Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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

noun, auxillary suru verb
preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)

noun
1.
form, shape, figure(only relevant for 形 and 容)
2.
visage
Other readings:
【かたち】
【よう】
【かたち】

noun
1.
your house, your home, your family(honorific language)
2.
your husband(honorific language)
3.
your organization(honorific language)
pronoun
4.
you(honorific language)(referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close)
Other readings:
御宅【おたく】

adverb
1.
at last, at length(onomatopia)
2.
barely, narrowly, just, by the skin of one's teeth(onomatopia)

Godan-u verb, intransitive verb
1.
to face
2.
to go towards, to head towards
Other readings:
向う【むかう】
対う【むかう】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain(only relevant for 捕まえる)
2.
to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to(only relevant for 捉まえる and 掴まえる)
3.
to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain
4.
towards (someone), at (someone)(as 〜をつかまえて)
Other readings:
捉まえる【つかまえる】
掴まえる【つかまえる】

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw
Other readings:
引出す【ひきだす】
引きだす【ひきだす】

noun
1.
culture, civilization, civilisation
2.
Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to cure, to heal(usu. 治す)
2.
to fix, to correct, to repair(usu. 直す)
auxiliary verb
3.
to do over again(after -masu base of verb; usu. 直す)
4.
to replace, to put back as it was(Kansai-ben (dialect), Kyoto-ben (dialect))(usu. 直す)
5.
to convert (into a different state), to transform(usu. 直す)
All readings:
治す【なおす】
直す【なおす】

adverb
finally, at last, ultimately, in the end(usually kana)

na-adjective, no-adjective, adverb, noun
special, particular, extraordinary, exceptional, especial

noun
barbershop, barber shop, barber

noun, na-adjective
inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to deliver, to forward, to send
2.
to report, to notify, to file notice (to the authorities), to give notice, to register
Other readings:
屆ける【とどける】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

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

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

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect, to assemble, to gather

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
a short while ago, a moment ago, just now, some time ago(usually kana)

noun
1.
moustache, beard, whiskers(usually kana)(in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers)
See also:口髭,  顎鬚,  頬髯
2.
whiskers (on a cat, etc.), feelers (on an insect, etc.), (chin) tuft
3.
extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal
Other readings:
ひげ《鬚》
ひげ《髯》
ヒゲ

Godan-ru verb
to apologize, to apologise

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

na-adjective
1.
important, serious, crucial
2.
valuable, precious
noun
3.
serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis
4.
great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing
na-adjective
5.
safe, OK(Tochigi dialect)

Godan-ru verb, intransitive verb
to die

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, auxillary suru verb
entry to school or university, matriculation, enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

noun
1.
miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans(food term)
2.
innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
3.
key (main) point, good part (of something)
4.
weakling, weak person(derogatory)
expression
5.
try(usually kana, slang, humerous)(imperative; after the -te form of a verb; pun on 見ろ)
See also:見る

noun
mathematics, arithmetic

noun
1.
(my) wife(humble language)(only relevant for かない)
2.
inside the home, one's family
Other readings:
家内【やうち】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

Godan-mu verb, transitive verb
1.
to step on, to tread on, to trample on
2.
to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil), to stand on, to visit
3.
to experience, to undergo
4.
to follow (rules, principles, etc.), to go through (e.g. formalities), to complete
5.
to estimate, to guess, to judge, to value, to appraise
6.
to rhyme
See also:韻を踏む
7.
to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
Other readings:
履む【ふむ】
践む【ふむ】

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
two-storied building
Other readings:
二階建【にかいだて】

adjective
1.
unusual, rare, curious
2.
new, novel
3.
fine (e.g. gift)
Other readings:
珍らしい【めずらしい】[1]
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
this evening, tonight

noun
motorcycle

noun
1.
bell
2.
bel, B
See also:デシベル

noun
toy, plaything(usually kana)
Other readings:
がんぐ《玩具》
がんぐ《翫具》
オモチャ

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】

adverb
for example, for instance, e.g.

noun
1.
type, kind, sort, style
2.
type (of person), (ideal) type, one's type
3.
typewriter(abbreviation)
noun, auxillary suru verb
4.
typing

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)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
explanation, exposition

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

noun
festival, feast, carnival(polite language)
See also:祭り
Other readings:
お祭【おまつり】
御祭り【おまつり】
御祭【おまつり】

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
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