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JLPT N4 Vocabulary — Part 5 of 7 (空く … 文学)
Words 401–500 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.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Conjugation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 空く | あく aku | to open, to become empty (vacant) | — |
| 計画 | けいかくする keikakusuru | plan, project, schedule | — |
| 通り | とおり toori | ~ Street, ~ Avenue | — |
| 下着 | したぎ shitagi | underwear | — |
| 経済 | けいざい keizai | economics, finance, economy | — |
| こう | こう kou | like this, this way | — |
| 是非 | ぜひ zehi | certainly, by all means; without fail | — |
| 裏 | うら ura | reverse side, back | — |
| 為 | ため tame | good, advantage, in order to | — |
| おいでになる | おいでになる oideninaru | (hon.) to be | — |
| 変わる | かわる kawaru | to change (v.i.), to be transformed, to vary | verb → |
| 以外 | いがい igai | other than, with the exception of, excepting | — |
| 済む | すむ sumu | to finish, to end | verb → |
| ハンバーグ | ハンバーグ hanba-gu | hamburger steak | — |
| 市 | し shi | city | — |
| 引き出し | ひきだし hikidashi | drawer | — |
| 遊び | あそび asobi | play | — |
| 支度 | したくする shitakusuru | preparation | — |
| ~始める | ~はじめる ~hajimeru | to start doing ~ | — |
| 見える | みえる mieru | to be visible; -- polite verb meaning 来る (くる) -- | verb → |
| 十分 | じゅうぶん juubun | enough | na-adj → |
| 音 | おと oto | sound, note | — |
| きっと | きっと kitto | surely, definitely, undoubtedly, certainly | — |
| まず | まず mazu | first (of all), to start with | — |
| 遠く | とおく tooku | far away, distant | — |
| 大体 | だいたい daitai | approximately; in most cases; in general; to begin with (same as もともと) | — |
| 折れる | おれる oreru | to break, to be folded, to give in; to turn (a corner) | verb → |
| 正しい | ただしい tadashii | correct | i-adj → |
| 輸入 | ゆにゅう yunyuu | import | — |
| 返事 | へんじ henji | reply, answer | — |
| 都 | と to | metropolitan | — |
| 産業 | さんぎょう sangyou | industry | — |
| 伝える | つたえる tsutaeru | to convey (a message); to tell, to report | verb → |
| お金持ち | かねもち; おかねもち kanemochi; okanemochi | rich person | — |
| 説明 | せつめい setsumei | explanation | — |
| 島 | しま shima | island | — |
| 道具 | どうぐ dougu | tool | — |
| 滑る | すべる suberu | to slide, to slip | verb → |
| それほど | それほど sorehodo | to that degree; extent | — |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | more than; this is all | — |
| ~まま | ~まま ~mama | as it is | — |
| 特急 | とっきゅう tokkyuu | limited express (train faster than an express) | — |
| プレゼント | プレゼント purezento | present, gift | — |
| ~(に) よると | ~(に) よると ~(ni) yoruto | according to ~ | — |
| 妻 | つま tsuma | wife (humble) | — |
| 帰り | かえり kaeri | return, coming back | — |
| 具合 | ぐあい guai | condition, state, health | — |
| 堅; 硬; 固い | かたい katai | solid, hard, firm | — |
| 駐車場 | ちゅうしゃじょう chuushajou | parking lot | — |
| スーツ | スーツ su-tsu | suit | — |
| 危険 | きけん kiken | danger, risk, hazard | — |
| 髪 | かみ kami | hair | — |
| 天気予報 | てんきよほう tenkiyohou | weather forecast | — |
| 彼女 | かのじょ kanojo | girlfriend; she | — |
| 間 | あいだ aida | space, interval | — |
| 卒業 | そつぎょう sotsugyou | graduation | — |
| それで | それで sorede | and (conj.), thereupon, because of that | — |
| 枝 | えだ eda | branch, twig | — |
| 専門 | せんもん senmon | major; speciality | — |
| そろそろ | そろそろ sorosoro | gradually, soon | — |
| 送る | おくる okuru | to send, to dispatch | verb → |
| あげる | あげる ageru | to give | — |
| 騒ぐ | さわぐ sawagu | to make noise, to clamor | verb → |
| 尋ねる | たずねる tazuneru | to inquire (same as 質問する) | verb → |
| 放送 | ほうそうする housousuru | broadcasting | — |
| 政治 | せいじ seiji | politics | — |
| 市民 | しみん shimin | citizen | — |
| ファックス | ファックス fuakkusu | fax | — |
| 負ける | まける makeru | to lose (a game) (v.i.), to be defeated | verb → |
| 指輪 | ゆびわ yubiwa | (finger) ring | — |
| 田舎 | いなか inaka | rural, countryside | — |
| 見つける | みつける mitsukeru | to discover, to find (v.t.) | verb → |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい koukousei | high school student | — |
| 講義 | こうぎ kougi | a lecture | — |
| そんなに | そんなに sonnani | so much, like that | — |
| 昼休み | ひるやすみ hiruyasumi | lunch break, noon recess | — |
| 忘れ物 | わすれもの wasuremono | lost article, something forgotten | — |
| 下りる | おりる oriru | to get down, to go; come down | verb → |
| 腕 | うで ude | arm (in reference to body) | — |
| 訳 | わけ wake | reason; explanation | — |
| 承知 | しょうちする shouchisuru | consent, acceptance | — |
| 日記 | にっき nikki | diary, journal | — |
| 高校; 高等学校 | こうこう; こうとうがっこう koukou; koutougakkou | high school; senior high school | — |
| 似る | にる niru | to resemble, to be similar | verb → |
| ~おわる | ~おわる ~owaru | to finish doing ~ | — |
| 暖房 | だんぼう danbou | heating | — |
| 留守 | るす rusu | absence; not at home | — |
| 割合 | わりあい wariai | rate, ratio, percentage | — |
| 寺 | てら tera | Buddhist temple | — |
| 慣れる | なれる nareru | to grow accustomed to | verb → |
| 普通 | ふつう futsuu | common; usual | — |
| 手伝う | てつだう tetsudau | to help | verb → |
| なるほど | なるほど naruhodo | I see; I now understand | — |
| くださる | くださる kudasaru | (hon.) to give, to confer | — |
| 息子 | むすこ musuko | (humble) son | — |
| お子さん | おこさん okosan | (someone else's) child (polite) | — |
| 会場 | かいじょう kaijou | venue, meeting place | — |
| 笑う | わらう warau | to laugh, to smile | verb → |
| 運ぶ | はこぶ hakobu | to transport, to carry | verb → |
| 文学 | ぶんがく bungaku | literature | — |
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