JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N4 Vocabulary List

All 652 N4 words, in the order Nihondex teaches them.

WordMeaning
固いかたいsolid, hard, firm
思うおもうto think, to feel
彼かれhe, boyfriend
彼女かのじょgirlfriend; she
事ことthing(s), matter(s), fact
気きspirit, mood
必要ひつようnecessary, needed, essential
世界せかいworld
用ようerrand, task, business (to take care of)
一度いちどonce, one time
日ひsun, sunshine, day
そうそうreally, (is that) so; yes, right
子こchild
くれるくれるto give (to me or my in-group); to do (something) for me
生活せいかつするliving, life; to live
力ちからphysical strength / power / effort (general word; e.g. 力[ちから]が強い[つよい] = strong)
心こころheart, mind
運動うんどうするexercise; to exercise
米こめuncooked rice
市しcity (used in place names; e.g. 大阪市[おおさかし] = Osaka City)
以下いかless than, below
点てんmark, score, grade; point, dot
理由りゆうreason
関係かんけいrelation(ship), connection
月つきmoon (general word)
場合ばあいcase, situation
もちろんもちろんcertainly, of course
内うちinside / within (often “inside one’s group, home, or something abstract; also “we/us” in some contexts)
間あいだbetween / while / interval (e.g. 友達[ともだち]と先生[せんせい]の間[あいだ] = between friend and teacher)
女性じょせいwoman
考えるかんがえるto think (about); to consider
まずまずfirst (of all), to start with
様ようway, manner, kind
気持ちきもちfeeling, sensation, mood
首くびneck
食事しょくじするmeal; to eat a meal, to dine
場所ばしょplace, location
裏うらreverse side, back
技術ぎじゅつtechnique, technology, skill
説明せつめいexplanation
運転うんてんするdriving, operation; to drive, to operate
音おとsound (general, everyday; e.g. 音[おと]がする = there is a sound)
漫画まんがcomic (book), cartoon
うんうんyes (informal), all right (ok)
倍ばいdouble
最近さいきんrecently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest
僕ぼくI (used by men towards those of equal or lower status)
娘むすめdaughter (humble)
行うおこなうto carry out; to conduct (typically used in written language)
もらうもらうto receive
別べつdistinction, different
夢ゆめa dream
指ゆびfinger
うまいうまいdelicious; skillful; fortunate
社会しゃかいsociety
表おもてsurface / front side / outside (e.g. 表[おもて]と裏[うら] = front and back)
研究けんきゅうstudy, research, investigation
紹介しょうかいan introduction
交通こうつうtraffic, transportation
形かたちshape (e.g. 雲[くも]の形[かたち] = shape of a cloud)
事故じこaccident
きっときっとsurely, definitely, undoubtedly, certainly
今度こんどnow, this time, near future, one of these days, next time
時代じだいage, period, epoch, era
君きみyou (informal for men)
男性だんせいman; male
続けるつづけるto continue, to keep up
生産せいさんするproduction; to produce
無理むりunreasonable, impossible
楽しみたのしみpleasure, joy
血ちblood
ケーキケーキcake
通りとおり~ Street, ~ Avenue
捨てるすてるthrow away (trash), dump, discard
戦争せんそうwar
注意ちゅういcaution, attention
特急とっきゅうlimited express (train faster than an express)
星ほしstar
必ずかならずsurely, certainly
頑張るがんばるto try one's best, to try hard, to persist
最後さいごlast, end
こうこうlike this, this way
妻つまwife (humble)
受けるうけるto take (an examination, interview, etc.); to receive
あげるあげるto give (to someone else)
普通ふつうcommon; usual
残念ざんねんregret; regrettable
腕うでarm (in reference to body)
水道すいどうwater service, water line
警察けいさつpolice; police station
西洋せいようthe West, Western countries
予定よていplans, arrangement, schedule
連絡れんらくcommunication, contact, connection
急行きゅうこうexpress train or bus
火ひfire
失敗しっぱいfailure, mistake
失礼しつれいdiscourtesy, impoliteness; Excuse me
家内かない(one's own) wife
この頃このごろthese days, nowadays
高校こうこうhigh school; senior high school

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