JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N4 Vocabulary List

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

WordMeaning
趣味しゅみhobby; pastime
やっとやっとat last, finally
先輩せんぱいsenior members of a group
上がるあがるto rise, to go up
伝えるつたえるto convey (a message); to tell, to report
大事だいじimportant, valuable, serious matter
申すもうすto say; to be called (humble form of 言う)
小学校しょうがっこうelementary school
経験けいけんするexperience; to experience
案内あんないするguide, information; to guide, to show around
天気予報てんきよほうweather forecast
値段ねだんprice
久しぶりひさしぶりit has been a long time; for the first time in a long time
優しいやさしいkind (person), gentle (person)
思い出すおもいだすto recall, to remember
開くひらくto open an event; to hold (an event)
怖いこわいscary, frightening
伺ううかがう(humble) to ask, to hear; to visit (humble form of 聞く, 行く and 来る)
近所きんじょneighborhood
科学かがくscience
約束やくそくarrangement, appointment, promise
火事かじfire
パソコンパソコン(personal) computer
過ぎるすぎるto pass / go beyond / exceed (e.g. 時間[じかん]が過ぎる[すぎる] = time passes)
高校生こうこうせいhigh school student
大体だいたいapproximately; in most cases; in general; to begin with (same as もともと)
済むすむto finish, to end
光ひかりlight (natural/physical light)
参るまいるhumble expression for 行く and 来る
空港くうこうairport
国際こくさいinternational
翻訳ほんやくtranslation
鳴るなるto sound, to ring (v.i.)
お祭りおまつりfestival
今夜こんやthis evening, tonight
店員てんいんclerk; shop-employee
勝つかつto win
起こすおこすto wake (someone) up
特別とくべつspecial, particular, extraordinary
差し上げるさしあげるto give; to offer (humble form of あげる)
神社じんじゃShinto shrine
会議かいぎbusiness meeting; conference
返事へんじreply, answer
釣るつるto fish
受付うけつけreception(ist) desk
決してけっしてnever
お金持ちかねもち; おかねもちrich person
驚くおどろくto be surprised, to be astonished
通るとおるto pass (by), to go through
変へんstrange, odd
構うかまうto mind, to care about, to be concerned about
入学にゅうがくするschool entrance, enrollment; to enter school
法律ほうりつlaw
答こたえanswer, response
道具どうぐtool
季節きせつseason (in reference to weather)
ご主人ごしゅじん(your, her) husband (polite)
逃げるにげるto escape, to run away
見つけるみつけるto discover, to find (v.t.)
味あじtaste / flavor (general word; e.g. 味がいい = tastes good)
住所じゅうしょaddress; place of residence
社長しゃちょうpresident of a company
忘れ物わすれものlost article, something forgotten
コンサートコンサートconcert
大学生だいがくせいcollege student, university student
集まるあつまるto gather (v.i.), to collect
払うはらうto pay
嬉しいうれしいto be happy; to be glad
田舎いなかrural, countryside
試験しけんan exam
おもちゃおもちゃa toy
パート (タイム)パート (タイム)part time (esp. female part time employees)
中学校ちゅうがっこうjunior high school
止めるとめるto stop / halt / park (something physical or an action; e.g. 車[くるま]を止[と]める = stop a car)
調べるしらべるto check; to look up; to inquire; to search
危険きけんdangerous, risky, hazardous
寺てらBuddhist temple
新聞社しんぶんしゃnewspaper company
テキストテキストtext; text book
細かいこまかいsmall; fine, minute
祖父そふgrandfather
集めるあつめるto collect, to gather (v.t.), to assemble
負けるまけるto lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated
素晴らしいすばらしいwonderful; terrific
海岸かいがんcoast, seashore
産業さんぎょうindustry
コンピューターコンピューターcomputer
アルバイトアルバイトpart-time job
祖母そぼgrandmother
比べるくらべるto compare
通うかようto go back and forth; to commute
美しいうつくしいbeautiful, lovely
郊外こうがいsuburb, outskirts
規則きそくrule, regulation
お釣りおつりchange; balance of money returned to the purchaser
この間このあいだthe other day, recently
お嬢さんおじょうさん(someone's) daughter (polite)
泣くなくto cry
一生懸命いっしょうけんめいvery hard (as in 'to work hard'), with utmost effort
おかしいおかしいstrange; odd; funny

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