Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun
•
glove, mitten, mitt
Other readings:
手ぶくろ【てぶくろ】

adjective
1.
sad, miserable, unhappy, sorrowful(of a person)
2.
sad, lamentable, deplorable, grievous(of a thing, incident, etc.)
Other readings:
哀しい【かなしい】[1]
、
愛しい【かなしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverb
•
particularly, especially, in particular, expressly

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

noun
1.
distinction, difference, discrimination
no-adjective, na-adjective, noun
2.
separate, different, another, extra
noun
3.
exception, exclusion(oft. as 別として)
See also:別として
noun (suffix)
4.
classified by, ranked by, according to
See also:男女別
Other readings:
別【べち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

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

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

noun
•
steak

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
1.
fax, facsimile
noun
2.
fax machine
Other readings:
FAX【ファクス】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to die

na-adjective, noun
1.
enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby
See also:御楽しみ
2.
anticipation, looking forward to
Other readings:
愉しみ【たのしみ】

noun
1.
good, advantage, benefit, welfare(usually kana)
See also:為に
2.
sake, purpose, objective, aim(usually kana)
3.
consequence, result, effect(usually kana)
4.
affecting, regarding, concerning(usually kana)
Other readings:
ため《爲》[1]
、
ため《為め》[2]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji
  2. irregular okurigana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
this evening, tonight

Godan-ku verb, transitive verb
1.
to burn
2.
to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue
3.
to heat, to heat up
4.
to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to bake, to fire, to burn
5.
to tan (i.e. suntan), to burn
6.
to print (a photo), to burn (an optical disc)
7.
to be jealous of, to be envious of, to envy
Other readings:
燬く【やく】[1]
、
焚く【やく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
knowing(honorific language)
See also:存じ
2.
(an) acquaintance
Other readings:
ご存知【ごぞんじ】[1]
、
御存じ【ごぞんじ】
、
御存知【ごぞんじ】[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from
2.
to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce
3.
to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved

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

noun
•
sand, grit
Other readings:
砂【いさご】
、
沙【すな】
、
沙【いさご】
、
砂子【いさご】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to transcribe, to duplicate, to reproduce, to imitate, to trace
2.
to describe
3.
to film, to picture, to photograph

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】

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, no-adjective
•
explanation, exposition

noun
•
suitcase

noun
1.
America(usually kana)
2.
United States of America(usually kana)
Other readings:
アメリカ《亜墨利加》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

noun
•
scenery, scene, landscape
Other readings:
景色【けいしょく】

noun
•
escalator
Other readings:
エスカレータ

adjective
1.
embarrassing, embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated, shy
2.
disgraceful, shameful
Other readings:
恥かしい【はずかしい】[1]
、
恥しい【はずかしい】[1]
、
羞ずかしい【はずかしい】
、
羞しい【はずかしい】[1]
、
羞かしい【はずかしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
back (of body)
Other readings:
背なか【せなか】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Other readings:
誉める【ほめる】
、
賞める【ほめる】
、
称める【ほめる】
、
讃める【ほめる】

noun, auxillary suru verb, na-adjective, no-adjective
1.
sleeping in late, oversleeping
noun
2.
late riser, sleepyhead
Other readings:
寐坊【ねぼう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
seeing, looking at(humble language, polite language)
Other readings:
拜見【はいけん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to live, to exist
2.
to make a living, to subsist
3.
to be in effect, to be in use, to function
4.
to come to life, to be enlivened
5.
to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
Other readings:
活きる【いきる】

noun
1.
your house, your home, your family(honorific language)
2.
your husband(honorific language)
3.
your organization(honorific language)
pronoun
4.
you(honorific language)(referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)
Other readings:
御宅【おたく】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be found, to be discovered
Other readings:
見付かる【みつかる】

interjection
1.
ah, oh(expression of surprise, recollection, etc.)
2.
hey!(used to get someone's attention)
Other readings:
アッ
、
アっ[1]
、
あ
、
ア
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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

noun
•
small bird, little bird

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

noun
1.
cotton (material)
2.
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)(usually kana)(only relevant for きわた)
Other readings:
木綿【きわた】
、
木棉【きわた】

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】

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

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.)

noun
1.
kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
2.
clothing, clothes

noun
1.
futon, Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet
2.
round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
Other readings:
蒲団【ふとん】
、
薄団【ふとん】[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

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

noun
•
branch, bow, bough, twig, limb

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