JLPT N4 Vocabulary List
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- #1suf๏ฝๅ๏ฝใฐใ
๏ฝtimes; ๏ฝfold
Example้ซใ่ปใๅฎใ่ปใฎ10ๅใงใใ An expensive car is 10X a cheap car.
- #2suf๏ฝๅบ๏ฝใ
๏ฝ district
Exampleๆฐๅฎฟๅบ (distinct of) Shinjuku
- #3suf๏ฝๅ๏ฝใใ
Mr. ๏ฝ (used for someone of equal or lesser status)
Example็ฐไธญๅใฏๅพใงๆฅใใจๆใใ I think (Mr.) Tanaka will come later.
- #4suf๏ฝๅก๏ฝใใ
member of ๏ฝ
Exampleไผ็คพๅก company employee
- #5suf๏ฝๅผ๏ฝใใ
a ceremony
Exampleๅๆฅญๅผ graduation ceremony
- #6ctr๏ฝ็ณ๏ฝใใใ
counter for tatami mats; measure of room size (in mat units)
Example็งใฎ้จๅฑใฏ6็ณใงใใ My room is the size of 6 tatami mats.
- #7suf๏ฝ็ฎ๏ฝใ
number in a sequence
Exampleไปๆฅใฏไบๅ็ฎใงใใ Today is my second time.
- #8n๏ฝ้ๅปบใฆ๏ฝใใใ ใฆ
๏ฝ-storied building
Exampleๅฎถใฏไธ้ๅปบใฆใงใฏใชใใฆใไบ้ๅปบใฆใงใใ My house is not a three-storied building, but a two-storied building.
- #9nใขใฏใปใตใชใผ
accessory
Exampleใใฎ้ปใๆใซใฏ้ป่ฒใใขใฏใปใตใชใผใๅใใจๆใ๏ผ Do you think yellow accessories will go well with this black dress?
- #10nใขใธใข
Asia
Exampleใขใธใขใซ่ฒใ ใชๅฝใใใใพใใ There are various countries in Asia.
- #11nใขใใฆใณใตใผ
announcer; presenter
Example็ฅใๅใใฏใใฎใใฌใๅฑใงใขใใฆใณใตใผใฎไปไบใใใฆใใพใใ My acquaintance works as an announcer at this TV station.
- #12nใขใใชใซ
Africa
Exampleใขใใชใซใซ่กใฃใฆใฟใใใงใใ I want to try and go to Africa.
- #13nใขใกใชใซ
America
Exampleใขใกใชใซใง็ๅญฆใใฆใฟใใใ I want to try and study abroad in America.
- #14n,adj-noใขใซใณใผใซ
alcohol
Exampleใขใซใณใผใซใๅ ฅใฃใฆใใใใ20ๆญณใซใชใฃใฆใใใ ใญใ There is alcohol in it, so you can have some when you're 20 years old.
- #15n,vsใขใซใใคใ
part-time job
Exampleใญใ ใฎใขใซใใคใใฏใณใณใใใฎๅบๅกใงใใ Kim's part time job is a convenience store clerk.
- #16adj-pnใใใช
such; like that
Exampleใใใชๅใใใใใ่ณชๅใ้้ใใใ I missed such an easy question.
- #17vtใใใใ
to bully; to tease
Exampleๅคๅฝใใๆฅใไบบใฏใใใใชใใใใซๅชใใใใฆใใ ใใใ As for the person who came from a foreign country, please be kind and don't tease them.
- #18adv,adj- no,adj-naใใฃใฑใ
fully; to capacity; a lot
Exampleใ่ๅญใใใฃใฑใ้ฃในใใใๆฉใ้ฃฏใฏ้ฃในใใใชใใฃใใ I ate a lot of snacks, so I could not eat dinner.
- #19viใใใฃใใใ
(hon) to come; to go; to be
Exampleๅ ็ใใใใฃใใใใพใใ๏ผ Is the teacher here?
- #20n,adj-noใใก
inside; within
Exampleไปๅนดใฎใใก within this year
- #21adj-iใใพใ
delicious
Exampleใใฎในใใผใญใฏใใพใ๏ผ This steak is delicious.
