JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

JLPTDefinitions in English

The complete JLPT N4 vocabulary in a single deck (661 words), organized into part-of-speech sections so you can review it in chunks; the app's daily pacing introduces new cards bit by bit. Nihongo Learn starter deck. Word list and meanings: Open Anki JLPT Decks (MIT, derived from tanos.co.uk); part-of-speech grouping via JMdict © EDRDG (CC BY-SA 4.0). No example sentences: add your own as you meet each word on pages and videos.

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WordReadingMeaning
Nouns 1
gasoline, petrol
opinion, view, idea
comic (book), cartoon
stereo
medical science
text; text book
barber's (shop)
motorcycle (lit: auto-bi(ke))
exercise
surface; front; outside
college student, university student
driver (by occupation)
preparation of lessons (for class)
worry, concern
distinction, different
(someone else's) house; home -- polite word for 家 (いえ) --
spirit, mood
intention, plan
suburb, outskirts
place where things are sold
New Year, New Year's Day
rule, regulation
pronunciation
rooftop
discourtesy, impoliteness; Excuse me
trash, garbage
Africa
mark, score, grade; point, dot
now, this time, near future, one of these days, next time
chance, opportunity
futon
a gift; a present
thief; burglar
caution, attention
typhoon
sun, sunshine, day
really, (is that) so; yes, right
report
leaf
section manager
earthquake
glass, pane
escalator
population
silk
junior high school pupil
gas
part-time job
baby, infant
lie
Nouns 2
novel
a parent
the West, Western countries
part time (esp. female part time employees)
age, period, epoch, era
attendance
~ storied, separate housing
president of a company
zoo
season (in reference to weather)
tatami mat (Japanese straw mat)
geography
a little while ago
sandwich
conference room
goods
doll, figure
use, utilization
business to take care of; tasks; errands
(abbr.) building
breakdown
strength, power
feeling, mood
such, like that, that sort of
star
case, situation
grapes
prepare
world
address; place of residence
the month after next
woods, forest
double
line, wire
war
sleeping in late
papa, daddy
husband
cloud
slope, hill
airport
judo
office
communication, contact, connection
elementary school
guest, customer
old days; past
thing(s), matter(s), fact
match, game, competition
art gallery, art museum
Nouns 3
grammar
end
wall
once, one time
expression of gratitude; thanking; gift of appreciation; bow
dentist
fever, temperature
festival
water service, water line
odor, smell
bell
baby
accident
encyclopedia, reference book
cause, origin, source
grandmother
place, location
answer, response
reception(ist) desk
within, inside
screen
less than, below
heart, mind
salad
greet(ing)
scenery, landscape
steak
foodstuff, groceries
forest
within, less (no more) than
plans, arrangement, schedule
overcoat; over, exceeding, exaggeration
stone
(your, her) husband
errand, task, business (to take care of)
government worker, public servant
(someone's) daughter (polite)
preparation
shape
driving
announcer
souvenir
eraser
a Japanese inn
coast, seashore
fire
miso, bean paste
congratulation, celebration
vehicle
information, guidance
Nouns 4
technique, technology, skill
small bird
lodging, boarding house
jam
invitation
mirror
law
trade
oppose, opposition, resistance
an exam
clerk; shop-employee
this evening, tonight
change; balance of money returned to the purchaser
conversation
air, atmosphere
traffic, transportation
word processor
express train or bus
everyone
flavor, taste
airport
glove(s)
principal, headmaster
feast, treating (someone)
dance
interest (in something)
cooling, air conditioning
circumstances, convenience
restraint, reserve, hesitate
science
feeling, sensation, mood
grandfather
harbor, port
reservation
entry to school or university
(personal) computer
department (division) manager
fire
church
America, U.S.A.
