JLPT N4 Vocabulary List
Daily-life vocabulary. Common verbs in their plain forms, frequent kanji, and the structure you need for routine reading.
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唖
noun (common)
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- •muteness
- •speech impairment
- •mute
- •deaf-mute
- •おし
- •あ
- •おうし
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嗚呼
interjection
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- •ah!
- •oh!
- •alas!
- •yes
- •ああ
- •あー
- •あぁ
- •アー
あいさつ・する
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- •to greet
赤ちゃん
noun (common)
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- •baby
- •infant
- •あかちゃん
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上げる
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to raise
- •to elevate
- •to move something (to a higher place)
- •to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
- •あげる
- •アゲる
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安奈
noun • proper noun
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N4Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0
- •Anna (female given name)
- •a Japanese feminine name combining 安 (peace, safety) and 奈 (a phonetic character often used in names)
- •あんな
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苛める
Ichidan verb • transitive verb
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- •to ill-treat
- •to bully
- •to torment
- •to pick on
- •いじめる
- •イジメる
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頂く
verb
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N4Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0hum.
- •to receive; to get; to accept
- •to eat; to drink
- •to have someone do something
- •いただく
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一敗
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • intransitive verb
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- •one defeat
- •いっぱい
いらっしゃる
動詞 • 名詞
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Ent.参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0hon.- •尊敬語，表示命令形的尊敬語，用于礼貌地要求他人做某事。
- •欢迎词，用于礼貌地迎接客人或表示欢迎。
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- •いらっしゃい
- •いらっしゃって
- •いらっしゃった
窺う
Godan verb with 'u' ending • transitive verb
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- •to peep (through)
- •to peek
- •to examine (esp. covertly)
- •to await (one's chance)
- •うかがう
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嘘
noun (common) • noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' • interjection
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- •lie
- •fib
- •falsehood
- •untruth
- •うそ
- •ウソ
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撃ち
noun
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Mil.参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0rare- •shooting; firing (a gun)
- •hitting; striking
- •attack; assault
- •うち
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上手い
i-adjective
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- •skillful
- •skilful
- •skilled
- •good
- •うまい
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嬉しい
i-adjective
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- •happy
- •glad
- •pleased
- •delighted
- •うれしい
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うん
interjection
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- •yes
- •yeah
- •uh huh
- •hum
- •うむ
- •ううむ
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お出でになる
expression • Godan verb with 'ru' ending
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- •to be
- •to come
- •to go
- •おいでになる
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お陰
noun (common)
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- •grace (of God)
- •benevolence (of Buddha)
- •blessing
- •assistance
- •おかげ
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可笑しい
i-adjective
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- •funny
- •amusing
- •comical
- •laughable
- •おかしい
- •オカシイ
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仰る
verb
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N4Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0hon.
- •(honorific) to say; to speak; to tell
- •(honorific) to be called; to be named
- •おっしゃる
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お釣り
noun (common)
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- •change (for a purchase)
- •toilet splashback
- •おつり
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玩具
noun (common)
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- •toy
- •(person or thing treated as a) plaything
- •おもちゃ
- •オモチャ
お・金持ち
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- •rich man
お土産
noun (common)
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- •local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling)
- •present brought by a visitor
- •something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation)
- •unwelcome gift
- •おみやげ
- •おみあげ
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お嬢さん
noun (common)
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- •(another's) daughter
- •young lady
- •おじょうさん
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お宅
noun (common) • pronoun
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- •your house
- •your home
- •your family
- •your husband
- •おたく
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お礼
noun (common)
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- •thanks
- •gratitude
- •manners
- •etiquette
- •おれい
- •おんれい
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お祝い
noun (common)
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- •congratulation
- •congratulations
- •celebration
- •festival
- •おいわい
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お祭り
noun (common)
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- •festival
- •feast
- •carnival
- •matsuri
- •おまつり
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お見舞い
noun (common)
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- •visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)
- •call
- •inquiry (about someone's health)
- •expression of sympathy
- •おみまい
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各校
noun (common)
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- •each school
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- •かくこう
- •かっこう
構う
verb • godan verb
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N4Common参考: 明鏡国語辞典 第一版
- •to mind, to care about, to be concerned with
- •to look after, to take care of, to attend to (someone)
- •to interfere with, to meddle in, to bother
- •かまう
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屹度
adverb
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- •surely
- •undoubtedly
- •almost certainly
- •most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
- •きっと
- •キッと
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下さる
verb
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N4Common参考: スーパー大辞林 3.0hum.
- •to give (respectfully)
- •to confer a favor
- •くださる
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呉れる
Ichidan verb - kureru special class • transitive verb • auxiliary verb
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- •to give
- •to let (one) have
- •to give
- •to do for one
- •くれる
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けが・する
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- •to injure
けれど/けれども
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- •however
けんか・する
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- •to quarrel
斯う
adverb
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N4Common参考: 明鏡国語辞典 第一版
- •in this way; like this; thus
- •such; of this kind
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- •こう
- •かく
- •かよう
事
noun • suffix
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N4Common参考: 広辞苑 第六版
- •thing; matter; affair; incident
- •(following a verb) nominalizer; the act of doing ~
- •circumstances; situation; state of affairs
- •こと
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この間
noun (common) • adverb
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- •the other day
- •lately
- •recently
- •during this period
- •このあいだ
- •このかん
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この頃
adverb • noun (common)
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- •these days
- •nowadays
- •now
- •at present
- •このごろ
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此れから
expression
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- •from now on
- •after this
- •in the future
- •in future
- •これから
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ご馳走
noun (common) • noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru • transitive verb
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- •treat (esp. food and drink)
- •entertainment
- •treating someone (to a meal)
- •taking someone to dinner
- •ごちそう
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塵
noun (common)
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- •rubbish
- •trash
- •garbage
- •refuse
- •ゴミ
- •ごみ
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ご覧になる
expression • Godan verb with 'ru' ending • auxiliary verb
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- •to see
- •to look
- •to watch
- •to try to ...
- •ごらんになる
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ご存知
noun (common)
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- •knowing
- •being aware (of)
- •(an) acquaintance
- •ごぞんじ
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先
noun (common) • adverb
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- •a short while ago
- •a moment ago
- •just now
- •some time ago
- •さっき
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再来月
noun (common) • adverb
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- •month after next
- •さらいげつ
再来週
noun (common) • adverb
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- •week after next
- •さらいしゅう