Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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

noun
1.
wife(only relevant for 妻)
2.
my dear, dear, honey(archaism)(only relevant for 妻 and 夫)
3.
garnish (esp. one served with sashimi)(usually kana)
4.
embellishment(usually kana)
Other readings:
【つま】
【つま】

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】

noun
1.
daughter
2.
girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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)

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
future (usually near), prospects

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble

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

noun
escalator
Other readings:
エスカレータ

noun
section manager, section chief

noun
1.
hair
2.
fur, wool
3.
down, plumage, feathers

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
sightseeing, watching, viewing
noun
2.
sightseer, watcher, spectator(abbreviation)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to remain, to be left
Other readings:
遺る【のこる】

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
middle, centre, center, midpoint, heart
Other readings:
まん中【まんなか】

noun
tennis

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

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
See also:舞う,  躍る

noun
return, coming back
Other readings:
還り【かえり】

らん
goranninaru
expression, Godan-ru verb
1.
to see, to look, to watch(honorific language)
See also:見る
2.
to try to(after the -te form of a verb)
Other readings:
御覧になる【ごらんになる】
ご覧に成る【ごらんになる】
御覧に成る【ごらんになる】

noun
1.
shelf, ledge, rack
2.
trellis

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
2.
to confuse, to mistake something for something else

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

noun
lake

pronoun
1.
I, me(male term)
2.
you(used for addressing young boys)
3.
manservant
See also:しもべ

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
pronunciation
2.
production of sound

adverb, to-adverb
1.
clearly, plainly, distinctly(onomatopia)
auxillary suru verb
2.
to be clear, to be definite, to be certain, to be exact, to become clear, to clear up(often as はっきりした)
Other readings:
ハッキリ

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing(usually kana)
2.
to be used up, to be run out, to be exhausted, to be consumed, to be reduced to zero, to not occur any more(usually kana)
3.
to disappear (e.g. pain), to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)(usually kana)

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

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
1.
to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary
2.
to move to
3.
to be different, to be uncommon, to be unusual(usu. as 変わった, 変わっている)
Other readings:
変る【かわる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to break, to destroy, to demolish
2.
to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage
3.
to break (a bill, etc.)
Other readings:
毀す【こわす】

noun
lost article, something forgotten
Other readings:
忘れもの【わすれもの】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
to pick up, to find, to gather

noun
1.
arm
2.
skill, efforts, ability

noun, noun (suffix)
1.
playing
2.
play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)(usually kana)

noun
1.
parent, parents, mother and father(only relevant for 親)
2.
dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.), banker(only relevant for 親)
See also:子 (こ)
3.
founder, inventor
4.
(pet) owner(only relevant for 親)
no-adjective, noun
5.
key, parent (organization), main(only relevant for 親)
noun
6.
ancestor, forefather
Other readings:
【おや】

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

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

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

no-adjective, adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
olden days, former

adjective
1.
small
2.
fine, minute
3.
minor, trivial
4.
sensitive, attentive
5.
careful, frugal, stingy

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.), drink (usu. alcoholic)
na-adjective
2.
full
noun
3.
one squid, octopus, crab, etc., one boat
adverb, no-adjective, na-adjective
4.
fully, to capacity(usually kana)
5.
a lot, much(usually kana)
noun (suffix), adverbial noun
6.
all of ..., the entire ...(usually kana)
Other readings:
1杯【いっぱい】
一ぱい【いっぱい】
1ぱい【いっぱい】
一盃【いっぱい】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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
curtain, curtains

noun
government worker, public servant, civil servant

noun, no-adjective
coast, beach
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