Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun, na-adjective
freedom, liberty

noun
steak

noun
1.
not exceeding, and downward, ... and below
2.
below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level)
3.
the below-mentioned, the following, the rest
Other readings:
以下【いげ】
已下【いか】
已下【いげ】

adjective
1.
severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless
2.
hard (to do), difficult, tricky
3.
intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
Other readings:
酷しい【きびしい】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
translation
2.
deciphering, decoding
noun
3.
translation(biology term)
Other readings:
飜訳【ほんやく】

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】

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

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

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

noun
1.
suit (clothing)
2.
suit (playing cards)
See also:スート

noun, no-adjective
novel, (short) story

noun
section manager, section chief

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower
See also:上がる (antonym)
2.
to hang, to dangle
3.
to move back, to step back, to withdraw, to retire
4.
to deteriorate, to fall off, to be downgraded
5.
to get closer to the present day
6.
to go south(in Kyoto)
Other readings:
下る【さがる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

numeric
10^8, 100,000,000, hundred million

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cure, to heal(usu. 治す)
2.
to fix, to correct, to repair(usu. 直す)
auxiliary verb
3.
to do over again(after -masu base of verb; usu. 直す)
4.
to replace, to put back as it was(Kansai-ben (dialect), Kyoto-ben (dialect))(usu. 直す)
5.
to convert (into a different state), to transform(usu. 直す)
All readings:
治す【なおす】
直す【なおす】

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 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】

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get dirty, to become dirty
2.
to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity

na-adjective, noun
1.
unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable
2.
impossible
3.
forcible, forced, compulsory(often as 無理に)
na-adjective
4.
excessive (work, etc.), immoderate
auxillary suru verb
5.
to work too hard, to try too hard
interjection
6.
no way, not a chance, never, dream on(colloquialism)
no-adjective
7.
irrational(mathematics)
Other readings:
ムリ

noun
1.
train (esp. long distance train)
2.
steam train(orig. meaning)

noun, no-adjective
1.
substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing
2.
stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor
noun
3.
compensation, exchange, return(usu. as 〜代わりに, etc.)
See also:代わりに
4.
another helping, second helping, seconds, refill(usu. as お代わり)
5.
upcoming program, upcoming programme(abbreviation)(esp. 替わり, 替り)
Other readings:
替わり【かわり】
代り【かわり】
替り【かわり】

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

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】

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】

adverb, to-adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
tightly (holding on), firmly, securely(usually kana, onomatopia)
2.
strongly (built), solidly, sturdily, steadily(usually kana, onomatopia)
3.
properly, well, sufficiently, hard (working, etc.), fully, completely(usually kana, onomatopia)
4.
reliably, dependably, levelheadedly, shrewdly, wisely, cleverly(usually kana, onomatopia)
Other readings:
しっかり《聢り》

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

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
closet
Other readings:
押入【おしいれ】
押入れ【おしいれ】

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

noun
price, cost
Other readings:
直段【ねだん】

noun
1.
hot water
See also:水 (みず)
2.
hot bath, hot spring
3.
molten iron

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this evening, tonight

noun
1.
grass, weed, herb, thatch
2.
ninja(archaism)
prefix
3.
not genuine, substandard
expression
4.
LOL, haha(Internet slang)(multiple repetitions of "w" ("LOL") resembles grass: wwwwww)
See also:
Other readings:
【くさ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn back (e.g. half-way)
2.
to return, to go back
3.
to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned
4.
to rebound, to spring back

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

noun
1.
drawer
2.
withdrawal (of money from an account)(not 抽斗,抽匣)
3.
variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu(not 抽斗,抽匣)
Other readings:
引出し【ひきだし】
抽き出し【ひきだし】
抽出し【ひきだし】
抽斗【ひきだし】[1]
抽匣【ひきだし】
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
Asia(usually kana)
All readings:
アジア《亜細亜》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to get dry

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to deliver, to forward, to send
2.
to report, to notify, to file notice (to the authorities), to give notice, to register
Other readings:
屆ける【とどける】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to move (house), to change residence
Other readings:
引越す【ひきこす】[1]
引き越す【ひきこす】
引っこす【ひっこす】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun, auxillary suru verb
cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

noun
1.
text
2.
textbook
Other readings:
テクスト

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue(usu. 遅れる)
2.
to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.), to lag behind, to be behind (the times)(oft. 後れる)
3.
to be bereaved of, to be preceded by (someone) in death(oft. 後れる)
4.
to be slow (of a clock or watch)
Other readings:
後れる【おくれる】

noun
handbag, purse

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination, exam, test
2.
trial, experiment, test

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shake, to sway, to waver

adjective
1.
soft, tender, pliant, supple, limber, limp
2.
gentle, mild, mellow
3.
informal, light, flexible (e.g. thinking)
Other readings:
軟らかい【やわらかい】
柔かい【やわらかい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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