- #22intใใ
yes; yeah
Exampleใใใ้ฃในใ๏ผใใใใใ้ฃในใใ Did you already eat? Yeah, I ate.
- #23nใจในใซใฌใผใฟใผ
escalator
Exampleใจในใซใฌใผใฟใผใซไนใฃใฆใ3้ใซ่กใใใ Let's ride the escaltor and go to the 3rd floor.
- #24nใชใผใใใค
motorcycle
Exampleใใซใกใใใใชใใใฐใชใผใใใคใซไนใใใจใฏ้ๅธธใซๅฑใชใใงใใใ It is very dangerous to ride a motorcycle without a helmet.
- #25nใใใ
assistance; help; owing to
Exampleใใฎ็ด ๆดใใใ็นๆฐใฏๅ ็ใฎใใใใงใใ I owe this splendid score to the teacher.
- #26expใใใใใพใง
(I'm fine) thank you; thanks to you
Exampleใใๅ ๆฐใงใใ๏ผใใใฏใใใใใใใพใงๅ ๆฐใงใใใ "How are you?" "I'm fine, thanks to you"
- #27adj-iใใใใ
strange; odd; weird
Exampleใใคใ่ณใใฃใฆใใๅบใซ่ชฐใใใชใใฎใฏใใใใใงใใญใ It is strage that there is no one in the store that is always bustling.
- #28vtใใฃใใใ
to speak; to say
Exampleๅ ็ใ่ฏใ่พๆธใใชใใจๅๅผทใใซใใใจใใฃใใใฃใใ The teacher told me that it is difficult to study without a good dictionary.
- #29nใใคใ
change (for a purchase); small money (ex. coins)
Example800ๅใฎไผ่จใ ใใใใคใใฏ200ๅใชใฏใใ ใฃใใฎใซใ110ๅใใใใใฃใฆใ ใชใใ It was an 800 yen bill, so the change should have been 200 yen, but I only received 110 yen.
- #30nใใใกใ
toy
Example็ไปใใฆใชใใใๅญไพใฎใใใกใใ่ธใใงใใพใใพใใใ You did not clean up so I stepped on the child's toy.
- #31nใๅ็ฃใใฟใใ
present; souvenir
Exampleใธใงใณใใๅ็ฃใ่ฒทใฃใฆใใใใ John bought me a souvenir.
- #32nใๅฌขใใใใใใใใ
(hon) daughter; young lady
Exampleใๅฌขใใใใใใฃใใใใพใใ๏ผ Is your daughter home?
- #33nใๅญใใใใใใ
(hon) (someone else's) child
Exampleใๅญใใใฏไฝๆ็ใพใใงใใ๏ผ What month was your child born?
- #34nใๅฎ ใใใ
(hon) your house; your home
Exampleใๅฎ ใฎ้ป่ฉฑ็ชๅทใๆใใฆ้ ใใพใใ๏ผ Will you give me your home phone number?
- #35nใ็คผใใใ
(pol) thanks; gratitude
Example็ใใใฎใใใใงใงใใพใใใฎใงใใ็คผใ่จใใใใงใใ I want to express my gratitude because I was able to do it due to all of your efforts.
- #36n,vsใ็ฅใใใใใ
congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift
Exampleๆจๆฅ็งใใกใฏ็ตๅฉ๏ผ๏ผๅจๅนดใฎใ็ฅใใใใใ We celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary yesterday.
- #37nใ่ฆ่ใใใฟใพใ
visiting/seeing someone who is ill
Exampleๅ้ใๅ ฅ้ขใใฆใใใใใ่ฆ่ใใซ่กใใพใใ My friend is in the hospital, so I will go and see him.
- #38nใซใผใใณ
curtain
Example็ฉใใใใใซใผใใณใ้ใใฆใใใ๏ผ It is bright so would you close the curtains?
- #39nใฌใน
gas
Exampleใฌในใฎๆนใ้ปๆฐใใๅฎใใ Gas is cheaper than electricity.
- #40nใฌใฝใชใณ
gasoline
Exampleๆ่ฟใฌใฝใชใณใฎๅคๆฎตใใฉใใฉใไธใใฃใฆใใใญใ The price of gasoline has been going up more and more recently.
