Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun
1.
stone
2.
gem, jewel

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】

noun, no-adjective
season, time of year

noun
the West, the Occident, Western countries
See also:東洋

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

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix
2.
to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match)
3.
to persist in doing, to go through with
4.
to always do, to have made a habit of(as 決めている)
5.
to take for granted, to assume
6.
to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines
7.
to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing
8.
to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)(martial arts, sumo term)
9.
to eat or drink something, to take illegal drugs
Other readings:
極める【きめる】

pronoun
1.
he, him
See also:彼女
noun
2.
boyfriend
See also:彼氏

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to continue, to keep up, to keep on

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers)
2.
to fold, to bend
3.
to make (origami)
4.
to interrupt, to end
See also:筆を折る

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

noun
1.
not exceeding, and downward, ... and below
2.
below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level)
3.
the below-mentioned, the following, the rest
Other readings:
以下【いげ】
已下【いか】
已下【いげ】

noun
rich person
Other readings:
金持【かねもち】
銀持【かねもち】

noun, auxillary suru verb
conversation

noun, no-adjective
1.
police
2.
police officer(abbreviation)
See also:警察官
3.
police station(abbreviation)
See also:警察署

noun
1.
mind, heart, spirit
2.
the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

noun, auxillary suru verb
living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
translation
2.
deciphering, decoding
noun
3.
translation(biology term)
Other readings:
飜訳【ほんやく】

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun
far away, distant, at a distance, distant place, by far

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
part-time job, side job
noun
2.
part-time worker
3.
albite
See also:曹長石

noun, auxillary suru verb
hospitalization, hospitalisation

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

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

noun
1.
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling(polite language)
See also:土産
2.
present brought by a visitor(polite language)
3.
something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), unwelcome gift, disservice(polite language)
Other readings:
お土産【おみあげ】[1]
御土産【おみやげ】
御土産【おみあげ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to raise, to rear, to bring up
2.
to train, to teach, to educate
3.
to promote the growth of, to nurture, to foster, to develop

Godan-gu verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner

noun
jam

noun
1.
feast, treating (someone)(polite language)
See also:馳走
auxillary suru verb
2.
to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
Other readings:
御馳走【ごちそう】

noun
1.
multi-floor building, multi-storey building(abbreviation)
2.
bill

noun
1.
America(usually kana)
2.
United States of America(usually kana)
Other readings:
アメリカ《亜墨利加》[1]
Notes:
  1. ateji (phonetic) reading

Ichidan-kureru verb (special), transitive verb
1.
to give, to let (one) have(usually kana)(the receiver is the speaker or someone close to the speaker)
See also:あげる
2.
to give(usually kana)(often as くれてやる; shows mild disdain for the receiver)
auxiliary verb, Ichidan-kureru verb (special)
3.
to do for one, to take the trouble to do(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)
4.
to do to someone's disadvantage(usually kana)(after the -te form of a verb)

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on)
2.
to consider, to bear in mind, to allow for, to take into consideration
3.
to think (that), to believe, to hold (a view), to judge, to conclude, to suspect
4.
to intend (to do), to think of (doing), to plan
5.
to predict, to anticipate, to expect, to imagine
6.
to come up with, to think up, to contrive, to devise
7.
to consider (as), to regard (as), to look on (as), to take, to view
Other readings:
勘える【かんがえる】
稽える【かんがえる】

noun
1.
kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
2.
clothing, clothes

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
introduction, presentation, referral, listing

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, auxillary suru verb
cooling, air-conditioning
See also:暖房 (antonym)

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to decorate, to ornament, to adorn
2.
to display, to exhibit, to put on show, to arrange
3.
to mark (e.g. the day with a victory), to adorn (e.g. the front page), to grace (e.g. the cover)
4.
to affect (a manner), to keep up (appearances), to embellish, to dress up, to be showy, to be pretentious
Other readings:
餝る【かざる】[1]
錺る【かざる】[1]
荘る【かざる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

noun
1.
spirit, mind, heart
2.
nature, disposition
3.
motivation, intention(usu. after a verb)
See also:やる気,  気がない
4.
mood, feelings
See also:気が重い
5.
ambience, atmosphere, mood
Other readings:
【き】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to gather, to collect, to assemble
Other readings:
集る【あつまる】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
1.
wall, partition
2.
barrier, obstacle(figuratively)
3.
Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)(astronomy term)(only relevant for へき)
Other readings:
【へき】

auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
to contact, to get in touch
See also:ご連絡
noun
2.
contacting, getting in touch, communication, call, message
See also:ご連絡
3.
connection, coordination, junction
no-adjective
4.
intercalary, intercalaris, internuncial
Other readings:
聯絡【れんらく】

noun, noun (suffix)
within, inside of, less than

noun
typhoon, hurricane
Other readings:
颱風【たいふう】
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