Vocabulary list for JLPT N4

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adverb
so much, so, like that

noun
1.
kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length)
2.
clothing, clothes

noun
1.
condition, state
2.
health, state (of health)
3.
way, manner
4.
circumstance, luck
5.
face, dignity, decency, propriety
Other readings:
具合【ぐわい】[1]
工合【ぐあい】
工合【ぐわい】[1]
具合い【ぐわい】[1]
工合い【ぐわい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
steak

noun
glove, mitten, mitt
Other readings:
手ぶくろ【てぶくろ】

Ichidan verb, transitive verb
to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath

noun
1.
light
2.
illumination, ray, beam, gleam, glow
3.
happiness, hope
4.
influence, power
5.
vision, eyesight

noun
the West, the Occident, Western countries
See also:東洋

Godan-su verb, intransitive verb
to move (house), to change residence
Other readings:
引越す【ひきこす】[1]
引き越す【ひきこす】
引っこす【ひっこす】
Notes:
  1. irregular okurigana usage

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

adjective
1.
shallow, superficial
See also:深い (antonym)
2.
slight (wound), light (sleep), pale (colour), inadequate (knowledge)
3.
short (time), early, young

noun
1.
society, public, community, the world
2.
social studies(abbreviation)

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

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

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

noun
auditorium, lecture hall

auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
to contact, to get in touch
See also:ご連絡
noun
2.
contacting, getting in touch, communication, call, message
See also:ご連絡
3.
connection, coordination, junction
no-adjective
4.
intercalary, intercalaris, internuncial
Other readings:
聯絡【れんらく】

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.
text
2.
textbook
Other readings:
テクスト

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】

Godan-u verb, transitive verb
1.
to pay (e.g. money, bill)
2.
to brush off, to wipe away, to clear away, to dust off, to cut off (e.g. branches)
3.
to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
4.
to sell off (something unneeded), to dispose of
5.
to pay (e.g. attention), to show (e.g. respect, concern)
6.
to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice), to expend, to exert
7.
to move out (of one's own place), to vacate
8.
to sweep (e.g. one's legs), to knock aside
9.
to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
10.
to reset (an abacus)

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
branch, bow, bough, twig, limb

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

noun, no-adjective
1.
police
2.
police officer(abbreviation)
See also:警察官
3.
police station(abbreviation)
See also:警察署

noun
1.
glass, pane(usually kana)
prenominal
2.
Other readings:
しょうし《硝子》

noun
1.
air, atmosphere
2.
mood, situation
3.
someone with no presence, someone who doesn't stand out at all(colloquialism, idiom )

noun
1.
hot water
See also:水 (みず)
2.
hot bath, hot spring
3.
molten iron

noun
jam

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)

na-adjective
1.
enough, sufficient, plenty, adequate, satisfactory
adverb
2.
sufficiently, fully, thoroughly, well, perfectly
noun, auxillary suru verb
3.
division into ten(only relevant for 十分)
Other readings:
充分【じゅうぶん】

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

adjective
1.
funny, amusing, comical, laughable, ridiculous(usually kana)
2.
strange, odd, funny, peculiar, weird, unusual, eccentric(usually kana)
3.
improper, unsuitable, unbecoming(usually kana)
4.
suspicious(usually kana)
Other readings:
おかしい《奇怪しい》[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

Godan-ku verb
to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl
Other readings:
哭く【なく】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing irregular kanji usage

noun
1.
feast, treating (someone)(polite language)
See also:馳走
auxillary suru verb
2.
to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
Other readings:
御馳走【ごちそう】

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

Godan-su verb, transitive verb
1.
to transcribe, to duplicate, to reproduce, to imitate, to trace
2.
to describe
3.
to film, to picture, to photograph

noun
1.
character (esp. kanji), letter, written text
2.
handwriting, penmanship
3.
the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")(as 〜の字)
See also:ほの字

noun
section manager, section chief

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

noun
hair (on the head)
Other readings:
【かみ】[1]
Notes:
  1. word containing out-dated kanji

adverbial noun, noun
1.
space (between), gap, interval, distance
adverbial noun, noun (temporal)
2.
time (between), pause, break
adverbial noun, noun, noun (temporal)
3.
span (temporal or spatial), stretch, period (while)
adverbial noun, noun
4.
relationship (between, among)
5.
members (within, among)
conjunction
6.
due to, because of(archaism)(only relevant for あいだ)
Other readings:
【あわい】[1]
Notes:
  1. out-dated or obsolete kana usage

noun
handbag, purse

pre-noun adjectival
such, so, that sort of, that kind of, like that(about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

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

adjective
sleepy, drowsy, somnolent
Other readings:
睡い【ねむい】

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