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
401 saraishuu

さらいしゅう

Noun, Adverbial Noun week after next
402 sashiageru

さしあげる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to give
403 sawagu

さわぐ

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to make noise,to be excited
404 sawaru

さわる

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to touch
405 seibutsu

せいぶつ

Noun living thing
406 seiji

せいじ

Noun politics
407 seikatsu

せいかつ

Noun, Suru verb to live
408 seimei

せいめい

Noun life
409 seisan

せいさん

Noun, Suru verb production
410 seiyou

せいよう

Noun the west; Western countries
411 sekai

せかい

Noun the world
412 seki

せき

Noun seat
413 sen

せん

Noun line
414 senaka

せなか

Noun back (of body)
415 senpai

せんぱい

Noun senior
416 sensou

せんそう

Noun, Suru verb war
417 setsumei

せつめい

Noun, Verb, Suru verb explanation
418 shachou

しゃちょう

Noun company president; manager; director
419 shakai

しゃかい

Noun society; public; community; the world
420 shi

Noun city
421 shiai

しあい

Noun, Suru verb match,game
422 shikaru

しかる

Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb to scold
423 shikata

しかた

Noun way; method
424 shiken

しけん

Noun, Suru verb examination
425 shikkari

Adverb, Suru verb firmly; steadily
426 shima

しま

Noun island
427 shimin

市民

Noun citizen
428 shinamono

しなもの

Noun goods; article; thing
429 shinbunsha

しんぶんしゃ

Noun newspaper company
430 shinsetsu

しんせつ

Noun, Adjective, な-adjective kindness
431 shippai

しっぱい

Noun, Suru verb failure
432 shiraberu

しらべる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to investigate
433 shiraseru

しらせる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to notify
434 shitagi

したぎ

Noun underwear
435 shokuryouhin

しょくりょうひん

Noun food; groceries
436 shougakkou

しょうがっこう

Noun elementary school
437 shoujiru

しょうじる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to produce
438 shoukai

しょうかい

Noun, Suru verb introduction
439 shourai

しょうらい

Noun, Adverbial Noun future
440 shousetsu

しょうせつ

Noun novel
441 shumi

しゅみ

Noun hobby; pastime; preference
442 shuukan

しゅうかん

Noun habit; custom; cultural practice.
443 sobo

そぼ

Noun grandmother
444 sodateru

そだてる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to rear,to bring up
445 sofu

そふ

Noun grandfather
446 sofuto

Noun, Katakana soft
447 sonna

Pre-noun adjectival that sort of
448 sore de

Conjunction because of that
449 sore hodo

Adverb to that extent
450 sorosoro

Adverb gradually; soon
451 sotsugyou

そつぎょう

Noun, Suru verb graduation
452 soudan

そうだん

Noun, Suru verb to discuss
453 subarashii

すばらしい

Adjective, い-adjective wonderful
454 suberu

すべる

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to slide; to slip
455 sugoi

すごい

Adjective, い-adjective terrific
456 suidou

すいどう

Noun water supply
457 suiei

すいえい

Noun, Suru verb swimming
458 sukkari

Adverb completely
459 suku

すく

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to be hungry
460 sukuriin

Noun, Katakana screen
461 sumi

すみ

Noun corner; nook
462 sumu

すむ

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to finish
463 suna

すな

Noun sand
464 suri

Noun pickpocket
465 sustsukeesu

Noun, Katakana suitcase
466 susumu

すすむ

Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb to make progress
467 suteeki

Noun, Katakana steak
468 sutereo

Noun, Katakana stereo
469 suteru

すてる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to throw away
470 suugaku

すうがく

Noun mathematics; arithmetic
471 suutsu

Noun, Katakana suit
472 tadashii

ただしい

Adjective, い-adjective right; correct
473 tai'in

たいいん

Noun, Verb, Suru verb leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
474 taifuu

たいふう

Noun typhoon
475 taipu

Noun type,style
476 taitei

Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Adverb usually
477 tamani

Adverb occasionally
478 tana

たな

Noun shelves
479 tanjou

たんじょう

Noun, Suru verb birth
480 tanoshimi

たのしみ

Noun, Adjective, な-adjective looking forward to​
481 taoreru

たおれる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to fall (over, down)
482 tariru

たりる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb to be sufficient; to be enough
483 tasu

たす

Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb to add (numbers / something)
484 tatami

たたみ

Noun Japanese straw mat
485 tateru

たてる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to build
486 tazuneru

たずねる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to visit
487 tazuneru

たずねる

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to ask
488 tebukuro

てぶくろ

Noun glove
489 teinei

ていねい

Noun, Adjective, な-adjective polite
490 tekisuto

Noun, Katakana text; textbook
491 tekitou

てきとう

Noun, Adjective, な-adjective suitable
492 ten

てん

Noun point; dot
493 ten'in

てんいん

Noun employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk
494 tenisu

Noun, Katakana tennis
495 tenkiyohou

てんきよほう

Noun weather forecast
496 tenrankai

てんらんかい

Noun exhibition
497 tera

てら

Noun temple
498 tetsudau

てつだう

Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb to help; to assist; to aid​
499 tochuu

とちゅう

Noun, Adverbial Noun on the way
500 todokeru

とどける

Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb to send​

Lista de vocabulario total del JLPT N4: (571)

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