JLPT N4 Verbs Vocabulary List

This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Verb(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N4.

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Full JLPT N4 vocabulary list.
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#	動詞	Verb	Meaning
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

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

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

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

JLPT N4 vocab List total: (212)

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*NOTE* This is not yet a complete list of all JLPT vocabulary lessons, and new lessons are being added every week.