Mastering the essential vocabulary for the JLPT N4 level is a crucial step toward Japanese fluency. This page provides a comprehensive N4 vocabulary list, complete with English meanings and hiragana readings. Use the interactive N4 vocab flashcards to practice active recall and ensure you're ready for the JLPT language knowledge section.
Please note that this is not a cumulative list and excludes words already covered in previous level. To review the prerequisite vocabulary, you can access the list for JLPT N5 Vocabulary.
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Interactive JLPT N4 Vocabulary Flashcards
These free JLPT N4 Vocabulary (単語) flashcards show you random words. Click the card to reveal the meaning and reading. Use this tool daily to build active recall before moving on to N3.
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How many words are required for JLPT N4?
Since there is no official list, sources vary on the exact count. This page features 604 words. This list is sourced from Jonathan Waller's, which I then refined for optimal study by filling in any missing data using Jisho as an external source, followed by a final data cleanup.
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JLPT N4 Vocabulary Table: Meanings and Readings
A list of vocabulary words for JLPT Level N4 with their meanings and readings.
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| Word | Meaning | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| お嬢さん | (another's) daughter, young lady | おじょうさん |
| 看護婦 | (female) nurse | かんごふ |
| 指輪 | (finger) ring, Ring (jewellery), a ring | ゆびわ |
| 貿易 | (foreign) trade, (international) commerce, importing and exporting, trade | ぼうえき |
| 暖房 | (indoor) heating, heating | だんぼう |
| うん | (informal) yes | |
| 工業 | (manufacturing) industry, the manufacturing industry | こうぎょう |
| 家内 | (my) wife, inside the home, one's family, housewife | かない |
| 決して | (not) ever, (not) by any means, (not) in the least, never | けっして |
| 形 | (physical) form, shape, figure | かたち |
| おいでになる | (respectful) to be | |
| いらっしゃる | (respectful) to be, to come or to go | |
| なさる | (respectful) to do | |
| おっしゃる | (respectful) to say | |
| ご覧になる | (respectful) to see | ごらんになる |
| 一個 | 1 small, compact, or round object that don't have a more specific counter / abstract thing, such as reason or opinion. | いっこ |
| 四個 | 4 small, compact, or round objects that don't have a more specific counter / abstract things, such as reasons or opinions. | よんこ |
| 六個 | 6 small, compact, or round objects that don't have a more specific counter / abstract things, such as reasons or opinions. | ろっこ |
| 八個 | 8 small, compact, or round objects that don't have a more specific counter / abstract things, such as reasons or opinions. | はっこ |
| 十個 | 10 small, compact, or round objects that don't have a more specific counter / abstract things, such as reasons or opinions. | じゅっこ、じっこ |
| ごちそう | a feast | |
| ガラス | a glass pane | |
| 久しぶり | a long time (since the last time), first in a long time, it's been a long time, after a long time | ひさしぶり |
| 留守 | absence, being away from home, house-sitting | るす |
| アクセサリー | accessory | |
| 事故 | accident, incident, trouble | じこ |
| 住所 | address (of a home, business, etc.), residence, domicile, an address, a residence | じゅうしょ |
| 入学 | admission (to a school or university), entrance, enrollment, to enter school or university, entry to school or university, matriculation | にゅうがく |
| アフリカ | Africa | |
| これから | after this | |
| あ | Ah | |
| あっ | Ah!, Oh! | |
| 冷房 | air conditioning, air cooling | れいぼう |
