Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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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

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

adverb
1.
in this way, thus, such(usually kana)(used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker)
See also:然う,  ああ,  如何 (どう)
interjection
2.
uh...(usually kana)(interjection used as a verbal pause)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to add (numbers)
2.
to add (something), to top up (with something)
3.
to take care of (e.g. one's business)
See also:用を足す

expression, adverb
soon, shortly, before long, nearly, almost(usually kana)

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

na-adjective, noun
complex, complicated, intricate, mixed (feelings)
See also:単純 (antonym)

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

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

noun
screen

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

auxiliary, na-adjective
appearing that, seeming that, looking like, having the appearance of(after -masu stem or adj. stem)

noun
1.
hair
2.
fur, wool
3.
down, plumage, feathers

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
relation, relationship, connection
2.
participation, involvement, concern
3.
influence, effect
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
sexual relations, sexual relationship
noun (suffix)
5.
related to, connected to

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised
See also:下がる (antonym)
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.
to be complete, to finish(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
揚がる【あがる】
挙がる【あがる】
上る【あがる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards
2.
beyond ... (e.g. one's means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)
3.
above-mentioned, foregoing
4.
since ..., seeing that ...
5.
this is all, that is the end, the end
Other readings:
已上【いじょう】

noun
1.
laboratory
2.
seminar room
3.
professor's office

noun
1.
shelf, ledge, rack
2.
trellis

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
Other readings:
昼間【ちゅうかん】

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
to get dry

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

no-adjective
1.
general, ordinary, usual
adverb
2.
normally, generally, usually
3.
really(colloquialism)(as 普通に)
noun
4.
local train, train that stops at every station(abbreviation)
See also:普通列車

noun
1.
twice, double
counter
2.
times, -fold
3.
1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n(e.g. 40倍 - 1 in 40)

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

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

noun
1.
parent, parents, mother and father(only relevant for 親)
2.
dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.), banker(only relevant for 親)
See also:子 (こ)
3.
founder, inventor
4.
(pet) owner(only relevant for 親)
no-adjective, noun
5.
key, parent (organization), main(only relevant for 親)
noun
6.
ancestor, forefather
Other readings:
【おや】

noun
piano(music term)
Other readings:
ピヤノ

suffix
Mr (junior), master, boy

na-adjective, noun
1.
sure, certain, positive, definite
2.
reliable, trustworthy, safe, sound, firm, accurate, correct, exact
adverb
3.
If I'm not mistaken, If I remember correctly, If I remember rightly
Other readings:
【たしか】[1]
慥か【たしか】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to stay at (e.g. hotel)
2.
to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored
Other readings:
泊る【とまる】

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

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】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout
Other readings:
肥る【ふとる】

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

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, no-adjective
1.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.), drink (usu. alcoholic)
na-adjective
2.
full
noun
3.
one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat
adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective
4.
fully, to capacity(usually kana)
5.
a lot, much(usually kana)
noun (suffix), adverbial noun
6.
all of ..., the entire ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
1杯【いっぱい】
一ぱい【いっぱい】
1ぱい【いっぱい】
一盃【いっぱい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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.
miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans(food term)
2.
innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
3.
key (main) point, good part (of something)
4.
weakling, weak person(derogatory)
expression
5.
try(usually kana, slang, humerous)(imperative; after the -te form of a verb; pun on 見ろ)
See also:見る

noun
government worker, public servant, civil servant

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

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
hospitalization, hospitalisation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast
2.
to give up, to abandon, to throw away
3.
to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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