N4 Vocab Flashcards
挨拶
[あいさつ]
greeting / speech
間
[あいだ]
space / gap
会う
[あう]
to meet / to come together
上がる
[あがる]
to raise
浅い
[あさい]
shallow / light
明日
[あした]
tomorrow
味
[あじ]
taste / flavor
遊び
[あそび]
playing
集まる
[あつまる]
to collect / to gather
謝る
[あやまる]
to apologize
安心
[あんしん]
relief
安全
[あんぜん]
safety
案内
[あんない]
guidance
以下
[いか]
not exceeding / less than
以外
[いがい]
excluding / except
医学
[いがく]
medical science / (study of) medicine
生きる
[いきる]
to live
意見
[いけん]
opinion
石
[いし]
stone
いじめる
to bully / to pick on
以上
[いじょう]
more than / not less than
急ぐ
[いそぐ]
to hurry
いたす
to do (polite/humble speech)
いただく
to receive / to get
一度
[いちど]
once / one time
一生懸命
[いっしょうけんめい]
very hard / with utmost effort
一杯
[いっぱい]
filled with / fully
系
[いと]
thread / yarn
以内
[いない]
within / inside
田舎
[いなか]
countryside / rural area
祈る
[いのる]
to pray
いらっしゃる
to come / to go (polite)
植える
[うえる]
to plant / to grow
伺う
[うかがう]
to ask (polite)
受付
[うけつけ]
reception desk
受ける
[うける]
to receive / to get
動く
[うごく]
to move
嘘
[うそ]
lie
内
[うち]
inside / amongst (のうち)
打つ
[うつ]
to hit
美しい
[うつくしい]
beautiful
写す
[うつす]
to copy / to transcribe
移る
[うつる]
to move (locations)
腕
[うで]
arm
うまい
skillful / good (at)
裏
[うら]
opposite side / bottom / behind
売り場
[うりば]
(store) department
嬉しい
[うれしい]
pleased / happy
運転
[うんてん]
operation
運転手
[うんてんしゅ]
driver
運動
[うんどう]
exercise
枝
[えだ]
branch / twig
選ぶ
[えらぶ]
to choose / to select
遠慮
[えんりょ]
restraint / decline
おいでになる
to come (polite/honorific)
お祝い
[おいわい]
congratulate
おかげで
thanks to / because of
おかしい
funny / strange
億
[おく]
hundred million
屋上
[おくじょう]
rooftop
贈り物
[おくりもの]
present / gift
送る
[おくる]
to send (a thing)
遅れる
[おくれる]
to be late
起こす
[おこす]
to wake up / to pick up
行う
[おくなう]
to perform / to carry out
怒る
[おこる]
to get angry
押し入れ
[おしいれ]
closet
お嬢さん
[おじょうさん]
someone’s daughter
お宅
[おたく]
your house (polite/respectful)
落ちる
[おちる]
to fall down
おっしゃる
to say (polite)
夫
[おっと]
husband
お釣り
[おつり]
change (for a purchase)
音
[おと]
sound / noise
落とす
[おとす]
to lose
踊る
[おどる]
to dance
驚く
[おどろく]
to be surprised
お祭り
[おまつり]
festival
お土産
[おみやげ]
souvenir
思い出す
[おもいだす]
to remember
思う
[おもう]
to think
おもちゃ
toy
表
[おもて]
(visible) face (of an object) / outside / public
親
[おや]
parents
降りる
[おりる]
to descend / to go down
折る
[おる]
to break / to fold
お礼
[おれい]
thanks / gratitude
終わり
[おわり]
end / finish
海岸
[かいがん]
beach / coast
会議
[かいぎ]
meeting / conference
会議室
[かいぎしつ]
conference room
会話
[かいわ]
conversation
帰り
[かえり]
return
変える
[かえる]
to change / to alter
科学
[かがく]
science
鏡
[かがみ]
mirror
掛ける
[かける]
to hang
飾る
[かざる]
to decorate
火事
[かじ]
fire
硬い
[かたい]
hard / solid
形
[かたち]
form / shape
片付ける
[かたづける]
to tidy up / to solve (a problem)
課長
[かちょう]
section manager
格好
[かっこう]
form / figure
勝つ
[かつ]
to win
家内
[かない]
my wife (polite)
悲しい
[かなしい]
sad
必ず
[かならず]
always / certainly
金持ち
[かねもち]
rich person
彼女
[かのじょ]
girlfriend / she
壁
[かべ]
wall
構う
[かまう]
to mind / to care
髪
[かみ]
hair
噛む
[かむ]
to bite
通う
[かよう]
to go (to school/work) / to go to and from
彼
[かれ]
boyfriend / he
彼ら
[かれら]
they (usually men)
乾く
[かわく]
to get dry
代わり
[かわり]
substitute / replacement
変わる
[かわる]
to change
考える
[かんがえる]
to think / to ponder / to believe
関係
[かんけい]
relation / relationship
看護婦
[かんごふ]
nurse (female)
簡単
[かんたん]
simple / easy
機会
[きかい]
chance / opportunity
危険
[きけん]
danger / risk
聞こえる
[きこえる]
to be heard / to sound like
汽車
[きしゃ]
train
季節
[きせつ]
season
規則
[きそく]
rules
絹
[きぬ]
silk
厳しい
[きびしい]
strict / harsh / rigid
気分
[きぶん]
mood / feeling
決まる
[きまる]
to be decided
君
[きみ]
you
決める
[きめる]
to decide / to choose
気持ち
[きもち]
feeling / sensation
客
[きゃく]
guest
急
[きゅう]
sudden / urgent / rapid / abrupt
急行
[きゅうこう]
hurrying / rushing
教育
[きょういく]
