JLPT N4 vocab 1 Flashcards
挨拶
あいさつ
greeting, salutation
間
あいだ
space/time (between), gap, interval, pause, break
赤ん坊
あかんぼう
baby, newborn, infant
空く
あく
to open (doors, business, etc); to be empty; to be vacant, available
開ける
あける
to open (a door, etc), unwrap, unlock; to empty, remove, make space
あさって
the day after tomorrow
朝寝坊
あさ・ね・ぼう
oversleeping, late riser
明日（敬語)
あす
あちら
over there (polite)
暑い
あつい
厚い
あつい
thick, deep, heavy; kind, cordial, hospitable
後
あと
behind, rear; after, later; remainder, the rest
浴びる
あびる
to dash over oneself (e.g. water), take (e.g. shower), bask in (e.g. the sun), bathe in, be flooded with, be covered in
洗う
あらう
to wash, cleanse, rinse; to inquire into, investigate
いくつ
how many; how old
幾ら
いくら
how much
池
いけ
医者
い・しゃ
椅子
い・す
忙しい
いそがしい
入口
いりぐち
薄い
うすい
thin; pale, light, faint; weak (taste, etc), little (affection, etc), not much (of a presence)
内
うち
inside, within; while, during, in the course of; one’s home
上着
うわ・ぎ
coat, jacket, tunic, outer garment
絵
え
picture, drawing, painting, sketch
映画
えいが
movie, film
映画館
えいがかん
movie theater, cinema
駅
えき
大勢
おおぜい
crowd of people, great number of people
奥さん
おくさん
someone’s wife
送る
おくる
to send (a thing), dispatch, transmit
お皿
おさら
plate, dish
遅い
おそい
slow, time-consuming, sluggish; late (in the day), towards the end (of day or night); late, behind schedule, tardy
お手洗い
お・て・あらい
toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom
一昨日
おととい
the day before yesterday
一昨年
おととし；いっさくねん
the year before last
お腹
おなか
belly, abdomen, stomach
重い
おもい
heavy, weighty; heavy (feeling), depressed, gloomy, blue, uneasy
降りる
おりる
to descend, go down, come down; to get off, disembark, dismount
音楽
おんがく
〜階
~かい
__ floor
外国
がい・こく
会社
かい・しゃ
company, corporation; workplace
階段
かい・だん
stairs
買物
かい・もの
shopping; purchased goods
返す
かえす
to return (an object), restore, put back; to turn over/upside down, overturn; to pay back, retaliate, reciprocate; to respond (with), retort, reply, say back
かかる
to take time/money
貸す
かす
to lend, loan; to rent out, hire out
風邪
か・ぜ
common cold, influenza, inflammatory respiratory system illness
片仮名
かた・か・な
角
かど
corner, edge
家内
か・ない
(my) wife; inside the home, one’s family
鞄
かばん
bag, satchel, briefcase, basket
花瓶
か・びん
冠る
かぶる
to put on (one’s head), wear, have on; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc); to take (blame), assume (responsibility)
辛い
からい
借りる
かりる
to borrow, have a loan; to rent, hire
軽い
かるい
light (not heavy), feeling light (i.e. moving easily); light (e.g. of foot), effortless, nimble
川
かわ
river
〜側
～がわ
__ side, part
機会
き・かい
chance, opportunity
汽車
き・しゃ
train (esp. long distance), steam train
技術
ぎ・じゅつ
technology, engineering; technique, skill; art, craft
規則
き・そく
rules, regulations, conventions
絹
きぬ
silk
厳しい
きびしい
severe, strict, rigid; hard (to do), difficult; intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather)
気分
き・ぶん
feeling, mood
決まる
きまる
to be decided, settled, be fixed, be arranged; to be unchanging, fixed; to be a custom, common knowledge
客
きゃく
急
きゅう
sudden, abrupt, unexpected; urgent, pressing; steep, sharp, precipitous; rapid, swift, fast
急行
きゅう・こう
hurrying (to somewhere), rushing, hastening; moving at high speed, express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)
教育
きょう・いく
education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing; culture, cultivation, education
教会
きょう・かい
church, congregation
競争
きょう・そう
competition, contest, rivalry, race
近所
きん・じょ
neighborhood
具合
ぐあい
condition, state; health; way, manner
空気
くうき
air, atmosphere; mood, situation; someone with no presence, someone who doesn’t stand out at all
空港
くうこう
airport
くださる
to give, confer, bestow; to kindly do for one, oblige, favour
首
くび
neck; head; dismissal, discharge, firing (from a job)
比べる
くらべる
to compare; to compete
暮れる
くれる
to get dark; to end (day, year, season, etc), come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair), be lost in (e.g. thought), be overcome with
呉れる
くれる
to give, let one have; to do for one, take the trouble to do
毛
け
計画
けい・かく
plan, project, schedule, scheme, program
経験
けい・けん
experience
経済
けい・ざい
economy, economics; finance, financial circumstances
警察
けい・さつ
police; police station
怪我
け・が
injury (to animate object), hurt
消しゴム
けし・ゴム
eraser
下宿
げ・しゅく
boarding, lodging; boarding house
決して
けっ・して
never, by no means, not in the least, in no way (when used w/ negative)
原因
げん・いん
cause, origin, source
喧嘩
けん・か
quarrel, brawl, fight, argument
見物
けん・ぶつ
sightseeing, watching, viewing
郊外
こう・がい
suburb, commuter belt, outskirts
講義
こう・ぎ
lecture
工業
こう・ぎょう
(manufacturing) industry
工場
こう・じょう
factory, plant, mill, workshop
校長
こう・ちょう
principal, headmaster
交通
こう・つう
traffic, transportation, communication, exchange (of ideas, etc.)
講堂
こう・どう
auditorium, lecture hall
公務員
こう・む・いん
government worker, public/civil servant
国際
こく・さい
international
故障
こ・しょう
breakdown, failure, fault, accident, out of order; damage
ご存知
ご・ぞん・じ
knowing; acquaintance
ご馳走
ご・ち・そう
feast, treating (someone)
細かい
こま・かい
small; fine, minute; trivial, minor; sensitive, attentive
込む
こむ
to be crowded, packed; to go into, put into, remain (seated); to continue in the same state
米
こめ
