JLPT N4 Vocabulary List - Page 1

This is a list of the vocabulary that you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N4. In total, you will need to have a vocabulary of about 600 words.

# Word Reading Meaning
1
アプローチ
あぷろーち
apuroochi
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.) Study
2
アマチュア
あまちゅあ
amachua
amateur Study
3
あら
あら
ara
oh!, ah!, oh no Study
4
アルミ
あるみ
arumi
aluminum, aluminium Study
5
アンケート
あんけーと
ankeeto
questionnaire, survey, poll Study
6
アンコール
あんこーる
ankooru
encore Study
7
お供
おとも
otomo
attendant, companion Study
8
お土産
おみやげ
omiyage
present, souvenir Study
9
お宅
おたく
otaku
your house, your home, your family Study
10
お宮
おみや
omiya
Shinto shrine Study
11
お礼
おれい
orei
thanks, gratitude Study
12
お祖父さん
おじいさん
ojiisan
grandfather Study
13
お祝い
おいわい
oiwai
congratulations, celebration Study
14
お祭り
おまつり
omatsuri
festival, feast, carnival Study
15
お見舞い
おみまい
omimai
calling on someone who is ill Study
16
お釣り
おつり
otsuri
change Study
17
くらい
くらい
kurai
approximately, about, around, or so Study
18
この間
このあいだ
konoaida
the other day, lately Study
19
この頃
このごろ
konogoro
recently, nowadays Study
20
これから
これから
korekara
after this Study
21
ご主人
ごしゅじん
goshujin
your husband Study
22
ご存じ
ごぞんじ
gozonji
knowing Study
23
ご覧になる
ごらんになる
goranninaru
to see, to look, to watch Study
24
ご馳走
ごちそう
gochisou
feast, treating Study
25
さっき
さっき
sakki
some time ago, just now Study
26
さ来月
さらいげつ
saraigetsu
month after next Study
27
さ来週
さらいしゅう
saraishuu
week after next Study
28
すっかり
すっかり
sukkari
all, completely, totally Study
29
ずれ
ずれ
zure
gap, lag, slippage Study
30
それで
それで
sorede
and, thereupon Study
31
それに
それに
soreni
besides, in addition Study
32
それほど
それほど
sorehodo
to that degree Study
33
そろそろ
そろそろ
sorosoro
soon, momentarily Study
34
そんな
そんな
sonna
such Study
35
だから
だから
dakara
so, therefore Study
36
たまに
たまに
tamani
occasionally, once in a while Study
37
でかい
でかい
dekai
huge, big, gargantuan Study
38
デコレーション
でこれーしょん
dekoreeshon
decoration Study
39
とうとう
とうとう
toutou
finally, at Study
40
どんどん
どんどん
dondon
rapidly, continuously Study
41
なるほど
なるほど
naruhodo
I see!, That’;s right! Study
42
なんか
なんか
nanka
something like ..., things like ..., someone like ..., the likes of ... Study
43
ニュアンス
にゅあんす
nyuansu
nuance Study
44
バー
ばー
baa
bar, tavern, barroom, pub Study
45
パジャマ
ぱじゃま
pajama
pajamas, pyjamas Study
46
パチンコ
ぱちんこ
pachinko
pachinko, mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball Study
47
はっきり
はっきり
hakkiri
clearly, plainly Study
48
バッジ
ばっじ
bajji
badge Study
49
バテる
ばてる
bateru
to be exhausted, to be worn out Study
50
パトカー
ぱとかー
patokaa
patrol car, police car, squad car, cruiser Study
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Focus on Common Words

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Practice with Context

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