Japanese vocabulary organized by JLPT level

Wikipedia JLPT N4 Vocab 501-582

This collection contains 82 words.
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
some time ago; just now  (see also: )
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noun
stereo
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to that degree; to that extent; that much  (often written with kana only)
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all; completely; thoroughly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: アナウンサ
noun
announcer
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be crowded; to be packed
2. to be complex  (see also: 手の込んだ)
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expression
very soon  (often written with kana only)
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noun
jam
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be sufficient; to be enough  (see also: 取るに足りない; in the form verb に足りる)
2. to be worth doing; to be worthy
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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noun
facsimile; FAX  (see also: ファクシミリ)
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irregular godan verb 'aru', intransitive verb
1. to come; to go; to be (somewhere)  (sometimes erroneously written 居らっしゃる; honorific)
irregular godan verb 'aru', auxiliary verb
2. is (doing); are (doing)  (after a -te form, or the particle "de"; honorific)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn; to revolve  (see also: ぐるぐる)
2. to visit several places
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Africa  (often written with kana only)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick up; to find; to gather
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Most common form: 開く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to open (e.g. doors)  (esp. 開く)
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.)  (esp. 開く)
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noun
sandwich
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Most common form: お祭
noun
festival; feast; carnival  (see also: 祭り; polite (teineigo) language)
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far
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Most common form: つく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw; to cast away
2. to face defeat; to give up
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noun
1. moustache; beard; whiskers  (see also: 口髭, 顎鬚, 頬髯; in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers; often written with kana only)
2. extremely short pulse appearing on an electrical signal
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Most common form: 濡れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to get wet
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cure; to heal  (usu. 治す)
2. to fix; to correct; to repair  (usu. 直す)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise  (also written as 起てる)
2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be surprised; to be astonished
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noun
word processor  (computer terminology; abbreviation)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to rear; to bring up
2. to train; to teach; to educate
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to grow fat (stout, plump); to become fat; to gain weight
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Most common form: やめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 止める, 已める)
2. to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain  (often written with kana only)
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noun
pickpocket  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to notify; to advise; to inform
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noun
1. feast; treating (someone)  (see also: 馳走; polite (teineigo) language)
2. to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to turn off  (esp. 止める, 停める)
2. to park  (esp. 止める, 停める)
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Most common form: 此の頃
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
recently; nowadays; these days; now; at present
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irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk  (often written with kana only; honorific)
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1. shallow; superficial  (opposite: 深い)
2. slight (wound); light (sleep); pale (colour); inadequate (knowledge)
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noun
weather forecast; weather report
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Most common form: なれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with  (esp. 慣れる)
2. to become skilled in; to become experienced at  (esp. 慣れる)
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irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to do  (honorific; often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
2. to abandon; to desert; to leave
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Most common form: なくなる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing  (often written with kana only)
2. to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: よる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
2. to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
month after next
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Most common form: スッと
1. straight; quickly; directly; all of a sudden  (スーッと and すうっと are more emphatic; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. quietly; gently; softly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: かんごし
noun
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
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noun
rich person  (see also: 金持ち)
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noun
escalator
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to help; to assist; to aid
2. to contribute to; to be a factor in
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not at all (neg. verb)  (often written with kana only)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to burn
2. to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to build; to construct
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Most common form: お釣り
noun
change (i.e. money); balance  (see also: 釣り; polite (teineigo) language)
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Most common form: 押入れ
noun
closet
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Most common form: この間
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the other day; lately; recently; during this period
2. meanwhile; in the meantime
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to shake; to sway; to waver
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to tease; to torment; to persecute; to chastise  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: なく
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cease; to stop; to be over
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Most common form: 降りだす
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to plant; to grow; to raise
2. to insert; to transplant; to implant; to set (type)
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noun
1. your house; your home; your family  (honorific)
2. your husband  (honorific)
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Most common form: 床屋
noun
barbershop; barber
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break; to be smashed
2. to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to deliver; to forward; to send
2. to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities); to give notice; to register
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)  (see also: 舞う, 躍る)
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Most common form: 取換る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to exchange; to replace
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Most common form: ご主人
noun
your husband; her husband  (see also: 主人; honorific)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)  (this meaning is restricted to form 焼ける)
2. to be jealous; to be envious
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break; to be broken; to snap; to fracture
2. to be folded
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pray; to wish
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Most common form: なくなる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to die
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
week after next
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. to be  (see also: お出で; often written with kana only; honorific)
2. to come
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1. sleeping in late; oversleeping
noun
2. late riser; sleepyhead
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get dry
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Most common form: かむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bite
2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to eat; to drink  (honorific)
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Most common form: 瘠せる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to slim
2. to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
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Most common form: わく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil
2. to be in a state of excitement; to get excited; to take place energetically; to erupt (e.g. in applause, cheers)
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noun
way of swimming
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