man; male
reason
production; to produce
kimono; Japanese traditional dress
a toy
such, like that
daytime, during the day
education
woman
uncooked rice
Nouns 5
hindrance, intrusion
international
corner
the week after next
a dream
throat
recently, nowadays, in recent years, most recent, latest
surroundings
history
inconvenience
blood
hair, fur
closet
electric light
sandal
auditorium
child
register
plan, project, schedule
~ Street, ~ Avenue
underwear
economics, finance, economy
reverse side, back
good, advantage, in order to
(hon.) to be
other than, with the exception of, excepting
hamburger steak
city
drawer
play
preparation
sound, note
far away, distant
import
reply, answer
metropolitan
industry
rich person
explanation
island
tool
more than; this is all
limited express (train faster than an express)
present, gift
wife (humble)
return, coming back
condition, state, health
parking lot
suit
danger, risk, hazard
Nouns 6
hair
weather forecast
space, interval
graduation
branch, twig
major; speciality
broadcasting
politics
citizen
fax
(finger) ring
rural, countryside
high school student
a lecture
lunch break, noon recess
lost article, something forgotten
arm (in reference to body)
reason; explanation
consent, acceptance
diary, journal
high school; senior high school
heating
absence; not at home
rate, ratio, percentage
Buddhist temple
(humble) son
(someone else's) child (polite)
venue, meeting place
literature
light
calling on someone who is ill, visit
a seat
knowing, acquaintance
letter; character
Asia
last, end
price
leaving hospital
exhibition
curtain
train (steam)
injection
beginning, first
peace of mind, relief
senior members of a group
arrangement, appointment, promise
looking after; to look after
neighborhood
(in the) future; prospects
mathematics
Nouns 7
culture
custom (in reference to culture)
the other day, recently
appearance, manner, shape, form, posture
tomorrow
departure
(humble) (polite) seeing, look at
back (of body)
newspaper company
supermarket
accessory
freedom
way (of doing something)
neck
degree, extent
substitute, replacement
failure, mistake
(manufacturing) industry
suitcase
beard
the professor's office; laboratory
factory
an introduction
ship, boat
concert
insect
computer
both sides, both parties
swimming
experience
sand
police; police station
review (of lessons), revision
very soon; in a few moments; days
middle, center
study, research, investigation
cake
grass
cherry-blossom viewing
on the way, midway
hospitalization
safety, security
(female) nurse
sightseeing
consultation
gas station, service station
tennis
translation
meal
thanks or owing to
Nouns 8
daughter (humble)
hot water
competition, contest
business meeting; conference
lake
living, life; to live
thread
relation(ship), connection
piano
broadcast program
shelves, rack
cotton
export
type, style
pickpocket
alcohol
soft; soft hat; software
Shinto shrine
pleasure, joy
hobby; pastime
telegram
(one's own) wife
finger
society
Pronouns & demonstratives
I (used by men towards those of equal or lower status)
he, boyfriend
they (usually male)
girlfriend; she
you (informal for men)
Verbs 1
to step on, to tread on
to steal; to rob
to sound, to ring (v.i.)
to live
to boil, to grow hot
to snap, to break; to bend
to ask
to be heard, to be audible
to break, to break down
to get angry; to scold angrily
to cease, to stop
to pick up (something), to find
to compare
to bake, to grill
to build
-- honorific expression for いく, くる, and いる --
to pass (by), to go through
to exceed, to go beyond
and, then
to end, to stop
to be broken, to break
to shake, to sway
to fall, to drop
to pray; to wish
to wake (someone) up
-- extra-modest expression for する --
to bite, to chew
to think, to feel
(humble)to say, to tell
to welcome; to meet; to greet
to touch, to feel
to catch, to arrest
to stop by
to be set; fixed (v.i.)
to open; to hold (an event)
to escape, to run away
to wrap, to cover
to decorate, to adorn
quarrel
to try one's best, to try hard, to persist
to pitch, to cast away
to take (an examination, interview, etc.); to receive
to make a mistake
to be sufficient; to be enough
to carry out; to conduct (typically used in written language)
to disappear, to get lost
to lose weight
to decide (v.t.)
to check; to look up; to inquire; to search
to shine, to glitter
Verbs 2
throw away (trash), dump, discard
-- honorific expression for する --
to notify
to start, to begin
to receive
to cry
to get better; to recover from illness (v.i.)
to remain (v.i.), to be left
to stand (something) up, to erect (something)
to give, to do for
to be surprised, to be astonished
-- extra-modest expression for たべる and のむ; humble expression for もらう --
to soak, to moisten, to pickle
to increase, to multiply
injury (to animate object), hurt
to choose; to select
to deliver (v.t.)
to get dry
to recall, to remember
to dance
to paint, to plaster
to search, to seek, to look for
to raise (v.t.); to bring up
to go back and forth; to commute
to lead, to take (a person)
to advance, to proceed
to enjoy
-- extra-modest expression for いる --
-- extra-modest (humble) expression for 言う (いう) --
to stay (over night) (v.i.)
