N4 Vocabulary Flashcards
greeting
Noun
あいさつ
to greet
Suru verb
あいさつする
space, interval
Noun
間、あいだ
to fit, to match
Godan verb
会う、あう
baby, infant
Noun
あかちゃん
to rise, to go up
Godan verb
上がる、あがる
baby
Noun
赤ん坊、あかんぼう
to open, to become empty
Godan verb
空く、あく
accessory
Noun
アクセサリー
to give
Ichidan verb
あげる
shallow, superficial
I-adjective
浅い、あさい
flavor, taste
Noun
味、あじ
Asia
Noun
アジア
tomorrow
Noun
明日、あす
play
Noun
遊び、あそび
to gather, to collect
Godan verb
集まる、あつまる
to collect, to assemble
Ichidan verb
集める、あつめる
announcer
Noun
アナウンサー
Africa
Noun
アフリカ
America
Noun
アメリカ
to apologize
Godan verb
謝る、あやまる
alcohol
Noun
アルコール
part-time job
Noun
アルバイト
peace of mind, relief
Noun
安心、あんしん
safety, security
Noun
安全、あんぜん
such, like that
Pre-noun adjectival
あんな
information, guidance
Noun
案内、あんない
to guide; to show around
Suru verb
案内する、あんないする
less than, below
Noun
以下、いか
with the exception of, excepting
Noun
以外、いがい
medical science
Noun
医学、いがく
to live, to exist
Ichidan verb
生きる、いきる
opinion, view
Noun
意見、いけん
stone
Noun
石、いし
to tease, to torment
Ichidan verb
いじめる
more than, this is all
Noun
以上、いじょう
to hurry, to rush
Godan verb
急ぐ、いそぐ
(humble) to do
Godan verb
致す、いたす
to receive, to take food or drink (humble)
Godan verb
いただく
once, one time
Noun
一度、いちど
as well as one can, with utmost effort
Noun
一生懸命、いっしょうけんめい
full, to the utmost
Noun
いっぱい
thread
Noun
糸、いと
within, inside of
Noun
以内、いない
rural, countryside
Noun
田舎、いなか
to pray, to wish
Godan verb
祈る、いのる
(honorific) to be, to come Godan verb (aru special class)
いらっしゃる
member of ~
Noun (used as a suffix)
~員、~いん
to plant, to grow
Ichidan verb
植える、うえる
to visit
Godan verb
うかがう
to ask
Godan verb
うかがう
reception (desk)
Noun
受付、うけつけ
to take (lesson, test), to undergo Ichidan verb
受ける、うける
to move
Godan verb
動く、うごく
lie
Noun
うそ
within
Noun
うち
to hit, to strike
Godan verb
打つ、うつ
beautiful, lovely
I-adjective
美しい、うつくしい
to copy, to photograph
Godan verb
写す、うつす
to move, to transfer
Godan verb
移る、うつる
arm
Noun
腕、うで
delicious
I-adjective
うまい
reverse side, wrong side, back
Noun
裏、うら
place where things are sold
Noun
売り場、うりば
happy, glad
I-adjective
うれしい
driving
Noun
運転、うんてん
to drive
Suru verb
運転する、うんてんする
driver
Noun
運転手、うんてんしゅ
exercise
Noun
運動、うんどう
to exercise
Suru verb
運動する、うんどうする
escalator
Noun
エスカレーター
branch, twig
Noun
枝、えだ
to choose, to select
Godan verb
選ぶ、えらぶ
reserve; unobtrusiveness
Noun
遠慮、えんりょ
to hold back; to behave with modesty
Noun
遠慮する、えんりょする
(honorific) to be
Expression
おいでになる
congratulations, celebration
Noun
お祝い、おいわい
motorcycle
Noun
オートバイ
overcoat
Noun
オーバー
thanks or owing to
Noun
おかげ
strange, funny
I-adjective
おかしい
after every~
Noun used as suffix
~おき
hundred million
Numeric
億、おく
rooftop
Noun
屋上、おくじょう
present, gift
Noun
贈り物、おくりもの
to send (a thing), to dispatch Godan verb
送る、おくる
to be late, to be delayed
Ichidan verb
遅れる、おくれる
(someone else’s) child
Noun
お子さん、おこさん
to wake someone
Godan verb
起こす、おこす
to perform, to do, to carry out
Godan verb
行う、おこなう
to get angry, to be angry
Godan verb
怒る、おこる
closet
Noun
押し入れ、おしいれ
- (honorific) daughter, 2. young lady
Noun
お嬢さん、おじょうさん
(pol) your house, your home
Noun
お宅、おたく
to fall, to drop
Ichidan verb
落ちる、おちる
