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 | Vocabulary | Type | Meaning |
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| 101 | 変 | hen へん | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | strange; peculiar; weird |
| 102 | 返事 | henji へんじ | Noun, Suru verb | reply; answer; response |
| 103 | 火 | hi ひ | Noun | fire |
| 104 | 酷い | hidoi ひどい | Adjective, い-adjective | terrible; awful |
| 105 | 冷える | hieru ひえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to grow cold |
| 106 | 髭 | hige ひげ | Noun | beard |
| 107 | 非常に | hijou ni ひじょうに | Adverb | extremely |
| 108 | 光 | hikari ひかり | Noun | light |
| 109 | 光る | hikaru ひかる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to shine |
| 110 | 引き出し | hikidashi ひきだし | Noun | drawer |
| 111 | 引き出す | hikidasu ひきだす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to withdraw |
| 112 | 引っ越す | hikkosu ひっこす | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to move house |
| 113 | 飛行場 | hikoujou ひこうじょう | Noun | airfield; airport |
| 114 | 開く | hiraku ひらく | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb, Transitive verb | to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack |
| 115 | 拾う | hirou ひろう | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to pick up |
| 116 | 昼間 | hiruma ひるま | Noun | daytime; during the day |
| 117 | 昼休み | hiruyasumi ひるやすみ | Noun | lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period |
| 118 | 久しぶり | hisashiburi ひさしぶり | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | after a long time |
| 119 | 褒める | homeru ほめる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to praise |
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| 120 | 翻訳 | honyaku ほんやく | Noun, Suru verb | translation |
| 121 | 星 | hoshi ほし | Noun | star |
| 122 | ほとんど | hotondo | Adverbial Noun | mostly |
| 123 | 法律 | houritsu ほうりつ | Noun | law |
| 124 | 放送 | housou ほうそう | Noun, Suru verb | to broadcast |
| 125 | 一度 | ichido いちど | Noun | once; one time; on one occasion |
| 126 | 以外 | igai いがい | Noun | with the exception of; excepting |
| 127 | 医学 | igaku いがく | Noun | medical science; medicine |
| 128 | いじめる | ijimeru | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to tease |
| 129 | 以上 | ijou いじょう | Noun, Adverbial Noun | ... and more; ... and upwards |
| 130 | 以下 | ika いか | Noun | not exceeding |
| 131 | 意見 | iken いけん | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | opinion; view; comment |
| 132 | 生き物 | ikimono いきもの | Noun | living thing |
| 133 | 生きる | ikiru いきる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to live |
| 134 | 以内 | inai いない | Noun, Suffix | within |
| 135 | 田舎 | inaka いなか | Noun | countryside |
| 136 | 祈る | inoru いのる | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to pray |
| 137 | いっぱい | ippai | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Adverb | full |
| 138 | 色んな | ironna いろんな | Pre-noun adjectival | various |
| 139 | 石 | ishi いし | Noun | stone |
| 140 | 急ぐ | isogu いそぐ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner |
| 141 | 一生懸命 | isshoukenmei いっしょうけんめい | Noun, Adverbial Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | very hard; with utmost effort |
| 142 | 頂く | itadaku いただく | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | (humble) to receive |
| 143 | 致す | itasu いたす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | (humble) to do |
| 144 | 糸 | ito いと | Noun | thread |
| 145 | ジャム | jamu | Noun, Katakana | jam |
| 146 | 字 | ji じ | Noun | character |
| 147 | 時代 | jidai じだい | Noun | period |
| 148 | 事故 | jiko じこ | Noun | accident |
| 149 | 事務所 | jimusho じむしょ | Noun | office |
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| 150 | 神社 | jinja じんじゃ | Noun | Shinto shrine |
| 151 | 人口 | jinkou じんこう | Noun | population |
| 152 | 人生 | jinsei じんせい | Noun | human life |
| 153 | 地震 | jishin じしん | Noun | earthquake |
| 154 | 辞典 | jiten じてん | Noun | dictionary |
| 155 | 自由 | jiyuu じゆう | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Expression | freedom |
| 156 | 女性 | josei じょせい | Noun | woman; female |
| 157 | 準備 | junbi じゅんび | Noun, Suru verb | to prepare |
| 158 | 十分 | juubun じゅうぶん | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Adverb | enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory |
| 159 | 柔道 | juudou じゅうどう | Noun | judo |
| 160 | 住所 | juusho じゅうしょ | Noun | address |
| 161 | カーテン | kaaten | Noun, Katakana | curtain |
| 162 | 壁 | kabe かべ | Noun | wall |
| 163 | 課長 | kachou かちょう | Noun | section manager; section chief |
| 164 | 帰り | kaeri かえり | Noun | return; coming back |
| 165 | 変える | kaeru かえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to change; to transform |
| 166 | 科学 | kagaku かがく | Noun | science |
| 167 | 鏡 | kagami かがみ | Noun | mirror |
| 168 | 海岸 | kaigan かいがん | Noun | coast |
| 169 | 会議 | kaigi かいぎ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | meeting; conference; session; assembly |
| 170 | 会議室 | kaigishitsu かいぎしつ | Noun | conference room; conference hall; council room |
| 171 | 会場 | kaijou かいじょう | Noun | assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds |
| 172 | 会話 | kaiwa かいわ | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | conversation |
| 173 | 火事 | kaji かじ | Noun | fire |
| 174 | 格好 | kakkou かっこう | Noun | appearance |
| 175 | 構う | kamau かまう | Verb, Godan verb | to mind |
| 176 | 髪 | kami かみ | Noun | hair |
| 177 | 噛む | kamu かむ | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to bite,to chew |
| 178 | 家内 | kanai かない | Noun | (my) wife; inside the home; one's family |
| 179 | 必ず | kanarazu かならず | Adverb | always; certainly |
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| 180 | 悲しい | kanashii かなしい | Adjective, い-adjective | sad |
| 181 | 考える | kangaeru かんがえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to think |
| 182 | 看護婦 | kangofu かんごふ | Noun | female nurse |
| 183 | 関係 | kankei かんけい | Noun, Suru verb | relationship |
| 184 | 彼女 | kanojo かのじょ | Pronoun | she; her |
| 185 | 簡単 | kantan かんたん | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | simple; easy |
| 186 | 彼 | kare かれ | Pronoun | he; him; his |
| 187 | 彼ら | karera かれら | Pronoun | they; them |
| 188 | 形 | katachi かたち | Noun | shape |
| 189 | 片付ける | katadzukeru かたづける | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to tidy up |
| 190 | 硬い | katai かたい | Adjective, い-adjective | hard |
| 191 | 勝つ | katsu かつ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to win |
| 192 | 乾く | kawaku かわく | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to get dry |
| 193 | 代わり | kawari かわり | Noun | instead; in place |
| 194 | 変わる | kawaru かわる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to change |
| 195 | 通う | kayou かよう | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to commute |
| 196 | 飾る | kazaru かざる | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to decorate |
| 197 | 毛 | ke け | Noun | hair or fur |
| 198 | ケーキ | keeki | Noun, Katakana | cake |
| 199 | 怪我 | kega けが | Noun, Suru verb | to injure |
| 200 | 計画 | keikaku けいかく | Noun, Suru verb | to plan |
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