Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to tidy up, to put in order, to straighten up, to put away
2.
to settle (problem), to clear (dispute)
3.
to finish, to bring something to an end
4.
to marry off (e.g. a daughter)(sometimes 嫁ける)
5.
to do away with someone, to bump someone off
Other readings:
片づける【かたづける】

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

adverbial noun, noun (temporal), no-adjective
1.
recently, lately, these days, nowadays, right now
no-adjective
2.
nearest, closest

noun
1.
intention, plan(usually kana)
2.
conviction, belief(usually kana)
Other readings:
つもり《積り》

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】

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】

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

noun
branch, bow, bough, twig, limb

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

noun
middle, centre, center, midpoint, heart
Other readings:
まん中【まんなか】

noun
1.
announcer, presenter, broadcaster, reporter
2.
in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
Other readings:
アナウンサ[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adverbial noun, noun
case, situation

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate(only relevant for 始める)
2.
to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish
auxiliary verb, Ichidan verb
3.
to start ..., to begin to ...(only relevant for 始める)(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
創める【はじめる】

noun
1.
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling(polite language)
See also:土産
2.
present brought by a visitor(polite language)
3.
something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), unwelcome gift, disservice(polite language)
Other readings:
お土産【おみあげ】[1]
御土産【おみやげ】
御土産【おみあげ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
blood
2.
blood, ancestry, lineage, stock
3.
(the) blood, feelings, passions

noun
1.
arm
2.
skill, efforts, ability

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal
All readings:
治る【なおる】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to gather, to collect, to assemble
Other readings:
集る【あつまる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
tool, implement, instrument, utensil, apparatus, device
2.
means
3.
furniture

na-adjective, noun
1.
strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy
2.
unexpected
3.
change
4.
incident, disturbance, disaster, accident
noun (prefix)
5.
flat(music term)
See also:変ロ短調
Other readings:
【へん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverbial noun
with the exception of, excepting

adverb, to-adverb
all, completely, totally, entirely, thoroughly(onomatopia)

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】

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

noun
1.
outline, main points, gist, substance, essence(usually kana)
adverb
2.
generally, on the whole, mostly, almost, nearly, approximately, roughly, about(usually kana)
no-adjective
3.
general, rough(usually kana)
adverb
4.
in the first place, first and foremost, from the start, to begin with(usually kana)

noun, no-adjective
season, time of year

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-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, 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
1.
stone
2.
gem, jewel

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】

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

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

noun
the West, the Occident, Western countries
See also:東洋

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

noun
mathematics, arithmetic

Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to continue, to last, to go on
2.
to continue (without a break), to be unbroken
3.
to occur again and again
4.
to lead to, to connect to, to adjoin
5.
to come after, to follow, to succeed, to rank next to
6.
to hold out, to keep, to last

noun
1.
economy, economics
2.
finance, (one's) finances, financial circumstances
3.
being economical, economy, thrift

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to ask, to enquire, to inquire
2.
to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate
Other readings:
訊ねる【たずねる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to receive, to get
2.
to catch (e.g. a ball)
3.
to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
4.
to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence)
5.
to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge)
6.
to be given (e.g. life, talent)(esp. 受ける, 享ける)
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
7.
to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by)(colloquialism, usually kana)(esp. ウケる)
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
8.
to follow, to succeed, to be descended from(esp. 受ける, 享ける)
9.
to face (south, etc.)
10.
to be modified by(linguistics)(esp. 受ける, 承ける)
11.
to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee(esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words)
See also:請け出す
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
12.
to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well(usually kana)(esp. ウケる, うける)
Other readings:
請ける【うける】
承ける【うける】
享ける【うける】
ウケる

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to bite
2.
to chew, to gnaw, to masticate
3.
to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.), to falter with one's words, to stutter, to stammer
4.
to crash against (e.g. of waves), to break onto (shore)
5.
to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.), to mesh, to fit together
6.
to be involved in
See also:一枚噛む
7.
to convince, to persuade(archaism)(used by Edo period prostitutes)
Other readings:
咬む【かむ】
嚙む【かむ】
嚼む【かむ】

pre-noun adjectival
such, so, that sort of, that kind of, like that(about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
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