| 空気 | air, atmosphere, mood | くうき |
| 飛行場 | airfield, airport, aerodrome | ひこうじょう |
| 空港 | airport, Airport | くうこう |
| アルコール | alcohol | |
| 必ず | always, without exception, necessarily, certainly | かならず |
| アメリカ | America | |
| アナウンサー | announcer | |
| 答 | answer, reply, response | こたえ |
| 腕 | arm, ability, skill | うで |
| 美術館 | art museum, art gallery, Bijutsukan | びじゅつかん |
| 品物 | article, item, thing, goods | しなもの |
| なるべく | as much as possible | |
| アジア | Asia | |
| 会場 | assembly hall, meeting place, venue, assembly hall or meeting place | かいじょう |
| やっと | at last | |
| 出席 | attendance, presence, appearance | しゅっせき・する |
| 注意 | attention, notice, heed, caution | ちゅうい |
| 講堂 | auditorium, lecture hall | こうどう |
| ひどい | awful | |
| 赤ちゃん | baby, infant | あかちゃん |
| 赤ん坊 | baby, infant | あかんぼう |
| 背中 | back (of the body), Human back, back of the body | せなか |
| 床屋 | barber | とこや |
| ひげ | beard | |
| 美しい | beautiful, pretty, lovely | うつくしい |
| それで | because of that | |
| 最初 | beginning, outset, first | さいしょ |
| ベル | bell | |
| 苦い | bitter | にがい |
| 血 | blood, blood, ancestry | ち |
| 下宿 | boarding, lodging, board and lodging | げしゅく |
| 両方 | both, both sides, both parties | りょうほう |
| 枝 | branch, bough, limb, twig | えだ |
| 放送 | broadcasting, broadcast, program | ほうそう・する |
| ビル | building or bill | |
| 用 | business, task, errand, use | よう |
| 用事 | business, things to do, engagement | ようじ |
| ケーキ | cake | |
| 都 | capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital), seat of government, capital (of music, fashion, etc.), metropolitan | と |
| 世話 | care, looking after, help | せわ・する |
| 漫画 | cartoon, comic, comic strip | まんが |
| 場合 | case, occasion, situation | ばあい |
| 原因 | cause, origin, source | げんいん |
| 機会 | chance, opportunity, occasion | きかい |
| お釣り | change from purchase, balance | おつり |
| 字 | character (esp. kanji), letter, written text, character | じ |
| 花見 | cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing, Hanami, cherry-blossom viewing | はなみ |
| 子 | child, kid, teenager | こ |
| 教会 | church, congregation, Christian Church | きょうかい |
| 周り | circumference, girth, surroundings | まわり |
| 都合 | circumstances, condition, convenience | つごう |
| 市民 | citizen (of a country), citizenry, citizen (of a city), citizen | しみん |
| 市 | city | し |
| はっきり | clearly | |
| 押し入れ | closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors), (built-in) wardrobe, Closet, closet | おしいれ |
| 雲 | cloud, Cloud | くも |
| 社長 | company president, manager, director | しゃちょう |
| 競争 | competition, contest, rivalry | きょうそう |
| すっかり | completely | |
| 複雑 | complex, complicated, intricate, complexity, complication | ふくざつ |
| コンピューター | computer | |
| コンサート | concert | |
| 具合 | condition, state, health | ぐあい |
| 会議室 | conference room, council room, Conference hall, meeting room | かいぎしつ |
| お祝い | congratulation, congratulations, celebration | おいわい |
| 大分 | considerably, greatly, a lot | だいぶ |
| 相談 | consultation, discussion, discussing | そうだん・する |
| 連絡 | contacting, (making) contact, getting in touch, contact | れんらく |
| 会話 | conversation, talk, chat | かいわ |
| 隅 | corner, nook, recess | すみ |
| 木綿 | cotton (material), red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), Cotton, cotton | もめん |
| 文化 | culture, civilization, civilisation | ぶんか |
| カーテン | curtain | |
| 踊り | dance, a dance | おどり |
| 危険 | danger, peril, hazard | きけん |
| 娘 | daughter, girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman), (humble) daughter | むすめ |
| 昼間 | daytime, during the day, time from sunrise until sunset | ひるま |
| 深い | deep, profound, dense | ふかい |
| 歯医者 | dentist | はいしゃ |
