JLPT N4 Study List

Godan verb with `u' ending, intransitive verb

to go back and forth; to ply between

to commute; to attend (school, church, etc.)

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

avenue; street; way; road

coming and going; street traffic

flow (of water, air, etc.)

transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

fame; reputation; popularity

the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said)

understanding; comprehension

counter

counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb

to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of

to run (between); to operate (between); to connect

to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in

to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through

to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout

to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far

to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed

to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted

to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for

to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense

to get across (e.g. of one's point); to be understood

to be straight (e.g. wood grain)

to be well-informed; to be wise

suffix, Godan verb with `ru' ending

to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to soak; to seep; to dip in

to pickle

Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb

to fish; to angle; to catch

to lure in; to tempt; to attract; to entice; to allure

adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

degree; extent; bounds; limit

particle

indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

suitable; proper; appropriate; adequate; fit

noncommittal; vague; equivocal; unserious; irresponsible

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

weather forecast; weather report

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

exhibition

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

shop assistant; employee; clerk; salesperson

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

spot; mark

point; dot

mark (e.g. in exam); score; points

counter

counter for goods or items

Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted

to catch fire

Ichidan verb, transitive verb

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

rural area; countryside; the sticks

hometown

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

electric light