Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun
•
section manager, section chief

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
•
to recall, to remember, to recollect
Other readings:
思いだす【おもいだす】
、
おもい出す【おもいだす】
、
思出す【おもいだす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cooling, air-conditioning
See also:暖房 (antonym)

noun
•
sand, grit
Other readings:
砂【いさご】
、
沙【すな】
、
沙【いさご】
、
砂子【いさご】

noun
1.
seat
2.
location (of a gathering, etc.), place
3.
position, post

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:
變【へん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
1.
woods, forest, copse, thicket
2.
bunch, line (of something), collection

Godan-mu verb
•
to enjoy (oneself)
Other readings:
愉しむ【たのしむ】
、
楽む【たのしむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
good, advantage, benefit, welfare(usually kana)
See also:為に
2.
sake, purpose, objective, aim(usually kana)
3.
consequence, result, effect(usually kana)
4.
affecting, regarding, concerning(usually kana)
Other readings:
ため《爲》[1]
、
ため《為め》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

noun
•
Shinto shrine
Other readings:
神社【じんしゃ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
population
2.
common talk

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to laugh
2.
to smile
3.
to sneer, to ridicule(esp. 嗤う)
4.
to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted(as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう)
Other readings:
咲う【わらう】
、
嗤う【わらう】

noun
•
eraser, rubber
Other readings:
消ゴム【けしゴム】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

noun
•
escalator
Other readings:
エスカレータ

noun
1.
form, shape, figure(only relevant for 形 and 容)
2.
visage
Other readings:
容【かたち】
、
容【よう】
、
貌【かたち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fax, facsimile
noun
2.
fax machine
Other readings:
FAX【ファクス】

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

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

noun
1.
twice, double
counter
2.
times, -fold
3.
1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n(e.g. 40倍 - 1 in 40)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, objection, dissent
noun, no-adjective
2.
reverse, opposite, inverse, contrary

interjection
1.
yes, yeah, uh huh
2.
hum, hmmm, well, erm
3.
oof(only relevant for うん)(moan or groan (of pain))
Other readings:
うむ
、
ううむ

adjective
1.
right, correct
2.
proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful

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

conjunction
1.
so, therefore, accordingly, consequently, on those grounds, that is why, for that reason
See also:ですから
expression
2.
like I said, I told you already(at the start of a sentence)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to fish, to angle, to catch
2.
to lure in, to tempt, to attract, to entice, to allure
See also:釣られる

noun, no-adjective
1.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.), drink (usu. alcoholic)
na-adjective
2.
full
noun
3.
one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat
adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective
4.
fully, to capacity(usually kana)
5.
a lot, much(usually kana)
noun (suffix), adverbial noun
6.
all of ..., the entire ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
1杯【いっぱい】
、
一ぱい【いっぱい】
、
1ぱい【いっぱい】
、
一盃【いっぱい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective
1.
sudden, abrupt, unexpected
2.
urgent, pressing
3.
steep, sharp, precipitous
4.
rapid, swift, fast
noun
5.
emergency, crisis, danger
6.
urgency, hurrying, haste
7.
(in gagaku or noh) end of a song
See also:序破急

noun, noun (suffix)
•
fire, flame, blaze

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
study, research, investigation

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be sufficient, to be enough
2.
to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve(in the form に足りる after a verb)
3.
to do (the job), to serve, to answer

noun
1.
inside, within
2.
while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of(usually kana)
3.
among, amongst, (out) of, between(usually kana)(as 〜のうち)
4.
in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success)(usually kana)(also 裡, 裏; as のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition)
5.
within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts
noun, no-adjective
6.
we, our company, our organization(usually kana)(only relevant for 内)
See also:そと (antonym) ,  よそ (antonym)
7.
one's home, one's family(usually kana)(only relevant for 内)(also 家)
See also:家 (うち)
noun
8.
my spouse, my husband, my wife(only relevant for 内)
9.
signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife(only relevant for 内)(in a letter after the husband's name)
pronoun
10.
I, me(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for 内)(primarily used by women and children)
noun
11.
imperial palace grounds(archaism)(only relevant for 内)
12.
emperor(archaism)(only relevant for 内)
Other readings:
中【うち】

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

noun
•
small bird, little bird

noun
1.
dot, spot, point, speck, mark
2.
mark (in an exam, etc.), grade, score, points
3.
point (in a game), score, goal, run
4.
point (in geometry)(mathematics)
5.
point, aspect, matter, detail, part, respect, way, viewpoint
6.
(punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point), dot
7.
"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
counter
8.
counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
9.
counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

adjective
1.
embarrassing, embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated, shy
2.
disgraceful, shameful
Other readings:
恥かしい【はずかしい】[1]
、
恥しい【はずかしい】[1]
、
羞ずかしい【はずかしい】
、
羞しい【はずかしい】[1]
、
羞かしい【はずかしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
seeing, looking at(humble language, polite language)
Other readings:
拜見【はいけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

no-adjective
1.
general, ordinary, usual
adverb
2.
normally, generally, usually
3.
really(colloquialism)(as 普通に)
noun
4.
local train, train that stops at every station(abbreviation)
See also:普通列車

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
•
far away, distant, at a distance, distant place, by far

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to live, to exist
2.
to make a living, to subsist
3.
to be in effect, to be in use, to function
4.
to come to life, to be enlivened
5.
to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
Other readings:
活きる【いきる】

noun
1.
wife(only relevant for 妻)
2.
my dear, dear, honey(archaism)(only relevant for 妻 and 夫)
3.
garnish (esp. one served with sashimi)(usually kana)
4.
embellishment(usually kana)
Other readings:
夫【つま】
、
具【つま】

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit
2.
to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person)
3.
to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury
4.
to spend (time), to live one's life
5.
to pass (down the line)
6.
to affix okurigana
See also:送り仮名

noun
1.
spirit, mind, heart
2.
nature, disposition
3.
motivation, intention(usu. after a verb)
See also:やる気,  気がない
4.
mood, feelings
See also:気が重い
5.
ambience, atmosphere, mood
Other readings:
氣【き】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
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