Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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Godan-ku verb, intransitive verb
1.
to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing
2.
to operate, to run, to go, to work
3.
to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action
4.
to be touched, to be influenced
5.
to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver(sometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain")
6.
to be transferred

noun
1.
population
2.
common talk

noun
program (e.g. TV), programme

noun, auxillary suru verb
study, research, investigation

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to get angry, to get mad
Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
2.
to tell someone off, to scold(only relevant for おこる)
Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
3.
to be angular, to be square(only relevant for いかる)
Other readings:
怒る【いかる】
瞋る【いかる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
1.
deep
See also:浅い (antonym)
2.
profound
3.
dense, thick
4.
close (relationship)
5.
intense, strong
6.
late

noun
senior high school, high school(abbreviation)
See also:高等学校

noun
stereo

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to build, to construct

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration)
2.
to lower, to reduce, to bring down
3.
to demote, to move back, to pull back
4.
to clear (plates), to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)

Godan-bu verb
1.
to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased
2.
to congratulate
3.
to gratefully accept
See also:喜んで
Other readings:
悦ぶ【よろこぶ】
歓ぶ【よろこぶ】
慶ぶ【よろこぶ】
欣ぶ【よろこぶ】

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
beginning, outset, first, onset

adverb
(not) ever, (not) by any means, (not) in the least, (not) in any way, (not) at all(with neg. sentence)
Other readings:
決して【けして】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

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
suitcase

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness
2.
declining, refraining
3.
forethought, foresight(orig. meaning)

noun, auxillary suru verb
quarrel, brawl, fight, squabble, scuffle, argument
Other readings:
諠譁【けんか】
ケンカ

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to go out to meet
2.
to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail, to reach, to approach, to enter (a phase, era, etc.)
3.
to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)
4.
to call for, to summon, to invite
5.
to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)
Other readings:
邀える【むかえる】

noun, auxillary suru verb
cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to add (numbers)
2.
to add (something), to top up (with something)
3.
to take care of (e.g. one's business)
See also:用を足す

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

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
plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate

noun
section manager, section chief

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

Godan-ru verb, transitive verb
1.
to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit
2.
to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person)
3.
to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury
4.
to spend (time), to live one's life
5.
to pass (down the line)
6.
to affix okurigana
See also:送り仮名

noun
1.
vehicle, conveyance, transport
2.
ride (playground, fair, carnival), playground facility
Other readings:
乗物【のりもの】

noun
1.
habit
2.
(social) custom, practice, convention

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

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

noun, no-adjective
novel, (short) story

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down(esp. 下りる)
2.
to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount(esp. 降りる)
3.
to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit, to fold
4.
to be granted, to be issued, to be given(esp. 下りる)
5.
to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.)(esp. 降りる)
6.
to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)(esp. 下りる)
See also:下り物
All readings:
降りる【おりる】
下りる【おりる】

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

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

na-adjective, no-adjective, noun
a long time (since the last time), first in a long time
Other readings:
久し振り【ひさしぶり】

adverb
considerably, greatly, a lot(usually kana)
Other readings:
だいぶん《大分》

noun
finger, toe, digit
Other readings:
【および】[1]
【おゆび】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout
Other readings:
肥る【ふとる】

adverb, noun
1.
all, everyone, everybody(usually kana)
2.
everything(usually kana)
All readings:
みんな《皆》
みんな《皆んな》[1]
みな《皆》
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be in time (for)
2.
to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be enough, to manage, to make do
Other readings:
間にあう【まにあう】

adverb
very, extremely, exceedingly
See also:非常

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

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