JLPT Vocabulary List

JLPT N4 Vocabulary List

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

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WordMeaning
売り場うりばplace where things are sold
レポートレポートreport
辞典じてんdictionary
昼間ひるまdaytime, during the day
お子さんおこさん(someone else's) child (polite)
怒るおこるto get angry; to scold angrily
育てるそだてるto raise (v.t.); to bring up
正しいただしいcorrect
留守るすabsence; not at home
医学いがくmedical science
支度したくするpreparation; to prepare, to get ready
世話せわするlooking after; to look after
連れるつれるto lead, to take (a person)
立てるたてるto stand (something) up, to erect (something)
踊るおどるto dance
急きゅうurgent, sudden; steep
飛行場ひこうじょうairport
止めるやめるto quit / stop (an activity, job, habit; e.g. 仕事[しごと]をやめる = quit a job)
品物しなものgoods
大抵たいていgenerally, usually
～家～かperson who is specialized in ~
運ぶはこぶto transport, to carry
直すなおすto correct (v.t.); to fix
ひどいひどいterrible, awful, unfair, cruel
ガソリンスタンドガソリンスタンドgas station, service station
習慣しゅうかんcustom (in reference to culture)
とうとうとうとうfinally, at last
～員～いんmember of ~
治るなおるto get better; to recover from illness (v.i.)
壊すこわすto break, to break down
厳しいきびしいhard; rigorous; strict
下宿げしゅくlodging, boarding house
工業こうぎょう(manufacturing) industry
正月しょうがつNew Year, New Year's Day
～ちゃん～ちゃんsuffix for children and close friends (familiar)
くださるくださる(hon.) to give (to me or my in-group), to confer
触るさわるto touch, to feel
悲しいかなしいsad, sorrowful
床屋とこやbarber's (shop)
公務員こうむいんgovernment worker, public servant
間に合うまにあうto be in time for
～君～くんMr. (junior) ~, master ~
眠るねむるto sleep
壊れるこわれるto be broken, to break
真面目まじめdiligent, serious, honest
真中まんなかmiddle, center
予習よしゅうpreparation of lessons (for class)
昼休みひるやすみlunch break, noon recess
騒ぐさわぐto make noise, to clamor
痩せるやせるto lose weight
大分だいぶquite / fairly / considerably (more common in everyday Japanese)
～区～く~ district, ~ ward, ~ borough
～会～かい~ meeting
泊まるとまるto stay (over night) (v.i.)
倒れるたおれるto collapse, to break down
回る、回すまわる、まわすto go around, to revolve
遠くとおくfar away, distant
～学部～がくぶdepartment of a university (suffix in compound faculty names)
空くあくto open / become vacant (things like seats, rooms, time; e.g. 席[せき]が空く[あく] = a seat becomes free)
移るうつるto move (from a house); to transfer (from a department); to shift
間違えるまちがえるto make a mistake
珍しいめずらしいunusual, rare
～町～ちょうthe town of ~ / district name (used in place names)
再来週さらいしゅうthe week after next
拾うひろうto pick up (something), to find
片付けるかたづけるto (clean) tidy up (v.t.), to put away
丁寧ていねいpolite, courteous, careful
再来月さらいげつthe month after next
亡くなるなくなるto pass away
折れるおれるto break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner)
湯ゆhot water
盗むぬすむto steal; to rob
寄るよるto stop by
よろしいよろしい(hon.) good, OK, all right
～代～だい~ age; period
下がるさがるto descend, to drop, to fall (prices, level, status)
急ぐいそぐto hurry, to be in a hurry, to rush
なるべくなるべくif possible, as much as possible
～おき～おきafter every ~
手伝うてつだうto help
折るおるto snap, to break; to bend
お宅おたく(someone else's) house; home (polite form of 家)
褒めるほめるto praise; to say nice things
引っ越すひっこすto move to a new place of residence
お土産おみやげsouvenir (polite)
割れるわれるto break
乗り換えるのりかえるto transfer (trains), to change (bus, train, etc.)
お礼おれいexpression of gratitude; thanking; gift of appreciation; bow (polite)
訪ねるたずねるto visit
止むやむto cease, to stop
打つうつto hit / strike / type / inject (common reading; e.g パソコンを打つ = type on a computer)
汚れるよごれるto become dirty
落ちるおちるto fall, to drop
できるだけできるだけif at all possible, as much as possible
申し上げるもうしあげる(humble)to say, to tell
植えるうえるto plant
親切しんせつkind, helpful, considerate
下りるおりるto get down, to go; come down
暮れるくれるto get dark, to come to an end
役に立つやくにたつto be helpful, to be useful

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