Vocabulary list for JLPT N4
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noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective, na-adjective
1.
opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, objection, dissent
noun, no-adjective
2.
reverse, opposite, inverse, contrary
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
entry to school or university, matriculation, enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
adverb, auxillary suru verb
1.
for a moment, for a minute(usually kana)
adverb
2.
for a while, for some time(usually kana)
3.
for the time being, for now(usually kana)
interjection
4.
it's been a long time, long time no see(usually kana)
Other readings:
しばらく《姑く》
、しばらく《暫らく》[1]
、しばらく《須臾》
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
Godan-mu verb
•
to enjoy (oneself)
Other readings:
愉しむ【たのしむ】
、楽む【たのしむ】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
month after next
Other readings:
さ来月【さらいげつ】
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
relation, relationship, connection
2.
participation, involvement, concern
3.
influence, effect
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
sexual relations, sexual relationship
noun (suffix)
5.
related to, connected to
noun
1.
condition, state
2.
health, state (of health)
3.
way, manner
4.
circumstance, luck
5.
face, dignity, decency, propriety
Other readings:
具合【ぐわい】[1]
、工合【ぐあい】
、工合【ぐわい】[1]
、具合い【ぐわい】[1]
、工合い【ぐわい】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get dirty, to become dirty
2.
to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
See also:汚れる (けがれる)
na-adjective, noun
1.
polite, courteous, civil
2.
careful, close, thorough, conscientious
Other readings:
叮嚀【ていねい】
Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to face
2.
to go towards, to head towards
Other readings:
向う【むかう】
、対う【むかう】
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be crowded, to be packed
2.
to be complex
See also:手の込んだ
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:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
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】
Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to step on, to tread on, to trample on
2.
to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit
3.
to experience, to undergo
4.
to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete
5.
to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise
6.
to rhyme
See also:韻を踏む
7.
to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
Other readings:
履む【ふむ】
、践む【ふむ】
expression, interjection, adverb
•
I see, that's right, indeed(usually kana)
Other readings:
なるほど《成る程》
、なるほど《成程》
、なるほど《成るほど》
、ナルホド
noun
1.
mirror, looking-glass
2.
barrel head
3.
page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.(finance term)
4.
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun, no-adjective
•
Africa(usually kana)
Other readings:
アフリカ《亜弗利加》[1]
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised
2.
to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in
3.
to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade
4.
to get out (of water), to come ashore
5.
to increase(also written as 騰る in ref. to price)
6.
to improve, to make progress
7.
to be promoted, to advance
8.
to be made (of profit, etc.)
9.
to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
10.
to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)(often as 〜で上がる)
11.
to be finished, to be done, to be over
12.
(of rain) to stop, to lift
13.
to stop (working properly), to cut out, to give out, to die
14.
to win (in a card game, etc.)
15.
to be arrested(only relevant for 挙がる)
16.
to turn up (of evidence, etc.)(only relevant for 挙がる)
17.
to be deep fried(only relevant for 揚がる)
18.
to be spoken loudly
19.
to get nervous, to get stage fright
20.
to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
21.
to go, to visit(humble language)
22.
to eat, to drink(honorific language)
23.
to be listed (as a candidate)(esp. 挙がる)
24.
to serve (in one's master's home)
25.
to go north(in Kyoto)
suffix, Godan-ru verb
26.
Other readings:
揚がる【あがる】
、挙がる【あがる】
、上る【あがる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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, noun (suffix)
1.
line, stripe, stria
2.
line (e.g. telephone line), wire
3.
ray (e.g. X-ray), beam
See also:Ｘ線
noun
•
junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school
noun
1.
light
2.
illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow
3.
happiness, hope
4.
influence, power
5.
vision, eyesight
na-adjective, noun
1.
strange, odd, peculiar, weird, curious, queer, eccentric, funny, suspicious, fishy
2.
unexpected
3.
change
Other readings:
變【へん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
adjective
1.
funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous(usually kana)
2.
strange, odd, funny, peculiar, weird, unusual, eccentric(usually kana)
3.
improper, unsuitable, unbecoming(usually kana)
4.
suspicious(usually kana)
Other readings:
おかしい《奇怪しい》[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple
2.
to be destroyed (in a collapse), to collapse, to cave in, to crumble, to give away
3.
to be confined to bed (with an illness), to come down with, to break down (e.g. from overwork)
4.
to die, to be killed
5.
to go bankrupt (of a company, bank, etc.), to fail, to collapse, to go under
6.
to be defeated (in a game), to lose
7.
to fall (of a government, dictator, etc.), to be overthrown
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
•
to increase, to multiply(殖える usu. refers to population growth or capital appreciation)
Other readings:
殖える【ふえる】
noun
1.
water supply, water service, waterworks
2.
channel, strait
3.
water course, waterway
sutto
Common word
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
1.
thanks, gratitude(polite language)
2.
manners, etiquette(polite language)
3.
bow(polite language)
4.
reward, gift(polite language)
5.
ceremony, ritual(polite language)
Other readings:
御礼【おれい】
、御礼【おんれい】
na-adjective, noun
•
deplorable, regrettable, disappointing, vexing, unfortunate
Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
•
to choose, to select
Other readings:
撰ぶ【えらぶ】[1]
、択ぶ【えらぶ】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to
2.
to gather (in one place), to come together, to meet
3.
to stop by (while on one's way to another place), to drop by, to make a short visit
4.
to grow old, to grow high (number, etc.)
See also:年が寄る
5.
to grow (wrinkly)(in the form of しわが寄る)
6.
to lean against, to recline on(also written as 倚る, 凭る)
7.
to push one's opponent while holding their belt(sumo term)
8.
to decide on a price and come to a deal
9.
to be swayed by (a person), to yield to(archaism)
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】
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