Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
translation
2.
deciphering, decoding
noun
3.
translation(biology term)
Other readings:
飜訳【ほんやく】

noun
1.
reception (desk), information desk(esp. 受付)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
receipt, acceptance
Other readings:
受け付け【うけつけ】
受付け【うけつけ】
受け付【うけつけ】

adverb, noun
1.
circumstances, condition, convenience
auxillary suru verb
2.
to arrange, to manage
3.
to lend money, to raise money
adverb
4.
in all, in total, all told

noun, no-adjective
coast, beach

noun
jam

noun
1.
business, task, errand, engagement
2.
use, purpose
noun (suffix)
3.
for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ...
noun
4.
call of nature, excretion
See also:用を足す

na-adjective, noun
1.
sure, certain, positive, definite
2.
reliable, trustworthy, safe, sound, firm, accurate, correct, exact
adverb
3.
If I'm not mistaken, If I remember correctly, If I remember rightly
Other readings:
【たしか】[1]
慥か【たしか】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
return, coming back
Other readings:
還り【かえり】

adverbial noun
with the exception of, excepting

noun
1.
force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy
2.
capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty
3.
efficacy, effect
4.
effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions
5.
power, authority, influence, good offices, agency
6.
support, help, aid, assistance
See also:力になる
7.
stress, emphasis
8.
means, resources

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

sashiageru
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to give, to offer(humble language)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to lift up, to hold up, to raise(humble language)
Other readings:
差上げる【さしあげる】[1]
さし上げる【さしあげる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
handbag, purse

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
day, days(only relevant for 日)
2.
sun, sunshine, sunlight
3.
case (esp. unfortunate), event(only relevant for 日)(as 〜した日には, 〜と来た日には, etc.)
Other readings:
【ひ】

Godan-ru verb
to apologize, to apologise

noun
1.
neck
2.
head
3.
dismissal, discharge, firing (from a job)(usually kana)(also written as 馘)
Other readings:
【くび】
【くび】
クビ

noun
toy, plaything(usually kana)
Other readings:
がんぐ《玩具》
がんぐ《翫具》
オモチャ

noun
1.
head (chief, director) of a section or department
2.
head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team
See also:倶楽部

expression, adverb
soon, shortly, before long, nearly, almost(usually kana)

noun
tennis

noun
suitcase

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】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout
Other readings:
肥る【ふとる】

noun
dictionary, lexicon
Other readings:
辞典【ことばてん】
辭典【じてん】[1]
辭典【ことばてん】[1]
ことば典【ことばてん】
言葉典【ことばてん】
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
injection

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

adverb
like that, so(used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener)
See also:こう,  そう,  どう

noun
1.
citizen, citizenry, public
2.
city inhabitant, townspeople
3.
bourgeoisie, middle class

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

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

na-adjective
1.
enough, sufficient, plenty, adequate, satisfactory
adverb
2.
sufficiently, fully, thoroughly, well, perfectly
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
division into ten(only relevant for 十分)
Other readings:
充分【じゅうぶん】

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

pronoun
1.
I, me(male term)
2.
you(used for addressing young boys)
3.
manservant
See also:しもべ

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)

na-adjective, noun
complex, complicated, intricate, mixed (feelings)
See also:単純 (antonym)

conjunction, particle
but, however, although
All readings:
けど
けれど
けれども
けども
けんど

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in
Godan-mu verb
2.
to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by
Other readings:
裹む【つつむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
tatami mat, Japanese straw floor coverings
Other readings:
【たたみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
explanation, exposition

adverb
as much as possible, wherever practicable, if possible(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるべく《成る可く》

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sightseeing, watching, viewing
noun
2.
sightseer, watcher, spectator(abbreviation)
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