Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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

noun
1.
neck
2.
head
3.
dismissal, discharge, firing (from a job)(usually kana)(also written as 馘)
Other readings:
【くび】
【くび】
クビ

noun
1.
culture, civilization, civilisation
2.
Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to continue, to keep up, to keep on

noun
1.
accident, incident, trouble
2.
circumstances, reasons
Other readings:
事故【ことゆえ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adjective
1.
right, correct
2.
proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact, appointment, engagement, date
2.
convention, rule
3.
destiny, fate

noun
1.
multi-floor building, multi-storey building(abbreviation)
2.
bill

noun
glove, mitten, mitt
Other readings:
手ぶくろ【てぶくろ】

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)

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

noun
earthquake
Other readings:
地震【ない】[1]
地震【なえ】[1]
地震【じぶるい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

adverb
considerably, greatly, a lot(usually kana)
Other readings:
だいぶん《大分》

noun
temple (Buddhist)

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to resemble, to look like, to take after
2.
to be similar (in status, condition, etc.), to be close, to be alike, to be like

noun, auxillary suru verb
reply, answer, response
Other readings:
返辞【へんじ】

noun
1.
wife(only relevant for 妻)
2.
my dear, dear, honey(archaism)(only relevant for 妻 and 夫)
3.
garnish (esp. one served with sashimi)(usually kana)
4.
embellishment(usually kana)
Other readings:
【つま】
【つま】

noun
1.
thief, burglar, robber
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
theft, burglary, robbery
Other readings:
泥坊【どろぼう】
ドロボー
どろぼー

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
olden days, former

noun
eraser, rubber
Other readings:
消ゴム【けしゴム】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb, noun
1.
circumstances, condition, convenience
auxillary suru verb
2.
to arrange, to manage
3.
to lend money, to raise money
adverb
4.
in all, in total, all told

noun
piano(music term)
Other readings:
ピヤノ

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
1.
rural area, countryside, the sticks
2.
hometown
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
to steal
Other readings:
偸む【ぬすむ】

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

Godan-ru verb
to apologize, to apologise

noun
1.
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)(abbreviation)(used by JR, Seibu, Kintetsu, etc.)
See also:特別急行
2.
limited express (train making a limited no. of stops)(abbreviation)(used by Keiō, Keikyu, Hankyū, Hanshin, etc.)
See also:特別急行
3.
great hurry

adjective
1.
unusual, rare, curious
2.
new, novel
3.
fine (e.g. gift)
Other readings:
珍らしい【めずらしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner

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

noun
sandal

noun
jam

noun, no-adjective
coast, beach

adjective
1.
small
2.
fine, minute
3.
minor, trivial
4.
sensitive, attentive
5.
careful, frugal, stingy

noun, auxillary suru verb
preparation for a lesson

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
to pray, to wish
Other readings:
祷る【いのる】

conjunction
1.
so, therefore, accordingly, consequently, on those grounds, that is why, for that reason
See also:ですから
expression
2.
like I said, I told you already(at the start of a sentence)

noun
1.
reception (desk), information desk(esp. 受付)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
receipt, acceptance
Other readings:
受け付け【うけつけ】
受付け【うけつけ】
受け付【うけつけ】

noun
back (of body)
Other readings:
背なか【せなか】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice
See also:ご注意

noun
1.
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas)(usually kana)
2.
gasoline, gas, petrol(usually kana)
3.
dense fog, thick fog(usually kana)
4.
gas stove, gas cooker, gas range(usually kana, abbreviation)
See also:ガス焜炉
5.
flatulence, gas, wind, fart(usually kana, colloquialism)
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk, salesperson
Other readings:
店員【ていいん】[1]
Notes:
  1. 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】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape, to run away
Other readings:
迯げる【にげる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
primary school, elementary school, grade school

noun
motorcycle

noun
1.
flavor, flavour, taste
2.
charm, appeal, uniqueness, attractiveness
3.
experience, taste (e.g. of victory)
na-adjective
4.
smart, clever, witty, strange
See also:味な

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to continue, to last, to go on
2.
to continue (without a break), to be unbroken
3.
to occur again and again
4.
to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin
5.
to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to
6.
to hold out, to keep, to last
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