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JLPT N4 · Elementary

JLPT N4 Vocabulary List

581 words

Practice N4 vocabulary 581 flashcards · readings & meanings Practice JLPT N4 vocabulary tests 96 tests · real exam questions

  1. 場合ばあい

    noun

    situation

  2. 必要ひつよう

    adjectival noun

    necessary

  3. 行おこなう

    verb

    to do

  4. 関係かんけい

    verbal noun

    relationship

  5. 世界せかい

    noun

    the world

  6. 社会しゃかい

    noun

    society,public

  7. 以上いじょう

    noun

    more than,this is all

  8. 研究けんきゅう

    verbal noun

    research

  9. 受うける

    verb

    to take a lesson or test

  10. 経済けいざい

    noun

    finance,economy

  11. 最近さいきん

    noun

    latest,nowadays

  12. 時代じだい

    noun

    era

  13. 説明せつめい

    verbal noun

    explanation

  14. 教育きょういく

    verbal noun

    education

  15. 女性じょせい

    noun

    woman

  16. 利用りよう

    verbal noun

    utilization

  17. 紹介しょうかい

    verbal noun

    introduction

  18. 技術ぎじゅつ

    noun

    art,technology,skill

  19. 特とくに

    adverb

    particularly,especially

  20. 市し

    noun

    city

  21. 意見いけん

    noun

    opinion

  22. 最後さいご

    noun

    last,end

  23. 用よう

    noun

    use

  24. 日記にっき

    noun

    journal

  25. 続つづける

    verb

    to continue

  26. 変かわる

    verb

    to change

  27. 続つづく

    verb

    to be continued

  28. もちろん

    adverb

    of course

  29. 最初さいしょ

    noun

    beginning,first

  30. 形かたち

    noun

    shape

  31. ほとんど

    adverb

    mostly

  32. 理由りゆう

    noun

    reason

  33. 場所ばしょ

    noun

    location

  34. 米こめ

    noun

    uncooked rice

  35. 国際こくさい

    noun

    international

  36. 政治せいじ

    noun

    politics,government

  37. 別べつ

    adjectival noun

    different

  38. 億おく

    noun

    one hundred million

  39. 下くださる

    verb

    (respectful) to give

  40. 文化ぶんか

    noun

    culture

  41. 彼かれら

    pronoun

    they

  42. 自由じゆう

    adjectival noun

    freedom

  43. これから

    noun

    after this

  44. 戻もどる

    verb

    to turn back

  45. 歴史れきし

    noun

    history

  46. 予定よてい

    verbal noun

    arrangement

  47. 以外いがい

    noun

    with the exception of

  48. 生いきる

    verb

    to live

  49. 確たしか

    adjectival noun

    definite

  50. 例たとえば

    adverb

    for example

  51. 簡単かんたん

    adjectival noun

    simple

  52. 以下いか

    noun

    less than

  53. 申もうし上あげる

    verb

    (humble) to say,to tell

  54. 普通ふつう

    noun

    usually, or a train that stops at every station

  55. 科学かがく

    noun

    science

  56. 戦争せんそう

    verbal noun

    war

  57. 法律ほうりつ

    noun

    law

  58. 進すすむ

    verb

    to make progress

  59. 十分じゅうぶん

    adjectival noun

    enough

  60. 決きめる

    verb

    to decide

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This JLPT N4 vocabulary list has 581 essential words, ranked by how often they appear so you study the most useful ones first. Each word includes its reading, meaning, part of speech, pitch accent, and native audio.

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