Lista de vocabulario JLPT N4

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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 1,500 words.

This list includes lessons for the most common and important words for you to know, all listed in alphabetical order.

See our full study guide for how to pass the JLPT N4.

# Vocabulario Type Significado
201 keiken

けいけん

Noun, Suru verb to experience
202 keisatsu

けいさつ

Noun police
203 keizai

けいざい

Noun, Suru verb finance, economy
204 kenbutsu

けんぶつ

Noun, Suru verb sightseeing; visit
205 kenka

けんか

Noun, Suru verb to quarrel
206 kenkyuu

けんきゅう

Noun, Suru verb research
207 kenkyuushitsu

けんきゅうしつ

Noun laboratory
208 keshigomu

Noun eraser
209 keshiki

けしき

Noun scenery
210 ki

Noun spirit
211 kibishii

きびしい

Adjective, い-adjective strict
212 kibun

きぶん

Noun feeling; mood
213 kikai

きかい

Noun chance; opportunity
214 kiken

きけん

Noun, Adjective, な-adjective danger
215 kikoeru

きこえる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to be heard; to be audible; to be said
216 kimaru

きまる

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to be decided
217 kimeru

きめる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to decide
218 kimi

きみ

Pronoun You
219 kimochi

きもち

Noun feeling
220 kimono

きもの

Noun kimono; Japanese traditional clothing
221 kinjo

きんじょ

Noun neighbourhood
222 kinu

きぬ

Noun silk
223 kisetsu

きせつ

Noun season
224 kisha

きしゃ

Noun train
225 kisoku

きそく

Noun rule
226 ko

Noun child
227 kokoro

こころ

Noun heart
228 kokusai

こくさい

Noun international
229 komakai

こまかい

Adjective, い-adjective small, fine
230 kome

こめ

Noun (husked grains of) rice
231 komu

こむ

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to be crowded
232 kondo

こんど

Noun this time; next time
233 kono aida

このあいだ

Adverbial Noun the other day; recently
234 kono goro

Adverbial Noun these days; nowadays
235 konpyuuta

Noun, Katakana computer
236 konsaato

Noun, Katakana concert
237 konya

こんや

Noun this evening; tonigh
238 korekara

Conjunction after this
239 koshou

こしょう

Noun, Suru verb to break-down
240 kotae

こたえ

Noun response
241 kotori

ことり

Noun small bird
242 kou

Adverb this way
243 kouchou

こうちょう

Noun principal; headmaster
244 koudou

こうどう

Noun auditorium
245 kougai

こうがい

Noun suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city
246 kougi

こうぎ

Noun, Suru verb lecture
247 kougyou

こうぎょう

Noun industry
248 koujou

こうじょう

Noun factory
249 koukou

こうこう

Noun senior high school; high school​
250 koukousei

こうこうせい

Noun high school student
251 koumuin

こうむいん

Noun government worker
252 koutougakkou

こうとうがっこう

Noun high school
253 koutsuu

こうつう

Noun, Suru verb traffic
254 kowai

こわい

Adjective, い-adjective frightening
255 kowareru

こわれる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to be broken
256 kowasu

こわす

Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb to break
257 kubi

くび

Noun neck
258 kudasaru

くださる

Verb, Godan verb (respectful) to give
259 kumo

くも

Noun cloud
260 kun

くん

Suffix suffix for familiar young male
261 kuraberu

くらべる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to compare
262 kureru

くれる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to get dark
263 kusa

くさ

Noun grass
264 kuuki

くうき

Noun air
265 kuukou

くうこう

Noun airport
266 kyaku

きゃく

Noun guest; customer
267 kyouiku

きょういく

Noun, Suru verb education
268 kyoukai

きょうかい

Noun church; congregation; Christian church
269 kyoumi

きょうみ

Noun interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
270 kyousou

きょうそう

Noun, Suru verb competition
271 kyuu

きゅう

Adjective, な-adjective sudden; abrupt; unexpected
272 kyuukou

きゅうこう

Noun, Verb, Suru verb hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening
273 machigaeru

まちがえる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to make a mistake (in)
274 mairu

まいる

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb (humble) to go; to come
275 makeru

まける

Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to lose
276 manga

まんが

Noun comic
277 maniau

まにあう

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to be in time (for)
278 mannaka

まんなか

Noun middle; centre; center
279 mawari

まわり

Noun around
280 mawaru

まわる

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to go around
281 mazu

Adverb first of all
282 meshiagaru

めしあがる

Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb to eat; to drink​
283 mezurashii

めずらしい

Adjective, い-adjective unusual; rare
284 mieru

みえる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem
285 minato

みなと

Noun harbour
286 miso

みそ

Noun fermented condiment made from soybeans
287 mitsukaru

みつかる

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to be found; to be discovered
288 mitsukeru

みつける

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to discover; to find; to come across; to detect; to spot
289 miyako

みやこ

Noun capital
290 mizuumi

みずうみ

Noun lake
291 modoru

もどる

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to turn back
292 momen

もめん

Noun cotton (material)
293 mori

もり

Noun forest
294 moshi

Adverb if; in case; supposing
295 moushiageru

もうしあげる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to say; to offer
296 mousu

もうす

Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb to be called; to say
297 mousugu

Adverb, Expression soon
298 mukaeru

むかえる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to go out to meet
299 mukashi

むかし

Noun, Adverbial noun olden days, former
300 mukau

むかう

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to head towards

Lista de vocabulario total del JLPT N4: (571)

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