Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N4 Vocab 201-300

This collection contains 100 words.
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hospitalization; hospitalisation
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noun
underwear
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coast; beach
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trade (foreign)
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noun
temple (Buddhist)
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Most common form: 割り合い
adverb, noun
1. rate; ratio; percentage; proportion
2. comparatively
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noun
newspaper company
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tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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noun
principal; headmaster
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church
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shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson
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1. competition; contest
2. to compete
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both; both sides; both parties  (see also: 片方)
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noun
leaf
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noun
1. seat
2. location (of a gathering, etc.); place
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to compare; to make a comparison  (see also: 見比べる)
2. to compete; to vie  (see also: 力比べ)
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noun
1. glass; pane  (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch 'glas')
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. vitreous  (see also: 硝子体)
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noun
back (of body)
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noun
government worker; public servant; civil servant
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1. polite; courteous; civil
2. careful; close; thorough; conscientious
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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Most common form: ぼく
1. I; me  (male term or language)
2. you  (used addressing young children)
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noun
1. sand; grit
2. gold dust; silver dust
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Most common form:
noun
1. ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship  (舟 is often small and hand-propelled; this meaning is restricted to form 船, 舟, ふね)
2. tank; tub; vat; trough
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noun
rules; regulations; conventions
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Most common form: 御覧になる
expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to see; to look; to watch  (see also: 見る; honorific)
2. try to  (after the -te form of a verb)
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reply; answer; response
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noun
(finger) ring
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noun
suit
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complex; complicated; mixed (feelings)  (see also: ややこしい)
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the west; Western countries
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noun
lake
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. corner; nook; recess
noun
2. downstage right (on a noh stage)  (see also: 目付柱; obscure term)
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conjunction
so; therefore  (see also: ですから)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be found; to be discovered
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2. fine; minute
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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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noun
section manager; section chief
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1. suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit
2. noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible
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noun
driver; chauffeur
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noun
1. mirror; looking-glass
2. barrel head
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
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noun
dictionary
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noun
zoo; zoological gardens
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
2. to lower; to reduce; to bring down
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to collect; to assemble; to gather
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noun
1. mind; heart; spirit
2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to carry; to transport; to move; to convey
2. to come; to go  (see also: 足を運ぶ; usu. as お運びになる, お運び下さる, etc.; honorific)
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noun
1. force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy
2. capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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noun
1. arm
2. skill; efforts; ability
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Most common form: うつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound  (also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)
2. to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
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noun
cloud
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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1. place where things are sold; point of sale; POS; sales floor; counter (in shop)
noun
2. favorable time to sell; good time to sell  (see also: 売り時, 買い場)
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noun
conference room; council room
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injection
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metropolitan; municipal
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money)
2. to be omitted; to be missing
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
2. to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.)
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noun
1. (husked grains of) rice
2. 88 years old  (米 is composed of 八十八; this meaning is restricted to reading よね)
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noun
1. outline; main point; gist  (often written with kana only)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. general; substantially; approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. character (i.e. kanji)
2. hand-writing; penmanship
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Most common form: かみ
noun
hair (on the head)
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(indoor) heating  (opposite: 冷房)
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noun
1. hot water  (see also: )
2. hot bath; hot spring
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Most common form: 真ん中
noun
middle; centre; center; mid-way
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noun
insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm
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1. rural area; countryside; the sticks  (sensitive)
2. hometown
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noun
1. Asia (esp. "the Far East")  (often written with kana only)
2. Asian; Asiatic
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Most common form:
interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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Most common form: けど
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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noun
1. laboratory
2. seminar room
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noun
1. limited express (train, faster than an express)  (see also: 特別急行; abbreviation)
2. great hurry
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noun
judo
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
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1. popular
2. prosperous
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception
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scenery; scene; landscape
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noun
rooftop  (see also: 屋上庭園)
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1. in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such  (see also: 然う, ああ, 如何; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)  (often written with kana only)
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Ichidan verb - kureru special class, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given  (くれ is an irregular alternative imperative form; often written with kana only)
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1. tightly (holding on); firmly; securely  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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lecture
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noun
glove; mitten; mitt
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Most common form: 極る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be decided; to be settled
2. to look good in (clothes)
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1. strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
2. unexpected
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up
2. to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life  (see also: 一所懸命; yojijukugo)
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noun
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
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kindness; gentleness
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noun
branch; bow; bough; twig; limb
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cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
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Most common form: 上がる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised  (opposite: 下がる)
2. to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
2. to run (between); to operate (between); to connect  (of public transport)
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noun
dance
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1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading おおじ)
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suburb; outskirts
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grandmother  (see also: )
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