Vocabulary list for JLPT N4
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Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to add (numbers)
2.
to add (something), to top up (with something)
3.
to take care of (e.g. one's business)
See also:用を足す
adverbial noun, noun
1.
space (between), gap, interval, distance
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
2.
time (between), pause, break
adverbial noun, noun, noun (temporal)
3.
span (temporal or spatial), stretch, period (while)
adverbial noun, noun
4.
relationship (between, among)
5.
members (within, among)
conjunction
6.
due to, because of(archaism)(only relevant for あいだ)
Other readings:
間【あわい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
1.
place, location, spot, position
2.
room, space
3.
basho, wrestling tournament(sumo term)
Godan-bu verb
1.
to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased
2.
to congratulate
3.
to gratefully accept
See also:喜んで
Other readings:
悦ぶ【よろこぶ】
、歓ぶ【よろこぶ】
、慶ぶ【よろこぶ】
、欣ぶ【よろこぶ】
noun
•
electric light
Other readings:
電燈【でんとう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
irassharu
Common word
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")
adjective
•
beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Other readings:
愛しい【うつくしい】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain(only relevant for 捕まえる)
2.
to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to(only relevant for 捉まえる and 掴まえる)
3.
to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain
4.
towards (someone), at (someone)(as 〜をつかまえて)
Other readings:
捉まえる【つかまえる】
、掴まえる【つかまえる】
Common word
expression, Godan-ru verb
1.
2.
to try to(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
御覧になる【ごらんになる】
、ご覧に成る【ごらんになる】
、御覧に成る【ごらんになる】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
line, stripe, stria
2.
line (e.g. telephone line), wire
3.
ray (e.g. X-ray), beam
See also:Ｘ線
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to rear, to bring up
2.
to train, to teach, to educate
3.
to promote the growth of, to nurture, to foster, to develop
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix
2.
to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match)
3.
to persist in doing, to go through with
4.
to always do, to have made a habit of(as 決めている)
5.
to take for granted, to assume
6.
to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines
7.
to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing
8.
to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)(martial arts, sumo term)
9.
to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
Other readings:
極める【きめる】
no-adjective, noun
1.
international
noun
2.
diplomatic intercourse(obsolete)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination, exam, test
2.
trial, experiment, test
noun (temporal), noun
1.
period, epoch, era, age
2.
the times, those days
3.
oldness, ancientness, antiquity
4.
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period
noun
1.
your house, your home, your family(honorific language)
2.
your husband(honorific language)
3.
your organization(honorific language)
pronoun
4.
you(honorific language)(referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)
Other readings:
御宅【おたく】
noun
1.
blood
2.
blood, ancestry, lineage, stock
3.
(the) blood, feelings, passions
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to burn
2.
to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue
3.
to heat, to heat up
4.
to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn
5.
to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn
See also:灼く (やく)
6.
to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc)
7.
to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy
See also:妬く (やく)
Other readings:
燬く【やく】[1]
、焚く【やく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun
1.
character (esp. kanji), letter, written text
2.
handwriting, penmanship
3.
noun
1.
2.
(an) acquaintance
Other readings:
ご存知【ごぞんじ】[1]
、御存じ【ごぞんじ】
、御存知【ごぞんじ】[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down(esp. 下りる)
2.
to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount(esp. 降りる)
3.
to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold
4.
to be granted, to be issued, to be given(esp. 下りる)
5.
to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)(esp. 降りる)
6.
All readings:
降りる【おりる】
、下りる【おりる】
noun
•
grape, grapevine(usually kana)
Other readings:
ブドウ
、えび《葡萄》[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture
2.
to be folded
3.
to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit
4.
to turn (a corner)
See also:曲がる
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
•
employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk, salesperson
Other readings:
店員【ていいん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
reji
Common word
noun
1.
parent, parents, mother and father(only relevant for 親)
2.
3.
founder, inventor
4.
(pet) owner(only relevant for 親)
no-adjective, noun
5.
key, parent (organization), main(only relevant for 親)
noun
6.
ancestor, forefather
Other readings:
祖【おや】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to soak (in), to steep, to dip, to dunk
2.
to pickle, to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)(only relevant for 漬ける)
Other readings:
浸ける【つける】
dakara
Common word
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)
noun
•
suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt
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