jlpt-boi / JLPT N4 / Vocabulary
Basic fluency: common vocabulary for familiar topics, school, and work. Every word below is pulled from real N4 practice questions — tap any word to try the question it appears in.
158 words · with readings & meanings
Practice N4 vocabulary →| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
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| 諦める | あきらめる | to give up | Practice → |
| 預かる | あずかる | to keep something for someone | Practice → |
| 預ける | あずける | to leave something with someone | Practice → |
| あつまる | あつまる | to gather | Practice → |
| 謝る | あやまる | to apologize | Practice → |
| 安全 | あんぜん | safety | Practice → |
| 案内 | あんない | guidance / showing around | Practice → |
| 意見 | いけん | opinion / view | Practice → |
| 急ぐ | いそぐ | to hurry | Practice → |
| 一応 | いちおう | just in case / for now | Practice → |
| 一度 | いちど | once | Practice → |
| 受付 | うけつけ | reception desk | Practice → |
| 受け取る | うけとる | to receive | Practice → |
| うまくいく | うまくいく | to go well | Practice → |
| 運動 | うんどう | exercise | Practice → |
| 選ぶ | えらぶ | to choose | Practice → |
| 覚える | おぼえる | to memorize / remember | Practice → |
| 思う | おもう | to think / feel | Practice → |
| 温度 | おんど | temperature | Practice → |
| 会議 | かいぎ | meeting | Practice → |
| 会場 | かいじょう | venue | Practice → |
| 過去 | かこ | past | Practice → |
| 風邪をひく | かぜをひく | to catch a cold | Practice → |
| 片づける | かたづける | to tidy up | Practice → |
| 必ず | かならず | without fail / always | Practice → |
| 通う | かよう | to commute / attend regularly | Practice → |
| 借りる | かりる | to borrow | Practice → |
| 機会 | きかい | opportunity / chance | Practice → |
| 季節 | きせつ | season | Practice → |
| 気分 | きぶん | feeling / mood | Practice → |
| 希望 | きぼう | hope / wish | Practice → |
| 決める | きめる | to decide | Practice → |
| 休校 | きゅうこう | school closure | Practice → |
| 興味 | きょうみ | interest | Practice → |
| 具合 | ぐあい | condition / state | Practice → |
| 比べる | くらべる | to compare | Practice → |
| 計画 | けいかく | plan | Practice → |
| 経験 | けいけん | experience | Practice → |
| 景色 | けしき | scenery / view | Practice → |
| 結果 | けっか | result / outcome | Practice → |
| 現金 | げんきん | cash | Practice → |
| 健康 | けんこう | health | Practice → |
| 高校 | こうこう | high school | Practice → |
| 工事 | こうじ | construction work | Practice → |
| 交通 | こうつう | transportation / traffic | Practice → |
| 故障 | こしょう | breakdown / malfunction | Practice → |
| 断る | ことわる | to refuse / decline | Practice → |
| 込む | こむ | to be crowded | Practice → |
| 壊れる | こわれる | to break / stop working | Practice → |
| 最近 | さいきん | recently | Practice → |
| 最後 | さいご | last / end | Practice → |
| 最初 | さいしょ | first / beginning | Practice → |
| 探す | さがす | to search / look for | Practice → |
| 誘う | さそう | to invite | Practice → |
| さっぱり | さっぱり | not at all (with negative) / refreshed | Practice → |
| 残念 | ざんねん | regrettable / disappointing | Practice → |
| 叱る | しかる | to scold | Practice → |
| 時間 | じかん | time | Practice → |
| 事故 | じこ | accident | Practice → |
| 自信 | じしん | confidence | Practice → |
| 実際 | じっさい | actually / in reality | Practice → |
| 失敗 | しっぱい | failure / mistake | Practice → |
| 質問 | しつもん | question / inquiry | Practice → |
| 品物 | しなもの | item / goods | Practice → |
| 写真 | しゃしん | photograph | Practice → |
| 習慣 | しゅうかん | habit | Practice → |
| 住所 | じゅうしょ | address | Practice → |
| 十分 | じゅうぶん | enough / sufficient | Practice → |
| 修理 | しゅうり | repair | Practice → |
| 順番 | じゅんばん | order / turn | Practice → |
| 準備 | じゅんび | preparation | Practice → |
| 正直 | しょうじき | honest | Practice → |
| 商品 | しょうひん | product / merchandise | Practice → |
| 将来 | しょうらい | future | Practice → |
| 調べる | しらべる | to look up / investigate | Practice → |
| 真剣 | しんけん | serious / earnest | Practice → |
