Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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na-adjective, noun, auxillary suru verb
•
relief, peace of mind
Other readings:
安神【あんしん】

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)

adverb
•
always, without exception, necessarily, certainly, without fail, positively, invariably

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】

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
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】

Godan-ku verb
•
to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
Other readings:
哭く【なく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

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, auxillary suru verb
•
hospitalization, hospitalisation

noun
1.
cotton (material)
2.
red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)(usually kana)(only relevant for きわた)
Other readings:
木綿【きわた】
、
木棉【きわた】

noun
•
eraser, rubber
Other readings:
消ゴム【けしゴム】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

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

expression, Godan-tsu verb
•
to be helpful, to be useful
Other readings:
役にたつ【やくにたつ】
、
やくに立つ【やくにたつ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to deliver, to forward, to send
2.
to report, to notify, to file notice (to the authorities), to give notice, to register
Other readings:
屆ける【とどける】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
character (esp. kanji), letter, written text
2.
handwriting, penmanship
3.
the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")(as 〜の字)
See also:ほの字

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

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

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
•
to choose, to select
Other readings:
撰ぶ【えらぶ】[1]
、
択ぶ【えらぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

na-adjective, noun
•
kind, gentle, considerate, generous, friendly, nice
Other readings:
深切【しんせつ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
•
principal, headmaster

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
mostly, nearly, practically, well-nigh, almost invariably, all but, just about, almost(usually kana)
Other readings:
ほとんど《殆んど》[1]
、
ほとんど《幾ど》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

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

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:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
selling area, counter, section, department, sales floor
2.
favorable time to sell, good time to sell
See also:売り時,  買い場
Other readings:
売場【うりば】

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
•
to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of
Other readings:
誉める【ほめる】
、
賞める【ほめる】
、
称める【ほめる】
、
讃める【ほめる】

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

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, auxillary suru verb
•
caution, being careful, attention (heed), warning, advice
See also:ご注意

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of
2.
to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect
3.
to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in
4.
to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through
5.
to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout
6.
to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far
7.
to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed
8.
to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted
9.
to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for
10.
to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense
11.
to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood
12.
to pass for, to come across as, to seem like
13.
to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
14.
to be well-informed, to be wise(archaism)
suffix, Godan-ru verb
15.
to do ... completely, to do ... thoroughly(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
徹る【とおる】
、
透る【とおる】

noun
1.
miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans(food term)
2.
innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
3.
key (main) point, good part (of something)
4.
weakling, weak person(derogatory)
expression
5.
try(usually kana, slang, humerous)(imperative; after the -te form of a verb; pun on 見ろ)
See also:見る

noun
•
factory, plant, mill, workshop
Other readings:
工場【こうば】

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

noun, no-adjective
•
season, time of year

Godan-tsu verb, transitive verb
1.
to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound(also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)
2.
to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.)
3.
to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
4.
to move, to impress, to touch
5.
to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject
6.
to type, to send, to transmit
7.
to insert, to write in, to mark
8.
to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare
9.
to till (soil)
10.
to sprinkle, to throw, to cast
11.
to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.)
12.
to pay (a deposit, etc.)
13.
to visit (on a pilgrimage)
14.
to line (a coat)
15.
to bind (a criminal)

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, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

adjective
1.
right, correct
2.
proper, righteous, just, honest, truthful, lawful

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-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower
See also:上がる (antonym)
2.
to hang, to dangle
3.
to move back, to step back, to withdraw, to retire
4.
to deteriorate, to fall off, to be downgraded
5.
to get closer to the present day
6.
to go south(in Kyoto)
Other readings:
下る【さがる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
•
festival, feast, carnival(polite language)
See also:祭り
Other readings:
お祭【おまつり】
、
御祭り【おまつり】
、
御祭【おまつり】

noun
1.
rural area, countryside, the sticks
2.
hometown
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

adjective
•
tender, kind, gentle, graceful, affectionate, amiable

noun, no-adjective
1.
grandfather
2.
old man(only relevant for おおじ)
See also:爺
3.
kyogen mask used for the role of an old man(only relevant for おおじ)
Other readings:
祖父【じじ】
、
祖父【じい】
、
祖父【おおじ】
、
祖父【おじ】
、
祖父【そぶ】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
•
suitcase

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be seen, to be in sight
2.
to look, to seem, to appear
3.
to come(honorific language)
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