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JLPT N4 Vocabulary
All Vocabulary for JLPT N4
JLPT N4 Vocabulary (619)
あ sub-, second-rate, inferior ああ ah!, oh!, alas! あげる to raise, to elevate, to do up (one's hair) あんな that sort of, that kind of, like that いじめる to ill-treat, to bully, to torment いただく to receive, to get, to accept いっぱい one cup (of), one glass (of), one bowl (of) いらっしゃる to come, to go, to be (somewhere) うかがう to peep (through), to peek, to examine (esp. covertly) うち inside, within, while (e.g. one is young) うまい skillful, skilful, skilled うん yes, yeah, uh huh おいでになる to be, to come, to go おかげ grace (of God), benevolence (of Buddha), blessing おかしい funny, amusing, comical おっしゃる to say, to speak, to tell おもちゃ toy, (person or thing treated as a) plaything お土産 local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling, present brought by a visitor, something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation) お嬢さん (another's) daughter, young lady お宅 your house, your home, your family お礼 thanks, gratitude, manners お祝い congratulation, congratulations, celebration お祭り festival, feast, carnival お見舞い calling on someone who is ill, enquiry, inquiry かっこう common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) かまう to mind, to care about, to be concerned about きっと surely, undoubtedly, almost certainly くださる to give, to confer, to bestow くれる to give, to let (one) have, to give けれど but, however, although けんか quarrel, brawl, fight こう in this way, like this, so こと thing, matter, incident このあいだ the other day, lately, recently このごろ these days, nowadays, now これから from now on, after this, in the future ごらんになる to see, to look, to watch ご存じ knowing, being aware (of), (an) acquaintance さっき a short while ago, a moment ago, just now さ来月 month after next さ来週 week after next しかる to scold, to chide, to rebuke しっかり tightly (holding on), firmly, securely しばらく for a moment, for a minute, for a while すく to make a net, to knit a net すっかり all, completely, totally すっと straight, quickly, directly すばらしい wonderful, splendid, magnificent すり pickpocket すると (and) then, and, thereupon ずいぶん very, extremely, surprisingly ぜひ certainly, without fail, right and wrong ぜんぜん (not) at all, (not) in the slightest, wholly そう in that way, thus, such それで so, therefore, and それに besides, in addition, also それほど to that degree, to that extent, that much そろそろ soon, before long, any time now そんな such, that sort of, that kind of そんなに so much, so, like that たいてい mostly, ordinarily, usually たまに occasionally, once in a while, now and then だから so, therefore, accordingly だめ no good, not serving its purpose, useless ちっとも (not) at all, (not) a bit, (not) in the least ちゃん suffix for familiar person つき furnished with, including, attached to つもり intention, plan, purpose できるだけ as much as one can, as much as possible, if at all possible とうとう finally, at last, in the end どんどん drumming (noise), beating, pounding なさる to do なるべく as (much) as possible, as (much) as one can, wherever practicable なるほど I see, that's right, indeed におい smell, scent, odour ねだん price, cost のど throat, singing voice, gutter (inner margins of a book) はず should (be), bound (to be), expected (to be) はっきり clearly, plainly, distinctly ひげ moustache, mustache, beard ひどい cruel, heartless, hard びっくり to be surprised, to be amazed, to be frightened ぶどう grape, grapevine ほとんど almost, nearly, mostly ほど extent, degree, measure ほめる to praise, to commend, to compliment まじめ serious, earnest, sober まず first (of all), firstly, to begin with または or, either ... or ... もうすぐ soon, shortly, before long もし if, in case, supposing もちろん of course, certainly, naturally もらう to receive, to take, to accept やっと at last, finally, barely やっぱり as expected, sure enough, just as one thought やはり as expected, sure enough, just as one thought よろしい good, OK, all right アクセサリー accessory (fashion), jewelry, accessory (audio アジア Asia アナウンサー announcer, presenter, broadcaster アフリカ Africa アメリカ (United States of) America, United States, US アルコール alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcohol アルバイト albite エスカレーター escalator オートバイ motorcycle, motorbike カーテン curtain, curtains ガス gas (as a fuel), gas (state of matter), poison gas ガソリン gasoline, petrol ガソリンスタンド gas station, petrol station, filling station ガラス glass, pane ケーキ cake コンサート concert コンピュータ computer サラダ salad サンダル sandal サンドイッチ sandwich ジャム jam スクリーン screen ステレオ stereo (sound), stereo (player, set) ステーキ steak スーツ suit (clothing), suit スーツケース suitcase ソフト soft, software, soft hat タイプ type, kind, sort チェック check (pattern), plaid, check テキスト text, textbook テニス tennis ハンドバッグ handbag, purse パソコン personal computer, PC パート part, part-timer, part-time (work) ビル bill, check, invoice ピアノ piano (instrument), piano (dynamic) プレゼント present, gift ベル bel (unit), B レジ (cash) register, checkout (counter), cashier レポート report, paper, reportage ワープロ word processor 一度 once, one time, on one occasion 一生懸命 very hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can 丁寧 polite, courteous, civil 上る to ascend, to go up, to climb 下げる to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration) 下りる to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down 下る to descend, to go down, to come down 下宿 boarding, lodging, board and lodging 下着 underwear, undergarment, underclothes 不便 poor, pitiful, piteous 世界 the world, society, the universe 世話 care, looking after, help 両方 both, both sides, both parties 中々 very, considerably, easily 中学校 junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school 久しぶり a long time (since the last time), first in a long time, it's been a long time 乗り換える to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train) 乗り物 vehicle, conveyance, (means of) transport 乾く to get dry 予定 plans, arrangement, schedule 予約 reservation, appointment, booking 予習 preparation for a lesson 事務所 office 事故 accident, incident, trouble 二階建て two-storied building 亡くなる to die, to pass away 交通 traffic, transportation, communication 人口 population, common talk 人形 human figure, human form 今夜 this evening, tonight 今度 this time, now, next time 仕方 way, method, means 付く to become (a state, condition, etc.) 代わり substitute for ... 以上 not less than ..., ... and over, ... and above 以下 not exceeding ..., not more than ..., ... and under 以内 within, inside of, less than 以外 excluding, except (for), apart from 会場 assembly hall, meeting place, venue 会話 conversation, talk, chat 会議 meeting, conference, session 会議室 conference room, council room 伝える to convey, to report, to transmit 似る to resemble, to look like, to be like 住所 address, residence, domicile 例えば for example, for instance, e.g. 倍 double, twice, times 倒れる to fall (over, down), to collapse 僕 me, I (male), servant 億 hundred million, 10**8 優しい tender, kind, gentle 先輩 senior (at work or school), superior, elder 光 ray, light 光る to shine, to glitter, to be bright 入学 admission (to a school or university), entrance, enrolment 入院 hospitalization, hospitalisation 公務員 public employee, government employee, public-sector worker 具合 condition, state, health 写す to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce 冷える to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly 冷房 air conditioning, air cooling 凄い terrible, dreadful, amazing (e.g. of strength) 出席 attendance, presence, appearance 出発 departure, leaving, setting off 別 separate, branch off, diverge 別れる to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with 利用 use, utilization, utilisation 割れる to break, to be smashed, to split 割合 rate, ratio, percentage 力 power, strength, strong 動く to move, to stir, to shift 動物園 zoo, zoological gardens 勝つ to win, to gain victory 包む to wrap up (in), to roll up (in), to tuck (up) 医学 medical science, medicine 十分 enough, sufficient, plenty 卒業 graduation, completion (of a course), moving on (from) 危険 danger, peril, hazard 原因 cause, origin, source 厳しい stern, grave, austere 参る to go, to come, to call 反対 opposition, resistance, antagonism 取り替える to exchange, to swap, to barter 受ける to receive, to get, to catch (e.g. a ball) 受付 reception (desk), information desk, receptionist 召し上がる to eat, to drink 台風 typhoon, hurricane 合う to come together, to merge, to unite 向かう to face, to go towards, to head towards 君 mister, you, ruler 周り circumference, girth, surroundings 味 flavor, taste 味噌 miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans, innards (from crabs 品物 article, item, thing 喜ぶ to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased 噛む to chew (strongly) 回る to go around 固い hard, solid, tough 国際 international, diplomatic intercourse 地理 geography 地震 earthquake 坂 slope, incline, hill 堅 strict, hard, solid 場合 case, occasion, situation 場所 place, location, spot 塗る to cover (with), to smear, to sprinkle 増える to increase, to multiply 壁 wall, lining (stomach), fence 壊す to break, to