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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1agaru

あがる

to rise
2aisatsu

あいさつ

to greet
3annai

あんない

to guide
4anshin

あんしん

peace of mind
5arubaito

part-time job
6atsumaru

あつまる

to gather; to collect; to assemble
7atsumeru

あつめる

to collect; to assemble; to gather
8ayamaru

あやまる

to apologize
9boueki

ぼうえき

trade
10chekku

to check
11chuui

ちゅうい

caution
12chuusha

ちゅうしゃ

injection
13danbou

だんぼう

heating
14enryo

えんりょ

reserve; refraining
15erabu

えらぶ

to choose
16fakkusu

fax
17fueru

ふえる

to increase
18fukushuu

ふくしゅう

review (of learned material); revision
19fumu

ふむ

to step on
20furidasu

ふりだす

to start to rain
21futoru

ふとる

to become fat
22genin

げんいん

cause
23geshuku

げしゅく

lodging
24gochisou

a feast
25goran ni naru

ごらんになる

(respectful) to see
26haiken

はいけん

seeing; looking at​
27hakobu

はこぶ

to carry
28hanami

はなみ

cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
29hantai

はんたい

opposition
30harau

はらう

to pay
31hatsuon

はつおん

pronunciation
32henji

へんじ

reply; answer; response
33hieru

ひえる

to grow cold
34hikaru

ひかる

to shine
35hikidasu

ひきだす

to withdraw
36hikkosu

ひっこす

to move house
37hiraku

ひらく

to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
38hirou

ひろう

to pick up
39homeru

ほめる

to praise
40honyaku

ほんやく

translation
41housou

ほうそう

to broadcast
42ijimeru

to tease
43iken

いけん

opinion; view; comment
44ikiru

いきる

to live
45inoru

いのる

to pray
46isogu

いそぐ

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
47itadaku

いただく

(humble) to receive
48itasu

いたす

(humble) to do
49junbi

じゅんび

to prepare
50kaeru

かえる

to change; to transform
51kaigi

かいぎ

meeting; conference; session; assembly
52kaiwa

かいわ

conversation
53kamau

かまう

to mind
54kamu

かむ

to bite,to chew
55kangaeru

かんがえる

to think
56kankei

かんけい

relationship
57katadzukeru

かたづける

to tidy up
58katsu

かつ

to win
59kawaku

かわく

to get dry
60kawaru

かわる

to change
61kayou

かよう

to commute
62kazaru

かざる

to decorate
63kega

けが

to injure
64keikaku

けいかく

to plan
65keiken

けいけん

to experience
66kenbutsu

けんぶつ

sightseeing; visit
67kenka

けんか

to quarrel
68kenkyuu

けんきゅう

research
69kikoeru

きこえる

to be heard; to be audible; to be said
70kimaru

きまる

to be decided
71kimeru

きめる

to decide
72komu

こむ

to be crowded
73koshou

こしょう

to break-down
74kougi

こうぎ

lecture
75kowareru

こわれる

to be broken
76kowasu

こわす

to break
77kudasaru

くださる

(respectful) to give
78kuraberu

くらべる

to compare
79kureru

くれる

to get dark
80kyouiku

きょういく

education
81kyousou

きょうそう

competition
82kyuukou

きゅうこう

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening
83machigaeru

まちがえる

to make a mistake (in)
84mairu

まいる

(humble) to go; to come
85makeru

まける

to lose
86maniau

まにあう

to be in time (for)
87mawaru

まわる

to go around
88meshiagaru

めしあがる

to eat; to drink​
89mieru

みえる

to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem
90mitsukaru

みつかる

to be found; to be discovered
91mitsukeru

みつける

to discover; to find; to come across; to detect; to spot
92modoru

もどる

to turn back
93moushiageru

もうしあげる

to say; to offer
94mousu

もうす

to be called; to say
95mukaeru

むかえる

to go out to meet
96mukau

むかう

to head towards
97muri

むり

impossible
98nageru

なげる

to throw or cast away
99naku

なく

to weep
100naku naru

なくなる

to disappear; to get lost

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