Vocabulary list for JLPT N4
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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
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
review (of learned material), revision
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
•
to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)
noun
1.
dot, spot, point, speck, mark
2.
mark (in an exam, etc.), grade, score, points
3.
point (in a game), score, goal, run
4.
point (in geometry)(mathematics)
5.
point, aspect, matter, detail, part, respect, way, viewpoint
6.
(punctuation) mark (e.g. comma, period, decimal point), dot
7.
"dot" stroke (in a Chinese character)
counter
8.
counter for points, marks, goals, etc.
9.
counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.
Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break, to be smashed
2.
to split, to crack, to fissure, to be torn
3.
to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.), to split (e.g. of a party)
4.
to come to light, to become clear, to be identified, to be revealed
5.
to be distorted (of a sound)
6.
to be divisible (without a remainder)
7.
to go below a minimum
Other readings:
破れる【われる】
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:
- word containing out-dated kanji
noun, na-adjective
•
safety, security
Other readings:
安全【あんせん】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
na-adjective, adverb, noun
1.
mostly, ordinarily, usually, generally(usually kana)
2.
probably
no-adjective, noun
3.
most, almost all
4.
ordinary(before a neg. form)
na-adjective
5.
proper, appropriate, moderate(usu. as 〜にする)
Other readings:
たいてい《大てい》
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:
- irregular okurigana usage
sorosoro
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
1.
slowly, quietly, steadily, gradually, gingerly(onomatopia)
2.
soon, momentarily, before long, any time now(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ソロソロ
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
•
to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal
dondon
Common word
adverb, to-adverb
1.
drumming (noise), beating, pounding, banging, booming, stamping(onomatopia)
2.
rapidly, quickly, steadily(onomatopia)
3.
continuously, one after the other, in succession(onomatopia)
Other readings:
ドンドン
Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling
2.
to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye
3.
to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
4.
to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.), to increase (of strength, etc.)
5.
to take root
6.
to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with
7.
to side with, to belong to
8.
to possess, to haunt
See also:憑く
9.
to be lit, to be lighted
See also:点く
10.
to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided
11.
to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
12.
to be sensed, to be perceived
13.
to be lucky(from 運がつく)
suffix, Godan-ku verb
14.
to become (a state, condition, etc.)(after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)
See also:付く (づく)
noun
1.
woods, forest, copse, thicket
2.
bunch, line (of something), collection
na-adjective
1.
important, serious, crucial
2.
valuable, precious
noun
3.
serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis
See also:大事 (おおごと)
4.
great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing
na-adjective
5.
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】
noun
1.
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas)(usually kana)
2.
gasoline, gas, petrol(usually kana)
3.
dense fog, thick fog(usually kana)
4.
5.
flatulence, gas, wind, fart(usually kana, colloquialism)
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to cease, to stop, to be over
Other readings:
已む【やむ】
、罷む【やむ】
noun
1.
twice, double
counter
2.
times, -fold
3.
1-nth, 1 to n, 1 in n(e.g. 40倍 - 1 in 40)
taipu
Common word
noun
1.
type, kind, sort, style
2.
type (of person), (ideal) type, one's type
3.
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
typing
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress
na-adjective
1.
necessary, needed, essential, indispensable(必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2.
necessity, need, requirement
Other readings:
必用【ひつよう】
noun, no-adjective
1.
industry
noun
2.
livelihood, occupation(archaism)
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)
Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to boil, to heat(only relevant for 沸かす)
2.
to excite(only relevant for 沸かす)
3.
to melt (metal)(archaism)
Other readings:
鎔かす【わかす】
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard
2.
to abandon, to desert, to leave
3.
to give up, to resign
Other readings:
棄てる【すてる】
noun
1.
glass, pane(usually kana)
prenominal
2.
vitreous
See also:硝子体 (しょうしたい)
Other readings:
しょうし《硝子》
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
Common word
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to exchange, to swap, to barter
2.
to replace, to substitute
Other readings:
取り換える【とりかえる】
、取りかえる【とりかえる】
、取替える【とりかえる】
、取換える【とりかえる】
、取換る【とりかえる】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
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
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
pronoun
1.
you, buddy, pal(male term, familiar language)(also used colloquially by young females)
noun
2.
monarch, ruler, sovereign, (one's) master(orig. meaning)
Other readings:
公【きみ】
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
•
daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset, diurnal period
Other readings:
昼間【ちゅうかん】
noun
1.
ship, boat, watercraft, vessel, seaplane(only relevant for 船 and 舟)(舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
2.
tank, tub, vat, trough
noun (suffix), counter
3.
counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)(only relevant for 船 and 舟)
All readings:
船【ふね】
、舟【ふね】
、槽【ふね】
noun
•
junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school
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
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.
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