JLPT Vocabulary

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Master essential Japanese words organized by JLPT level. Each entry includes readings, meanings, and example sentences to help you learn effectively.

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N4
尋ねるたずねる

to ask, to enquire, to inquire; to search, to look for, to look into, to investigate

N4
塗るぬる

to paint, to spread, to plaster, to apply (cream, lotion), to smear, to lacquer, to varnish, to put up (wallpaper)

N4
光るひかる

to shine, to glitter, to be bright

N4
勝つかつ

to win, to gain victory

N4
恥ずかしいはずかしい

embarrassing, embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated, shy; disgraceful, shameful

N4
滑るすべる

to slide, to glide, to skate, to ski; to slip, to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position), to be demoted; to bomb (when telling a joke), to fall flat; to slide (move)

N4
似るにる

to resemble, to look like, to be like, to be alike, to be similar, to take after

N4
泊まるとまる

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked, to be berthed, to be moored

N4
負けるまける

to lose, to be defeated, to be beaten; to give in (to), to yield, to succumb, to give way, to surrender, to be overcome (with); to be inferior (to), to be second (to), to be outdone (by); to get a rash (from), to come out in a rash; to reduce the price, to give a discount, to throw in (something extra) for free

N4
眠いねむい

sleepy, drowsy, somnolent

N4
間違えるまちがえる

to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to get wrong, to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing for another), to confuse

N4
拝見はいけん

seeing, looking at

N4
差し上げるさしあげる

to lift up, to hold up, to raise; to give, to present, to offer; to do (for someone)

N4
歯医者はいしゃ

dentist

N4
謝るあやまる

to apologize (apologise); to refuse, to decline; to be unable to bear, to be defeated (by), to be at a loss, to be stumped (by)

N4
味噌みそ

miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans(explanation); innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point, main point, good part (of something); weakling, weak person; try

N4
珍しいめずらしい

rare, uncommon, unusual, curious; new, novel; fine, nice, splendid, precious

N4
忘れ物わすれもの

lost article, thing left behind; leaving something behind, forgetting something

N4
寂しいさびしい

lonely, lonesome, solitary, desolate

N4
過ぎるすぎる

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, to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...

N4
変えるかえる

to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary; to reform, to revise, to amend