education
教会
[きょうかい]
church
競争
[きょうそう]
competition
興味
[きょうみ]
interest (in something)
近所
[きんじょ]
neighborhood
技術
[ぎじゅつ]
technology / technique
空気
[くうき]
air
空港
[くうこう]
airport
草
[くさ]
grass
くださる
to give (polite/respectful)
首
[くび]
neck
雲
[くも]
cloud
比べる
[くらべる]
to compare
暮れる
[くれる]
to get dark
具合
[ぐあい]
condition / state
毛
[け]
fur / (animal) hair
計画
[けいかく]
project / plan
経験
[けいけん]
experience
警察
[けいさつ]
police
経済
[けいざい]
economy
けが
injury / accident
景色
[けしき]
scenery / scene
消しゴム
[けしゴム]
eraser
決して
[けっして]
by no means / not ever
かれど
however (polite)
喧嘩
[けんか]
argument / fight
研究
[けんきゅう]
study / investigation
研究室
[けんきゅうしつ]
laboratory
見物
[けんぶつ]
sightseeing
下宿
[げしゅく]
boarding / lodging
原因
[げんいん]
cause / origin / source
郊外
[こうがい]
suburb
講義
[こうぎ]
lecture
工業
[こうぎょう]
manufacturing industry
高校
[こうこう]
high school
高校生
[こうこうせい]
high school student
工場
[こうじょう]
factory
校長
[こうちょう]
principal
交通
[こうつう]
traffic
高等学校
[こうとうがっこう]
high school
講堂
[こうどう]
auditorium / lecture hall
公務員
[こうむいん]
government worker / civil servant
国際
[こくさい]
international
故障
[こしょう]
fault / failure / out of order
答え
[こたえ]
answer
小鳥
[ことり]
small bird
この間
[このあいだ]
the other day
この頃
[このごろ]
these days / recently
細かい
[こまかい]
small / fine / minute
込む
[こむ]
to be crowded
米
[こめ]
rice
これから
in the future / from now on
怖い
[こわい]
scary
壊す
[こわす]
to break / to destroy
壊れる
[こわれる]
to be broken
今度
[こんど]
next time
今夜
[こんや]
this evening / tonight
ご受人
[ごじゅじん]
your husband (polite)
ご存じ
[ごぞんじ]
knowing (polite/respectful)
ご馳走
[ごちそう]
treat (esp. food and drink) / treat to dinner / feast
ゴミ
trash
ご覧になる
[ごらんになる]
to see (polite/respectful)
最近
[さいきん]
these days / recently
最後
[さいご]
end
最初
[さいしょ]
first / beginning
坂
[さか]
slope
盛ん
[さかん]
prosperous
探す
[さがす]
to search / to look for
下がる
[さがる]
to go down
下げる
[さげる]
to lower / to hang
差し上げる
[さしあげる]
to give / to offer (polite/humble)
さっき
a moment ago
寂しい
[さびしい]
lonely
再来月
[さらいげつ]
month after next
再来週
[さらいしゅう]
week after next
騒ぐ
[さわぐ]
to make noise
触る
[さわる]
to touch / to feel
産業
[さんぎょう]
industry
残念
[ざんねん]
regrettable
市
[し]
city
試合
[しあい]
game / match
仕方
[しかた]
way / method
試験
[しけん]
exam / test
下着
[したぎ]
undergarment
支度
[したく]
preparation / arrangements
しっかり
tightly / firmly
失敗
[しっぱい]
failure
品物
[しなもの]
goods
しばらく
for a moment
島
[しま]
island
市民
[しみん]
citizen / public
社会
[しゃかい]
society / public
社長
[しゃちょう]
company president / manager
習慣
[しゅうかん]
habit
出席
[しゅっせき]
attendance
出発
[しゅうぱつ]
departure
趣味
[しゅみ]
hobby
紹介
[しょうかい]
introduction
小学校
[しょうがっこう]
elementary school
小説
[しょうせつ]
novel
招待
[しょうたい]
invitation
承知
[しょうち]
agreement / awareness
将来
[しょうらい]
(near) future
食事
[しょくじ]
meal / diet
食料品
[しょくりょうひん]
food / groceries
知らせる
[しらせる]
to notify
調べる
[しらべる]
to examine / to investigate
親切
[しんせつ]
kind
心配
[しんぱい]
worry / concern / anxiety
新聞社
[しんぶんしゃ]
newspaper company
字
[じ]
character
事故
[じこ]
accident
地震
[じしん]
earthquake
時代
[じだい]
period / age
辞典
[じてん]
dictionary
事務所
[じむしょ]
office
邪魔
[じゃま]
nuisance / hinderance / obstacle
住所
[じゅうしょ]
address
柔道
[じゅうどう]
judo
十分
[じゅうぶん]
enough / sufficient
準備
[じゅんび]
arrangements
自由
[じゆう]
freedom
女性
[じょせい]
woman
人口
[じんこう]
population
神社
[じんじゃ]
shrine (shinto)
水泳
[すいえん]
swimming
水道
[すいどう]
water supply
数学
[すうがく]
mathematics
過ぎる
[すぎる]
to pass through / too much
空く
[すく]
to become hungry
すごい
amazing / terrible
進む
[すすむ]
to advance / to proceed
すっかり
throughly
すっと
straight / quickly / all of a sudden
捨てる
[すてる]
to throw away
砂
[すな]
sand
素晴らしい
[すばらしい]
wonderful
滑る
[すべる]
to slide / to slip
隅
[すみ]
corner
済む
[すむ]
to finish / to result in something less severe than expected
スリ
pickpocket
すると
thereupon
ずいぶん
very / remarkable / considerably