Vocabulary list for JLPT N4
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ajia
Common word
noun
•
Asia(usually kana)
All readings:
アジア《亜細亜》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
no-adjective, noun
1.
international
noun
2.
diplomatic intercourse(obsolete)
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
introduction, presentation, referral, listing
noun
1.
surface
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.
8.
cover (for tatami mats, etc.)
9.
foreground(computer term)
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】
noun
•
middle, centre, center, midpoint, heart
Other readings:
まん中【まんなか】
noun, no-adjective
1.
substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing
2.
stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor
noun
3.
4.
5.
Other readings:
替わり【かわり】
、代り【かわり】
、替り【かわり】
noun
1.
star (usu. not including the Sun), planet (usu. not including Earth), heavenly body
2.
star (glyph, symbol, shape)
3.
star (actor, player, etc.)
4.
small dot, spot, fleck
5.
star point (in go), hoshi, intersection marked with a dot
6.
perp, perpetrator, mark, offender, suspect(slang)(police slang)
7.
bullseye
8.
one's star (that determines one's fate), one's fortune
See also:九星
9.
point, score(sumo term)
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】
paato
Common word
noun
1.
reception (desk), information desk(esp. 受付)
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
receipt, acceptance
See also:受け付ける
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
1.
economy, economics
2.
finance, (one's) finances, financial circumstances
3.
being economical, economy, thrift
na-adjective, noun
1.
suitable, proper, appropriate, adequate, fit, fair(only relevant for てきとう)
2.
perfunctory, half-minded, sloppy, lazy, careless, noncommittal, unreliable, irresponsible
Other readings:
テキトー
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down
noun
•
eraser, rubber
Other readings:
消ゴム【けしゴム】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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.
inside, within
2.
while (e.g. one is young), during, within (e.g. a day), in the course of(usually kana)
3.
among, amongst, (out) of, between(usually kana)(as 〜のうち)
4.
in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.), amidst, with (e.g. success)(usually kana)(also 裡, 裏; as のうちに after a noun representing a state or condition)
5.
within oneself, one's feelings, inner thoughts
noun, no-adjective
6.
7.
noun
8.
my spouse, my husband, my wife(only relevant for 内)
9.
signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife(only relevant for 内)(in a letter after the husband's name)
pronoun
10.
I, me(usually kana, Kansai-ben (dialect))(only relevant for 内)(primarily used by women and children)
noun
11.
imperial palace grounds(archaism)(only relevant for 内)
12.
emperor(archaism)(only relevant for 内)
Other readings:
中【うち】
noun
•
answer, reply, response, solution
All readings:
答え【こたえ】
、答え【いらえ】
、答【こたえ】
、応え【こたえ】
、応え【いらえ】
、報え【こたえ】
adverb
•
(not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)
adjective
•
beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Other readings:
愛しい【うつくしい】
noun
1.
culture, civilization, civilisation
2.
Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
review (of learned material), revision
adjective
1.
shallow, superficial
2.
slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge)
3.
short (time), early, young
noun
1.
opposite side, bottom, other side, side hidden from view, undersurface, reverse side
2.
rear, back, behind
3.
lining, inside
4.
in the shadows, behind the scenes, offstage, behind (someone's) back
5.
more (to something than meets the eye), hidden side (e.g. of one's personality), unknown circumstances, different side
6.
proof
See also:裏付け
7.
opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.), contrary
See also:裏をかく
8.
inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
9.
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
breakdown, failure, fault, accident, out of order
2.
damage, hurt
3.
objection, protest
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to escape, to run away
Other readings:
迯げる【にげる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath
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