(honorific) to say, to speak Godan verb (aru special class)
おっしゃる
husband
Noun
夫、おっと
change (money), balance
Noun
おつり
sound, note
Noun
音、おと
to drop, to lose
Godan verb
落す、おとす
dance
Noun
踊り、おどり
to dance
Godan verb
踊る、おどる
to be surprised, to be astonished
Godan verb
驚く、おどろく
festival
Noun
お祭り、おまつり
calling on someone who is ill, enquiry
Noun
お見舞い、おみまい
souvenir
Noun
お土産、おみやげ
to recall, to remember
Godan verb
思い出す、おもいだす
to think, to feel
Godan verb
思う、おもう
toy
Noun
おもちゃ
the front, surface, exterior
Noun
表、おもて
parents
Noun
親、おや
to descend a mountain, to (descend) go down stairs
Ichidan verb
下りる、おりる
to be (polite version of いる)
おる
to break, to fold, to pick a flower
Godan
折る、おる
thanking, expression of gratitude
Noun
お礼、おれい
to break, to be folded, to give in, to turn (a corner)
Ichidan verb
折れる、おれる
the end
Noun
終わり、おわり
end of ~
Godan verb
~おわる (ex.食べ終わる )
professional ~
Noun
~家、~か
curtain
Noun
カーテン
~meeting
Noun (used a suffix)
~会、~かい
coast, beach
Noun
海岸、かいがん
meeting, conference
Noun
会議、かいぎ
conference room
Noun
会議室、かいぎしつ
assembly hall, meeting place, the grounds
Noun
会場、かいじょう
conversation
Noun
会話、かいわ
return, coming back
Noun
帰り、かえり
to change, to alter, to vary
Ichidan verb
変える、かえる
science
Noun
科学、かがく
mirror
Noun
鏡、かがみ
department of a university
Noun
学部、がくぶ
to hang, to put on (eg wall)
Ichidan verb
掛ける、かける
to sit down
Ichidan verb
かける
to begin to
Ichidan verb
かける (言おうとしかける)
to decorate, to ornament, to adorn
Godan verb
飾る、かざる
fire
Noun
火事、かじ
gas
Noun
ガス
gasoline, petrol
Noun
ガソリン
gasoline stand, gas station
Noun
ガソリンスタンド
way of doing
Noun
方、かた
solid, hard, firm
Noun
かたい
shape
Noun
形、かたち
to tidy up, to put in order, to put away
Ichidan verb
片付ける、かたづける
section manager
Noun
課長、かちょう
to win, to gain victory
Godan verb
勝つ、かつ
appearance, manner
Noun
かっこう
housewife
Noun
家内、かない
sad, sorrowful
I-adjective
悲しい、かなしい
certainly, necessarily, invariably
Adverb
必ず、かならず
rich person
Noun
お金持ち、おかねもち
she, girl-friend
Pronoun
彼女、かのじょ
wall
Noun
壁、かべ
to mind, to care about
Godan verb
かまう
hair
Noun
髪、かみ
to bite, to chew
Godan verb
噛む、かむ
(1) to go back and forth,
(2) to commute
Godan verb
通う、かよう
glass, pane
Noun
ガラス
he, boyfriend
Pronoun
彼、かれ
they (usually male)
Pronoun
彼ら、かれら
to get dry
Godan verb
乾く、かわく
substitute, alternate
Noun
代わり、かわり
to change, to be transformed
Godan verb
変わる、かわる
to consider
Ichidan verb
考える、かんがえる
relation, connection
Noun
関係、かんけい
(female) nurse
Noun
看護婦、かんごふ (F)
(かんごし)(M/F)
simple
Na-adjective
簡単、かんたん
to try one’s best, to persist
Godan verb
頑張る、がんばる
spirit, mood
Noun
気、き
chance, opportunity
Noun
機会、きかい
danger, peril, hazard
Noun
危険、きけん
to be heard, to be audible
Ichidan verb
聞こえる、きこえる
train (steam)
Noun
汽車、きしゃ
art, technique, technology, skill
Noun
技術、ぎじゅつ
season
Noun
季節、きせつ
rule, regulations
Noun
規則、きそく
surely, definitely
Adverb
きっと
silk
Noun
絹、きぬ
strict
I-adjective
厳しい、きびしい
feeling, mood
Noun
気分、きぶん
to be decided, to be settled
Godan verb
決まる、きまる
You, buddy, pal (male term)
Pronoun
君、きみ
to decide
Ichidan verb
決める、きめる
feeling, sensation, mood
Noun
気持ち、きもち
kimono
Noun
着物、きもの
guest, customer
Noun
客、きゃく
- urgent, sudden, 2. steep
Na-adjective
急、きゅう
