Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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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
toy, plaything(usually kana)
Other readings:
がんぐ《玩具》
がんぐ《翫具》
オモチャ

noun, auxillary suru verb
reply, answer, response
Other readings:
返辞【へんじ】

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond
2.
to pass (i.e. of time), to elapse
3.
to have expired, to have ended, to be over
4.
to exceed, to surpass, to be above
5.
to be no more than ...(as 〜に過ぎない, etc.)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb, suffix
6.
to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...(usually kana)(often used after adj. stems or the -masu stems of verbs)

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sightseeing, watching, viewing
noun
2.
sightseer, watcher, spectator(abbreviation)

noun
gasoline, petrol

noun
section manager, section chief

adjective
1.
cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe(usually kana)
2.
violent, intense, strong, heavy, extreme(usually kana)
3.
very bad, terrible, awful(usually kana)
4.
excessive, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous, unfair, unjust(usually kana)
See also:酷く
Other readings:
ひどい《非道い》

noun
husband
Other readings:
良人【おっと】

noun
1.
daughter
2.
girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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

na-adjective, noun
1.
polite, courteous, civil
2.
careful, close, thorough, conscientious
Other readings:
叮嚀【ていねい】

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

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】

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
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

noun (temporal), noun
1.
period, epoch, era, age
2.
the times, those days
3.
oldness, ancientness, antiquity
4.
antique, period piece(abbreviation)
See also:時代物

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek(esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost)
2.
to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
Other readings:
捜す【さがす】

adverb
1.
at last, at length(onomatopia)
2.
barely, narrowly, just, by the skin of one's teeth(onomatopia)

noun, auxillary suru verb
cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to rear, to bring up
2.
to train, to teach, to educate
3.
to promote the growth of, to nurture, to foster, to develop

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to increase, to multiply(殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation)
See also:減る (antonym)
Other readings:
殖える【ふえる】

noun
1.
end, conclusion
no-adjective
2.
last, final, latest, most recent
expression
3.
no sooner than, once, right after (often having negative consequences)(after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga")
noun
4.
one's final moments(archaism)
See also:最期

noun
junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school

noun
1.
island
2.
one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang), one's turf(usually kana)
Other readings:
【しま】

noun, no-adjective
grandmother
See also:
Other readings:
祖母【ばば】
祖母【おおば】
祖母【おば】
祖母【うば】

noun
1.
society, public, community, the world
2.
social studies(abbreviation)

adverb
for example, for instance, e.g.

noun
barbershop, barber shop, barber

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

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】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out
Other readings:
行なう【おこなう】

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】

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
boarding, lodging, board and lodging, room and board
noun
2.
boarding house, lodging house, lodgings

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

noun
1.
hobby, pastime
2.
tastes, preference, liking

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
2.
to confuse, to mistake something for something else

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

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

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
stereo

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】

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
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