Vocabulary list for JLPT N4
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adjective
•
beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Other readings:
愛しい【うつくしい】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
1.
recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now
no-adjective
2.
nearest, closest
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to notify, to advise, to inform
Other readings:
報せる【しらせる】
noun
1.
miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans(food term)
2.
innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
3.
key (main) point, good part (of something)
See also:手前味噌 (てまえみそ)
4.
expression
5.
Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound(also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)
2.
to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.)
3.
to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
4.
to move, to impress, to touch
5.
to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject
6.
to type, to send, to transmit
7.
to insert, to write in, to mark
8.
to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare
9.
to till (soil)
10.
to sprinkle, to throw, to cast
11.
to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.)
12.
to pay (a deposit, etc.)
13.
to visit (on a pilgrimage)
14.
to line (a coat)
15.
to bind (a criminal)
noun
1.
intention, plan(usually kana)
2.
conviction, belief(usually kana)
Other readings:
つもり《積り》
noun
1.
star (usu. not including the Sun), planet (usu. not including Earth), heavenly body
2.
star (glyph, symbol, shape)
3.
star (actor, player, etc.)
4.
small dot, spot, fleck
5.
star point (in go), hoshi, intersection marked with a dot
6.
perp, perpetrator, mark, offender, suspect(slang)(police slang)
7.
bullseye
8.
one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune
See also:九星
9.
point, score(sumo term)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to ask, to enquire, to inquire
2.
to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
Other readings:
訊ねる【たずねる】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to burn, to be roasted, to be heated, to be sunburnt, to fade (in the sun), to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)(only relevant for 焼ける)
2.
to be jealous, to be envious
Other readings:
灼ける【やける】
、妬ける【やける】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
future (usually near), prospects
noun
1.
distinction, difference, discrimination
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
2.
separate, different, another, extra
noun
3.
noun (suffix)
4.
classified by, ranked by, according to
See also:男女別
Other readings:
別【べち】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
anna
Common word
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to escape, to run away
Other readings:
迯げる【にげる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
fax, facsimile
See also:ファクシミリ
noun
2.
fax machine
Other readings:
ＦＡＸ【ファクス】
noun
1.
son
2.
penis(vulgar)(only relevant for むすこ)
Other readings:
むす子【むすこ】
、息【むすこ】
、息【そく】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun (temporal), adverbial noun
1.
the other day, lately, recently, during this period
2.
meanwhile, in the meantime(only relevant for このかん)
Other readings:
この間【このかん】
、此の間【このあいだ】
、此の間【このかん】
yatto
Common word
adverb
1.
at last, at length(onomatopia)
2.
barely, narrowly, just, by the skin of one's teeth(onomatopia)
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】
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】
adjective
•
lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
Other readings:
寂しい【さみしい】
、淋しい【さびしい】
、淋しい【さみしい】
Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
•
to choose, to select
Other readings:
撰ぶ【えらぶ】[1]
、択ぶ【えらぶ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
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】
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:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adjective
1.
right, correct
2.
proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing
2.
to operate, to run, to go, to work
3.
to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action
4.
to be touched, to be influenced
5.
to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver(sometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain")
6.
to be transferred
noun
1.
insect, bug, cricket, moth
2.
worm, roundworm
3.
one's emotions, one's feelings
See also:虫を殺す (むしをころす)
4.
nervousness, fretfulness
See also:虫気 (むしけ)
5.
person devoted to one thing, single-minded person
See also:本の虫 (ほんのむし)
6.
valve core
Other readings:
蟲【むし】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
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
noun
1.
end, conclusion
no-adjective
2.
last, final, latest, most recent
expression
3.
no sooner than, once, right after (often having negative consequences)(after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga")
noun
4.
noun
•
eraser, rubber
Other readings:
消ゴム【けしゴム】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
1.
rural area, countryside, the sticks
2.
hometown
Notes:
- gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)
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