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JLPT N4 Vocabulary — Part 1 of 7 (踏む … 悲しい)
Words 1–100 of the 668-word JLPT N4 list. Kanji link to their study pages, verbs and adjectives link to their conjugation tables, and any word can be tapped to hear it. Test yourself with the N4 vocabulary quiz.
Part: 1 ・ 2 ・ 3 ・ 4 ・ 5 ・ 6 ・ 7 (100 words per part, 668 total)
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 踏む | ふむ fumu | to step on, to tread on | verb → |
| ～区 | ～く ～ku | ~ district, ~ ward, ~ borough | — |
| すっと | すっと sutto | straight, quickly | — |
| 盗む | ぬすむ nusumu | to steal; to rob | verb → |
| 大抵 | たいてい taitei | generally, usually | na-adj → |
| とうとう | とうとう toutou | finally, at last | — |
| ガソリン | ガソリン gasorin | gasoline, petrol | — |
| 鳴る | なる naru | to sound, to ring (v.i.) | verb → |
| しっかり | しっかり shikkari | firmly, steady | — |
| 生きる | いきる ikiru | to live | verb → |
| 苦い | にがい nigai | bitter | i-adj → |
| 沸く | わく waku | to boil, to grow hot | verb → |
| 意見 | いけん iken | opinion, view, idea | — |
| やはり; やっぱり | やはり; やっぱり yahari; yappari | as I thought, absolutely | — |
| 漫画 | まんが manga | comic (book), cartoon | — |
| ステレオ | ステレオ sutereo | stereo | — |
| 医学 | いがく igaku | medical science | — |
| テキスト | テキスト tekisuto | text; text book | — |
| ～月 | ～つき ～tsuki | month | — |
| 折る | おる oru | to snap, to break; to bend | verb → |
| ～会 | ～かい ～kai | ~ meeting | — |
| うかがう | うかがう ukagau | to ask | — |
| 聞こえる | きこえる kikoeru | to be heard, to be audible | verb → |
| 僕 | ぼく boku | I (used by men towards those of equal or lower status) | — |
| 必ず | かならず kanarazu | surely, certainly | — |
| 壊す | こわす kowasu | to break, to break down | verb → |
| 怒る | おこる okoru | to get angry; to scold angrily | verb → |
| 床屋 | とこや tokoya | barber's (shop) | — |
| オートバイ | オートバイ o-tobai | motorcycle (lit: auto-bi(ke)) | — |
| 運動 | うんどうする undousuru | exercise | — |
| 止む | やむ yamu | to cease, to stop | verb → |
| もし | もし moshi | if | — |
| 表 | おもて omote | surface; front; outside | — |
| 大学生 | だいがくせい daigakusei | college student, university student | — |
| 運転手 | うんてんしゅ untenshu | driver (by occupation) | — |
| 予習 | よしゅう yoshuu | preparation of lessons (for class) | — |
| 心配 | しんぱいする shinpaisuru | worry, concern | — |
| 別 | べつ betsu | distinction, different | — |
| 非常に | ひじょうに hijouni | extremely; very | — |
| お宅 | おたく otaku | (someone else's) house; home -- polite word for 家 (いえ) -- | — |
| 柔らかい | やわらかい yawarakai | soft (in reference to texture), tender | i-adj → |
| 拾う | ひろう hirou | to pick up (something), to find | verb → |
| ～ございます | ～ございます ～gozaimasu | to be (polite), to exist | — |
| 気 | き ki | spirit, mood | — |
| 比べる | くらべる kuraberu | to compare | verb → |
| ほとんど | ほとんど hotondo | mostly, almost | — |
| つもり | つもり tsumori | intention, plan | — |
| 郊外 | こうがい kougai | suburb, outskirts | — |
| だめ | だめ dame | useless, no good, hopeless | — |
| 売り場 | うりば uriba | place where things are sold | — |
| 正月 | しょうがつ shougatsu | New Year, New Year's Day | — |
| 規則 | きそく kisoku | rule, regulation | — |
| うん | うん un | yes (informal), all right (ok) | — |
| 発音 | はつおん hatsuon | pronunciation | — |
| 焼く | やく yaku | to bake, to grill | verb → |
| 屋上 | おくじょう okujou | rooftop | — |
| 失礼 | しつれい shitsurei | discourtesy, impoliteness; Excuse me | — |
| ごみ | ごみ gomi | trash, garbage | — |
| アフリカ | アフリカ afurika | Africa | — |
| 点 | てん ten | mark, score, grade; point, dot | — |
| 一生懸命 | いっしょうけんめい isshoukenmei | very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort | — |
| 今度 | こんど kondo | now, this time, near future, one of these days, next time | — |
| 機会 | きかい kikai | chance, opportunity | — |
| 建てる | たてる tateru | to build | verb → |
| 複雑 | ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complexity, complication | na-adj → |
| 彼 | かれ kare | he, boyfriend | — |
| いらっしゃる | いらっしゃる irassharu | -- honorific expression for いく, くる, and いる -- | — |
| 布団 | ふとん futon | futon | — |
| 大事 | だいじ daiji | important, valuable, serious matter | na-adj → |
| 贈り物 | おくりもの okurimono | a gift; a present | — |
| 泥棒 | どろぼう dorobou | thief; burglar | — |
| ～製 | ～せい ～sei | made in ~ | — |
| 注意 | ちゅうい chuui | caution, attention | — |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon | — |
| 日 | ひ hi | sun, sunshine, day | — |
| ～軒 | ～けん ～ken | counter for houses | — |
| そう | そう sou | really, (is that) so; yes, right | — |
| 通る | とおる tooru | to pass (by), to go through | verb → |
| 過ぎる | すぎる sugiru | to exceed, to go beyond | verb → |
| レポート; リポート | レポート; リポート repo-to; ripo-to | report | — |
| 葉 | は ha | leaf | — |
| 必要 | ひつよう hitsuyou | necessary | na-adj → |
| 課長 | かちょう kachou | section manager | — |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake | — |
| すると | すると suruto | and, then | — |
| 止める | やめる yameru | to end, to stop | — |
| ガラス | ガラス garasu | glass, pane | — |
| ～学部 | ～がくぶ ～gakubu | department of a university | — |
| 厳しい | きびしい kibishii | hard; rigorous; strict | i-adj → |
| エスカレーター | エスカレーター esukare-ta- | escalator | — |
| 人口 | じんこう jinkou | population | — |
| 月 | つき tsuki | moon | — |
| 絹 | きぬ kinu | silk | — |
| ちっとも | ちっとも chittomo | not at all (neg. verb) | — |
| 深い | ふかい fukai | deep, profound | i-adj → |
| 壊れる | こわれる kowareru | to be broken, to break | verb → |
| 揺れる | ゆれる yureru | to shake, to sway | verb → |
| 落る | おちる ochiru | to fall, to drop | verb → |
| できるだけ | できるだけ dekirudake | if at all possible, as much as possible | — |
| 悲しい | かなしい kanashii | sad, sorrowful | i-adj → |
Part: 1 ・ 2 ・ 3 ・ 4 ・ 5 ・ 6 ・ 7 (100 words per part, 668 total)
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