JLPT N4
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|
| 踏む | ふむ fumu | to step on | godan verb |
| 区 | く ku | ward | noun |
| すっと | sutto | straight | adverb, suru verb |
| 盗む | ぬすむ nusumu | to steal | godan verb |
| たいてい | taitei | mostly | na-adjective, adverb |
| とうとう | toutou | finally | adverb |
| ガソリン | gasorin | gasoline | noun |
| 鳴る | なる naru | to sound | godan verb |
| しっかり | shikkari | tightly (holding on) | adverb, suru verb |
| 生きる | いきる ikiru | to live | ichidan verb |
| 苦い | にがい nigai | bitter (taste) | i-adjective |
| 沸く | わく waku | to grow hot (e.g. water) | godan verb |
| 意見 | いけん iken | opinion | noun, suru verb |
| やはり | yahari | as expected | adverb |
| 漫画 | まんが manga | cartoon | noun |
| ステレオ | sutereo | stereo (sound) | noun, adjective |
| 医学 | いがく igaku | medicine | noun |
| テキスト | tekisuto | text | noun |
| 月 | つき tsuki | Moon | noun |
| 折る | おる oru | to break | godan verb |
| 会 | かい kai | meeting | noun |
| うかがう | ukagau | to peep (through) | godan verb |
| 聞こえる | きこえる kikoeru | to be heard | ichidan verb |
| 僕 | ぼく boku | I | pronoun, noun |
| 必ず | かならず kanarazu | always | adverb |
| 壊す | こわす kowasu | to break | godan verb |
| 怒る | おこる okoru | to get angry | godan verb |
| 床屋 | とこや tokoya | barbershop | noun |
| オートバイ | ootobai | motorcycle | noun |
| 運動 | うんどう undou | exercise | noun, suru verb |
| 止む | やむ yamu | to cease | godan verb |
| もし | moshi | if | adverb |
| 表 | おもて omote | surface | noun |
| 大学生 | だいがくせい daigakusei | university student | noun |
| 運転手 | うんてんしゅ untenshu | driver | noun |
| 予習 | よしゅう yoshuu | preparation for a lesson | noun, suru verb |
| 心配 | しんぱい shinpai | worry | noun, suru verb |
| 別 | べつ betsu | distinction | noun, no-adjective |
| 非常に | ひじょうに hijouni | very | adverb |
| お宅 | おたく otaku | your house | noun, pronoun |
| 柔らかい | やわらかい yawarakai | soft | i-adjective |
| 拾う | ひろう hirou | to pick up | godan verb |
| ございます | gozaimasu | to be | expression, auxiliary |
| 気 | き ki | spirit | noun |
| 比べる | くらべる kuraberu | to compare | ichidan verb |
| ほとんど | hotondo | almost | adverb, noun |
| つもり | tsumori | intention | noun |
| 郊外 | こうがい kougai | suburb | noun |
| だめ | dame | no good | na-adjective, noun |
| 売り場 | うりば uriba | selling area | noun |
| 正月 | しょうがつ shougatsu | New Year (esp. first three days) | noun |
| 規則 | きそく kisoku | rule | noun |
| うん | un | yes | interjection |
| 発音 | はつおん hatsuon | pronunciation | noun, suru verb |
| 焼く | やく yaku | to burn | godan verb |
| 屋上 | おくじょう okujou | rooftop | noun |
| 失礼 | しつれい shitsurei | discourtesy | noun, suru verb |
| ゴミ | gomi | rubbish | noun |
| アフリカ | afurika | Africa | noun |
| 点 | てん ten | dot | noun, counter |
| 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい isshoukenmei | very hard | adverb, na-adjective |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | this time | noun, adverb |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance | noun |
| 建てる | たてる tateru | to build | ichidan verb |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complex | na-adjective, noun |
| 彼 | かれ kare | he | pronoun, noun |
| いらっしゃる | irassharu | to come | godan verb, auxiliary |
| 布団 | ふとん futon | futon | noun |
