Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun
section manager, section chief

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from
2.
to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce
3.
to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved

adverb
always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
report, paper
2.
reportage
Other readings:
リポート

noun
1.
grace (of God), benevolence (of Buddha), blessing(usually kana)
2.
assistance, help, aid(usually kana)
3.
effects, influence(usually kana)
See also:お蔭で
Other readings:
おかげ《御蔭》
おかげ《お陰》
おかげ《御陰》

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】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this evening, tonight

noun
suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt

noun
word processor(abbreviation, computer term)

expression, Godan-tsu verb
to be helpful, to be useful
Other readings:
役にたつ【やくにたつ】
やくに立つ【やくにたつ】

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

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

sashiageru
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to give, to offer(humble language)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
2.
to lift up, to hold up, to raise(humble language)
Other readings:
差上げる【さしあげる】[1]
さし上げる【さしあげる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
hospitalization, hospitalisation

noun
stereo

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

noun
senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer

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.
force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy
2.
capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty
3.
efficacy, effect
4.
effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions
5.
power, authority, influence, good offices, agency
6.
support, help, aid, assistance
See also:力になる
7.
stress, emphasis
8.
means, resources

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to plant, to grow, to raise
2.
to insert, to transplant, to implant, to set (type)
3.
to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent)
4.
to instill (idea, value, etc.), to inculcate

noun
1.
vehicle, conveyance, transport
2.
ride (playground, fair, carnival), playground facility
Other readings:
乗物【のりもの】

noun
1.
moustache, beard, whiskers(usually kana)(in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers)
See also:口髭,  顎鬚,  頬髯
2.
whiskers (on a cat, etc.), feelers (on an insect, etc.), (chin) tuft
3.
extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal
Other readings:
ひげ《鬚》
ひげ《髯》
ヒゲ

adverb
like that, so(used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener)
See also:こう,  そう,  どう

noun
gasoline, petrol

conjunction
besides, in addition, also, moreover(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
season, time of year

noun
1.
insect, bug, cricket, moth
2.
worm, roundworm
3.
one's emotions, one's feelings
4.
nervousness, fretfulness
5.
person devoted to one thing, single-minded person
6.
valve core
Other readings:
【むし】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade (foreign)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to face
2.
to go towards, to head towards
Other readings:
向う【むかう】
対う【むかう】

noun, no-adjective
Africa(usually kana)
Other readings:
アフリカ《亜弗利加》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

no-adjective, noun
1.
international
noun
2.
diplomatic intercourse(obsolete)

noun
1.
forest
2.
shrine grove(esp. 杜)
See also:鎮守の杜
Other readings:
【もり】

conjunction, particle
but, however, although
All readings:
けど
けれど
けれども
けども
けんど

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
swimming

noun, no-adjective
1.
grandfather
2.
old man(only relevant for おおじ)
See also:
3.
kyogen mask used for the role of an old man(only relevant for おおじ)
Other readings:
祖父【じじ】
祖父【じい】
祖父【おおじ】
祖父【おじ】
祖父【そぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
1.
alcohol
2.
(alcohol-based) hand sanitizer(abbreviation)
Other readings:
アルコホル

noun
1.
technology, engineering
2.
technique, skill
3.
art, craft

noun, noun (suffix)
fire, flame, blaze

noun
assembly hall, meeting place, venue, grounds

noun
1.
type, kind, sort, style
2.
type (of person), (ideal) type, one's type
3.
typewriter(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
typing

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
mostly, nearly, practically, well-nigh, almost invariably, all but, just about, almost(usually kana)
Other readings:
ほとんど《殆んど》[1]
ほとんど《幾ど》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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