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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| 401 | 再来週 | saraishuu さらいしゅう | Noun, Adverbial Noun | week after next |
| 402 | 差し上げる | sashiageru さしあげる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to give |
| 403 | 騒ぐ | sawagu さわぐ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to make noise,to be excited |
| 404 | 触る | sawaru さわる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to touch |
| 405 | 生物 | seibutsu せいぶつ | Noun | living thing |
| 406 | 政治 | seiji せいじ | Noun | politics |
| 407 | 生活 | seikatsu せいかつ | Noun, Suru verb | to live |
| 408 | 生命 | seimei せいめい | Noun | life |
| 409 | 生産 | seisan せいさん | Noun, Suru verb | production |
| 410 | 西洋 | seiyou せいよう | Noun | the west; Western countries |
| 411 | 世界 | sekai せかい | Noun | the world |
| 412 | 席 | seki せき | Noun | seat |
| 413 | 線 | sen せん | Noun | line |
| 414 | 背中 | senaka せなか | Noun | back (of body) |
| 415 | 先輩 | senpai せんぱい | Noun | senior |
| 416 | 戦争 | sensou せんそう | Noun, Suru verb | war |
| 417 | 説明 | setsumei せつめい | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | explanation |
| 418 | 社長 | shachou しゃちょう | Noun | company president; manager; director |
| 419 | 社会 | shakai しゃかい | Noun | society; public; community; the world |
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| 420 | 市 | shi し | Noun | city |
| 421 | 試合 | shiai しあい | Noun, Suru verb | match,game |
| 422 | 叱る | shikaru しかる | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to scold |
| 423 | 仕方 | shikata しかた | Noun | way; method |
| 424 | 試験 | shiken しけん | Noun, Suru verb | examination |
| 425 | しっかり | shikkari | Adverb, Suru verb | firmly; steadily |
| 426 | 島 | shima しま | Noun | island |
| 427 | 市民 | shimin 市民 | Noun | citizen |
| 428 | 品物 | shinamono しなもの | Noun | goods; article; thing |
| 429 | 新聞社 | shinbunsha しんぶんしゃ | Noun | newspaper company |
| 430 | 親切 | shinsetsu しんせつ | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | kindness |
| 431 | 失敗 | shippai しっぱい | Noun, Suru verb | failure |
| 432 | 調べる | shiraberu しらべる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to investigate |
| 433 | 知らせる | shiraseru しらせる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to notify |
| 434 | 下着 | shitagi したぎ | Noun | underwear |
| 435 | 食料品 | shokuryouhin しょくりょうひん | Noun | food; groceries |
| 436 | 小学校 | shougakkou しょうがっこう | Noun | elementary school |
| 437 | 生じる | shoujiru しょうじる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to produce |
| 438 | 紹介 | shoukai しょうかい | Noun, Suru verb | introduction |
| 439 | 将来 | shourai しょうらい | Noun, Adverbial Noun | future |
| 440 | 小説 | shousetsu しょうせつ | Noun | novel |
| 441 | 趣味 | shumi しゅみ | Noun | hobby; pastime; preference |
| 442 | 習慣 | shuukan しゅうかん | Noun | habit; custom; cultural practice. |
| 443 | 祖母 | sobo そぼ | Noun | grandmother |
| 444 | 育てる | sodateru そだてる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to rear,to bring up |
| 445 | 祖父 | sofu そふ | Noun | grandfather |
| 446 | ソフト | sofuto | Noun, Katakana | soft |
| 447 | そんな | sonna | Pre-noun adjectival | that sort of |
| 448 | それで | sore de | Conjunction | because of that |
| 449 | それほど | sore hodo | Adverb | to that extent |
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| 450 | そろそろ | sorosoro | Adverb | gradually; soon |
| 451 | 卒業 | sotsugyou そつぎょう | Noun, Suru verb | graduation |
| 452 | 相談 | soudan そうだん | Noun, Suru verb | to discuss |
| 453 | 素晴らしい | subarashii すばらしい | Adjective, い-adjective | wonderful |
| 454 | 滑る | suberu すべる | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to slide; to slip |
| 455 | 凄い | sugoi すごい | Adjective, い-adjective | terrific |
| 456 | 水道 | suidou すいどう | Noun | water supply |
| 457 | 水泳 | suiei すいえい | Noun, Suru verb | swimming |
| 458 | すっかり | sukkari | Adverb | completely |
| 459 | 空く | suku すく | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to be hungry |
| 460 | スクリーン | sukuriin | Noun, Katakana | screen |
| 461 | 隅 | sumi すみ | Noun | corner; nook |
| 462 | 済む | sumu すむ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to finish |
| 463 | 砂 | suna すな | Noun | sand |
| 464 | すり | suri | Noun | pickpocket |
| 465 | スーツケース | sustsukeesu | Noun, Katakana | suitcase |
| 466 | 進む | susumu すすむ | Verb, Godan verb, Intransitive verb | to make progress |
| 467 | ステーキ | suteeki | Noun, Katakana | steak |
| 468 | ステレオ | sutereo | Noun, Katakana | stereo |
| 469 | 捨てる | suteru すてる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to throw away |
| 470 | 数学 | suugaku すうがく | Noun | mathematics; arithmetic |
| 471 | スーツ | suutsu | Noun, Katakana | suit |
| 472 | 正しい | tadashii ただしい | Adjective, い-adjective | right; correct |
| 473 | 退院 | tai'in たいいん | Noun, Verb, Suru verb | leaving hospital; discharge from hospital |
| 474 | 台風 | taifuu たいふう | Noun | typhoon |
| 475 | タイプ | taipu | Noun | type,style |
| 476 | たいてい | taitei | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective, Adverb | usually |
| 477 | たまに | tamani | Adverb | occasionally |
| 478 | 棚 | tana たな | Noun | shelves |
| 479 | 誕生 | tanjou たんじょう | Noun, Suru verb | birth |
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| 480 | 楽しみ | tanoshimi たのしみ | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | looking forward to |
| 481 | 倒れる | taoreru たおれる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to fall (over, down) |
| 482 | 足りる | tariru たりる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb | to be sufficient; to be enough |
| 483 | 足す | tasu たす | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to add (numbers / something) |
| 484 | 畳 | tatami たたみ | Noun | Japanese straw mat |
| 485 | 建てる | tateru たてる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to build |
| 486 | 尋ねる | tazuneru たずねる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to ask |
| 487 | 訪ねる | tazuneru たずねる | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to visit |
| 488 | 手袋 | tebukuro てぶくろ | Noun | glove |
| 489 | 丁寧 | teinei ていねい | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | polite |
| 490 | テキスト | tekisuto | Noun, Katakana | text; textbook |
| 491 | 適当 | tekitou てきとう | Noun, Adjective, な-adjective | suitable |
| 492 | 点 | ten てん | Noun | point; dot |
| 493 | 店員 | ten'in てんいん | Noun | employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk |
| 494 | テニス | tenisu | Noun, Katakana | tennis |
| 495 | 天気予報 | tenkiyohou てんきよほう | Noun | weather forecast |
| 496 | 展覧会 | tenrankai てんらんかい | Noun | exhibition |
| 497 | 寺 | tera てら | Noun | temple |
| 498 | 手伝う | tetsudau てつだう | Verb, Godan verb, Transitive verb | to help; to assist; to aid |
| 499 | 途中 | tochuu とちゅう | Noun, Adverbial Noun | on the way |
| 500 | 届ける | todokeru とどける | Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb | to send |
JLPT N4 vocab List total: (571)
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