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Wikipedia JLPT N4 Vocab 1-100

This collection contains 100 words.
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じ ょ せ い 0
1. woman; female
2. feminine gender  (linguistics terminology; this meaning is restricted to reading じょせい)
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だ ん せ い 0
1. man; male
2. masculine gender  (linguistics terminology)
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ぶ ん か 1
noun
1. culture; civilization; civilisation
2. Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
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さ い き ん 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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せ か い 1
noun
1. the world; society; the universe
2. sphere; circle; world
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あ ん ぜ ん 0
1. safety  (opposite: 危険)
2. security
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せ い か つ 0
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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ひ つ よ う 0
1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable  (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement
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き ょ う い く 0
training; education
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せ つ め い 0
explanation; exposition
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り よ う 0
use; utilization; utilisation; application
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し ゃ か い 1
noun
1. society; public; community; the world
2. social studies  (see also: 社会科; abbreviation)
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け ん き ゅ う 0
study; research; investigation
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い か 1
noun
1. not exceeding; and downward; ... and below
2. below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level)
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げ ん い ん 0
cause; origin; source
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ち ゅ う が っ こ う 3
noun
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
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ち ゅ う い 1
caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice  (see also: ご注意)
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ば あ い 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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し ょ う か い 0
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
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い じ ょ う 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. not less than; ... and more; ... and upwards  (see also: 余)
2. beyond ... (e.g. one's means); further (e.g. nothing further to say); more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that)
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し ょ う が っ こ う 3
noun
primary school; elementary school; grade school
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あ ん し ん 0
relief; peace of mind
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こ う つ う 0
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
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れ ん ら く 0
1. to contact; to get in touch  (see also: ご連絡)
noun
2. contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message  (see also: ご連絡)
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と く べ つ 0
special
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か ん た ん 0
1. simple; easy; uncomplicated
2. brief; quick; light
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ふ つ う 0
1. general; ordinary; usual
2. normally; generally; usually
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よ や く 0
1. reservation; appointment; booking; advance order
2. contract; subscription; pledge
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じ ゆ う 2
expression, 'na' adjective, noun
freedom; liberty; as it pleases you
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せ い さ ん 0
production; manufacture
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う ち 0 う ち 1
1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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ほ う り つ 0
law
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さ い ご 1
1. last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent
expression
2. no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences)  (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga")
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よ て い 0
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation; estimate
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ぎ じ ゅ つ 1
noun
1. technology; engineering
2. technique; skill
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ば し ょ 0
noun
1. place; location; spot; position
2. room; space
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こ う ぎ ょ う 1
noun
(manufacturing) industry
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じ ゅ う ぶ ん 3
1. plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate
2. division into ten  (this meaning is restricted to form 十分)
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り ゆ う 0
noun
reason; pretext; motive
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タ イ プ 1
1. type; kind; sort; style
2. typewriter; typing  (see also: タイプライター; abbreviation)
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プ レ ゼ ン ト 2
noun
1. present; gift
2. to give a present or gift
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パ ソ コ ン 0
personal computer  (computer terminology; abbreviation)
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か ん け い 0
1. relation; relationship; connection
2. participation; involvement; concern
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か が く 1
noun
science
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さ が す 0 さ が す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for  (esp. 探す)
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)  (esp. 捜す)
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noun, noun (suffix)
within; inside of; less than
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: 仔)
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ひ か り 3
noun
light
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ま ん が 0
noun
cartoon; comic; comic strip
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ひ 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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い が い 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
with the exception of; excepting
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じ だ い 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), noun
1. period; epoch; era; age
2. the times; those days
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ひ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
fire; flame; blaze
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か な ら ず 0 か な ら ず 4
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
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お も ち ゃ 2
noun
toy; plaything  (often written with kana only)
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し ょ く り ょ う ひ ん 0
noun
foodstuff; groceries
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こ く さ い 0
international
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か た ち 0
noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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て ん 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. spot; mark
2. point; dot
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お も う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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お も て 3
noun
1. surface  (opposite: 裏)
2. face (i.e. the visible side of an object)
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ほ し 0
noun
1. star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon)
2. offender; perpetrator  (esp. ホシ; slang)
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く び 0
noun
1. neck
2. head
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こ う こ う 0
noun
senior high school; high school  (see also: 高等学校; abbreviation)
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と く に 1
particularly; especially
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い け ん 1
opinion; view; comment
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せ い じ 0
noun
politics; government
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さ い し ょ 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
beginning; outset; first; onset
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た の し み 3 た の し み 4 た の し み 0
1. enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby  (see also: 御楽しみ)
2. anticipation; looking forward to  (see also: 楽しみにする)
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き 0
noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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1. so; really; seeming
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of  (after masu stem or adj-stem)
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に っ き 0
noun
diary; journal
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ひ き だ し 0
Most common form: 引出し
noun
1. drawer
2. withdrawal; drawing out  (not 抽斗,抽匣)
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Most common form: ため
noun
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (often written with kana only)
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さ ん ぎ ょ う 0
1. industry
noun
2. livelihood; occupation  (archaic)
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い ち ど 3 い ち ど 2 い ち ど 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. once; one time; on one occasion
2. temporarily; for a moment  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひとたび)
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ば い 1
noun
1. twice; double
suffix
2. times; -fold
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あ い だ 0
noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
2. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
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じ ゅ う し ょ 1
noun
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
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チ ェ ッ ク 1
1. check; plaid; checkered
2. checking; monitoring; looking over; scrutinizing; inspecting
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き も ち 0
noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
2. preparedness; readiness; attitude
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け い さ つ 0
1. police
2. police officer  (see also: 警察官; abbreviation)
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じ む し ょ 2
noun
office
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つ ま 2
Most common form: 具
noun
1. wife  (this meaning is restricted to form 妻)
2. my dear; dear; honey  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 妻, 夫)
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じ こ 1
noun
1. accident; incident; trouble
2. circumstances; reasons
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か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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き ゃ く 0
noun
1. guest; visitor
2. customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
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れ き し 0
history
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け い ざ い 1
economics; business; finance; economy
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に ゅ う が く 0
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.)
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ど う ぐ 3
noun
1. tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
2. means
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よ う い 1
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
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は や し 3 は や し 0
noun
1. woods; forest; copse; thicket
2. bunch; line (of something); collection
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ば ん ぐ み 0 ば ん ぐ み 4 ば ん ぐ み 3
noun
program (e.g. TV); programme
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う け つ け 0
Most common form: 受付け
noun
1. reception (desk); information desk  (esp. 受付)
2. receipt; acceptance  (see also: 受け付ける)
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か い ぎ 1 か い ぎ 3
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention; congress
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し ゅ み 1
noun
1. hobby; pastime
2. tastes; preference; liking
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お と 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. sound; noise; report
2. note  (music term)
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じ し ん 0
noun
earthquake
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え ら ぶ 2
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
to choose; to select
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