Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling
2.
to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye
3.
to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
4.
to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.), to increase (of strength, etc.)
5.
to take root
6.
to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with
7.
to side with, to belong to
8.
to possess, to haunt
See also:憑く
9.
to be lit, to be lighted
See also:点く
10.
to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided
11.
to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
12.
to be sensed, to be perceived
13.
to be lucky(from 運がつく)
suffix, Godan-ku verb
14.
to become (a state, condition, etc.)(after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute(usually kana)
2.
to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly(usually kana)
Other readings:
いじめる《虐める》

adverb
considerably, greatly, a lot(usually kana)
Other readings:
だいぶん《大分》

noun, auxillary suru verb
living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood

na-adjective, noun
1.
suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair(only relevant for てきとう)
2.
perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible
Other readings:
テキトー

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
concert

noun, noun (suffix)
within, inside of, less than

numeric
10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind
2.
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
3.
to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)
4.
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
5.
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
6.
to download, to copy from a computer to another medium(computer term)
7.
to make someone swoon (judo)(martial arts)
8.
to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
9.
to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
Other readings:
落す【おとす】

noun, na-adjective
freedom, liberty

noun
section manager, section chief

noun
1.
ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane(only relevant for 船 and 舟)(舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
2.
tank, tub, vat, trough
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)(only relevant for 船 and 舟)
All readings:
【ふね】
【ふね】
【ふね】

noun
1.
kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
2.
clothing, clothes

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

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound(also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)
2.
to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.)
3.
to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
4.
to move, to impress, to touch
5.
to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject
6.
to type, to send, to transmit
7.
to insert, to write in, to mark
8.
to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare
9.
to till (soil)
10.
to sprinkle, to throw, to cast
11.
to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.)
12.
to pay (a deposit, etc.)
13.
to visit (on a pilgrimage)
14.
to line (a coat)
15.
to bind (a criminal)

noun
1.
technology, engineering
2.
technique, skill
3.
art, craft

adverb
very, extremely, exceedingly
See also:非常

noun, auxillary suru verb
preparation for a lesson

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

noun
1.
habit
2.
(social) custom, practice, convention

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
to choose, to select
Other readings:
撰ぶ【えらぶ】[1]
択ぶ【えらぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
cake(food term)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
a short while ago, a moment ago, just now, some time ago(usually kana)

noun
1.
Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture
See also:東京都
counter
2.
counter for cities and towns
noun
3.
capital

na-adjective, noun
1.
strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy
2.
unexpected
3.
change
4.
incident, disturbance, disaster, accident
noun (prefix)
5.
flat(music term)
See also:変ロ短調
Other readings:
【へん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
breakdown, failure, fault, accident, out of order
2.
damage, hurt
3.
objection, protest

adverb
(not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)

noun, no-adjective
novel, (short) story

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to remain, to be left
Other readings:
遺る【のこる】

noun
1.
wall, partition
2.
barrier, obstacle(figuratively)
3.
Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)(only relevant for へき)
Other readings:
【へき】

noun
1.
(cash) register(abbreviation)
2.
cashier(abbreviation)
See also:レジ係

noun
branch, bow, bough, twig, limb

meshiagaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to eat, to drink(honorific language)
Other readings:
召しあがる【めしあがる】
召上がる【めしあがる】
召し上る【めしあがる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice
See also:ご注意

conjunction
or, either ... or ...(usually kana)

noun
1.
(husked grains of) rice
2.
88 years old(only relevant for よね)(米 is composed of 八十八)
Other readings:
【よね】[1]
【めめ】[1]
コメ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek(esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost)
2.
to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
Other readings:
捜す【さがす】

pronoun
1.
she, her
See also:彼 (かれ)
noun
2.
girlfriend
See also:彼氏

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-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to transcribe, to duplicate, to reproduce, to imitate, to trace
2.
to describe
3.
to film, to picture, to photograph

noun
1.
thief, burglar, robber
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
theft, burglary, robbery
Other readings:
泥坊【どろぼう】
ドロボー
どろぼー

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop (an activity), to cease, to discontinue, to end, to quit(usually kana)(only relevant for 止める and 已める)
2.
to cancel, to abandon, to give up, to abolish, to abstain, to refrain(usually kana)
Other readings:
やめる《已める》
やめる《廃める》

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to say, to be called(humble language)
2.
to do(humble language)(after a word beginning with お- or ご-)

noun
price, cost
Other readings:
直段【ねだん】

Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy
2.
to rustle, to swoosh
3.
to make merry
4.
to clamor, to clamour, to make a fuss, to kick up a fuss
5.
to lose one's cool, to panic, to act flustered
6.
to feel tense, to be uneasy, to be excited
Other readings:
騷ぐ【さわぐ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-aru verb (special), transitive verb
to say, to speak, to tell, to talk(usually kana, honorific language)
Other readings:
おっしゃる《仰有る》
おっしゃる《仰しゃる》
おっしゃる《仰っしゃる》

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life(yojijukugo)
See also:一所懸命
Other readings:
一生けん命【いっしょうけんめい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing
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