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Wikipedia JLPT N4 Vocab 401-500

This collection contains 100 words.
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ケ ー キ 1
noun
cake
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ひ き だ す 3
Most common form: 引出す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw
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レ ポ ー ト 2
report; paper
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は ず か し い 4
1. shy; ashamed; embarrassed  (see also: 気恥ずかしい, 小っ恥ずかしい)
2. disgraceful; shameful
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も め ん 1 も め ん 0
noun
1. cotton (material)
2. red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)  (see also: パンヤの木; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading きわた)
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お じ ょ う さ ん 2
noun
1. daughter  (see also: 嬢さん; honorific)
2. young lady  (see also: 嬢さん)
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は い し ゃ 1
noun
dentist
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ひ え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
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う つ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to imitate; to trace
2. to describe
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な お る 2
Most common form: 治る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be cured; to get well; to be healed  (esp. 治る)
2. to get mended; to be repaired; to be fixed  (esp. 直る)
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の り か え る 4 の り か え る 3
Most common form: 乗りかえる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
2. to change one's mind; to move on to (e.g. a new love interest); to change methods; to change one's way of thinking
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は ず 0
noun
1. expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be  (often written with kana only)
2. nock (of a bow)
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ま け る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lose; to be defeated
2. to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield  (this meaning is restricted to form 負ける)
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テ ニ ス 1
noun
tennis
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noun, suffix
Mr (junior); master; boy
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ぬ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear; to put up (wallpaper)
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お い わ い 0
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift  (see also: 祝い; honorific)
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と ま る 0
Most common form: 泊る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stay at (e.g. hotel)
2. to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
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め ず ら し い 4
1. unusual; rare; curious
2. new; novel
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ま ち が え る 4 ま ち が え る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
2. to confuse; to mistake something for something else
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あ げ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to elevate  (see also: 手を挙げる)
2. to do up (one's hair)  (see also: 髪を上げる)
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つ づ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
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い た す 2
Most common form: いたす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to do  (humble; often written with kana only)
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ね む い 2 ね む い 0
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
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た ず ね る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to enquire; to inquire
2. to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
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し ら べ る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search
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ひ じ ょ う に 0
very; extremely; exceedingly  (see also: 非常)
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は い け ん 0
seeing; look at  (humble; polite (teineigo) language)
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よ ご れ る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dirty; to become dirty
2. to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity  (see also: 汚れる)
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か な し い 0
sad; sorrowful
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ハ ン ド バ ッ グ 4
noun
handbag; purse
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わ か す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to boil; to heat  (this meaning is restricted to form 沸かす)
2. to excite  (this meaning is restricted to form 沸かす)
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か た い 0
Most common form: 硬い
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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に る 0 に る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to resemble; to look like; to take after
2. to be similar (in status, condition, etc.); to be close; to be alike; to be like
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し ば ら く 2
1. little while; short while; moment; instant  (often written with kana only)
2. a while; quite a time  (often written with kana only)
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ベ ル 1
noun
1. bell
2. bel; B  (see also: デシベル)
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お か げ 0
noun
1. grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing  (often written with kana only)
2. assistance; help; aid  (often written with kana only)
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パ ー ト 1
noun
1. part
2. part-timer  (see also: パートタイマー; abbreviation)
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さ し あ げ る 0 さ し あ げ る 4
Most common form: 差上げる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to give; to offer  (humble)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
2. to lift up; to hold up; to raise  (humble)
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リ ポ ー ト 2
Most common form: レポート
report; paper
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コ ン ピ ュ ー タ ー 3
Most common form: コンピュータ
noun
computer
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す べ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip
2. to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)
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ひ ら く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
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す ご い 2
Most common form: すごい
1. terrible; dreadful  (often written with kana only)
2. amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific  (often written with kana only)
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ア ル バ イ ト 3
1. part-time job; side job  (see also: パート, パートタイム; originally from German 'Arbeit')
noun
2. albite  (see also: 曹長石)
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み そ 1
noun
1. miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans  (food term)
2. innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
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ス ー ツ ケ ー ス 4
noun
suitcase
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さ び し い 3
