Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
examination, exam, test
2.
trial, experiment, test

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to pick up, to find, to gather

Godan-tsu verb, intransitive verb
to win, to gain victory
Other readings:
克つ【かつ】
贏つ【かつ】

noun
baby, infant
Other readings:
赤ん坊【あかんぼ】
赤んぼ【あかんぼ】
赤んぼう【あかんぼう】

noun
suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt

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

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-ru verb, intransitive verb
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble

noun
hair (on the head)
Other readings:
【かみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
handbag, purse

adjective
beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Other readings:
愛しい【うつくしい】

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

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

pronoun
1.
you, buddy, pal(male term, familiar language)(also used colloquially by young females)
noun
2.
monarch, ruler, sovereign, (one's) master(orig. meaning)
Other readings:
【きみ】

noun
1.
population
2.
common talk

noun
typhoon, hurricane
Other readings:
颱風【たいふう】

noun
1.
seat
2.
location (of a gathering, etc.), place
3.
position, post

noun, auxillary suru verb
use, utilization, utilisation, application

adverb
so much, so, like that

noun
steak

noun
sandal

noun
assembly hall, meeting place, venue, grounds

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)

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
1.
text
2.
textbook
Other readings:
テクスト

noun
1.
moustache, beard, whiskers(usually kana)(in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers)
See also:口髭,  顎鬚,  頬髯
2.
whiskers (on a cat, etc.), feelers (on an insect, etc.), (chin) tuft
3.
extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal
Other readings:
ひげ《鬚》
ひげ《髯》
ヒゲ

noun
1.
surface
See also: (antonym)
2.
face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
3.
front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin
4.
outside, exterior
5.
appearance
6.
public
7.
first half (of an inning), top (of an inning)(baseball term)
See also: (antonym)
8.
cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
9.
foreground(computer term)

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】

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, auxillary suru verb
trade (foreign)

noun, no-adjective
novel, (short) story

adverbial noun, noun
case, situation

adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
straight, quickly, directly, all of a sudden(onomatopia)(スーッと and すうっと are more emphatic)
2.
quietly, gently, softly(onomatopia)
auxillary suru verb
3.
to feel refreshed, to feel satisfied
Other readings:
スッと
スーッと
すうっと

noun, auxillary suru verb
study, research, investigation

adjective
lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate
Other readings:
寂しい【さみしい】
淋しい【さびしい】
淋しい【さみしい】

noun
address (e.g. of house), residence, domicile
Other readings:
住処【じゅうしょ】

noun
computer
All readings:
コンピュータ
コンピューター

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to sleep (not necessarily lying down)
See also:寝る
2.
to die
3.
to lie idle (e.g. of resources), to be dormant, to be unused(only relevant for ねむる)
4.
to close one's eyes(archaism)
Other readings:
眠る【ねぶる】[1]
睡る【ねむる】
睡る【ねぶる】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
the end
Other readings:
終り【おわり】
【おわり】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
mind, heart, spirit
2.
the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

noun
answer, reply, response, solution
All readings:
答え【こたえ】
答え【いらえ】
【こたえ】
応え【こたえ】
応え【いらえ】
報え【こたえ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
See also:舞う,  躍る

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on)
2.
to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration
3.
to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspect
4.
to intend (to do), to think of (doing), to plan
5.
to predict, to anticipate, to expect, to imagine
6.
to come up with, to think up, to contrive, to devise
7.
to consider (as), to regard (as), to look on (as), to take, to view
Other readings:
勘える【かんがえる】
稽える【かんがえる】

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

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

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-mu verb
to enjoy (oneself)
Other readings:
愉しむ【たのしむ】
楽む【たのしむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage
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