, exterior appearance public first half (of an innings), top (of an inning) cover (for tatami mats, etc.) computer term foreground Common word JLPT N4 ADD +
親	おや oya	noun parent, parents dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.) founder (pet) owner Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +
織る	おる oru	Godan-ru verb transitive verb to weave Common word JLPT N3 JLPT N4 ADD +

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Vocabulary list for JLPT N4