| 大事 | だいじ daiji | important | na-adjective, noun |
| 贈り物 | おくりもの okurimono | present | noun |
| 泥棒 | どろぼう dorobou | thief | noun, suru verb |
| 製 | せい sei | make | noun |
| 注意 | ちゅうい chuui | attention | noun, suru verb |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon | noun |
| 日 | ひ hi | day | noun |
| 軒 | けん ken | counter for buildings (esp. houses) | suffix, counter |
| 通る | とおる tooru | to go by | godan verb, suffix |
| 過ぎる | すぎる sugiru | to pass through | ichidan verb, suffix |
| レポート | repooto | report | noun, suru verb |
| 葉 | は ha | leaf | noun |
| 必要 | ひつよう hitsuyou | necessary | na-adjective, noun |
| 課長 | かちょう kachou | section manager | noun |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake | noun |
| すると | suruto | (and) then | conjunction |
| やめる | yameru | to stop (an activity) | ichidan verb |
| ガラス | garasu | glass | noun |
| 学部 | がくぶ gakubu | faculty (of a university) | noun |
| 厳しい | きびしい kibishii | severe | i-adjective |
| エスカレーター | esukareetaa | escalator | noun |
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population | noun |
| 絹 | きぬ kinu | silk | noun |
| ちっとも | chittomo | (not) at all | adverb |
| 深い | ふかい fukai | deep | i-adjective |
| 壊れる | こわれる kowareru | to be broken | ichidan verb |
| 揺れる | ゆれる yureru | to shake | ichidan verb |
| 落ちる | おちる ochiru | to fall | ichidan verb |
| できるだけ | dekirudake | as much as one can | expression, adverb |
| 悲しい | かなしい kanashii | sad | i-adjective |
| 中学校 | ちゅうがっこう chuugakkou | junior high school | noun |
| ガス | gasu | gas (as a fuel) | noun |
| 祈る | いのる inoru | to pray | godan verb |
| 盛ん | さかん sakan | prosperous | na-adjective |
| アルバイト | arubaito | part-time job | noun, suru verb |
| 起こす | おこす okosu | to raise | godan verb |
| いたす | itasu | to do | godan verb |
| 噛む | かむ kamu | to bite | godan verb |
| 赤ちゃん | あかちゃん akachan | baby | noun |
| 浅い | あさい asai | shallow | i-adjective |
| 嘘 | うそ uso | lie | noun, no-adjective |
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel | noun |
| 親 | おや oya | parent | noun, no-adjective |
| それに | soreni | besides | conjunction |
| 西洋 | せいよう seiyou | the West | noun |
| 思う | おもう omou | to think | godan verb |
| パート | paato | part | noun, no-adjective |
| 時代 | じだい jidai | period | noun |
| 申し上げる | もうしあげる moushiageru | to say | ichidan verb, auxiliary |
| 式 | しき shiki | way | noun |
| 出席 | しゅっせき shusseki | attendance | noun, suru verb |
| 家 | か ka | -ist | suffix |
| 迎える | むかえる mukaeru | to go out to meet | ichidan verb |
| 触る | さわる sawaru | to touch | godan verb |
| 建て | だて date | indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building | suffix |
| 社長 | しゃちょう shachou | company president | noun |
| 動物園 | どうぶつえん doubutsuen | zoo | noun |
| 捕まえる | つかまえる tsukamaeru | to catch | ichidan verb |
| 季節 | きせつ kisetsu | season | noun, no-adjective |
| 寄る | よる yoru | to approach | godan verb |
| 決まる | きまる kimaru | to be decided | godan verb |
| 開く | ひらく hiraku | to open | godan verb |
| 逃げる | にげる nigeru | to run away | ichidan verb |
| だから | dakara | so | conjunction, expression |
| 残念 | ざんねん zannen | regrettable | na-adjective, noun |
| 畳 | たたみ tatami | tatami mat | noun |
| 丁寧 | ていねい teinei | polite | na-adjective, noun |