| 出発 | departure, leaving, setting off | しゅっぱつ・する |
| 日記 | diary, journal, Diary | にっき |
| 辞典 | dictionary, lexicon, Dictionary | じてん |
| 別 | distinction, difference, discrimination, different | べつ |
| 人形 | doll, puppet, marionette, figure | にんぎょう |
| 点 | dot, spot, point | てん |
| 倍 | double, twice (as much), times (as much) | ばい |
| 引き出し | drawer, withdrawal (of money from an account), variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu, drawing out | ひきだし |
| 夢 | dream, dream, hope | ゆめ |
| 運転手 | driver, chauffeur, Chauffeur | うんてんしゅ |
| 地震 | earthquake, Earthquake | じしん |
| 経済 | economy, economics, finance | けいざい |
| 教育 | education, schooling, training | きょういく |
| 電灯 | electric light | でんとう |
| 小学生 | elementary school student | しょうがくせい |
| 恥ずかしい | embarrassing, embarrassed, ashamed | はずかしい |
| 店員 | employee (of a store), shop assistant, clerk | てんいん |
| 最後 | end, conclusion, last | さいご |
| 終わり | end, ending, close, the end | おわり |
| 楽しみ | enjoyment, pleasure, amusement, joy | たのしみ |
| 十分 | enough, sufficient, plenty | じゅうぶん |
| 消しゴム | eraser, rubber, Eraser | けしゴム |
| エスカレーター | escalator | |
| 試験 | examination, exam, test | しけん |
| 以外 | excluding, except (for), apart from, with the exception of | いがい |
| 運動 | exercise, physical training, workout | うんどう・する |
| 展覧会 | exhibition, Art exhibition | てんらんかい |
| 経験 | experience, Experience | けいけん・する |
| 説明 | explanation, exposition, description | せつめい |
| 輸出 | export, exportation, efferent | ゆしゅつ・する |
| 工場 | factory, plant, mill, workshop | こうじょう、こうば |
| 失敗 | failure, mistake, blunder | しっぱい |
| 遠く | far away, distant place, a (great) distance, distant | とおく |
| 故障 | fault, trouble, breakdown, to break-down, failure, accident, out of order | こしょう |
| ファックス | fax | |
| 気分 | feeling, mood, Mood (psychology) | きぶん |
| 気持ち | feeling, sensation, mood | きもち |
| お祭り | festival, feast, carnival | おまつり |
| とうとう | finally, after all | |
| 指 | finger, toe, digit | ゆび |
| 火事 | fire, conflagration | かじ |
| 火 | fire, flame, blaze | ひ |
| しっかり | firmly, steadily | |
| 味 | flavor, flavour, taste | あじ |
| 食料品 | foodstuff, groceries | しょくりょうひん |
| 例えば | for example, for instance, e.g. | たとえば |
| 力 | force, strength, might, power | ちから |
| 森 | forest, shrine grove, Mori | もり |
| 自由 | freedom, liberty, Liberty | じゆう |
| 一杯 | full | いっぱい |
| 布団 | futon, Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet, round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves), Japanese bedding | ふとん |
| 将来 | future, (future) prospects, bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.), prospects | しょうらい |
| ガス | gas | |
| ガス | gas | |
| 大体 | generally, on the whole, mostly | だいたい |
| 地理 | geography | ちり |
| 手袋 | glove, mitten, mitt | てぶくろ |
| 為 | good, advantage, benefit, in order to | ため |
| そろそろ | gradually, soon | |
| 卒業 | graduation, completion (of a course), moving on (from) | そつぎょう |
| 文法 | grammar, Grammar | ぶんぽう |
| 祖父 | grandfather, old man, kyogen mask used for the role of an old man | そふ |
| 祖母 | grandmother | そぼ |
| ぶどう | grapes | |
| 草 | grass, weed, herb | くさ |
| 客 | guest, visitor, customer | きゃく |
| 案内 | guidance, leading (the way), showing around | あんない・する |
| 習慣 | habit, (social) custom, practice, custom, manners | しゅうかん |
| 髪 | hair (on the head), hair | かみ |
| 毛 | hair, fur, wool, hair or fur | け |
| ハンドバッグ | handbag | |
| 港 | harbour, harbor, port | みなと |
| 堅/硬/固い | hard, strength, solidity, firmness, stubborn, firm (not viscous or easily moved) | かたい |
| 彼 | he, him, boyfriend | かれ |
| 部長 | head (chief, director) of a section or department, head of a (school) club, head of a (school) team, head of a section | ぶちょう |