- #41nใฌใฝใชใณในใฟใณใ
gas station
Exampleๆๆฅ้ ใใใฉใคใใใใฎใงใไปๆฅใฌใฝใชใณในใฟใณใใซ่กใฃใฆใใใพใใ Tomorrow we're going for a long drive, so I will go to the gas station today.
- #42nใฌใฉใน
glass
Exampleใใผใใซใฎไธใซใใใฌใฉในใฎใณใใใใ ใใใ Please give me to glass cup on the table.
- #43advใใฃใจ
surely; almost certainly
Exampleใธใงใณใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใไธๆใ ใใใใฃใจๅๆ ผใใใจๆใใพใใ John is good at Japanese so I think he almost certainly passed.
- #44vtใใใ
to give (to me)
Exampleใๆฏใใใใทใฃใใใใใใ My mom gave me a shirt.
- #45nใฑใผใญ
cake
Example่ช็ๆฅใซใใงใณใฑใผใญใๆฌฒใใใ I want chocolate cake for my birthday.
- #46n,vsใฑใฌใใ
injury; hurt
Exampleใฑใฌใใใชใใใใซๆฐใไปใใฆใใ ใใใ Please be careful so as not to get hurt.
- #47conjใใใฉ
but; however
Example้ฃในใซ่กใใใใใใฉใไปไบใใใใ I want to go and eat, but I have work
- #48conjใใใฉใ
but; however
Example้ฃในใซ่กใใใใใใฉใใไปไบใใใใ I want to go and eat, but I have work
- #49n,vsใใใ
fight; scuffle; argument
Exampleๅญไพใฎใจใๅผใจๆฏๆฅใใใใใพใใใ I fought with my yonger brother everyday when I was a child.
- #50advใใ
in this way
Exampleใใใใฃใฆใซใใใใๅใใพใใ Cut the carrots in this way.
- #51n,vsใใกใใ
feast; to treat someone (to a meal, etc.)
Exampleไธๅธใฎๅฎถใ่จชใญใฆใใใใใใกใใใงใใใ I went to the boss's house and it was a great feast.
- #52n,n-advใใฎ้ใใฎใใใ
the other day; lately
Exampleใใฎ้ๆไผใฃใฆใใใฆใใใใจใใใใใพใใ Thank you for helping me the other day.
- #53n-adv,nใใฎ้ ใใฎใใ
nowadays; these days
Exampleใใฎ้ ใฎๆ ่กใฏ้ซใใงใใ Nowadays, traveling is expensive.
- #54nใดใใใฟ
trash; garbage
Exampleใดใใใกใใใจๅใใฆใใๆจใฆใฆใใ ใใใ Please throw away the trash after properly separating it.
- #55nใใใใ
after this; from here on
Exampleใใใใ้ฃในใซ่กใใพใใ๏ผ Will you go and eat after this?
- #56nใณใณใตใผใ
concert
Exampleใณใณใตใผใใฎในใฑใธใฅใผใซใ่ชฟในใฆใใใ๏ผ Would you look up the concert schedule for me?
- #57nใณใณใใฅใผใฟใผ
computer
Exampleใณใณใใฅใผใฟใผใๅฃใใฆใใใใใใ ใซ็ดใใฆใใใใคใใใงใใ My computer is broken so I plan to have Tom fix it.
- #58nใๅญใใใใใ
(hon) to know
Exampleใใฎไบบใฏใๅญ็ฅใงใใ๏ผ Do you know that person?
- #59exp,vi,vtใ่ฆงใซใชใใใใใซใชใ
(hon) to see; to look; to watch
Exampleใใฎ็ปๅใใ่ฆงใซใชใฃใฆใใ ใใใ Please watch this short movie.
- #60n-adv,nใใฃใ
a little while ago; just now
Exampleๆผใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใซ่กใใชใ๏ผใใใใใใฃใ้ฃในใฆใใพใฃใใ Do you want to go eat lunch? Sorry, I just ate.
- #61nใตใฉใ
salad
Exampleใตใฉใใใใใฎใซใใใฌใทใณใฐใใชใใ There is salad, but no dressing.
