Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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noun
back (of body)
Other readings:
背なか【せなか】

Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
1.
to carry, to transport, to move, to convey
Godan-bu verb
2.
to come, to go(honorific language)(usu. as お運びになる, お運び下さる, etc.)
See also:足を運ぶ
Godan-bu verb, transitive verb
3.
to wield (a tool, etc.), to use
Godan-bu verb, intransitive verb
4.
to go (well, etc.), to proceed, to progress

noun
escalator
Other readings:
エスカレータ

noun
answer, reply, response, solution
All readings:
答え【こたえ】
答え【いらえ】
【こたえ】
応え【こたえ】
応え【いらえ】
報え【こたえ】

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet
2.
to fit, to match, to suit, to agree with, to be correct
3.
to be profitable, to be equitable
auxiliary verb, Godan-u verb
4.
to do ... to each other, to do ... together(after the -masu stem of a verb)
Other readings:
合う【おう】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

adverbial noun
1.
once, one time, on one occasion
2.
temporarily, for a moment(only relevant for ひとたび)
3.
one degree, one tone, one musical interval(only relevant for いちど)
Other readings:
一度【ひとたび】
1度【いちど】
1度【ひとたび】
一たび【ひとたび】
ひと度【ひとたび】
一とたび【ひとたび】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

noun
parking lot, car park, carpark, parking garage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from
2.
to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce
3.
to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved

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

noun
1.
grace (of God), benevolence (of Buddha), blessing(usually kana)
2.
assistance, help, aid(usually kana)
3.
effects, influence(usually kana)
See also:お蔭で
Other readings:
おかげ《御蔭》
おかげ《お陰》
おかげ《御陰》

noun
senior (at work or school), superior, elder, older graduate, progenitor, old-timer

noun
1.
stone
2.
gem, jewel

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

adverb
1.
in this way, thus, such(usually kana)(used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker)
See also:然う,  ああ,  如何 (どう)
interjection
2.
uh...(usually kana)(interjection used as a verbal pause)

noun
word processor(abbreviation, computer term)

noun
concert

noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
congratulation, congratulations, celebration, festival(honorific language)
See also:祝い
noun
2.
congratulatory gift, present
See also:祝い
Other readings:
御祝い【おいわい】
お祝【おいわい】
御祝【おいわい】

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to notify, to advise, to inform
Other readings:
報せる【しらせる】

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
1.
day, days(only relevant for 日)
2.
sun, sunshine, sunlight
3.
case (esp. unfortunate), event(only relevant for 日)(as 〜した日には, 〜と来た日には, etc.)
Other readings:
【ひ】

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

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

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】

noun
pickpocket(usually kana)
Other readings:
すり《掏児》[1]
スリ
Notes:
  1. gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading)

noun
1.
Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture
See also:東京都
counter
2.
counter for cities and towns
noun
3.
capital

noun
1.
alcohol
2.
(alcohol-based) hand sanitizer(abbreviation)
Other readings:
アルコホル

interjection
1.
ah, oh(expression of surprise, recollection, etc.)
2.
hey!(used to get someone's attention)
Other readings:
アッ
アっ[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kana usage

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1.
to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture
2.
to be folded
3.
to give in, to back down, to yield, to submit
4.
to turn (a corner)
See also:曲がる

noun
assembly hall, meeting place, venue, grounds

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】

noun
1.
woods, forest, copse, thicket
2.
bunch, line (of something), collection

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, auxillary suru verb
1.
fax, facsimile
noun
2.
fax machine
Other readings:
FAX【ファクス】

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

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

noun
stereo

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in
Godan-mu verb
2.
to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by
Other readings:
裹む【つつむ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape, to run away
Other readings:
迯げる【にげる】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adjective
beautiful, pretty, lovely, sweet, pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Other readings:
愛しい【うつくしい】

adverbial noun
with the exception of, excepting

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

noun
section manager, section chief

noun
tatami mat, Japanese straw floor coverings
Other readings:
【たたみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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, no-adjective
personal computer(abbreviation, computer term)

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to begin to rain, to begin to snow
Other readings:
降りだす【ふりだす】

adverb
occasionally, once in a while, now and then, rarely, seldom(usually kana)
Other readings:
たまに《適に》

noun
branch, bow, bough, twig, limb
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