express (eg train that bypasses stations)
Noun
急行、きゅうこう
training, education
Noun
教育、きょういく
church
Noun
教会、きょうかい
competition, contest
Noun
競争、きょうそう
interest (in something)
Noun
興味、きょうみ
neighbourhood
Noun
近所、きんじょ
district
Noun
区、く
condition, state, health
Noun
具合、ぐあい
air, atmosphere
Noun
空気、くうき
airport
Noun
空港、くうこう
grass
Noun
草、くさ
(honorific) to give, to confer Godan verb (aru special class)
くださる
neck
Noun
首、くび
cloud
Noun
雲、くも
to compare
Ichidan verb
比べる、くらべる
to give, to do for
Ichidan verb
くれる
to get dark, to come to an end
Ichidan verb
暮れる、くれる
male name suffix
Suffix
~君、~くん
hair; fur
Noun
毛、け
plan, project, schedule
Noun
計画、けいかく
to plan
Expression
計画する、けいかくする
experience
Noun
経験、けいけん
to experience
Suru verb
経験する、けいけんする
economics, finance, economy
Noun
経済、けいざい
police
Noun
警察、けいさつ
injury
Noun
けが
to get injured, to get hurt
Suru verb
けがする
cake
Noun
ケーキ
scenery, scene, landscape
Noun
景色、けしき
eraser
Noun
消しゴム、けしゴム
boarding, lodging, boarding house
Noun
下宿、げしゅく
never
Adverb
決して、けっして
but, however
Conjunction
けれど/けれども
counter for houses
Noun
~軒、~けん
cause, origin, source
Noun
原因、げんいん
quarrel
Noun
けんか
to quarrel
Suru verb
けんかする
entrance way (Japanese house) Noun
玄関、げんかん
study, research, investigation
Noun
研究、けんきゅう
study room, laboratory
Noun
研究室、けんきゅうしつ
a sight, an attraction
Noun
見物、けんぶつ
child
Noun
子、こ
suburb, outskirts
Noun
郊外、こうがい
lecture
Noun
講義、こうぎ
(manufacturing) industry
Noun
工業、こうぎょう
high school/senior high school
Noun
高校、こうこう
high school/senior high school (very official)
Noun
高等学校、こうとうがっこう
high school student
Noun
高校生、こうこうせい
factory
Noun
工場、こうじょう
principal, headmaster
Noun
校長、こうちょう
traffic, transportation
Noun
交通、こうつう
auditorium
Noun
講堂、こうどう
government worker, public servant
Noun
公務員、こうむいん
international
No-adjective
国際、こくさい
core, heart
Noun
心、こころ
your husband, her husband
Noun
ご主人、ごしゅじん
breakdown; failure; fault
Noun
故障、こしょう
to break-down
Suru verb
故障する、こしょうする
knowing, acquaintance
Noun
ご存じ、ごぞんじ
answer, response
Noun
答こたえ
feast, treating (someone)
Noun
ごちそう
this direction, this side
Noun
こっち
thing, matter, fact
Noun
こと
small bird
Noun
小鳥、ことり
the other day, recently
Noun
このあいだ
these days, nowadays
Noun
このごろ
(1) small, (2) fine, minute
I-adjective
細かい、こまかい
rubbish, trash, garbage
Noun
ごみ
to be crowded
Godan verb
込む、こむ
uncooked rice
Noun
米、こめ
(honorific) to see
Expression
ごらんになる
after this
Noun
これから
scary, frightening
I-adjective
怖い、こわい
to break, to break down
Godan verb
壊す、こわす
to be broken, to break
Ichidan verb
壊れる、こわれる
concert
Noun
コンサート
now, next time
Noun
今度、こんど
computer
Noun
コンピューター
this evening, tonight
Noun
今夜、こんや
latest, most recent, nowadays
Noun
最近、さいきん
last, end, conclusion
Noun
最後、さいご
beginning, first
No-adjective
最初、さいしょ
slope, hill
Noun
坂、さが
to search, to seek, to look for
Godan verb
探す、さがす
to get down, to descend
Godan verb
下る、さがる
popularity, prosperous
Na-adjective
盛ん、さかん
to hang, to lower, to move back
Ichidan verb
下げる、さげる
(polite) to give, to offer
Ichidan verb
差し上げる、さしあげる
some time ago
Noun
さっき
lonely, lonesome
I-adjective
寂しい、さびしい
Mr or Mrs~
Noun (used as a suffix)
~様、~さま
the month after next
Noun
さ来月、さらいげつ
the week after next
Noun
さ来週、さらいしゅう
salad
Noun
サラダ