Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to get dry

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
month after next
Other readings:
さ来月【さらいげつ】

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

noun
1.
daughter
2.
girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to remain, to be left
Other readings:
遺る【のこる】

noun
stereo

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers)
2.
to fold, to bend
3.
to make (origami)
4.
to interrupt, to end
See also:筆を折る

noun
primary school, elementary school, grade school

noun
interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)

noun, auxillary suru verb
review (of learned material), revision

noun, no-adjective
1.
check, plaid, checkered
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
checking, monitoring, looking over, scrutinizing, inspecting
noun
3.
check (banking), cheque, bill (restaurant)
4.
check (chess)

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

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

noun
1.
knowing(honorific language)
See also:存じ
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:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to advance, to go forward
2.
to precede, to go ahead (of)
3.
to make progress, to improve
4.
to deepen, to heighten
5.
to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead
6.
to do of one's own free will
See also:進んで

noun, auxillary suru verb
(indoor) heating
See also:冷房 (antonym)
Other readings:
煖房【だんぼう】

adverb, to-adverb
1.
slowly, quietly, steadily, gradually, gingerly(onomatopia)
2.
soon, momentarily, before long, any time now(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ソロソロ

noun
hair (on the head)
Other readings:
【かみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful
Other readings:
恐い【こわい】

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry, to transport, to move, to convey
Godan-bu verb
2.
to come, to go(honorific language)(usu. as お運びになる, お運び下さる, etc.)
See also:足を運ぶ
Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
3.
to wield (a tool, etc.), to use
Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
4.
to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress

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】

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】

na-adjective, noun
1.
unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable
2.
impossible
3.
forcible, forced, compulsory(often as 無理に)
na-adjective
4.
excessive (work, etc.), immoderate
auxillary suru verb
5.
to work too hard, to try too hard
interjection
6.
no way, not a chance, never, dream on(colloquialism)
no-adjective
7.
irrational(mathematics)
Other readings:
ムリ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to build, to construct

noun
answer, reply, response, solution
All readings:
答え【こたえ】
答え【いらえ】
【こたえ】
応え【こたえ】
応え【いらえ】
報え【こたえ】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
week after next
Other readings:
さ来週【さらいしゅう】

noun
1.
kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
2.
clothing, clothes

noun, na-adjective
safety, security
See also:危険 (antonym)
Other readings:
安全【あんせん】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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
4.
line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane
5.
outline, contours, form
6.
level
7.
division
8.
line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle
See also:いい線
9.
impression one leaves, air one gives off

noun
temple (Buddhist)

noun
cartoon, comic, comic strip, manga
Other readings:
マンガ

noun, no-adjective
1.
police
2.
police officer(abbreviation)
See also:警察官
3.
police station(abbreviation)
See also:警察署

noun
section manager, section chief

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】

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】

noun
1.
surface
See also: (antonym)
2.
face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
3.
front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
4.
outside, exterior
5.
appearance
6.
public
7.
first half (of an inning), top (of an inning)(baseball term)
See also: (antonym)
8.
cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
9.
foreground(computer term)

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】

noun
1.
blood
2.
blood, ancestry, lineage, stock
3.
(the) blood, feelings, passions

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
traffic, transportation, communication, exchange (of ideas, etc.), intercourse

Godan-ru verb
to apologize, to apologise

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn, to revolve
See also:ぐるぐる
2.
to visit several places
3.
to function well
4.
to pass a certain time
Other readings:
廻る【まわる】

noun
1.
(another's) daughter(polite language)
See also:お嬢様
2.
young lady
Other readings:
御嬢さん【おじょうさん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
leaving hospital, discharge from hospital
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