destroy, to demolish 壊れる to be broken, to break, to fall apart 売り場 selling area, counter, section 変 unusual, change, strange 変える to change, to alter, to transform 変わる to change, to be transformed, to be altered 夢 dream, vision, illusion 大事 serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern 大体 generally, on the whole, mostly 大分 Ōita (city, prefecture) 大学生 university student, college student 天気予報 weather forecast, weather report 太る to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat 夫 husband, man 失敗 failure, mistake, blunder 女性 woman, female, feminine gender 妻 wife, spouse 始める to start, to begin, to commence 娘 daughter, girl 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM 字 character, letter, word 季節 season, time of year 安全 safety, security 安心 obtaining peace of mind through faith or ascetic practice 客 guest, visitor, customer 家内 (my) wife, inside the home, one's family 寂しい lonely, lonesome, solitary 寄る to approach, to draw near, to come near 寝坊 sleeping in late, oversleeping, late riser 寺 Buddhist temple 将来 future, (future) prospects, bringing (from abroad 尋ねる to ask, to enquire, to inquire 小学校 primary school, elementary school, grade school 小説 novel, story, (work of) fiction 小鳥 small bird, little bird 届ける to deliver, to forward, to send 屋上 rooftop 展覧会 exhibition 島 island 工場 factory, plant, mill 工業 (manufacturing) industry 差し上げる to lift up, to hold up, to raise 市 market, city, town 市民 citizen (of a country), citizenry, citizen (of a city) 布団 futon, Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet, round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves) 席 seat, mat, occasion 帰り return, coming back 店員 employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk 建てる to build, to construct 引き出し drawer, withdrawal (of money from an account), variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu 引き出す to pull out, to take out, to draw out 引っ越す to move (house), to change residence 形 shape, form, style 役に立つ to be helpful, to be useful 彼 he, that, the 彼ら those, they, they (of people) 彼女 she, her, girlfriend 御主人 your husband, her husband 復習 review (of learned material), revision 心 heart, mind, spirit 心配 worry, concern, anxiety 必ず always, without exception, necessarily 必要 necessary, needed, essential 忘れ物 lost article, thing left behind, leaving something behind 怒る to get angry, to get mad, to be angular 怖い scary, frightening, eerie 思い出す to recall, to remember, to recollect 思う to think, to consider, to believe 急 hurry, emergency, sudden 急ぐ to hurry, to rush, to hasten 急行 hurrying (to somewhere), rushing, hastening 恥ずかしい embarrassing, embarrassed, ashamed 息子 son, penis 悲しい sad, miserable, unhappy 意見 opinion, view, comment 慣れる to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with 戦争 war, fighting, fierce competition 戻る to go against, to act contrary to, to run counter to 手伝う to help, to assist, to aid 手袋 glove, mitten, mitt 打つ to hit (someone), to strike, to beat 払う to pay (e.g. money, bill), to brush off 承知 knowledge, awareness, acceptance 技術 technology, engineering, technique 投げる to throw, to hurl, to fling 折る to break, to fracture, to break off 折れる to break, to be broken, to snap 押し入れ closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors), (built-in) wardrobe 招待 invitation 拝見 seeing, looking at 拾う to pick up, to gather, to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped) 指 finger, point to, indicate 指輪 (finger) ring 捕まえる to catch, to capture, to arrest 捨てる to throw away, to cast away, to dump 掛ける to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall), to let hang 探す to search for, to look for, to hunt for 揺れる to shake, to sway, to rock 支度 preparation, arrangements 放送 broadcasting, broadcast, program 政治 politics, government 故障 fault, trouble, breakdown 教会 church, congregation 教育 education, schooling, training 数学 mathematics 文化 culture, civilization, civilisation 文学 literature 文法 grammar 新聞社 newspaper company 旅館 ryokan, traditional Japanese inn 日 day, sun, Japan 日記 diary, journal 昔 once upon a time, antiquity, old times 星 star, spot, dot 昼休み lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period 昼間 daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset 時代 period, epoch, era 普通 normal, ordinary, regular 景色 scenery, scene, landscape 暖房 (indoor) heating 暮れる to get dark, to grow dark, to end (of a day 最初 beginning, outset, first 最後 end, conclusion, last 