check
to rejoice, to be delighted, to be glad
to move to a new place of residence
to pass away
-- humble expression for あげる --
to (clean) tidy up (v.t.), to put away
to copy (v.t.); to photograph
to add (numbers)
to get dark, to come to an end
to fish
to hit, to strike
to apologize
humble form of 行く (いく), 聞く (きく) and 来る (くる)
to scold
to be surprised
to change, to alter, to vary
to boil
to open, to become empty (vacant)
to change (v.i.), to be transformed, to vary
to finish, to end
Verbs 3
to be visible; -- polite verb meaning 来る (くる) --
to break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner)
to convey (a message); to tell, to report
to slide, to slip
to send, to dispatch
to give
to make noise, to clamor
to inquire (same as 質問する)
to lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated
to discover, to find (v.t.)
to get down, to go; come down
to resemble, to be similar
to grow accustomed to
to help
(hon.) to give, to confer
to laugh, to smile
to transport, to carry
to descend, to drop, to fall
to praise; to say nice things
to fit, to match
to (be) become late
to be found (v.i.), to be discovered
-- honorific form of 食べる (たべる) and 飲む (のむ) --
to gain weight
to be fixed
to collect, to gather (v.t.), to assemble
to correct (v.t.); to fix
to be continued
to pay
to burn, to be roasted
to grow cold, to cool down
to be started, to be switched on
to mind, to care about, to be concerned about
to drop, to lose
to break
to bully, to torment
to go around, to revolve
-- honorific expression for いう --
to get wet
to collapse, to break down
to think (about); to consider
to face, to go towards
to move (from a house); to transfer (from a department); to shift
to move
to plant
to become dirty
to win
to exchange, to replace
to hurry, to be in a hurry, to rush
humble expression for 行く and 来る
Verbs 4
to be in time for
to return (v.i.); to come back
to be crowded
to visit
to lower (v.t.); to hang
to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train, etc.)
to part from, to separate
to sleep
to rise, to go up
to gather (v.i.), to collect
い-adjectives
bitter
soft (in reference to texture), tender
hard; rigorous; strict
deep, profound
sad, sorrowful
shallow, superficial
scary, frightening
ashamed, embarrassed
beautiful, lovely
wonderful; terrific
strange; odd; funny
small; fine, minute
unusual, rare
lonely, lonesome
(hon.) good, OK, all right
terrific, great
terrible, awful, unfair, cruel
delicious; skillful; fortunate
correct
solid, hard, firm
sleepy, drowsy
kind (person), gentle (person), easy (problem)
to be happy; to be glad
な-adjectives
generally, usually
useless, no good, hopeless
complexity, complication
important, valuable, serious matter
necessary
prosperous, active, thriving
regret; regrettable
polite, courteous, careful
unreasonable, impossible
fitness, suitability
kindness
enthusiasm
strange, odd
if I remember correctly; certain, definite
diligent, serious
full, to the utmost
enough
common; usual
it has been a long time; for the first time in a long time
simple
special
urgent, sudden; steep
Adverbs
straight, quickly
finally, at last
firmly, steady
as I thought, absolutely
surely, certainly
if
extremely; very
mostly, almost
very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort
not at all (neg. verb)
if possible, as much as possible
at last, finally
never
quickly and steadily; at a rapid pace
certainly, of course
all, completely
clearly, distinctly
for example, e.g.
very, considerably, quite
extremely
little while
particularly
like this, this way
certainly, by all means; without fail
surely, definitely, undoubtedly, certainly
first (of all), to start with
approximately; in most cases; in general; to begin with (same as もともと)
to that degree; extent
gradually, soon
so much, like that
most
not at all; wholly, entirely
these days, nowadays
fairly well, to a large extent, considerably, pretty much
occasionally
Counters, suffixes & numbers
~ district, ~ ward, ~ borough
month
~ meeting
to be (polite), to exist
made in ~
counter for houses
department of a university
~ ceremony; ~ style
person who is specialized in ~
however much one may ~
to end up ~
member of ~
just did ~, only
to start doing ~
suffix for familiar (female) person
to continue doing ~
easy to do ~
as it is
according to ~
to finish doing ~
Mr., Mrs., Ms.
~ age; period
after every ~
honorable ~
hundred million
about, concerning
the town of ~
difficult to do ~
number ~ sequence, ~nd; ~th
Expressions & particles
yes (informal), all right (ok)
if at all possible, as much as possible
moreover; besides
so; therefore
or, otherwise
it should be so
-- honorific expression for みる --
and (conj.), thereupon, because of that
I see; I now understand
Ah
but, although
to be helpful, to be useful
from now on, after this

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