| 熱 | heat, fever, temperature | ねつ |
| 歴史 | history, History | れきし |
| 趣味 | hobby, pastime, tastes | しゅみ |
| 入院 | hospitalization, hospitalisation, to hospitalize | にゅういん |
| 湯 | hot water, hot bath, hot spring | ゆ |
| けれど/けれども | however | |
| 億 | hundred million, 100, 000, 000, 10^8, one hundred million | おく |
| 急行 | hurrying (to somewhere), rushing, hastening, speedy, express | きゅうこう |
| 夫 | husband | おっと |
| 僕 | I, me, you, I (used by males) | ぼく |
| もし | if | |
| 輸入 | import, importation, introduction | ゆにゅう・する |
| 大事 | important, serious, crucial, valuable, serious matter | だいじ |
| 不便 | inconvenience, inexpediency, unhandiness | ふべん |
| 産業 | industry, livelihood, occupation | さんぎょう |
| 注射 | injection, jab, shot | ちゅうしゃ |
| 虫 | insect, bug, cricket | むし |
| つもり | intention | |
| 興味 | interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for), an interest | きょうみ |
| 国際 | international, diplomatic intercourse, International | こくさい |
| 紹介 | introduction, presentation, referral | しょうかい |
| 招待 | invitation | しょうたい・する |
| 島 | island, one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.), one's turf | しま |
| はず | it should be so | |
| ジャム | jam | |
| 柔道 | judo, Judo | じゅうどう |
| 中学校 | junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school | ちゅうがっこう |
| 中学生 | junior high student | ちゅうがくせい |
| 着物 | kimono, Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length), clothing | きもの |
| 親切 | kind, gentle, considerate, kindness | しんせつ |
| ご存じ | knowing, being aware (of), (an) acquaintance, (respect form ) to know | ごぞんじ |
| 承知 | knowledge, awareness, acceptance | しょうち・する |
| 研究室 | laboratory, seminar room, professor's office, study room | けんきゅうしつ |
| 湖 | lake, Lake | みずうみ |
| 法律 | law, legislation, act | ほうりつ |
| 葉 | leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle | は |
| 退院 | leaving hospital, discharge from hospital, to leave hospital | たいいん・する |
| 講義 | lecture, Lecture | こうぎ |
| 生活 | life, living, livelihood, to live | せいかつ・する |
| 光 | light, illumination, ray | ひかり |
| ああ | like that | |
| 特急 | limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required), limited express (train making a limited no. of stops), great hurry, limited express train (faster than an express train) | とっきゅう |
| 線 | line, stripe, stria | せん |
| 文学 | literature, Literature | ぶんがく |
| しばらく | little while | |
| お土産 | local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling), present brought by a visitor, something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation), souvenir | おみやげ |
| 寂しい | lonely, lonesome, solitary | さびしい |
| 忘れ物 | lost article, thing left behind, leaving something behind | わすれもの |
| 昼休み | lunch break, noon recess, noon rest period, noon break | ひるやすみ |
| 男性 | man, male, masculine gender | だんせい |
| 試合 | match, game, bout | しあい |
| 数学 | mathematics, Mathematics, arithmetic | すうがく |
| 食事 | meal (e.g. lunch, dinner), diet, Meal | しょくじ・する |
| 医学 | medicine, medical science, Medicine | いがく |
| 会議 | meeting, conference, session | かいぎ |
| 米 | metre (unit of length), meter, meter, uncooked rice | こめ |
| 真中 | middle, centre, center | まんなか |
| 心 | mind, heart, spirit, core | こころ |
| 鏡 | mirror, looking-glass, barrel head | かがみ |
| 味噌 | miso, fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans, innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso, soybean paste | みそ |
| さ来月 | month after next, the month after next | さらいげつ |
| どんどん | more and more | |
| それに | moreover | |
| ほとんど | mostly | |
| オートバイ | motorcycle | |
| 必要 | necessary, needed, essential | ひつよう |
