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JLPT N4 core vocabulary (page 2)
754 words
253 tested in past papers
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意見
いけん
opinion; advice
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石
いし
stone
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動く
うごく
to move; to work; to waver
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打つ
うつ
to hit; to strike; to type; to touch (emotionally)
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美しい
うつくしい
beautiful; lovely
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写す
うつす
to copy; to photograph
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映る
うつる
to be reflected; to appear (on screen)
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うまい
うまい
delicious; skilled, skillful; going well
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売り場
うりば
sales floor; department
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運転
うんてん
driving; operation
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運動
うんどう
exercise; sports; movement
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駅員
えきいん
station staff
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遠慮
えんりょ
reserve, restraint; to hold back; to decline politely
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送る
おくる
to send; to see off; to spend (time)
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遅れる
おくれる
to be late; to fall behind
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押す
おす
to push; to press; to stamp
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恐ろしい
おそろしい
frightening; terrible
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音
おと
sound, note
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落とす
おとす
to drop; to lose; to let fall
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温泉
おんせん
spa, hot spring
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肩
かた
shoulder
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硬い
かたい
hard; stiff; rigid
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片付ける
かたづける
to tidy up; to put away; to finish
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勝つ
かつ
to win
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角
かど
corner (of a road or a desk)
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可能
かのう
possible, practicable, feasible
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関係
かんけい
relationship; connection; involvement
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感謝
かんしゃ
thanks, gratitude
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機械
きかい
machine, machinery
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危険
きけん
danger, risk, hazard
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傷
きず
wound; injury; flaw
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気づく
きづく
to notice; to realize; to come to
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決める
きめる
to decide; to set; to settle
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気持ち
きもち
feeling, sensation, mood
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急
きゅう
sudden; urgent; steep
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急行
きゅうこう
express train; to rush to
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近所
きんじょ
neighborhood
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緊張
きんちょう
tension; nervousness
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疑問
ぎもん
question, problem, doubt
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首
くび
neck; head
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組む
くむ
to team up; to put together; to cross (arms, legs)
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暮らす
くらす
to live; to get by
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決して
けっして
never; by no means
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見学
けんがく
tour, study by observation
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原因
げんいん
cause
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効果
こうか
effect, result
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工場
こうじょう
factory
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黒板
こくばん
blackboard
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心
こころ
heart, mind
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込む
こむ
to be crowded; (after a verb stem) deeply, into
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怖い
こわい
scary, frightening
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今度
こんど
this time; next time; recently
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最近
さいきん
recently; these days
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探す
さがす
to look for; to search
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残念
ざんねん
regrettable; disappointing
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試合
しあい
match; game
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式
しき
ceremony; style, method; -type (suffix 〜式)
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出発
しゅっぱつ
departure; to depart, to set off
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種類
しゅるい
kind; type
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正直
しょうじき
honest; frank; honestly
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小説
しょうせつ
novel
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食料品
しょくりょうひん
foodstuff, groceries
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調べる
しらべる
to check; to look into; to investigate
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親切
しんせつ
kind; kindness
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住所
じゅうしょ
address; place of residence
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自由
じゆう
freedom
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吸う
すう
to breathe in; to smoke; to suck; to absorb
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進める
すすめる
to advance; to move forward; to proceed with
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捨てる
すてる
to throw away; to abandon
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全て
すべて
all; everything
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世界
せかい
world
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席
せき
seat
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線
せん
line, wire
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先輩
せんぱい
senior (at school or work)
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そのまま
そのまま
as it is; without change; straight (to)
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対
たい
versus; pair; against
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助ける
たすける
to help (v.t.), to save, to rescue
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戦う
たたかう
to fight; to compete
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足りる
たりる
to be enough; to be worth
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大
だい
big; great; very (prefix 大〜)
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違う
ちがう
to be different; to be wrong
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遅刻
ちこく
lateness, late coming
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調子
ちょうし
condition; tone, tune; way of speaking; momentum
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貯金
ちょきん
savings
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直接
ちょくせつ
direct, immediate, firsthand
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つらい
つらい
hard, painful; difficult to bear
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丁寧
ていねい
polite; careful
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手伝う
てつだう
to help; to assist
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当然
とうぜん
natural; of course
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特に
とくに
especially
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途中
とちゅう
on the way, midway
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特急
とっきゅう
limited express train
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止める
とめる
to stop; to park; to turn off; to prevent
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流れる
ながれる
to flow; to drift; to spread; to pass (time)
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投げる
なげる
to throw; to give up
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涙
なみだ
tear
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苦い
にがい
bitter; painful
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にこにこ
にこにこ
smiling
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日記
にっき
diary, journal
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濡れる
ぬれる
to get wet
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