Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun, auxillary suru verb
injection

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

pre-noun adjectival
1.
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener), like that, that sort of
See also:あんな,  こんな,  どんな
interjection
2.
no way!, never!(colloquialism)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble

adverb
particularly, especially, in particular, expressly

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

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to begin to rain, to begin to snow
Other readings:
降りだす【ふりだす】

noun
1.
character (esp. kanji), letter, written text
2.
handwriting, penmanship
3.
the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")(as 〜の字)
See also:ほの字

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout
Other readings:
肥る【ふとる】

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

noun
lake

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
introduction, presentation, referral, listing

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

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

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

noun
1.
futon, Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet
2.
round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
Other readings:
蒲団【ふとん】
薄団【ふとん】[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

pronoun
1.
she, her
See also:彼 (かれ)
noun
2.
girlfriend
See also:彼氏

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

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

noun
curtain, curtains

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to

noun
1.
air, atmosphere
2.
mood, situation
3.
someone with no presence, someone who doesn't stand out at all(colloquialism, idiom )

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】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down

noun
government worker, public servant, civil servant

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

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
explanation, exposition

noun
1.
habit
2.
(social) custom, practice, convention

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in time (for)
2.
to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough, to manage, to make do
Other readings:
間にあう【まにあう】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to transcribe, to duplicate, to reproduce, to imitate, to trace
2.
to describe
3.
to film, to picture, to photograph

noun
stereo

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

meshiagaru
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to eat, to drink(honorific language)
Other readings:
召しあがる【めしあがる】
召上がる【めしあがる】
召し上る【めしあがる】

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

noun, noun (suffix)
city

noun
tasks, things to do, errand, business (to take care of), affairs, engagement

noun
return, coming back
Other readings:
還り【かえり】

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

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.
economy, economics
2.
finance, (one's) finances, financial circumstances
3.
being economical, economy, thrift
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