| 首 | neck, head, dismissal (from a job) | くび |
| 近所 | neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity | きんじょ |
| 新聞社 | newspaper company | しんぶんしゃ |
| 普通 | normal, ordinary, regular, usually, or a train that stops at every station | ふつう |
| ちっとも | not at all (used with a negative verb) | |
| 以下 | not exceeding ..., not more than ..., ... and under, less than | いか |
| 以上 | not less than ..., ... and over, ... and above, more than, this is all | いじょう |
| 小説 | novel, story, (work of) fiction | しょうせつ |
| なるほど | now I understand | |
| 看護師 | nurse | かんごし |
| たまに | occasionally | |
| 事務所 | office | じむしょ |
| 途中 | on the way, en route, in the middle of | とちゅう |
| 一度 | once, one time, on one occasion | いちど |
| 運転 | operation (of a machine), running, working | うんてん・する |
| 意見 | opinion, view, comment | いけん |
| 裏 | opposite side, bottom, other side, reverse side | うら |
| 反対 | opposition, resistance, antagonism | はんたい |
| または | or, otherwise | |
| おかげ | owing to, thanks to | |
| 親 | parent, parents, mother and father | おや |
| 駐車場 | parking lot, car park, carpark | ちゅうしゃじょう |
| パート | part time | |
| アルバイト | part-time job | |
| 特に | particularly, especially, in particular | とくに |
| 安心 | peace of mind, relief, (sense of) security | あんしん |
| 時代 | period, epoch, era | じだい |
| パソコン | personal computer | |
| ガソリン | petrol | |
| ガソリンスタンド | petrol station | |
| ピアノ | piano | |
| すり | pickpocket | |
| 場所 | place, location, spot | ばしょ |
| 計画 | plan, project, schedule | けいかく・する |
| 予定 | plans, arrangement, schedule | よてい |
| 遊び | play, playing, game | あそび |
| 警察 | police, police officer, police station | けいさつ |
| 丁寧 | polite, courteous, civil | ていねい |
| 政治 | politics, government, Politics | せいじ |
| 人口 | population, common talk, Population | じんこう |
| 予習 | preparation for a lesson | よしゅう |
| 支度 | preparation, arrangements | したく・する |
| 準備 | preparation, arrangements, getting ready | じゅんび・する |
| 用意 | preparation, arrangements, provision | ようい |
| プレゼント | present | |
| 贈り物 | present, gift, Gift | おくりもの |
| 値段 | price, cost | ねだん |
| 小学校 | primary school, elementary school, grade school | しょうがっこう |
| 校長 | principal, head teacher, headmaster | こうちょう |
| 生産 | production, manufacture, Outline of industrial organization, to produce | せいさん |
| 番組 | program (e.g. TV), programme, Bangumi, television or radio program | ばんぐみ |
| 約束 | promise, agreement, arrangement | やくそく |
| 発音 | pronunciation, production of sound, Pronunciation | はつおん |
| 盛ん | prosperous, flourishing, thriving, popularity | さかん |
| 公務員 | public employee, government employee, public-sector worker, civil servant, government worker | こうむいん |
| 珍しい | rare, uncommon, unusual | めずらしい |
| 割合 | rate, ratio, percentage | わりあい |
| そう | really | |
| 訳 | reason, cause, grounds, meaning | わけ |
| 理由 | reason, grounds, pretext | りゆう |
| 最近 | recently, lately, these days, latest, nowadays | さいきん |
| 受付 | reception (desk), information desk, receptionist, receipt | うけつけ |
| レジ | register | |
| 残念 | regrettable, unfortunate, disappointing, disappointment | ざんねん |
| 関係 | relation, relationship, connection | かんけい |
| 返事 | reply, answer, response | へんじ |
| レポート/リポート | report, paper | |
| 研究 | research, study, investigation | けんきゅう |
| 予約 | reservation, appointment, booking | よやく |
| 遠慮 | reserve, constraint, restraint, diffidence, to be reserved, to be restrained | えんりょ |
| 帰り | return, coming back | かえり |
| 復習 | review (of learned material), revision | ふくしゅう |
| 正しい | right, correct, proper | ただしい |
| 屋上 | rooftop | おくじょう |
| 規則 | rule, regulation, regulations | きそく |
| 田舎 | rural area, countryside, the sticks | いなか |
