Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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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

na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, noun
•
special, particular, extraordinary, exceptional, especial

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to step on, to tread on, to trample on
2.
to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit
3.
to experience, to undergo
4.
to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete
5.
to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise
6.
to rhyme
See also:韻を踏む
7.
to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
Other readings:
履む【ふむ】
、
践む【ふむ】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
use, utilization, utilisation, application

noun
1.
character (esp. kanji), letter, written text
2.
handwriting, penmanship
3.
the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")(as 〜の字)
See also:ほの字

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
1.
blood
2.
blood, ancestry, lineage, stock
3.
(the) blood, feelings, passions

adjective
•
lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
Other readings:
寂しい【さみしい】
、
淋しい【さびしい】
、
淋しい【さみしい】

noun
1.
slope, incline, hill
2.
milestone, (age) mark(e.g. 60の坂)
Other readings:
阪【さか】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to collect, to assemble, to gather

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:
壁【へき】

noun
1.
hair
2.
fur, wool
3.
down, plumage, feathers

noun
1.
arm
2.
skill, efforts, ability

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn back (e.g. half-way)
2.
to return, to go back
3.
to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned
4.
to rebound, to spring back

noun
•
computer
All readings:
コンピュータ
、
コンピューター

noun
•
stereo

noun
•
mathematics, arithmetic

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get dark, to grow dark
2.
to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close
3.
to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with
Other readings:
眩れる【くれる】
、
暗れる【くれる】
、
昏れる【くれる】

noun, no-adjective
•
novel, (short) story

noun
•
factory, plant, mill, workshop
Other readings:
工場【こうば】

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

conjunction
•
thereupon, hereupon

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break, to be smashed
2.
to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn
3.
to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party)
4.
to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed
5.
to be distorted (of a sound)
6.
to be divisible (without a remainder)
7.
to go below a minimum
Other readings:
破れる【われる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to build, to construct

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

noun
•
senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to die

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
•
suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to plant, to grow, to raise
2.
to insert, to transplant, to implant, to set (type)
3.
to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent)
4.
to instill (idea, value, etc.), to inculcate

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
•
gas station, petrol station
Other readings:
ガソリン・スタンド

noun
1.
mind, heart, spirit
2.
the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

adverb, to-adverb
1.
clearly, plainly, distinctly(onomatopia)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to be clear, to be definite, to be certain, to be exact, to become clear, to clear up(often as はっきりした)
Other readings:
ハッキリ

noun
•
electric light
Other readings:
電燈【でんとう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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】

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:
隅【すま】
、
角【すみ】

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

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
playing
2.
play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)(usually kana)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
graduation, completion (of a course)
2.
moving on (from), outgrowing (something), leaving (a group, company, etc.), quitting

noun
•
closet
Other readings:
押入【おしいれ】
、
押入れ【おしいれ】

adjective
1.
shallow, superficial
See also:深い (antonym)
2.
slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge)
3.
short (time), early, young
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