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
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か た い 0
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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テ キ ス ト 1
noun
1. text
2. textbook
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Most common form: 喧嘩
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
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コ ン サ ー ト 1 コ ン サ ー ト 3
noun
concert
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わ す れ も の 0
noun
lost article; something forgotten
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す む 1
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to finish; to end; to be completed
2. to merely result in something less severe than expected
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ど ん ど ん 1
1. drumming (noise)  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. rapidly; steadily
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や っ と 0 や っ と 3
1. at last; at length  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ガ ソ リ ン 0
noun
gasoline; petrol
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つ づ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to continue; to last; to go on
2. to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
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あ や ま る 3
to apologize; to apologise
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noun
grape; grapevine  (often written with kana only)
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ほ め る 2
Most common form: 褒める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to praise; to admire; to speak well of someone
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さ わ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to touch; to feel  (often now with を)
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な る べ く 0 な る べ く 4 な る べ く 3
as much as possible; wherever practicable  (often written with kana only)
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そ れ に 0 そ れ に 3
conjunction
besides; in addition; also; moreover  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh
2. hum; hmmm; well; erm
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そ ん な に 0
expression
so much; so; like that
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Most common form: お見舞
noun
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry  (see also: 見舞い)
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か た い 0
Most common form: 硬い
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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な る ほ ど 0
expression, adverb
I see; That's right!; Indeed  (often written with kana only)
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き っ と 0
1. surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. sternly; severely  (esp. キッと; often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ふ く し ゅ う 0
review; revision
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そ ろ そ ろ 1
1. slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word; this meaning is restricted to reading そろそろ, ソロソロ)
2. soon; momentarily; before long; any time now  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ア ル コ ー ル 0
alcohol
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よ し ゅ う 0
preparation for a lesson
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ま い る 1
Most common form: まいる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go; to come; to call  (humble; often written with kana only)
2. to be defeated; to collapse; to die
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つ か ま え る 4 つ か ま え る 3 つ か ま え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to catch; to arrest; to seize
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like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener); so  (see also: 斯う, 然う, 如何)
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サ ラ ダ 1
noun
salad  (originally from Portuguese)
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つ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fish; to angle; to catch
2. to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure  (see also: 釣られる)
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お く 1
Most common form: おく
numeric
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
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ね む る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sleep (not necessarily lying down)  (see also: 寝る)
2. to die
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た す 2 た す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to add (numbers)
2. to add (something); to top up (with something)
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う つ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move (house); to transfer (department)
2. to change the target of interest or concern
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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は っ き り 3
1. clearly; plainly; distinctly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up  (often as はっきりした)
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み つ け る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot
2. to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault
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つ た え る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
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オ ー ト バ イ 3
noun
motorcycle  (originally from 'auto-bike')
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そ れ で 0 そ れ で 3
conjunction
and; thereupon; because of that  (often written with kana only)
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う ご く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
2. to operate; to run; to go; to work
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か た づ け る 4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away
2. to settle (problem); to clear (dispute)
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お れ い 0
noun
1. thanks; gratitude  (polite (teineigo) language)
2. manners; etiquette  (polite (teineigo) language)
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た ま に 0
adverb, suffix
occasionally; once in a while  (often written with kana only)
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ス テ ー キ 2
noun
steak
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such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of  (see also: こんな, そんな, どんな)
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お く れ る 0
Most common form: 後れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue  (see also: 遅刻)
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お る 1
Most common form: おる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
2. to fold; to bend
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ひ ど い 2
1. cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe  (often written with kana only)
2. violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme  (often written with kana only)
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レ ジ 1
noun
1. (cash) register  (see also: レジスター; abbreviation)
2. cashier  (see also: レジ係; abbreviation)
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ガ ソ リ ン ス タ ン ド 6
Most common form: ガソリン・スタンド
noun
gas station; petrol station  (originally from 'gasoline stand')
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