Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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interjection
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excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
swimming

noun
1.
laboratory
2.
seminar room
3.
professor's office

noun
•
motorcycle

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

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
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to shake, to sway, to waver

adjective
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bitter

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to move (house), to transfer (department)
2.
to change the target of interest or concern
3.
to elapse (passage of time)
4.
to be permeated by a colour or scent
5.
to be infected, to be contagious, to spread (as in fire)(usually kana)
Other readings:
遷る【うつる】

noun
1.
business, task, errand, engagement
2.
use, purpose
noun (suffix)
3.
for the use of ..., used for ..., made for ...
noun
4.
call of nature, excretion
See also:用を足す

adverb
•
so much, so, like that

noun
•
suitcase

conjunction
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besides, in addition, also, moreover(usually kana)

noun
1.
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required)(abbreviation)(used by JR, Seibu, Kintetsu, etc.)
See also:特別急行
2.
limited express (train making a limited no. of stops)(abbreviation)(used by Keiō, Keikyu, Hankyū, Hanshin, etc.)
See also:特別急行
3.
great hurry

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
reply, answer, response
Other readings:
返辞【へんじ】

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to be found, to be discovered
Other readings:
見付かる【みつかる】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
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to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

noun
1.
(cash) register(abbreviation)
2.
cashier(abbreviation)
See also:レジ係

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
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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

no-adjective, noun
1.
international
noun
2.
diplomatic intercourse(obsolete)

no-adjective
1.
general, ordinary, usual
adverb
2.
normally, generally, usually
3.
really(colloquialism)(as 普通に)
noun
4.
local train, train that stops at every station(abbreviation)
See also:普通列車

noun
1.
twice, double
counter
2.
times, -fold
3.
1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n(e.g. 40倍 - 1 in 40)

noun
1.
(husked grains of) rice
2.
88 years old(only relevant for よね)(米 is composed of 八十八)
Other readings:
米【よね】[1]
、
米【めめ】[1]
、
コメ
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
reason, pretext, motive
Other readings:
理由【わけ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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, no-adjective
1.
check, plaid, checkered
noun, auxillary suru verb
2.
checking, monitoring, looking over, scrutinizing, inspecting
noun
3.
check (banking), cheque, bill (restaurant)
4.
check (chess)

noun, auxillary suru verb
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cause, origin, source
Other readings:
原因【げいいん】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

noun
1.
suit (clothing)
2.
suit (playing cards)
See also:スート

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
•
trade (foreign)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between
2.
to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent
3.
to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought)
4.
to resemble

noun
•
escalator
Other readings:
エスカレータ

noun
•
handbag, purse

adverb
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(not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least, (not) in the slightest(usually kana)(with neg. sentence)

noun
1.
water supply, water service, waterworks
2.
channel, strait
3.
water course, waterway

noun
•
sandal

noun
1.
opposite side, bottom, other side, side hidden from view, undersurface, reverse side
See also:表 (antonym)
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.
bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)(baseball term)
See also:表 (antonym)

noun
•
your husband, her husband(honorific language)
See also:主人
All readings:
ご主人【ごしゅじん】
、
御主人【ごしゅじん】

adjective
1.
terrible, dreadful(usually kana)
2.
amazing (e.g. of strength), great (e.g. of skills), wonderful, terrific(usually kana)
3.
to a great extent, vast (in numbers)(usually kana)
adverb
4.
awfully, very, immensely(usually kana, colloquialism)
See also:凄く
Other readings:
スゴイ
、
スゴい

adjective
•
scary, frightening, eerie, dreadful
Other readings:
恐い【こわい】

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

noun
1.
futon, Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet
2.
round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
Other readings:
蒲団【ふとん】
、
薄団【ふとん】[2]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading
  2. word containing irregular kanji usage

adverbial noun
1.
once, one time, on one occasion
2.
temporarily, for a moment(only relevant for ひとたび)
3.
one degree, one tone, one musical interval(only relevant for いちど)
Other readings:
一度【ひとたび】
、
1度【いちど】
、
1度【ひとたび】
、
一たび【ひとたび】
、
ひと度【ひとたび】
、
一とたび【ひとたび】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to turn back (e.g. half-way)
2.
to return, to go back
3.
to recover (e.g. something lost), to be returned
4.
to rebound, to spring back

adverb
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like that, so(used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener)
See also:こう,  そう,  どう
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