Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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interjection
excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

noun, auxillary suru verb
production, manufacture

interjection
1.
yes, yeah, uh huh
2.
hum, hmmm, well, erm
3.
oof(only relevant for うん)(moan or groan (of pain))
Other readings:
うむ
ううむ

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
to cease, to stop, to be over
Other readings:
已む【やむ】
罷む【やむ】

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
1.
Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture
See also:東京都
counter
2.
counter for cities and towns
noun
3.
capital

noun, auxillary suru verb
conversation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot
2.
to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault
3.
to be used to seeing, to be familiar with
See also:見慣れる
Other readings:
見付ける【みつける】
見付ける【みっける】[2]
見附ける【みつける】
見附ける【みっける】[2]
見附る【みつける】[1]
見附る【みっける】[1][2]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
  2. word containing irregular kana usage

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】

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

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, noun (suffix)
1.
child
2.
young (animal)
See also:仔 (こ)
3.
young woman, young geisha(also 娘)
4.
offshoot
5.
interest
6.
new shares(abbreviation)
See also:子株
noun
7.
player who is not a dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)
See also:親 (おや)
noun, noun (suffix)
8.
bird egg(archaism)
noun (suffix)
9.
-er (often of young women)(after a noun or -masu stem)
Other readings:
【こ】

noun
the West, the Occident, Western countries
See also:東洋

na-adjective, noun
kind, gentle, considerate, generous, friendly, nice
Other readings:
深切【しんせつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb, to-adverb
1.
slowly, quietly, steadily, gradually, gingerly(onomatopia)
2.
soon, momentarily, before long, any time now(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ソロソロ

noun
barbershop, barber shop, barber

noun
electric light
Other readings:
電燈【でんとう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
guest, visitor
2.
customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger
counter
3.
counter for containers used to entertain guests
Other readings:
【かく】

Godan-ru verb
to apologize, to apologise

noun
(finger) ring
Other readings:
指環【ゆびわ】

noun
1.
condition, state
2.
health, state (of health)
3.
way, manner
4.
circumstance, luck
5.
face, dignity, decency, propriety
Other readings:
具合【ぐわい】[1]
工合【ぐあい】
工合【ぐわい】[1]
具合い【ぐわい】[1]
工合い【ぐわい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1.
to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack
2.
to bloom, to unfold, to spread out
3.
to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
4.
to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen
Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
5.
to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open
6.
to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start
7.
to open (ports, borders, etc.)
8.
to open (an account)
9.
to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop
See also:拓く
10.
to open (a file, etc.)(computer term)
11.
to extract (root), to reduce (equation)(mathematics)
12.
to cut open (fish)(food term)(as 魚を開く)
13.
to change (kanji into hiragana)
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
14.
to flare (e.g. skirt)
15.
to slacken (into a poor posture)(sports term)(as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

noun
section manager, section chief

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to receive, to get
2.
to catch (e.g. a ball)
3.
to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
4.
to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence)
5.
to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge)
6.
to be given (e.g. life, talent)(esp. 受ける, 享ける)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
7.
to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by)(colloquialism, usually kana)(esp. ウケる)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
8.
to follow, to succeed, to be descended from(esp. 受ける, 享ける)
9.
to face (south, etc.)
10.
to be modified by(linguistics)(esp. 受ける, 承ける)
11.
to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee(esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words)
See also:請け出す
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
12.
to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well(usually kana)(esp. ウケる, うける)
Other readings:
請ける【うける】
承ける【うける】
享ける【うける】
ウケる

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to notify, to advise, to inform
Other readings:
報せる【しらせる】

adverbial noun
1.
once, one time, on one occasion
2.
temporarily, for a moment(only relevant for ひとたび)
3.
one degree, one tone, one musical interval(only relevant for いちど)
Other readings:
一度【ひとたび】
1度【いちど】
1度【ひとたび】
一たび【ひとたび】
ひと度【ひとたび】
一とたび【ひとたび】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with(esp. 慣れる)
2.
to become skilled in, to become experienced at(esp. 慣れる)
3.
to become tame, to become domesticated(esp. 馴れる)
Ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
4.
to get used to doing(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
馴れる【なれる】

noun
1.
glass, pane(usually kana)
prenominal
2.
Other readings:
しょうし《硝子》

noun
medical science, medicine

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

noun, no-adjective
coast, beach

noun
office
Other readings:
事ム所【じムしょ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

conjunction
or, either ... or ...(usually kana)

noun
rich person
Other readings:
金持【かねもち】
銀持【かねもち】

noun, noun (suffix)
city

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain(only relevant for 捕まえる)
2.
to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to(only relevant for 捉まえる and 掴まえる)
3.
to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain
4.
towards (someone), at (someone)(as 〜をつかまえて)
Other readings:
捉まえる【つかまえる】
掴まえる【つかまえる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute(usually kana)
2.
to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly(usually kana)
Other readings:
いじめる《虐める》

noun
handbag, purse

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, no-adjective
1.
absence, being away from home
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
house-sitting, house-sitter
noun
3.
being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.), neglecting(usu. as お留守になる)
Other readings:
留主【るす】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this evening, tonight

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
opinion, view, comment

noun
interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)
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