| 人口 | じんこう | population | Practice → |
| 心配 | しんぱい | worry | Practice → |
| 随分 | ずいぶん | quite / considerably | Practice → |
| すぐ | すぐ | immediately | Practice → |
| 少し | すこし | a little | Practice → |
| 進む | すすむ | to advance / proceed | Practice → |
| ずっと | ずっと | continuously / all the time / much (~er) | Practice → |
| 生活 | せいかつ | daily life | Practice → |
| 成功 | せいこう | success | Practice → |
| 世界 | せかい | world | Practice → |
| 絶対 | ぜったい | absolutely / definitely | Practice → |
| 説明 | せつめい | explanation | Practice → |
| ぜひ | ぜひ | by all means / definitely (want to) | Practice → |
| 相談 | そうだん | consultation | Practice → |
| 育てる | そだてる | to raise / grow | Practice → |
| そろそろ | そろそろ | about time / soon | Practice → |
| 大切 | たいせつ | precious / important | Practice → |
| 大抵 | たいてい | usually / mostly | Practice → |
| 確かめる | たしかめる | to make sure / check | Practice → |
| 建物 | たてもの | building | Practice → |
| 足りる | たりる | to be enough | Practice → |
| だんだん | だんだん | gradually | Practice → |
| 注意 | ちゅうい | attention / caution | Practice → |
| 注文 | ちゅうもん | order / request | Practice → |
| 直接 | ちょくせつ | directly | Practice → |
| 都合 | つごう | circumstances / convenience | Practice → |
| 続ける | つづける | to continue | Practice → |
| 丁寧 | ていねい | polite / careful | Practice → |
| 適当 | てきとう | appropriate / suitable | Practice → |
| 道路 | どうろ | road | Practice → |
| 特に | とくに | especially / particularly | Practice → |
| 途中 | とちゅう | on the way / midway | Practice → |
| 届く | とどく | to arrive / be delivered | Practice → |
| 届ける | とどける | to deliver / turn in | Practice → |
| 取り替える | とりかえる | to replace | Practice → |
| 努力 | どりょく | effort | Practice → |
| 治る | なおる | to recover / be cured | Practice → |
| 名札 | なふだ | name tag | Practice → |
| 慣れる | なれる | to get used to | Practice → |
| 苦手 | にがて | weak at / not good with | Practice → |
| 荷物 | にもつ | luggage / parcel | Practice → |
| 残る | のこる | to remain | Practice → |
| 場合 | ばあい | case / situation | Practice → |
| 配達 | はいたつ | delivery | Practice → |
| 初めて | はじめて | for the first time | Practice → |
| 場所 | ばしょ | place / location | Practice → |
| 払う | はらう | to pay | Practice → |
| 引っ越す | ひっこす | to move house | Practice → |
| 必要 | ひつよう | necessary | Practice → |
| 不安 | ふあん | anxiety / unease | Practice → |
| 増える | ふえる | to increase | Practice → |
| 文化 | ぶんか | culture | Practice → |
| 別々 | べつべつ | separately | Practice → |
| 減る | へる | to decrease | Practice → |
| 返事 | へんじ | reply / response | Practice → |
| 方法 | ほうほう | method / way | Practice → |
| 褒める | ほめる | to praise | Practice → |
| まず | まず | first of all | Practice → |
| 間違える | まちがえる | to make a mistake | Practice → |
| まったく | まったく | completely / not at all / really! (exasperated) | Practice → |
| 間に合う | まにあう | to be in time | Practice → |
| 満足 | まんぞく | satisfaction | Practice → |
| 見つける | みつける | to find | Practice → |
| 迎える | むかえる | to meet / welcome | Practice → |
| 無理 | むり | impossible / unreasonable | Practice → |
| もうすぐ | もうすぐ | soon | Practice → |
| 戻る | もどる | to return | Practice → |
| 約束 | やくそく | promise / appointment | Practice → |
| 役立つ | やくだつ | to be useful | Practice → |
| やはり | やはり | as expected / sure enough | Practice → |
| やめる | やめる | to stop / decide not to | Practice → |
| 許す | ゆるす | to forgive / permit | Practice → |
| 用意 | ようい | preparation | Practice → |
| 用事 | ようじ | errand / business to take care of | Practice → |
| 予定 | よてい | schedule / plan | Practice → |
| 予約 | よやく | reservation | Practice → |
| 理由 | りゆう | reason | Practice → |
| 料金 | りょうきん | fee / charge | Practice → |
| 両方 | りょうほう | both | Practice → |
| 連絡 | れんらく | contact / communication | Practice → |
| 沸かす | わかす | to boil | Practice → |
| 割引 | わりびき | discount | Practice → |