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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| 201 | 経験 | keiken けいけん | Noun, Suru verb | to experience |
| 202 | 警察 | keisatsu けいさつ | Noun | police |
| 203 | 経済 | keizai けいざい | Noun | finance, economy |
| 204 | 見物 | kenbutsu けんぶつ | Noun, Suru verb | sightseeing; visit |
| 205 | 喧嘩 | kenka けんか | Noun, Suru verb | to quarrel |
| 206 | 研究 | kenkyuu けんきゅう | Noun, Suru verb | research |
| 207 | 研究室 | kenkyuushitsu けんきゅうしつ | Noun | laboratory |
| 208 | 消しゴム | keshigomu | Noun | eraser |
| 209 | 景色 | keshiki けしき | Noun | scenery |
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| 210 | 気 | ki き | Noun | spirit |
| 211 | 厳しい | kibishii きびしい | Adjective, い-adjective | strict |
| 212 | 気分 | kibun きぶん | Noun | feeling; mood |
| 213 | 機会 | kikai きかい | Noun | chance; opportunity |
| 214 | 危険 | kiken きけん | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | danger |
| 215 | 聞こえる | kikoeru きこえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be heard; to be audible; to be said |
| 216 | 決まる | kimaru きまる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be decided |
| 217 | 決める | kimeru きめる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to decide |
| 218 | 君 | kimi きみ | Pronoun | You |
| 219 | 気持ち | kimochi きもち | Noun | feeling |
| 220 | 着物 | kimono きもの | Noun | kimono; Japanese traditional clothing |
| 221 | 近所 | kinjo きんじょ | Noun | neighbourhood |
| 222 | 絹 | kinu きぬ | Noun | silk |
| 223 | 季節 | kisetsu きせつ | Noun | season |
| 224 | 汽車 | kisha きしゃ | Noun | train |
| 225 | 規則 | kisoku きそく | Noun | rule |
| 226 | 子 | ko こ | Noun | child |
| 227 | 心 | kokoro こころ | Noun | heart |
| 228 | 国際 | kokusai こくさい | Noun | international |
| 229 | 細かい | komakai こまかい | Adjective, い-adjective | small, fine |
| 230 | 米 | kome こめ | Noun | (husked grains of) rice |
| 231 | 込む | komu こむ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be crowded |
| 232 | 今度 | kondo こんど | Noun | this time; next time |
| 233 | この間 | kono aida このあいだ | Adverbial Noun | the other day; recently |
| 234 | このごろ | kono goro | Adverbial Noun | these days; nowadays |
| 235 | コンピュータ | konpyuuta | Noun, Katakana | computer |
| 236 | コンサート | konsaato | Noun, Katakana | concert |
| 237 | 今夜 | konya こんや | Noun | this evening; tonigh |
| 238 | これから | korekara | Conjunction | after this |
| 239 | 故障 | koshou こしょう | Noun, Suru verb | to break-down |
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| 240 | 答え | kotae こたえ | Noun | response |
| 241 | 小鳥 | kotori ことり | Noun | small bird |
| 242 | こう | kou | Adverb | this way |
| 243 | 校長 | kouchou こうちょう | Noun | principal; headmaster |
| 244 | 講堂 | koudou こうどう | Noun | auditorium |
| 245 | 郊外 | kougai こうがい | Noun | suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city |
| 246 | 講義 | kougi こうぎ | Noun, Suru verb | lecture |
| 247 | 工業 | kougyou こうぎょう | Noun | industry |
| 248 | 工場 | koujou こうじょう | Noun | factory |
| 249 | 高校 | koukou こうこう | Noun | senior high school; high school |
| 250 | 高校生 | koukousei こうこうせい | Noun | high school student |
| 251 | 公務員 | koumuin こうむいん | Noun | government worker |
| 252 | 高等学校 | koutougakkou こうとうがっこう | Noun | high school |
| 253 | 交通 | koutsuu こうつう | Noun | traffic |
| 254 | 怖い | kowai こわい | Adjective, い-adjective | frightening |
| 255 | 壊れる | kowareru こわれる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be broken |
| 256 | 壊す | kowasu こわす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to break |
| 257 | 首 | kubi くび | Noun | neck |
| 258 | 下さる | kudasaru くださる | Verb, Godan verb | (respectful) to give |
| 259 | 雲 | kumo くも | Noun | cloud |
| 260 | 君 | kun くん | Suffix | suffix for familiar young male |
| 261 | 比べる | kuraberu くらべる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to compare |
| 262 | 暮れる | kureru くれる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to get dark |
| 263 | 草 | kusa くさ | Noun | grass |
| 264 | 空気 | kuuki くうき | Noun | air |
| 265 | 空港 | kuukou くうこう | Noun | airport |
| 266 | 客 | kyaku きゃく | Noun | guest; customer |
| 267 | 教育 | kyouiku きょういく | Noun, Suru verb | education |
| 268 | 教会 | kyoukai きょうかい | Noun | church; congregation; Christian church |
| 269 | 興味 | kyoumi きょうみ | Noun | interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for) |
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| 270 | 競争 | kyousou きょうそう | Noun, Suru verb | competition |
| 271 | 急 | kyuu きゅう | Adjective, な-adjective | sudden; abrupt; unexpected |
| 272 | 急行 | kyuukou きゅうこう | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening |
| 273 | 間違える | machigaeru まちがえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to make a mistake (in) |
| 274 | 参る | mairu まいる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | (humble) to go; to come |
| 275 | 負ける | makeru まける | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to lose |
| 276 | 漫画 | manga まんが | Noun | comic |
| 277 | 間に合う | maniau まにあう | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be in time (for) |
| 278 | 真ん中 | mannaka まんなか | Noun | middle; centre; center |
| 279 | 周り | mawari まわり | Noun | around |
| 280 | 回る | mawaru まわる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to go around |
| 281 | まず | mazu | Adverb | first of all |
| 282 | 召し上がる | meshiagaru めしあがる | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to eat; to drink |
| 283 | 珍しい | mezurashii めずらしい | Adjective, い-adjective | unusual; rare |
| 284 | 見える | mieru みえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem |
| 285 | 港 | minato みなと | Noun | harbour |
| 286 | 味噌 | miso みそ | Noun | fermented condiment made from soybeans |
| 287 | 見つかる | mitsukaru みつかる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be found; to be discovered |
| 288 | 見つける | mitsukeru みつける | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to discover; to find; to come across; to detect; to spot |
| 289 | 都 | miyako みやこ | Noun | capital |
| 290 | 湖 | mizuumi みずうみ | Noun | lake |
| 291 | 戻る | modoru もどる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to turn back |
| 292 | 木綿 | momen もめん | Noun | cotton (material) |
| 293 | 森 | mori もり | Noun | forest |
| 294 | もし | moshi | Adverb | if; in case; supposing |
| 295 | 申し上げる | moushiageru もうしあげる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to say; to offer |
| 296 | 申す | mousu もうす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to be called; to say |
| 297 | もうすぐ | mousugu | Adverb, Expression | soon |
| 298 | 迎える | mukaeru むかえる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to go out to meet |
| 299 | 昔 | mukashi むかし | Noun, Adverbial noun | olden days, former |
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| 300 | 向かう | mukau むかう | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to head towards |
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