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JLPT N4

641 words, in teaching order

Words 201–300
変かわる
to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
Godan verb
帰かえり
return; coming back
Noun
遊あそび
play; playing; game; pleasure; amusement; pastime; recreation; diversion; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); flexibility (in a performance, art, etc.); …
Noun
首くび
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking
Noun
十じゅう分ぶん
enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well; perfectly; …
Na-adjective
相そう談だん
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
Noun
医い学がく
medicine; medical science
Noun
以い内ない
within; inside of; less than
Noun
選えらぶ
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
Godan verb
課か長ちょう
section manager; section chief
Noun
競きょう争そう
competition; contest; rivalry; race; competition (between organisms or species)
Noun
比くらべる
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
Ichidan verb
工こう業ぎょう
(manufacturing) industry
Noun
交こう通つう
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
Noun
試し験けん
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment
Noun
寺てら
temple (Buddhist)
Noun
林はやし
wood; woods; forest; grove; copse; thicket; bunch (of something); cluster; line; collection
Noun
文ぶん学がく
literature
Noun
そろそろ
soon; before long; any time now; momentarily; slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; already; …
Adverb
なるほど
I see; that's right; indeed
Interjection
表おもて
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance; public; first half (of an inning); top (of an inning); …
Noun
始はじめる
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 ...
Ichidan verb
どんどん
drumming (noise); beating; pounding; banging; booming; stamping; rapidly; quickly; steadily; continuously; …
Adverb
ガス
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker; gas range; gasoline; gas; …
Noun
指ゆび
finger; toe; digit
Noun
続つづく
to continue; to last; to go on; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin; to come after; …
Godan verb
さっき
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
Noun
字じ
character (esp. kanji); letter; written text; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Noun
急きゅう
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; precipitous; rapid; swift; …
Na-adjective
しばらく
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now; it's been a long time; long time no see
Adverb
やっと
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth
Adverb
値ね段だん
price; cost
Noun
葉は
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
Noun
血ち
blood; ancestry; lineage; stock; (the) blood; feelings; passions
Noun
運うん転てん手しゅ
driver; chauffeur
Noun
看かん護ご婦ふ
(female) nurse
Noun
ひどい
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; …
I-adjective
ぜひ
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
Adverb
案あん内ない
guidance; leading (the way); showing around; information; notice; notification; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival; invitation; acquaintance; …
Noun
空くう気き
air; atmosphere; mood; situation
Noun
腕うで
arm; ability; skill; talent; competence; (physical) strength
Noun
毛け
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage; feathers
Noun
それで
so; therefore; and; (and) then
Conjunction
あんな
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
Pre-noun adjectival
探さがす
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
Godan verb
熱ねつ
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion; enthusiasm; mania; craze; rage
Noun
約やく束そく
promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; …
Noun
草くさ
grass; weed; herb; thatch; not genuine; substandard
Noun
かける
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to cover; to lay; to spread; …
Ichidan verb
はっきり
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up
Adverb
久ひさしぶり
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
No-adjective
合あう
to come together; to merge; to unite; to meet; to fit; to match; to suit; to agree with; to be correct; to be profitable; …
Godan verb
変かえる
to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary; to reform; to revise; to amend
Ichidan verb
パソコン
personal computer; PC
Noun
小しょう学がっ校こう
primary school; elementary school; grade school
Noun
近きん所じょ
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
Noun
ごみ
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
Noun
先せん輩ぱい
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
Noun
うまい
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate; delicious; tasty; …
I-adjective
すぎる
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; …
Ichidan verb
びっくり
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be astonished; to get startled; to jump; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
Suru verb
優やさしい
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
I-adjective
深ふかい
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong; late
I-adjective
生いきる
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use; to function; to come to life; to be enlivened; to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.)
Ichidan verb
隅すみ
corner; nook; recess
Noun
邪じゃ魔ま
hindrance; obstacle; nuisance; disturbance; interruption; interference; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
Noun
新しん聞ぶん社しゃ
newspaper company
Noun
駐ちゅう車しゃ場じょう
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
Noun
両りょう方ほう
both; both sides; both parties
Noun
厳きびしい
severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; hard (to do); difficult; tricky; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); …
I-adjective
残のこる
to remain; to be left
Godan verb
翻ほん訳やく
translation; deciphering; decoding
Noun
アジア
Asia
Noun
匂におい
smell; scent; odour; odor; stench; aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; …
Noun
悲かなしい
sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful; lamentable; deplorable; grievous
I-adjective
ケーキ
cake
Noun
スーツ
suit (clothing); suit
Noun
動うごく
to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing; to operate; to run; to go; to work; to make a move; …
Godan verb
台たい風ふう
typhoon; hurricane
Noun
教きょう会かい
church; congregation
Noun
今こん夜や
this evening; tonight
Noun
都つ合ごう
circumstances; condition; convenience; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money; in all; in total; all told
Noun
出しゅっ席せき
attendance; presence; appearance
Noun
決けっして
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
Adverb
高こう校こう生せい
senior high school student
Noun
校こう長ちょう
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
Noun
住じゅう所しょ
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
Noun
美び術じゅつ館かん
art museum; art gallery
Noun
複ふく雑ざつ
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
Na-adjective
割わり合あい
rate; ratio; percentage; proportion; comparatively; contrary to expectations
Noun
虫むし
insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness; fretfulness; …
Noun
赤あかちゃん
baby; infant
Noun
適てき当とう
suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit; fair; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; …
Na-adjective
鏡かがみ
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
Noun
挨あい拶さつ
greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from someone; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
Noun
真面目まじめ
serious; earnest; sober; grave; honest; sincere
Na-adjective
決きめる
to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; …
Ichidan verb
招しょう待たい
invitation
Noun
向むかう
to face; to go towards; to head towards
Godan verb
増ふえる
to increase; to multiply
Ichidan verb