- #62nใตใณใใซ
sandal
Exampleๆๆฅๆตทใซ่กใใใใใใผใใตใณใใซใๆใฃใๆนใ่ฏใใ We will go to the beach tomorrow, so you should bring beach sandals.
- #63nใตใณใใคใใ
sandwich
Exampleๅฝผใฏใตใณใใคใใใ้ฃในใฆใใใ He is eating a sandwich.
- #64adv,adv- to,vsใใฃใใ
firmly; securely; properly; well
Example่ชฐใงใๅใใใใใซใใฃใใๆธใใฆใใ ใใใ Please write it well so that anyone can understand it.
- #65adv,adj- noใใฐใใ
a moment; a little while; a while
Exampleใใใใซใชใฃใฆใใฐใใใๅพ ใกใใ ใใใ Please have a seat and wait for a little while.
- #66adj- na,n,vsใใใพ
hindrance; obstacle; nuisance
Exampleๅๅผทใใฆใใใใใใใพใใชใใใใซ้ใใซใใฆใใ ใใใ I am studying, so please be quiet so as not to be a nuisance.
- #67nใธใฃใ
jam
Exampleใใฎใธใฃใ ใๆใใใใฆๅกใใใใใงใใ This jam is soft so it is easy to spread.
- #68adv,adv- toใใใถใ
very; considerably
Example้ง ใใ20ๅๆญฉใใชใใจใใใชใใใจใฏใใใถใ้ ใใงใใญใ That you need to walk 20 minutes from the station is very far.
- #69nในใผใ
suit
Example็บ่กจใใใชใใใในใผใใ็ใชใใฆใใใใจๆใใพใใ It is not a presentation, so I think you do not need to wear a suit.
- #70nในใผใใฑใผใน
suitcase
Exampleๆ ่กใซใใคใ่กใฃใฆใใใธใงใณใฏๆใซ1ๅในใผใใฑใผในใไฝฟใฃใฆใใพใใ Jon, who is always going on trips, uses his suitcase once a month.
- #71nในใผใใผ
supermarket; grocery store
Exampleๆๆใใชใใใในใผใใผใซ่กใฃใฆใใใ๏ผ There are no ingredients, so would you go to the supermarket?
- #72adj-iใใใ
amazing; terrific; terrible; vast (in numbers) | very
Exampleใใฎใณใณใตใผใใฏใใใๆททใใงใใพใใใ That concert was very crowded.
- #73adv,adv- toใใฃใใ
completely; totally; entirely
Exampleๆจๆฅๅฟใใใฃใใฎใงใๅฎฟ้กใใใฃใใๅฟใใฆใใพใใพใใใ I was busy yesterday, so I completely forgot my homework.
- #74adv,vsใใฃใจ
directly; all of a sudden
Exampleไธก่ฆชใจ่ฉฑใใใใชใใฃใใใๅธฐใฃใใใใฃใจ่ชๅใฎ้จๅฑใซ่กใฃใใ I didn't want to talk with my parents, so I went directly to my room when I got home.
- #75advใใฃใจ
the whole time; all the way
Example23ๆญณใใใใฃใจๆฅๆฌใซไฝใใงใใพใใ I have been living in Japan the whole time since I was 23.
- #76nในใใผใญ
steak
Exampleใใฎๆๅใชใฌในใใฉใณใฎในใใผใญใ้ฃในใฆใฟใใใ I want to try eating the steak at that famous restaurant.
- #77nใใ
pickpocket
Example่ฒกๅธใใใใซ็ใพใใใ My wallet was stolen by a pickpocket.
- #78expใใใงใใ
that's right
- #79nใฝใใ
software
Exampleๆฅๆฌ่ชใใใใฉใณใน่ชใซ่จณใใใฝใใใใใใพใใ๏ผ Do you have software that can translate from Japanese to French?
- #80conjใใใง
and; because of that
Exampleใๆจๆฅใฎๆ้ป่ปใๆญขใพใฃใฆใใฆใไปไบใ้ ใใใใใใใใงใใในใๆใฃใ ใฎ๏ผใ "Yesterday morning the train stopped and I was late for work." "So was your boss angry because of that?"
