Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

This list has no items

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

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

noun
1.
mirror, looking-glass
2.
barrel head
3.
page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.(finance term)
4.
mirror-shaped mochi(abbreviation)

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】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate(only relevant for 始める)
2.
to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
3.
to start ..., to begin to ...(only relevant for 始める)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
創める【はじめる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape, to run away
Other readings:
迯げる【にげる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
doll, puppet, figure

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

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
section manager, section chief

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to shine, to glitter, to be bright

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to get dry

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to help, to assist, to aid
2.
to contribute to, to be a factor in
Other readings:
手つだう【てつだう】

noun, no-adjective
coast, beach

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
relation, relationship, connection
2.
participation, involvement, concern
3.
influence, effect
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
sexual relations, sexual relationship
noun (suffix)
5.
related to, connected to

adverb
occasionally, once in a while, now and then, rarely, seldom(usually kana)
Other readings:
たまに《適に》

noun, no-adjective
both, both sides, both parties
See also:片方

noun
escalator
Other readings:
エスカレータ

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

noun
1.
part
2.
part-timer(abbreviation)
3.
part-time (work)(abbreviation)

noun
1.
son
2.
penis(vulgar)(only relevant for むすこ)
Other readings:
むす子【むすこ】
【むすこ】
【そく】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
Other readings:
昼間【ちゅうかん】

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this evening, tonight

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
introduction, presentation, referral, listing

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
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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up
2.
to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken
3.
to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
4.
to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open
5.
to plough, to plow, to till
6.
to fall ill with
7.
to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken)
8.
to turn over (a card)
Other readings:
起す【おこす】

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

noun
1.
the world, society, the universe
2.
sphere, circle, world
no-adjective
3.
world-renowned, world-famous
noun
4.
realm governed by one Buddha, space(Buddhist term)(original meaning)

noun
sand, grit
Other readings:
【いさご】
【すな】
【いさご】
砂子【いさご】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim
2.
to be barren, to be infertile, to be sterile
Other readings:
痩る【やせる】[1]
瘠せる【やせる】
瘠る【やせる】[1]
瘦せる【やせる】[2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
outline, main points, gist, substance, essence(usually kana)
adverb
2.
generally, on the whole, mostly, almost, nearly, approximately, roughly, about(usually kana)
no-adjective
3.
general, rough(usually kana)
adverb
4.
in the first place, first and foremost, from the start, to begin with(usually kana)

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

adverb
for example, for instance, e.g.

noun, adverbial noun
1.
on the way, en route, halfway
2.
in the middle of, midway

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down

adverb, to-adverb
1.
drumming (noise), beating, pounding, banging, booming, stamping(onomatopia)
2.
rapidly, quickly, steadily(onomatopia)
3.
continuously, one after the other, in succession(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ドンドン

noun, auxillary suru verb
hospitalization, hospitalisation

suffix
suffix for familiar person(familiar language)

noun
principal, headmaster

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
a long time (since the last time), first in a long time
Other readings:
久し振り【ひさしぶり】
« < 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 > »
Showing 101 to 150 of 576