JLPT Vocabulary
Vocabulary list
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| Vocabulary | Hiragana | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 特急 | とっきゅう | limited express (train faster than an express) | N4 |
| 珍しい | めずらしい | unusual, rare | N4 |
| 理由 | りゆう | reason | N4 |
| 生きる | いきる | to live | N4 |
| 生活 | せいかつする | living, life; to live | N4 |
| 生産 | せいさんする | production; to produce | N4 |
| 産業 | さんぎょう | industry | N4 |
| 用 | よう | errand, task, business (to take care of) | N4 |
| 用事 | ようじ | business to take care of; tasks; errands | N4 |
| 用意 | ようい | preparation | N4 |
| 田舎 | いなか | rural, countryside | N4 |
| 申し上げる | もうしあげる | (humble)to say, to tell | N4 |
| 申す | もうす | -- extra-modest (humble) expression for 言う (いう) -- | N4 |
| 男性 | だんせい | man; male | N4 |
| 留守 | るす | absence; not at home | N4 |
| 番組 | ばんぐみ | broadcast program | N4 |
| 畳 | たたみ | tatami mat (Japanese straw mat) | N4 |
| 痩せる | やせる | to lose weight | N4 |
| 発音 | はつおん | pronunciation | N4 |
| 皆 | みな | everyone | N4 |
| 盗む | ぬすむ | to steal; to rob | N4 |
| 盛ん | さかん | prosperous, active, thriving | N4 |
| 直す | なおす | to correct (v.t.); to fix | N4 |
| 直る | なおる | to be fixed | N4 |
| 相談 | そうだんする | consultation | N4 |
| 看護婦 | かんごふ | (female) nurse | N4 |
| 真中 | まんなか | middle, center | N4 |
| 真面目 | まじめ | diligent, serious | N4 |
| 眠い | ねむい | sleepy, drowsy | N4 |
| 眠る | ねむる | to sleep | N4 |
| 着物 | きもの | kimono; Japanese traditional dress | N4 |
| 知らせる | しらせる | to notify | N4 |
| 石 | いし | stone | N4 |
| 砂 | すな | sand | N4 |
| 研究 | けんきゅう | study, research, investigation | N4 |
| 研究室 | けんきゅうしつ | the professor's office; laboratory | N4 |
| 確か | たしか | if I remember correctly; certain, definite | N4 |
| 社会 | しゃかい | society | N4 |
| 社長 | しゃちょう | president of a company | N4 |
| 祈る | いのる | to pray; to wish | N4 |
| 祖母 | そぼ | grandmother | N4 |
| 祖父 | そふ | grandfather | N4 |
| 神社 | じんじゃ | Shinto shrine | N4 |
| 科学 | かがく | science | N4 |
| 移る | うつる | to move (from a house); to transfer (from a department); to shift | N4 |
| 程 | ほど | degree, extent | N4 |
| 空く | すく | to be empty (in reference to people), to be less crowded | N4 |
| 空く | あく | to open, to become empty (vacant) | N4 |
| 空気 | くうき | air, atmosphere | N4 |
| 空港 | くうこう | airport | N4 |