Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to break, to destroy, to demolish
2.
to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage
3.
to break (a bill, etc.)
Other readings:
毀す【こわす】

noun
curtain, curtains

noun
1.
(another's) daughter(polite language)
See also:お嬢様
2.
young lady
Other readings:
御嬢さん【おじょうさん】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
2.
to confuse, to mistake something for something else

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】

conjunction
thereupon, hereupon

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
4.
line (e.g. of a railroad), track, route, lane
5.
outline, contours, form
6.
level
7.
division
8.
line (of action), position, approach, policy, principle
See also:いい線
9.
impression one leaves, air one gives off

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to shine, to glitter, to be bright

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal

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-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon(想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2.
to think (of doing), to plan (to do)
3.
to judge, to assess, to regard
4.
to imagine, to suppose, to dream
5.
to expect, to look forward to
6.
to feel, to be (in a state of mind), to desire, to want
7.
to recall, to remember
Other readings:
想う【おもう】
念う【おもう】
憶う【おもう】
懐う【おもう】
惟う【おもう】

adverb
very, extremely, exceedingly
See also:非常

noun
grape, grapevine(usually kana)
Other readings:
ブドウ
えび《葡萄》[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be decided, to be settled
2.
to look good in (clothes)
Other readings:
決る【きまる】[1]
極る【きまる】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverb
finally, at last, ultimately, in the end(usually kana)

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to die

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to advance, to go forward
2.
to precede, to go ahead (of)
3.
to make progress, to improve
4.
to deepen, to heighten
5.
to be fast (of a clock), to be ahead
6.
to do of one's own free will
See also:進んで

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain(only relevant for 捕まえる)
2.
to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to(only relevant for 捉まえる and 掴まえる)
3.
to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain
4.
towards (someone), at (someone)(as 〜をつかまえて)
Other readings:
捉まえる【つかまえる】
掴まえる【つかまえる】

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing(usually kana)
2.
to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to be reduced to zero, to not occur any more(usually kana)
3.
to disappear (e.g. pain), to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)(usually kana)

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, auxillary suru verb
(indoor) heating
See also:冷房 (antonym)
Other readings:
煖房【だんぼう】

Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
1.
to finish, to end, to be completed
2.
to merely result in something less severe than expected
3.
to feel at ease
4.
to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone, to be sorry(in the negative)
Other readings:
濟む【すむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to plant, to grow, to raise
2.
to insert, to transplant, to implant, to set (type)
3.
to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent)
4.
to instill (idea, value, etc.), to inculcate

noun, no-adjective
1.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.), drink (usu. alcoholic)
na-adjective
2.
full
noun
3.
one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat
adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective
4.
fully, to capacity(usually kana)
5.
a lot, much(usually kana)
noun (suffix), adverbial noun
6.
all of ..., the entire ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
1杯【いっぱい】
一ぱい【いっぱい】
1ぱい【いっぱい】
一盃【いっぱい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

noun
1.
heat
2.
fever, temperature
noun, suffix
3.
zeal, passion, enthusiasm, mania, craze, rage

noun, auxillary suru verb
trade (foreign)

noun
barbershop, barber shop, barber

noun
mathematics, arithmetic

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
month after next
Other readings:
さ来月【さらいげつ】

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:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
price, cost
Other readings:
直段【ねだん】

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
graduation, completion (of a course)
2.
moving on (from), outgrowing (something), leaving (a group, company, etc.), quitting

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:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
glass, pane(usually kana)
prenominal
2.
Other readings:
しょうし《硝子》

noun, no-adjective
Africa(usually kana)
Other readings:
アフリカ《亜弗利加》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

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

noun
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard, reason, cause, meaning, circumstances, situation(usually kana)

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】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
week after next
Other readings:
さ来週【さらいしゅう】

noun
steak

noun
1.
place, location, spot, position
2.
room, space
3.
basho, wrestling tournament(sumo term)

noun
1.
parent, parents, mother and father(only relevant for 親)
2.
dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.), banker(only relevant for 親)
See also:子 (こ)
3.
founder, inventor
4.
(pet) owner(only relevant for 親)
no-adjective, noun
5.
key, parent (organization), main(only relevant for 親)
noun
6.
ancestor, forefather
Other readings:
【おや】

noun
1.
stone
2.
gem, jewel

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to help, to assist, to aid
2.
to contribute to, to be a factor in
Other readings:
手つだう【てつだう】

noun
1.
force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy
2.
capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty
3.
efficacy, effect
4.
effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions
5.
power, authority, influence, good offices, agency
6.
support, help, aid, assistance
See also:力になる
7.
stress, emphasis
8.
means, resources
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