JLPT N4 Vocabulary — Japanese Dictionary

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地震じしん

jishin earthquake

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容かたち

katachi form, shape, figure

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為ため

tame good, advantage, benefit

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行うおこなう

okonau to perform, to do, to conduct oneself

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区く

ku ward, district, section

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経済けいざい

keizai economics, business, finance

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政治せいじ

seiji politics, government

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念うおもう

omou to think, to consider, to believe

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間あいだ

aida space (between), gap, interval

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会議かいぎ

kaigi meeting, conference, session

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世界せかい

sekai the world, society, the universe

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関係かんけい

kankei relation, relationship, connection

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国際こくさい

kokusai international

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享けるうける

ukeru to receive, to get, to catch (e.g. a ball)

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勘えるかんがえる

kangaeru to consider, to think about

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女性じょせい

josei woman, female, feminine gender

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以上いじょう

ijou not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards

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必用ひつよう

hitsuyou necessary, needed, essential

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児こ

ko child, young (animal), young woman

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力ちから

chikara force, strength, might

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中うち

uchi inside, within, while

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時代じだい

jidai period, epoch, era

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社会しゃかい

shakai society, public

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場合ばあい

baai case, situation

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極めるきめる

kimeru to decide, to choose, to determine

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続くつづく

tsuduku to continue, to last, to go on

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生活せいかつ

seikatsu living, life (one's daily existence), livelihood

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社長しゃちょう

shachou company president, manager, director

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続けるつづける

tsudukeru to continue, to keep up, to keep on

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了うしまう

shimau to finish, to close, to do something completely

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予定よてい

yotei plans, arrangement, schedule

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創めるはじめる

hajimeru to start, to begin, to commence

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計画けいかく

keikaku plan, project, schedule

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戦争せんそう

sensou war

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程ほど

hodo degree, extent, bounds

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亜細亜アジア

ajia Asia (esp. "the Far East"), Asian, Asiatic

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式しき

shiki equation, formula, expression

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開くひらく

hiraku to open (e.g. a bank-account, festival, etc.), to spread out, to open up (flower bud, umbrella, etc.)

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研究けんきゅう

kenkyuu study, research, investigation

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具つま

tsuma wife, dear (formerly used by romantically linked men and women to refer to one another), garnish (esp. one served with sashimi)

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自由じゆう

jiyuu freedom, liberty, as it pleases you

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反対はんたい

hantai opposition, resistance, antagonism

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呉れるくれる

kureru to give, to let one have, to do for one

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特別とくべつ

tokubetsu special

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意見いけん

iken opinion, view, comment

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貿易ぼうえき

boueki trade (foreign)

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員いん

in member

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仕合しあい

shiai match, game, bout

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説明せつめい

setsumei explanation, exposition

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増えるふえる

fueru to increase, to multiply

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理由りゆう

riyuu reason, pretext, motive

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別べつ

betsu distinction, difference, different

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教育きょういく

kyouiku training, education

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技術ぎじゅつ

gijutsu art, craft, technique

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貰うもらう

morau to receive, to take, to accept

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