This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Verb(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N4.
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| # | 動詞 | Verb | Meaning |
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| 1 | 上がる | agaru あがる | to rise |
| 2 | 挨拶 | aisatsu あいさつ | to greet |
| 3 | 案内 | annai あんない | to guide |
| 4 | 安心 | anshin あんしん | peace of mind |
| 5 | アルバイト | arubaito | part-time job |
| 6 | 集まる | atsumaru あつまる | to gather; to collect; to assemble |
| 7 | 集める | atsumeru あつめる | to collect; to assemble; to gather |
| 8 | 謝る | ayamaru あやまる | to apologize |
| 9 | 貿易 | boueki ぼうえき | trade |
| 10 | チェック | chekku | to check |
| 11 | 注意 | chuui ちゅうい | caution |
| 12 | 注射 | chuusha ちゅうしゃ | injection |
| 13 | 暖房 | danbou だんぼう | heating |
| 14 | 遠慮 | enryo えんりょ | reserve; refraining |
| 15 | 選ぶ | erabu えらぶ | to choose |
| 16 | ファックス | fakkusu | fax |
| 17 | 増える | fueru ふえる | to increase |
| 18 | 復習 | fukushuu ふくしゅう | review (of learned material); revision |
| 19 | 踏む | fumu ふむ | to step on |
| 20 | 降り出す | furidasu ふりだす | to start to rain |
| 21 | 太る | futoru ふとる | to become fat |
| 22 | 原因 | genin げんいん | cause |
| 23 | 下宿 | geshuku げしゅく | lodging |
| 24 | ごちそう | gochisou | a feast |
| 25 | ご覧になる | goran ni naru ごらんになる | (respectful) to see |
| 26 | 拝見 | haiken はいけん | seeing; looking at |
| 27 | 運ぶ | hakobu はこぶ | to carry |
| 28 | 花見 | hanami はなみ | cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing |
| 29 | 反対 | hantai はんたい | opposition |
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| 30 | 払う | harau はらう | to pay |
| 31 | 発音 | hatsuon はつおん | pronunciation |
| 32 | 返事 | henji へんじ | reply; answer; response |
| 33 | 冷える | hieru ひえる | to grow cold |
| 34 | 光る | hikaru ひかる | to shine |
| 35 | 引き出す | hikidasu ひきだす | to withdraw |
| 36 | 引っ越す | hikkosu ひっこす | to move house |
| 37 | 開く | hiraku ひらく | to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack |
| 38 | 拾う | hirou ひろう | to pick up |
| 39 | 褒める | homeru ほめる | to praise |
| 40 | 翻訳 | honyaku ほんやく | translation |
| 41 | 放送 | housou ほうそう | to broadcast |
| 42 | いじめる | ijimeru | to tease |
| 43 | 意見 | iken いけん | opinion; view; comment |
| 44 | 生きる | ikiru いきる | to live |
| 45 | 祈る | inoru いのる | to pray |
| 46 | 急ぐ | isogu いそぐ | to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner |
| 47 | 頂く | itadaku いただく | (humble) to receive |
| 48 | 致す | itasu いたす | (humble) to do |
| 49 | 準備 | junbi じゅんび | to prepare |
| 50 | 変える | kaeru かえる | to change; to transform |
| 51 | 会議 | kaigi かいぎ | meeting; conference; session; assembly |
| 52 | 会話 | kaiwa かいわ | conversation |
| 53 | 構う | kamau かまう | to mind |
| 54 | 噛む | kamu かむ | to bite,to chew |
| 55 | 考える | kangaeru かんがえる | to think |
| 56 | 関係 | kankei かんけい | relationship |
| 57 | 片付ける | katadzukeru かたづける | to tidy up |
| 58 | 勝つ | katsu かつ | to win |
| 59 | 乾く | kawaku かわく | to get dry |
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| 60 | 変わる | kawaru かわる | to change |
| 61 | 通う | kayou かよう | to commute |
| 62 | 飾る | kazaru かざる | to decorate |
| 63 | 怪我 | kega けが | to injure |
| 64 | 計画 | keikaku けいかく | to plan |
| 65 | 経験 | keiken けいけん | to experience |
| 66 | 見物 | kenbutsu けんぶつ | sightseeing; visit |
| 67 | 喧嘩 | kenka けんか | to quarrel |
| 68 | 研究 | kenkyuu けんきゅう | research |
| 69 | 聞こえる | kikoeru きこえる | to be heard; to be audible; to be said |
| 70 | 決まる | kimaru きまる | to be decided |
| 71 | 決める | kimeru きめる | to decide |
| 72 | 込む | komu こむ | to be crowded |
| 73 | 故障 | koshou こしょう | to break-down |
| 74 | 講義 | kougi こうぎ | lecture |
| 75 | 壊れる | kowareru こわれる | to be broken |
| 76 | 壊す | kowasu こわす | to break |
| 77 | 下さる | kudasaru くださる | (respectful) to give |
| 78 | 比べる | kuraberu くらべる | to compare |
| 79 | 暮れる | kureru くれる | to get dark |
| 80 | 教育 | kyouiku きょういく | education |
| 81 | 競争 | kyousou きょうそう | competition |
| 82 | 急行 | kyuukou きゅうこう | hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening |
| 83 | 間違える | machigaeru まちがえる | to make a mistake (in) |
| 84 | 参る | mairu まいる | (humble) to go; to come |
| 85 | 負ける | makeru まける | to lose |
| 86 | 間に合う | maniau まにあう | to be in time (for) |
| 87 | 回る | mawaru まわる | to go around |
| 88 | 召し上がる | meshiagaru めしあがる | to eat; to drink |
| 89 | 見える | mieru みえる | to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem |
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| 90 | 見つかる | mitsukaru みつかる | to be found; to be discovered |
| 91 | 見つける | mitsukeru みつける | to discover; to find; to come across; to detect; to spot |
| 92 | 戻る | modoru もどる | to turn back |
| 93 | 申し上げる | moushiageru もうしあげる | to say; to offer |
| 94 | 申す | mousu もうす | to be called; to say |
| 95 | 迎える | mukaeru むかえる | to go out to meet |
| 96 | 向かう | mukau むかう | to head towards |
| 97 | 無理 | muri むり | impossible |
| 98 | 投げる | nageru なげる | to throw or cast away |
| 99 | 泣く | naku なく | to weep |
| 100 | 無くなる | naku naru なくなる | to disappear; to get lost |
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JLPT N4 Study Guide
JLPT N4 Grammar Master [e-book]
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