| 地理 | ちり chiri | geography | noun |
| さっき | sakki | a short while ago | noun, adverb |
| 怖い | こわい kowai | scary | i-adjective |
| 包む | つつむ tsutsumu | to wrap up | godan verb |
| なるべく | narubeku | as (much) as possible | adverb |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable | na-adjective, noun |
| サンドイッチ | sandoitchi | sandwich | noun |
| 会議室 | かいぎしつ kaigishitsu | conference room | noun |
| 品物 | しなもの shinamono | article | noun |
| 人形 | にんぎょう ningyou | doll | noun |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use | noun, suru verb |
| 飾る | かざる kazaru | to decorate | godan verb |
| 止める | とめる tomeru | to stop | ichidan verb |
| 恥ずかしい | はずかしい hazukashii | embarrassing | i-adjective |
| 用事 | ようじ youji | business | noun |
| ビル | biru | multi-floor building | noun |
| 喧嘩 | けんか kenka | quarrel | noun, suru verb |
| 頑張る | がんばる ganbaru | to persevere | godan verb |
| 投げる | なげる nageru | to throw | ichidan verb |
| 故障 | こしょう koshou | fault | noun, suru verb |
| 力 | ちから chikara | force | noun |
| 受ける | うける ukeru | to receive | ichidan verb |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling | noun |
| 間違える | まちがえる machigaeru | to make a mistake (in) | ichidan verb |
| そんな | sonna | such | adjective, interjection |
| 星 | ほし hoshi | star (usu. excluding the Sun) | noun |
| 場合 | ばあい baai | case | noun |
| やっと | yatto | at last | adverb |
| 足りる | たりる tariru | to be sufficient | ichidan verb |
| 行う | おこなう okonau | to perform | godan verb |
| 武道 | ぶどう budou | martial arts | noun |
| なくなる | nakunaru | to be lost (e.g. luggage) | godan verb |
| 準備 | じゅんび junbi | preparation | noun, suru verb |
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world | noun, no-adjective |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ juusho | address (of a home, business, etc.) | noun |
| 再来月 | さらいげつ saraigetsu | month after next | noun, adverb |
| 林 | はやし hayashi | wood | noun |
| 倍 | ばい bai | double | noun, no-adjective |
| 痩せる | やせる yaseru | to become thin | ichidan verb |
| 線 | せん sen | line | noun |
| 戦争 | せんそう sensou | war | noun, suru verb |
| 決める | きめる kimeru | to decide | ichidan verb |
| 調べる | しらべる shiraberu | to examine | ichidan verb |
| 寝坊 | ねぼう nebou | sleeping in late | noun, suru verb |
| パパ | papa | dad | noun |
| 光る | ひかる hikaru | to shine | godan verb |
| 夫 | おっと otto | husband | noun |
| 雲 | くも kumo | cloud | noun |
| 坂 | さか saka | slope | noun |
| しまう | shimau | to finish | godan verb, auxiliary |
| 飛行場 | ひこうじょう hikoujou | airfield | noun |
| 柔道 | じゅうどう juudou | judo | noun |
| 決して | けっして kesshite | (not) ever | adverb |
| 事務所 | じむしょ jimusho | office | noun |
| 連絡 | れんらく renraku | contacting | noun, suru verb |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school | noun |
| 客 | きゃく kyaku | guest | noun, counter |
| 昔 | むかし mukashi | the old days | noun, no-adjective |
| 美しい | うつくしい utsukushii | beautiful | i-adjective |
| 捨てる | すてる suteru | to throw away | ichidan verb |
| なさる | nasaru | to do | godan verb |
| こと | koto | thing | noun |
| どんどん | dondon | drumming (noise) | adverb |
| 試合 | しあい shiai | match | noun, suru verb |
| 適当 | てきとう tekitou | suitable | na-adjective, noun |