Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)

noun, na-adjective
freedom, liberty

na-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
relief, peace of mind
Other readings:
安神【あんしん】

noun
doll, puppet, figure

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise(also written as 起てる)
2.
to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into
3.
to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause
4.
to make, to establish, to set up, to develop, to formulate
5.
to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader)
6.
to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone)
7.
to sharpen, to make clear
8.
to shut, to close
See also:閉てる
9.
to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony
See also:点てる
10.
to divide by
suffix, Ichidan verb
11.
to do ... vigorously(after the -masu stem of a verb)

noun
1.
America(usually kana)
2.
United States of America(usually kana)
Other readings:
アメリカ《亜墨利加》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

conjunction
and, thereupon, because of that(usually kana)

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to begin to rain, to begin to snow
Other readings:
降りだす【ふりだす】

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, auxillary suru verb
match, game, bout, contest
Other readings:
仕合【しあい】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to win, to gain victory
Other readings:
克つ【かつ】
贏つ【かつ】

noun, noun (suffix)
thread, yarn, string

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
2.
to confuse, to mistake something for something else

noun
calling on someone who is ill, enquiry, inquiry
See also:見舞い
Other readings:
お見舞【おみまい】
御見舞い【おみまい】
御見舞【おみまい】

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》

noun
1.
type, kind, sort, style
2.
type (of person), (ideal) type, one's type
3.
typewriter(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
typing

noun
1.
heat
2.
fever, temperature
noun, suffix
3.
zeal, passion, enthusiasm, mania, craze, rage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
future (usually near), prospects

noun, na-adjective
inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness

noun
1.
society, public, community, the world
2.
social studies(abbreviation)

noun
tasks, things to do, errand, business (to take care of), affairs, engagement

noun
(finger) ring
Other readings:
指環【ゆびわ】

noun
1.
cotton (material)
2.
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)(usually kana)(only relevant for きわた)
Other readings:
木綿【きわた】
木棉【きわた】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble

noun, no-adjective
1.
man, male
2.
masculine gender(linguistics)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go, to come, to call(humble language, usually kana)
2.
to be defeated, to collapse, to die
3.
to be annoyed, to be nonplussed
4.
to be madly in love
5.
to visit (shrine, grave)
See also:墓参り
Other readings:
まいる《詣る》

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
sound, noise, report
2.
note(music term)
3.
fame(only relevant for おと)
4.
Chinese-derived character reading(only relevant for おん)
See also:訓 (くん)
Other readings:
【ね】
【おん】

noun
leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle

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
rich person
Other readings:
金持【かねもち】
銀持【かねもち】

noun
branch, bow, bough, twig, limb

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get wet
Other readings:
濡る【ぬれる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

na-adjective, noun
1.
polite, courteous, civil
2.
careful, close, thorough, conscientious
Other readings:
叮嚀【ていねい】

noun, no-adjective
season, time of year

noun
husband
Other readings:
良人【おっと】

adverb, to-adverb
1.
slowly, quietly, steadily, gradually, gingerly(onomatopia)
2.
soon, momentarily, before long, any time now(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ソロソロ

noun
office
Other readings:
事ム所【じムしょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to die

noun
1.
island
2.
one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang), one's turf(usually kana)
Other readings:
【しま】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
part-time job, side job
noun
2.
part-time worker
3.
albite
See also:曹長石

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")

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to ask, to enquire, to inquire
2.
to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
Other readings:
訊ねる【たずねる】

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】

noun
1.
hot water
See also:水 (みず)
2.
hot bath, hot spring
3.
molten iron

noun
1.
air, atmosphere
2.
mood, situation
3.
someone with no presence, someone who doesn't stand out at all(colloquialism, idiom )
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