Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun
•
church, congregation

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
opinion, view, comment

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

noun
•
lost article, something forgotten
Other readings:
忘れもの【わすれもの】

noun
•
present, gift
Other readings:
贈りもの【おくりもの】
、
贈物【おくりもの】

noun
•
salad(food term)

noun
•
baby, infant
Other readings:
赤ん坊【あかんぼ】
、
赤んぼ【あかんぼ】
、
赤んぼう【あかんぼう】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
war
2.
fighting, fierce competition

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

noun
1.
cotton (material)
2.
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)(usually kana)(only relevant for きわた)
Other readings:
木綿【きわた】
、
木棉【きわた】

Godan-aru verb (special), transitive verb
•
to do(honorific language, usually kana)

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

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon(想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2.
to think (of doing), to plan (to do)
3.
to judge, to assess, to regard
4.
to imagine, to suppose, to dream
5.
to expect, to look forward to
6.
to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want
7.
to recall, to remember
Other readings:
想う【おもう】
、
念う【おもう】
、
憶う【おもう】
、
懐う【おもう】
、
惟う【おもう】

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
sleeping in late, oversleeping
noun
2.
late riser, sleepyhead
Other readings:
寐坊【ねぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

pre-noun adjectival
•
such, so, that sort of, that kind of, like that(about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
competition, contest, rivalry, race
2.
competition (between organisms or species)(biology term)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
this evening, tonight

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with(esp. 慣れる)
2.
to become skilled in, to become experienced at(esp. 慣れる)
3.
to become tame, to become domesticated(esp. 馴れる)
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
4.
to get used to doing(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
馴れる【なれる】

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

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】

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:
確【たしか】[1]
、
慥か【たしか】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adjective
•
sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
Other readings:
睡い【ねむい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be broken, to break
2.
to fall through, to come to nothing
Other readings:
毀れる【こわれる】

na-adjective
1.
necessary, needed, essential, indispensable(必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2.
necessity, need, requirement
Other readings:
必用【ひつよう】

noun
•
steak

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
entry to school or university, matriculation, enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

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

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
•
to pick up, to find, to gather

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period

adjective
1.
funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous(usually kana)
2.
strange, odd, funny, peculiar, weird, unusual, eccentric(usually kana)
3.
improper, unsuitable, unbecoming(usually kana)
4.
suspicious(usually kana)
Other readings:
おかしい《奇怪しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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】

とか
torikaeru
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to exchange, to swap, to barter
2.
to replace, to substitute
Other readings:
取り換える【とりかえる】
、
取りかえる【とりかえる】
、
取替える【とりかえる】
、
取換える【とりかえる】
、
取換る【とりかえる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get wet
Other readings:
濡る【ぬれる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

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

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded, to be packed
2.
to be complex
auxiliary verb
3.
to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly(only relevant for 込む)
4.
to do intently(only relevant for 込む)
5.
to continue in the same state(only relevant for 込む)
Other readings:
混む【こむ】
、
籠む【こむ】[1]
、
篭む【こむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary
2.
to reform, to revise, to amend

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to cease, to stop, to be over
Other readings:
已む【やむ】
、
罷む【やむ】

noun
•
festival, feast, carnival(polite language)
See also:祭り
Other readings:
お祭【おまつり】
、
御祭り【おまつり】
、
御祭【おまつり】

na-adjective, noun
1.
polite, courteous, civil
2.
careful, close, thorough, conscientious
Other readings:
叮嚀【ていねい】

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
•
very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life(yojijukugo)
See also:一所懸命
Other readings:
一生けん命【いっしょうけんめい】

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

noun
1.
guest, visitor
2.
customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger
counter
3.
counter for containers used to entertain guests
Other readings:
客【かく】

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
•
rich person
Other readings:
金持【かねもち】
、
銀持【かねもち】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to go out to meet
2.
to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to reach, to approach, to enter (a phase, era, etc.)
3.
to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)
4.
to call for, to summon, to invite
5.
to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
Other readings:
邀える【むかえる】
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