Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N4 Vocab 101-200

This collection contains 100 words.
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Most common form: 変る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
2. to move to
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noun
factory; plant; mill; workshop
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noun
1. citizen; citizenry; public
2. city inhabitant; townspeople
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
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1. graduation; completion (e.g. of a course)
2. outgrowing something; moving on  (colloquialism)
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1. flavor; flavour; taste
2. charm; style
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Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
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noun
literature
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season
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noun
1. son
2. penis  (vulgar expression or word; this meaning is restricted to reading むすこ)
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noun
the end
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noun
1. forest
2. shrine grove  (see also: 鎮守の杜; esp. 杜)
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noun
medical science; medicine
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noun
finger; toe; digit
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noun
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
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Most common form: 一杯
1. amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic)
2. full
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noun
company president; manager; director
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noun
1. air; atmosphere
2. mood; situation  (see also: 空気を読む)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
future (usually near); prospects
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1. soft  (opposite: ハード)
noun
2. software  (see also: ソフトウエア; computer terminology; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 赤ちゃん
noun
baby; infant
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beautiful; lovely
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noun
harbour; harbor; port
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1. sure; certain; positive; definite
2. reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit
2. to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
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noun
1. population
2. common talk
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conjunction, expression
or; otherwise  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. on the way; en route
2. in the middle of; midway
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noun
doll; puppet; figure
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noun
feeling; mood
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noun
1. futon (quilted Japanese-style mattress laid out on the floor)
2. round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
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failure; mistake; blunder
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noun
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
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novel; (short) story
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noun
dream
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noun
1. (my) daughter
2. girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)  (see also: )
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suffix
suffix for familiar person  (familiar language)
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noun
1. circumference; girth  (see also: 回り)
2. surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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1. important; valuable; serious matter
2. safe (Tochigi dialect); OK  (see also: だいじょうぶ; this meaning is restricted to reading だいじ)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. playing
2. play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)  (often written with kana only)
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examination; test; study; trial; experiment
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noun
accessory
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noun
chance; opportunity
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conjunction
thereupon; hereupon
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noun
husband  (see also: 良人)
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1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
2. impossible
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noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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noun
blood; consanguinity
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noun
senior high school student
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. this time; now
2. next time; another time; shortly; soon
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Most common form: 代り
1. substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
2. stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be seen; to be in sight
2. to look; to seem; to appear
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1. urgent; sudden; abrupt
2. sharp; steep; precipitous
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noun
way; method; means; resource; course
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adverb, noun
1. circumstances; condition; convenience
2. to arrange; to manage
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Most common form: みんな
adverb, noun
1. all; everyone; everybody  (often written with kana only)
2. everything  (often written with kana only)
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deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment
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1. danger; peril; hazard  (opposite: 安全)
2. risk
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noun
airport
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration
2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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for example; for instance; e.g.
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noun
1. heat
2. fever; temperature
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noun
1. bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side  (opposite: )
2. rear; back; behind (the house)
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noun
art gallery; art museum
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noun
present; gift
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match; game; bout; contest
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noun
1. wall; partition
2. barrier; obstacle
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war
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noun
parking lot; parking place
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noun
1. parent; parents
2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)  (see also: )
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noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. grass; weed; herb; thatch
2. ninja  (archaic)
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conversation
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Most common form: はんたい
1. opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension
2. reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast
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1. breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order
2. damage; hurt
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noun
ryokan; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run  (see also: 民宿)
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noun
1. head (chief, director) of a section or department
2. head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team  (see also: 倶楽部)
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Most common form: 具合い
noun
condition; state; manner; health
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noun
Shinto shrine
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn back (e.g. half-way)
2. to return; to go back
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noun
1. clothing; clothes
2. kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)
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noun
typhoon; hurricane
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a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to live; to exist
2. to make a living; to subsist
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Most common form: 飜訳
1. translation
2. de-encryption; deciphering
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1. promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date
2. convention; rule
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noun
mathematics; arithmetic
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Most common form: 値段
noun
price; cost
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neighbourhood; neighborhood
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1. funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous  (often written with kana only)
2. strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric  (often written with kana only)
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noun
geography
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noun
return; coming back
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Most common form: 答え
noun
answer; reply; response; solution
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Most common form: たな
noun
1. shelf; shelves; ledge; rack
2. trellis
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet
2. to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct
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noun
water service; water supply
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never; by no means; not in the least; in no way  (with neg. verb)
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Most common form: だいぶ
considerably; greatly; a lot  (often written with kana only)
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1. habit
2. custom; cultural practice
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noun
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer  (see also: 後輩)
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