Nouns · Verbs · Adjectivesworry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness
CommonN4JLPT vocabulary
N4 vocabulary
The step after N5 — daily life, travel, and the words that hold longer sentences together.
N4 is the vocabulary learners usually meet once simple conversation feels possible. Search by reading, romaji, or an English meaning.
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心配しんぱい 水泳すいえい Nouns · Verbsswimming
CommonN4水道すいどう Nounswater supply; water service; waterworks; tap water
CommonN4数学すうがく Nounsmathematics
CommonN4凄いすごい Adjectivesterrible; dreadful
CommonN4進むすすむ Verbsto advance (spatially); to go forward; to move forward
CommonN4滑るすべる Verbsto slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
CommonN4済むすむ Verbsto finish; to end; to be completed; to be resolved
CommonN4生活せいかつ Nouns · Verbslife; living
CommonN4生産せいさん Nouns · Verbsproduction; manufacture
CommonN4政治せいじ Nounspolitics; government
CommonN4西洋せいよう Nounsthe West; the Occident; Western countries
CommonN4世界せかい Nounsthe world; society; the universe
CommonN4説明せつめい Nouns · Verbsexplanation; exposition; description; account
CommonN4背中せなか Nounsback (of the body)
CommonN4世話せわ Nouns · Verbscare; looking after; help; assistance
CommonN4戦争せんそう Nouns · Verbswar
CommonN4先輩せんぱい Nounssenior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person
CommonN4そう Adjectivesappearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
CommonN4相談そうだん Nouns · Verbsconsultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
CommonN4卒業そつぎょう Nouns · Verbsgraduation; completion (of a course)
CommonN4祖父そふ Nounsgrandfather
CommonN4祖母そぼ Nounsgrandmother
CommonN4退院たいいん Nouns · Verbsleaving hospital; discharge from hospital
CommonN4大事だいじ Adjectivesimportant; serious; crucial
CommonN4大体だいたい Adverbsgenerally; on the whole; mostly; almost
CommonN4大分だいぶ Adverbsconsiderably; greatly; a lot
CommonN4台風たいふう Nounstyphoon; hurricane
CommonN4確かたしか Adjectivessure; certain; positive; definite
CommonN4足すたす Verbsto add (numbers)
CommonN4男性だんせい Nounsman; male
CommonN4暖房だんぼう Nouns · Verbs(indoor) heating
CommonN4注意ちゅうい Nouns · Verbsattention; notice; heed
CommonN4注射ちゅうしゃ Nouns · Verbsinjection; jab; shot
CommonN4地理ちり Nounsgeography
CommonN4付くつく Verbsto be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick
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