- #81conjใใใซ
besides; in addition; also
Exampleใใฎ้จๅฑใ็ญใใฆๆใใงใใใใใซใๅคใ็ ฉใใใๅๅผทใใซใใใงใใ This room is small and dark. In addition it is noisy outside so it is difficult to study.
- #82advใใใปใฉ
to that extent
Exampleใ่ นใ็ฉบใใฆใใใใงใใใใใใปใฉใงใฏใชใใงใใ I am hungry, but not to that extent.
- #83advใใใใ
soon; any time now
Exampleใใใใๅธฐใใพใใ Iโll go home soon.
- #84adj-pnใใใช
such; like that
Exampleใใใชๆฒใใใใจใ่จใใชใใงใใ ใใใ Don't say things that sad.
- #85expใใใชใซ
so much; like that
Exampleใใชใซใใใชใซ็พๅณใใใฉใผใกใณใใใใพใใ๏ผ Was there ramen that delicious in Paris?
- #86n,vsใฟใคใ
type; kind; style
Exampleๅฑฑๆฌใใใฏใใใช็้ข็ฎใชใฟใคใใฎไบบใงใใญใ Mr. Yamamoto is that kind of serious person.
- #87conjใ ใใ
so; therefore
Exampleๆจๆฅใใฌใใงใใฎๅบใ่ฆใใใ ใใไปๆฅ่กใฃใฆใฟใใใ I saw that store on TV yesterday. So, I wanted to try and go today.
- #88adv,sufใใพใซ
occasionally; once in a while
Exampleใใพใซไธๆฅไธญใใใใใฃใชใใฏในใ่ฆใฆใชใฉใใฏในใใใ Once in a while I watch Netflix all day and relax.
- #89adj-na,nใใกใ ใ
no good
Exampleใใฃใจ้ ๅผตใใชใใจใใกใงใใใ It is not good if you don't persevere harder.
- #90n,vsใใงใใฏ
check; look over
Example้้ใใใชใใใใซใใงใใฏใใฆใใใพใใ๏ผ Will you check this for me so there are no errors?
- #91vใใงใใฏใใ
to check
Exampleๆฏๆฅๅคฉๆฐไบๅ ฑใใใงใใฏใใฆใใพใใ I check the weather report every day.
- #92advใกใฃใจใ
not at all
Exampleใใฃใ่ตทใใใใใกใฃใจใ็ ใใชใใ I just woke up so I am not at all sleepy.
- #93sufใกใใ
suffix for familiar person
Exampleใใใกใใใใใฃใกๆฅใฆใ Yuki, come here.
- #94nใคใใ
intention; plan
Exampleๆๆฅใฏๅฟใใใใใธใ ใซ่กใใคใใใใชใใงใใ I am busy tomorrow, so I have no intention of going to the gym.
- #95nใใญในใ
text; textbook
Exampleใใใช้ฃใใใใญในใใใใN1ใฎ่ฉฆ้จใซใใใพใใ This kind of difficult text is often on the N1 test.
- #96nใใใน
tennis
Exampleไธๅ็ฐไธญใใใจไธ็ทใซใใในใใใฃใฆใฟใใใ I want to try playing tennis with Tanaka-san once.
- #97advใจใใจใ
finally; ultimately
Exampleไธๆๆธๅฝใซ้ ๅผตใฃใใฎใซใ้ฃใใใใฆใจใใจใๆญขใใฆใใพใฃใใ I tried as hard as I could, but it was too difficult and I finally stopped.
- #98adv,adv- toใฉใใฉใ
rapidly; steadily | one after the other
Exampleๅฐ้ขจใ่ฟใฅใใใใ้ขจใใฉใใฉใๅผทใใชใใพใใ When the taiphoon approaches, the wind will become steadily stronger.
- #99adv,adj- naใชใใชใ
very; considerably
Exampleใใใฏใชใใชใ้ฃใใ่ณชๅใงใใญใ That is a very difficult problem.
- #100vtใชใใ
(hon) to do
Exampleๆๆฅใฉใใชใใใพใใ๏ผ What will you do tomorrow?
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