Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get angry, to get mad
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to tell someone off, to scold(only relevant for おこる)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to be angular, to be square(only relevant for いかる)
Other readings:
怒る【いかる】
瞋る【いかる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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
stereo

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to build, to construct

noun
dictionary, lexicon
Other readings:
辞典【ことばてん】
辭典【じてん】[1]
辭典【ことばてん】[1]
ことば典【ことばてん】
言葉典【ことばてん】
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun (temporal), adverbial noun
1.
the other day, lately, recently, during this period
2.
meanwhile, in the meantime(only relevant for このかん)
Other readings:
この間【このかん】
此の間【このあいだ】
此の間【このかん】

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, no-adjective
1.
woman, female
2.
feminine gender(linguistics)(only relevant for じょせい)
Other readings:
女性【にょしょう】

Godan-bu verb
1.
to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased
2.
to congratulate
3.
to gratefully accept
See also:喜んで
Other readings:
悦ぶ【よろこぶ】
歓ぶ【よろこぶ】
慶ぶ【よろこぶ】
欣ぶ【よろこぶ】

adverb
(not) ever, (not) by any means, (not) in the least, (not) in any way, (not) at all(with neg. sentence)
Other readings:
決して【けして】[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】

noun
suitcase

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to recall, to remember, to recollect
Other readings:
思いだす【おもいだす】
おもい出す【おもいだす】
思出す【おもいだす】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to go out to meet
2.
to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to reach, to approach, to enter (a phase, era, etc.)
3.
to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)
4.
to call for, to summon, to invite
5.
to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
Other readings:
邀える【むかえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
competition, contest, rivalry, race
2.
competition (between organisms or species)(biology term)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect, to assemble, to gather

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1.
to touch, to feel
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
2.
to get involved (with), to approach
3.
to be harmful to, to hinder, to interfere with, to irritate
See also:障る

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.)

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】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary
2.
to move to
3.
to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual(usu. as 変わった, 変わっている)
Other readings:
変る【かわる】

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be broken, to break
2.
to fall through, to come to nothing
Other readings:
毀れる【こわれる】

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

noun
1.
habit
2.
(social) custom, practice, convention

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to shine, to glitter, to be bright

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down(esp. 下りる)
2.
to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount(esp. 降りる)
3.
to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold
4.
to be granted, to be issued, to be given(esp. 下りる)
5.
to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)(esp. 降りる)
6.
to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)(esp. 下りる)
See also:下り物
All readings:
降りる【おりる】
下りる【おりる】

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

noun
finger, toe, digit
Other readings:
【および】[1]
【おゆび】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in time (for)
2.
to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough, to manage, to make do
Other readings:
間にあう【まにあう】

noun
ryokan, traditional inn, Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

adjective
tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable

noun, noun (suffix)
city

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-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded, to be packed
2.
to be complex
auxiliary verb
3.
to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly(only relevant for 込む)
4.
to do intently(only relevant for 込む)
5.
to continue in the same state(only relevant for 込む)
Other readings:
混む【こむ】
籠む【こむ】[1]
篭む【こむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

interjection
excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix
2.
to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match)
3.
to persist in doing, to go through with
4.
to always do, to have made a habit of(as 決めている)
5.
to take for granted, to assume
6.
to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines
7.
to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing
8.
to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)(martial arts, sumo term)
9.
to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
Other readings:
極める【きめる】

noun
1.
head (chief, director) of a section or department
2.
head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team
See also:倶楽部

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

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

Godan-aru verb (special), transitive verb
to do(honorific language, usually kana)

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to grow hot (e.g. water), to boil
2.
to get excited (at), to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.), to be in a ferment, to take place energetically
3.
to ferment
4.
to melt (of metal)

na-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
very hard, with utmost effort, with all one's might, for dear life(yojijukugo)
See also:一所懸命
Other readings:
一生けん命【いっしょうけんめい】

noun, no-adjective
1.
check, plaid, checkered
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
checking, monitoring, looking over, scrutinizing, inspecting
noun
3.
check (banking), cheque, bill (restaurant)
4.
check (chess)
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