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.
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# | ごい | Vocabulario | Type | Significado |
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401 | 再来週 |
saraishuu さらいしゅう |
Noun, Adverbial Noun | week after next |
402 | 差し上げる |
sashiageru さしあげる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to give |
403 | 騒ぐ |
sawagu さわぐ |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to make noise,to be excited |
404 | 触る |
sawaru さわる |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to touch |
405 | 生物 |
seibutsu せいぶつ |
Noun | living thing |
406 | 政治 |
seiji せいじ |
Noun | politics |
407 | 生活 |
seikatsu せいかつ |
Noun, Suru verb | to live |
408 | 生命 |
seimei せいめい |
Noun | life |
409 | 生産 |
seisan せいさん |
Noun, Suru verb | production |
410 | 西洋 |
seiyou せいよう |
Noun | the west; Western countries |
411 | 世界 |
sekai せかい |
Noun | the world |
412 | 席 |
seki せき |
Noun | seat |
413 | 線 |
sen せん |
Noun | line |
414 | 背中 |
senaka せなか |
Noun | back (of body) |
415 | 先輩 |
senpai せんぱい |
Noun | senior |
416 | 戦争 |
sensou せんそう |
Noun, Suru verb | war |
417 | 説明 |
setsumei せつめい |
Noun, Verb, Suru verb | explanation |
418 | 社長 |
shachou しゃちょう |
Noun | company president; manager; director |
419 | 社会 |
shakai しゃかい |
Noun | society; public; community; the world |
420 | 市 |
shi し |
Noun | city |
421 | 試合 |
shiai しあい |
Noun, Suru verb | match,game |
422 | 叱る |
shikaru しかる |
Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to scold |
423 | 仕方 |
shikata しかた |
Noun | way; method |
424 | 試験 |
shiken しけん |
Noun, Suru verb | examination |
425 | しっかり | shikkari | Adverb, Suru verb | firmly; steadily |
426 | 島 |
shima しま |
Noun | island |
427 | 市民 |
shimin 市民 |
Noun | citizen |
428 | 品物 |
shinamono しなもの |
Noun | goods; article; thing |
429 | 新聞社 |
shinbunsha しんぶんしゃ |
Noun | newspaper company |
430 | 親切 |
shinsetsu しんせつ |
Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | kindness |
431 | 失敗 |
shippai しっぱい |
Noun, Suru verb | failure |
432 | 調べる |
shiraberu しらべる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to investigate |
433 | 知らせる |
shiraseru しらせる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to notify |
434 | 下着 |
shitagi したぎ |
Noun | underwear |
435 | 食料品 |
shokuryouhin しょくりょうひん |
Noun | food; groceries |
436 | 小学校 |
shougakkou しょうがっこう |
Noun | elementary school |
437 | 生じる |
shoujiru しょうじる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to produce |
438 | 紹介 |
shoukai しょうかい |
Noun, Suru verb | introduction |
439 | 将来 |
shourai しょうらい |
Noun, Adverbial Noun | future |
440 | 小説 |
shousetsu しょうせつ |
Noun | novel |
441 | 趣味 |
shumi しゅみ |
Noun | hobby; pastime; preference |
442 | 習慣 |
shuukan しゅうかん |
Noun | habit; custom; cultural practice. |
443 | 祖母 |
sobo そぼ |
Noun | grandmother |
444 | 育てる |
sodateru そだてる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to rear,to bring up |
445 | 祖父 |
sofu そふ |
Noun | grandfather |
446 | ソフト | sofuto | Noun, Katakana | soft |
447 | そんな | sonna | Pre-noun adjectival | that sort of |
448 | それで | sore de | Conjunction | because of that |
449 | それほど | sore hodo | Adverb | to that extent |
450 | そろそろ | sorosoro | Adverb | gradually; soon |
451 | 卒業 |
sotsugyou そつぎょう |
Noun, Suru verb | graduation |
452 | 相談 |
soudan そうだん |
Noun, Suru verb | to discuss |
453 | 素晴らしい |
subarashii すばらしい |
Adjective, い-adjective | wonderful |
454 | 滑る |
suberu すべる |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to slide; to slip |
455 | 凄い |
sugoi すごい |
Adjective, い-adjective | terrific |
456 | 水道 |
suidou すいどう |
Noun | water supply |
457 | 水泳 |
suiei すいえい |
Noun, Suru verb | swimming |
458 | すっかり | sukkari | Adverb | completely |
459 | 空く |
suku すく |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be hungry |
460 | スクリーン | sukuriin | Noun, Katakana | screen |
461 | 隅 |
sumi すみ |
Noun | corner; nook |
462 | 済む |
sumu すむ |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to finish |
463 | 砂 |
suna すな |
Noun | sand |
464 | すり | suri | Noun | pickpocket |
465 | スーツケース | sustsukeesu | Noun, Katakana | suitcase |
466 | 進む |
susumu すすむ |
Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to make progress |
467 | ステーキ | suteeki | Noun, Katakana | steak |
468 | ステレオ | sutereo | Noun, Katakana | stereo |
469 | 捨てる |
suteru すてる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to throw away |
470 | 数学 |
suugaku すうがく |
Noun | mathematics; arithmetic |
471 | スーツ | suutsu | Noun, Katakana | suit |
472 | 正しい |
tadashii ただしい |
Adjective, い-adjective | right; correct |
473 | 退院 |
tai'in たいいん |
Noun, Verb, Suru verb | leaving hospital; discharge from hospital |
474 | 台風 |
taifuu たいふう |
Noun | typhoon |
475 | タイプ | taipu | Noun | type,style |
476 | たいてい | taitei | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Adverb | usually |
477 | たまに | tamani | Adverb | occasionally |
478 | 棚 |
tana たな |
Noun | shelves |
479 | 誕生 |
tanjou たんじょう |
Noun, Suru verb | birth |
480 | 楽しみ |
tanoshimi たのしみ |
Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | looking forward to |
481 | 倒れる |
taoreru たおれる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to fall (over, down) |
482 | 足りる |
tariru たりる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be sufficient; to be enough |
483 | 足す |
tasu たす |
Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to add (numbers / something) |
484 | 畳 |
tatami たたみ |
Noun | Japanese straw mat |
485 | 建てる |
tateru たてる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to build |
486 | 訪ねる |
tazuneru たずねる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to visit |
487 | 尋ねる |
tazuneru たずねる |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to ask |
488 | 手袋 |
tebukuro てぶくろ |
Noun | glove |
489 | 丁寧 |
teinei ていねい |
Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | polite |
490 | テキスト | tekisuto | Noun, Katakana | text; textbook |
491 | 適当 |
tekitou てきとう |
Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | suitable |
492 | 点 |
ten てん |
Noun | point; dot |
493 | 店員 |
ten'in てんいん |
Noun | employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk |
494 | テニス | tenisu | Noun, Katakana | tennis |
495 | 天気予報 |
tenkiyohou てんきよほう |
Noun | weather forecast |
496 | 展覧会 |
tenrankai てんらんかい |
Noun | exhibition |
497 | 寺 |
tera てら |
Noun | temple |
498 | 手伝う |
tetsudau てつだう |
Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to help; to assist; to aid |
499 | 途中 |
tochuu とちゅう |
Noun, Adverbial Noun | on the way |
500 | 届ける |
todokeru とどける |
Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to send |
Lista de vocabulario total del JLPT N4: (571)
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