List: JLPT Level N4 words
JLPT N4 words: Elementary Level
popular rarely used kanji form search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb dated term
- to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun, to amuse oneself
- to look forward to
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb honorific language
- to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight
- to look, to seem, to appear
- to come
popular JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb colloquial usually written using kana alone intransitive verb linguistics
- to receive, to get
- to catch (e.g. a ball)
- to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
- to sustain (damage), to incur (a loss), to suffer (an injury), to feel (influence)
- to undergo (e.g. surgery), to take (a test), to accept (a challenge)
- to be given (e.g. life, talent)
- to find funny, to find humorous, to be amused (by)
- to follow, to succeed, to be descended from
- to face (south, etc.)
- to be modified by
- to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee
- to be well-received, to become popular, to go down well
popular JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb
- to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek
- to search (a house, pocket, etc.), to search through, to rummage in (e.g. a drawer), to fish around
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する
- boarding, lodging, board and lodging, room and board
- boarding house, lodging house, lodgings
popular rarely used kanji form JLPT N4 Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate
- to start up (a business, society, etc.), to open (e.g. a store), to establish
- to start ..., to begin to ...
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic)
- glove, mitten, mitt
popular JLPT N4 humble language Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb auxiliary verb
- to say, to tell, to state, to express, to offer, to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.)
- to do
popular JLPT N4 noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb する transitive verb
- pronunciation
- production of sound
popular search-only kanji form JLPT N4 godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb computing martial arts colloquial
- to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind
- to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape
- to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election)
- to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances
- to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one's own, to have one's bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with
- to download, to copy from a computer to another medium
- to make someone swoon (judo)
- to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
- to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
- to win over, to seduce, to conquer (unwillingness)