最近 recently, lately, these days 木綿 string made of cut steamed, soaked mulberry bark fibers 林 grove, forest 枝 bough, branch, twig 柔らかい soft, tender, supple 柔道 judo 校長 principal, head teacher, headmaster 案内 guidance, leading (the way), showing around 棚 shelf, ledge, rack 森 forest, woods 植える to plant, to grow, to raise 楽しみ enjoyment, pleasure, amusement 楽む to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time 機会 chance, opportunity, occasion 止む to cease, to stop, to be over 止める to stop, to stay (e.g. the night), to cease 正しい right, correct, proper 歯医者 dentist 歴史 history 残る to remain, to be left 残念 regrettable, unfortunate, disappointing 比べる to compare, to make a comparison (between), to compete (on) 毛 fur, hair, feather 気 spirit, mind, air 気分 feeling, mood 気持ち feeling, sensation, mood 水泳 swimming 水道 water supply, water service, waterworks 汚れる to get dirty, to become dirty, to become sullied 決して (not) ever, (not) by any means, (not) in the least 決める to decide, to choose, to determine 決る to dig out, to gouge out, to hollow out 汽車 train (esp. long distance train), steam train 沸かす to boil, to heat (a liquid), to prepare (a bath 沸く to grow hot (e.g. water), to boil, to get excited (at) 治る to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness) 泊まる to stay at (e.g. hotel), to be docked, to be berthed 法律 law 泣く to cry, to shed tears, to weep 泥棒 thief, burglar, robber 注射 injection, jab, shot 注意 attention, notice, heed 泳ぎ方 way of swimming 浅い shallow, superficial, slight (wound) 海岸 coast, beach 消しゴム eraser, rubber 深い deep, profound, dense 済む to finish, to end, to be completed 港 harbor 湖 lake 湯 hot water, bath, hot spring 準備 preparation, arrangements, getting ready 滑る to be slippery, to be slimy, to behave charmingly 漫画 cartoon, comic, comic strip 漬ける to soak (in), to steep, to dip 火 fire 火事 fire, conflagration 点 spot, point, mark 為 do, change, make 無くなる to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing, to be used up 無理 unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable 焼く to burn, to roast, to broil 焼ける to burn, to burn down, to go down in flames 熱 heat, temperature, fever 片付ける to put in order, to tidy up, to clean up 特に particularly, especially, in particular 特別 special, particular, extraordinary 特急 limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required), limited express (train making a limited no. of stops), great hurry 珍しい rare, uncommon, unusual 理由 reason, grounds, pretext 生きる to live, to exist, to make a living 生活 life, living, livelihood 生産 live birth 産業 industry, livelihood, occupation 用 utilize, business, service 用事 business, things to do, engagement 用意 preparation, arrangements, provision 田舎 country, country home 申し上げる to say, to tell, to state 申す to say, to be called, to do 男性 man, male, masculine gender 留守 absence, being away from home, house-sitting 番組 program (e.g. TV), programme 畳 tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold 痩せる to become thin, to lose weight, to slim 発音 pronunciation, production of sound 皆 all, everything 盗む to steal, to plagiarize, to steal (a technique 盛ん prosperous, flourishing, thriving 直す to repair, to mend, to fix 直る to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed 相談 consultation, discussion, discussing 看護婦 (female) nurse 真中 middle, centre, center 眠い sleepy, drowsy, somnolent 眠る to sleep, to die, to rest (in peace) 着物 something to wear, clothes 知らせる to notify, to advise, to inform 石 stone 砂 sand 研究 research, study, investigation 研究室 laboratory, seminar room, professor's office 硬 stiff, hard 確か sure, certain, positive 社会 society, public, community 社長 company president, manager, director 祈る to pray, to say a prayer, to say grace 祖母 grandmother 祖父 grandfather, old man, kyogen mask used for the role of an old man 神社 Shinto shrine 科学 science, to think about scientifically, to think in terms of science 移る to move (house), to transfer (department), to change the target of interest or concern 空く to open (e.g. doors), to open (e.g. business, etc.) 