Vocabulary list for JLPT N4
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noun, no-adjective
1.
substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing
2.
stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor
noun
3.
4.
5.
Other readings:
替わり【かわり】
、代り【かわり】
、替り【かわり】
Godan-ku verb
•
to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
Other readings:
哭く【なく】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to stop, to turn off(esp. 止める, 停める)
2.
to park(esp. 止める, 停める)
3.
to prevent, to suppress (a cough), to hold back (tears), to hold (one's breath), to relieve (pain)(esp. 止める, 停める)
4.
to stop (someone from doing something), to dissuade, to forbid, to prohibit
5.
6.
to fix (in place), to fasten, to tack, to pin, to nail, to button, to staple(esp. 留める)
7.
to detain, to keep in custody(esp. 留める)
Other readings:
留める【とめる】
、停める【とめる】
noun, noun (suffix)
1.
playing
2.
play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)(usually kana)
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
translation
2.
deciphering, decoding
noun
3.
translation(biology term)
Other readings:
飜訳【ほんやく】
adjective
1.
hard, solid, tough(esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2.
stiff, tight, wooden, unpolished (e.g. writing)
3.
strong, firm (not viscous or easily moved)
4.
safe, steady, honest, steadfast
5.
obstinate, stubborn
6.
bookish, formal, stuffy
Other readings:
固い【かたい】
、堅い【かたい】
、緊い【かたい】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
adverb
•
(not) ever, (not) by any means, (not) in the least, (not) in any way, (not) at all(with neg. sentence)
Other readings:
決して【けして】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kana usage
Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to help, to assist, to aid
2.
to contribute to, to be a factor in
Other readings:
手つだう【てつだう】
Godan-aru verb (special), transitive verb
•
to say, to speak, to tell, to talk(usually kana, honorific language)
Other readings:
おっしゃる《仰有る》
、おっしゃる《仰しゃる》
、おっしゃる《仰っしゃる》
adjective
1.
shallow, superficial
2.
slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge)
3.
short (time), early, young
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up
2.
to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken
3.
to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce
See also:熾す (おこす)
4.
to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open
See also:興す (おこす)
5.
to plough, to plow, to till
6.
to fall ill with
7.
to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken)
8.
to turn over (a card)
Other readings:
起す【おこす】
adverb
1.
surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly, most likely (e.g. 90 percent)(usually kana, onomatopia)
2.
sternly, severely(usually kana, onomatopia)(esp. キッと)
3.
having no slack, rigid, stiff, tight(usually kana, onomatopia)
4.
suddenly, abruptly, instantly(usually kana, onomatopia, archaism)
Other readings:
きっと《急度》[1]
、キッと
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall down, to drop, to fall (e.g. rain), to sink (e.g. sun or moon), to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze), to be used in a certain place (e.g. money)
2.
to be omitted, to be missing
3.
to decrease, to sink
4.
to fail (e.g. exam or class), to lose (contest, election, etc.)
5.
to crash, to degenerate, to degrade, to fall behind
6.
to become indecent (of a conversation)
7.
to be ruined, to go under
8.
to fade, to come out (e.g. a stain), to come off (e.g. makeup), to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list)
See also:狐が落ちる (きつねがおちる)
9.
to fall (into someone's hands), to become someone's possession
10.
to fall (into a trap), to fall (for a trick)
11.
to give in, to give up, to confess, to flee
12.
to fall, to be defeated, to surrender
13.
to come to (in the end), to end in
14.
to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
15.
to swoon (judo)
16.
to consent, to understand
See also:腑に落ちない (ふにおちない)
17.
to go down (of a website, server, etc.), to crash(computer term)
18.
to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.), to drop out, to leave, to go offline(slang)
19.
to die(of animals)
20.
to move to the depths(of fish when it gets cold)
21.
to go down (of a website, server, etc.)(computer term)
Other readings:
堕ちる【おちる】
、墜ちる【おちる】
、落る【おちる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
electric light
Other readings:
電燈【でんとう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
expression, interjection, adverb
•
I see, that's right, indeed(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるほど《成る程》
、なるほど《成程》
、なるほど《成るほど》
、ナルホド
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to step on, to tread on, to trample on
2.
to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit
3.
to experience, to undergo
4.
to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete
5.
to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise
6.
to rhyme
See also:韻を踏む
7.
to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
Other readings:
履む【ふむ】
、践む【ふむ】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration)
2.
to lower, to reduce, to bring down
3.
to demote, to move back, to pull back
4.
to clear (plates), to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reply, answer, response
Other readings:
返辞【へんじ】
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple
2.
to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away
3.
to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork)
4.
to die, to be killed
5.
to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.), to fail, to collapse, to go under
6.
to be defeated (in a game), to lose
7.
to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to get wet
Other readings:
濡る【ぬれる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
harbour, harbor, port
Other readings:
湊【みなと】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
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】
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】
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised
2.
to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in
3.
to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade
4.
to get out (of water), to come ashore
5.
to increase(also written as 騰る in ref. to price)
6.
to improve, to make progress
7.
to be promoted, to advance
8.
to be made (of profit, etc.)
9.
to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
10.
to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)(often as 〜で上がる)
11.
to be finished, to be done, to be over
12.
(of rain) to stop, to lift
13.
to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die
14.
to win (in a card game, etc.)
15.
to be arrested(only relevant for 挙がる)
16.
to turn up (of evidence, etc.)(only relevant for 挙がる)
17.
to be deep fried(only relevant for 揚がる)
18.
to be spoken loudly
19.
to get nervous, to get stage fright
20.
to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
21.
to go, to visit(humble language)
22.
to eat, to drink(honorific language)
23.
to be listed (as a candidate)(esp. 挙がる)
24.
to serve (in one's master's home)
25.
to go north(in Kyoto)
suffix, Godan-ru verb
26.
Other readings:
揚がる【あがる】
、挙がる【あがる】
、上る【あがる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
na-adjective, noun
1.
polite, courteous, civil
2.
careful, close, thorough, conscientious
Other readings:
叮嚀【ていねい】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to laugh
2.
to smile
3.
to sneer, to ridicule(esp. 嗤う)
4.
to be dumbfounded, to be flabbergasted(as 笑ってしまう or 笑っちゃう)
Other readings:
咲う【わらう】
、嗤う【わらう】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
these days, nowadays, now, at present, recently, lately
Other readings:
この頃【このころ】[1]
、此の頃【このごろ】
、此の頃【このころ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun, no-adjective
1.
industry
noun
2.
livelihood, occupation(archaism)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)
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
1.
accident, incident, trouble
2.
circumstances, reasons
Other readings:
事故【ことゆえ】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
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