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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; tap any word to hear it. Test yourself with the N4 vocabulary quiz.

Part: 1234567 (100 words per part, 668 total)

WordReadingMeaning
ふむ
fumu
to step on, to tread on
~く
~ku
~ district, ~ ward, ~ borough
すっとすっと
sutto
straight, quickly
ぬすむ
nusumu
to steal; to rob
たいてい
taitei
generally, usually
とうとうとうとう
toutou
finally, at last
ガソリンガソリン
gasorin
gasoline, petrol
なる
naru
to sound, to ring (v.i.)
しっかりしっかり
shikkari
firmly, steady
きるいきる
ikiru
to live
にがい
nigai
bitter
わく
waku
to boil, to grow hot
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
まんが
manga
comic (book), cartoon
ステレオステレオ
sutereo
stereo
いがく
igaku
medical science
テキストテキスト
tekisuto
text; text book
~つき
~tsuki
month
おる
oru
to snap, to break; to bend
~かい
~kai
~ meeting
うかがううかがう
ukagau
to ask
こえるきこえる
kikoeru
to be heard, to be audible
ぼく
boku
I (used by men towards those of equal or lower status)
かならず
kanarazu
surely, certainly
こわす
kowasu
to break, to break down
おこる
okoru
to get angry; to scold angrily
とこや
tokoya
barber's (shop)
オートバイオートバイ
o-tobai
motorcycle (lit: auto-bi(ke))
うんどうする
undousuru
exercise
やむ
yamu
to cease, to stop
もしもし
moshi
if
おもて
omote
surface; front; outside
だいがくせい
daigakusei
college student, university student
うんてんしゅ
untenshu
driver (by occupation)
よしゅう
yoshuu
preparation of lessons (for class)
しんぱいする
shinpaisuru
worry, concern
べつ
betsu
distinction, different
ひじょうに
hijouni
extremely; very
おたく
otaku
(someone else's) house; home -- polite word for 家 (いえ) --
らかいやわらかい
yawarakai
soft (in reference to texture), tender
ひろう
hirou
to pick up (something), to find
~ございます~ございます
~gozaimasu
to be (polite), to exist

ki
spirit, mood
べるくらべる
kuraberu
to compare
ほとんどほとんど
hotondo
mostly, almost
つもりつもり
tsumori
intention, plan
こうがい
kougai
suburb, outskirts
だめだめ
dame
useless, no good, hopeless
うりば
uriba
place where things are sold
しょうがつ
shougatsu
New Year, New Year's Day
きそく
kisoku
rule, regulation
うんうん
un
yes (informal), all right (ok)
はつおん
hatsuon
pronunciation
やく
yaku
to bake, to grill
おくじょう
okujou
rooftop
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
てん
ten
mark, score, grade; point, dot
いっしょうけんめい
isshoukenmei
very hard (as in "to work hard"), with utmost effort
こんど
kondo
now, this time, near future, one of these days, next time
きかい
kikai
chance, opportunity
てるたてる
tateru
to build
ふくざつ
fukuzatsu
complexity, complication
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 --
ふとん
futon
futon
だいじ
daiji
important, valuable, serious matter
おくりもの
okurimono
a gift; a present
どろぼう
dorobou
thief; burglar
~せい
~sei
made in ~
ちゅうい
chuui
caution, attention
たいふう
taifuu
typhoon

hi
sun, sunshine, day
~けん
~ken
counter for houses
そうそう
sou
really, (is that) so; yes, right
とおる
tooru
to pass (by), to go through
ぎるすぎる
sugiru
to exceed, to go beyond
レポート; リポートレポート; リポート
repo-to; ripo-to
report

ha
leaf
ひつよう
hitsuyou
necessary
かちょう
kachou
section manager
じしん
jishin
earthquake
するとすると
suruto
and, then
めるやめる
yameru
to end, to stop
ガラスガラス
garasu
glass, pane
~がくぶ
~gakubu
department of a university
しいきびしい
kibishii
hard; rigorous; strict
エスカレーターエスカレーター
esukare-ta-
escalator
じんこう
jinkou
population
つき
tsuki
moon
きぬ
kinu
silk
ちっともちっとも
chittomo
not at all (neg. verb)
ふかい
fukai
deep, profound
れるこわれる
kowareru
to be broken, to break
れるゆれる
yureru
to shake, to sway
おちる
ochiru
to fall, to drop
できるだけできるだけ
dekirudake
if at all possible, as much as possible
しいかなしい
kanashii
sad, sorrowful

Part: 1234567 (100 words per part, 668 total)

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