空気 air, atmosphere, mood 空港 airport 立てる to stand up, to put up, to set up 競争 competition, contest, rivalry 笑う to laugh, to smile, to sneer 答 solution, answer 簡単 simple, easy, uncomplicated 米 rice, USA, metre 糸 thread 約束 promise, agreement, arrangement 細かい small, fine, minute 紹介 introduction, presentation, referral 終わり end, ending, close 経済 economy, economics, finance 経験 experience 絹 silk 続く to continue, to last, to go on 続ける to continue, to keep up, to keep on 線 line, track 美しい beautiful, pretty, lovely 美術館 art museum, art gallery 習慣 habit, (social) custom, practice 翻訳 translation, deciphering, decoding 考える to think (about, of), to think over 聞こえる to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears 育てる to raise, to rear, to bring up 背中 back (of the body) 腕 arm, ability, talent 自由 freedom, liberty 致す to do 興味 interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for) 舟 boat, ship 花見 cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing 苦い bitter 草 grass, weeds, herbs 落す to drop, to lose, to let fall 落る to fall, to drop, to come down 葉 leaf, plane, lobe 虫 insect, bug, temper 血 blood 行う to perform, to do, to conduct oneself 表 surface, table, chart 裏 back, amidst, in 複雑 complex, complicated, intricate 西洋 the West, the Occident, Western countries 見える to have an audience, to meet, to see 見つかる to be found, to be discovered 見つける to find, to discover, to come across 見物 sight, attraction, spectacle 規則 rule, regulation 親 parent, intimacy, relative 親切 kind, gentle, considerate 触る to touch, to feel, to get involved (with) 計画 plan, project, schedule 訪ねる to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to 訳 translate, reason, circumstance 試合 match, game, bout 試験 examination, exam, test 説明 explanation, exposition, description 課長 section manager, section chief 調べる to examine, to look up, to investigate 講堂 auditorium, lecture hall 講義 lecture 謝る to apologize, to apologise, to refuse 警察 police, police officer, police station 負ける to lose, to be defeated, to succumb 貿易 (foreign) trade, (international) commerce, importing and exporting 贈り物 present, gift 赤ん坊 baby, infant 起す to raise, to raise up, to set up 趣味 hobby, pastime, tastes 足す to add (numbers), to add (something), to top up (with something) 足りる to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing 踊り dance 踊る to dance (orig. a hopping dance), to be manipulated, to dance to someone's tune 踏む to step on, to tread on, to trample on 輸入 import, importation, introduction 輸出 export, exportation, efferent 辞典 dictionary, lexicon 込む to be crowded, to be packed, to be congested 迎える to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome 近所 neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity 返事 reply, answer, response 退院 leaving hospital, discharge from hospital 送る to send, to dispatch, to forward 逃げる to run away, to flee, to get away (e.g. from danger) 途中 on the way, en route, in the middle of 通う to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus 通る to go by, to go past, to go along 連れる to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with 連絡 contacting, (making) contact, getting in touch 進む to grow wild, to run to waste, to become degenerate 遅れる to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule 遊び amusement, diversion (to pass time), pastime 運ぶ to carry, to transport, to move 運動 exercise, physical training, workout 運転 operation (of a machine), running, working 運転手 driver, chauffeur 過ぎる to go by, to cross, to pass by 道具 tool, implement, instrument 遠く far away, distant place, a (great) distance 遠慮 reserve, constraint, restraint 適当 suitable, proper, appropriate 選ぶ to choose, to select 郊外 suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt 部長 head (chief, director) of a section or department, head of a (school) club 都 metropolis, capital, all 都合 circumstances, condition, convenience 金持ち rich person, wealthy person 釣る to fish, to angle, to catch 鏡 mirror, speculum, barrel-head 間 interval, space 間に合う to be in time (for), to serve (suit, meet) the purpose 間違える to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to get wrong 関係 relation, relationship, connection 降り出す to begin to rain, to begin to snow 隅 corner, nook 集める to collect, to assemble, to gather 集る to gather, to crowd round, to swarm 雲 cloud 電報 telegram 電灯 electric light 非常に very, extremely, exceedingly 音 sound, noise 飛行場 airfield, airport 食事 meal, dinner, diet 食料品 foodstuff, groceries 飾る to decorate, to ornament, to adorn 首 neck, counter for songs and poems 駐車場 parking lot, car park, carpark 騒ぐ to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy 驚く to be surprised, to be taken aback, to be amazed 高校 senior high school, high school 高校生 senior high school student 高等学校 senior high school, high school 髪 hair of the head 鳴る to sound, to ring, to resound