| 旅館 | ryokan, traditional Japanese inn, Ryokan (Japanese inn), Japanese hotel | りょかん |
| 悲しい | sad, miserable, unhappy | かなしい |
| 安全 | safety, security | あんぜん |
| サラダ | salad | |
| 砂 | sand, grit, fine gravel | すな |
| サンダル | sandal | |
| サンドイッチ | sandwich | |
| 怖い | scary, frightening, eerie | こわい |
| 景色 | scenery, scene, landscape | けしき |
| 科学 | science, to think about scientifically, to think in terms of science | かがく |
| スクリーン | screen | |
| 海岸 | seashore, coast, seaside | かいがん |
| 季節 | season, time of year, Season | きせつ |
| 席 | seat, location (of a gathering, etc.), place | せき |
| 課長 | section manager, section chief | かちょう |
| 拝見 | seeing, looking at, (humble) to look at | はいけん |
| 売り場 | selling area, counter, section, place where things are sold | うりば |
| 先輩 | senior (at school, work, etc.), superior, elder, senior | せんぱい |
| 高校生 | senior high school student, high school student | こうこうせい |
| 高等学校 | senior high school, high school, High school | こうとうがっこう |
| 高校 | senior high school, high school, Koukou | こうこう |
| 厳しい | severe, strict, rigid | きびしい |
| 浅い | shallow, superficial, slight (wound) | あさい |
| 彼女 | she, her, girlfriend | かのじょ |
| 棚 | shelf, ledge, rack, shelves | たな |
| 神社 | Shinto shrine, Shinto shrine | じんじゃ |
| 舟 | ship, boat, watercraft | ふね |
| 見物 | sightseeing, watching, viewing | けんぶつ |
| 絹 | silk, Silk | きぬ |
| 簡単 | simple, easy, uncomplicated | かんたん |
| 寝坊 | sleeping in late, oversleeping, late riser | ねぼう |
| 眠い | sleepy, drowsy, somnolent | ねむい |
| 坂 | slope, incline, hill | さか |
| 小鳥 | small bird, little bird | ことり |
| 細かい | small, fine, minute | こまかい |
| そんなに | so much, like that | |
| だから | so, therefore | |
| 社会 | society, public, community | しゃかい |
| ソフト | soft | |
| 柔らかい | soft, tender, supple | やわらかい |
| さっき | some time ago | |
| 息子 | son, penis, Son, (humble) son | むすこ |
| もうすぐ | soon | |
| 音 | sound, noise, (musical) note, note | おと、おん、ね |
| 間 | space (between), gap, interval, a space | あいだ |
| 特別 | special, particular, extraordinary | とくべつ |
| 気 | spirit, mind, heart, mood | き |
| 星 | star (usu. excluding the Sun), planet (usu. excluding Earth), heavenly body, star | ほし |
| ステーキ | steak | |
| 汽車 | steam locomotive, steam train, (long-distance) train | きしゃ |
| ステレオ | stereo | |
| 石 | stone, rock, pebble | いし |
| すっと | straight, all of a sudden | |
| おかしい | strange or funny | |
| 変 | strange, odd, peculiar | へん |
| 代わり | substitute, replacement, substituting, alternate | かわり |
| 郊外 | suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt, outskirts | こうがい |
| あんな | such | |
| 急 | sudden, abrupt, unexpected, urgent, steep | きゅう |
| ちゃん | suffix for familiar person | |
| スーツ | suit | |
| 適当 | suitable, proper, appropriate, suitability | てきとう |
| スーツケース | suitcase | |
| 日 | Sunday, nth day (of the month), counter for days, day, sun | ひ |
| 確か | sure, certain, positive, definite | たしか |
| きっと | surely | |
| 表 | surface, face (i.e. the visible side of an object), front (of a building, etc.), the front | おもて |
| 水泳 | swimming, Human swimming | すいえい |
| お・金持ち | tail (of an animal), cauda, tail (of a kite, etc.), rich man | かねもち、おかねもち |
| 畳 | tatami mat, Japanese straw floor coverings, Japanese straw mat | たたみ |
| 技術 | technology, engineering, technique, art, skill | ぎじゅつ |
| 電報 | telegram, Telegraphy | でんぽう |
| 寺 | temple (Buddhist), temple | てら |
| 優しい | tender, kind, gentle | やさしい |
| テニス | tennis | |
| 凄い | terrible, dreadful, amazing (e.g. of strength), terrific, great | すごい |
| テキスト | text,text book | |
| お礼 | thanks, gratitude, manners, expression of gratitude | おれい |
| そんな | that sort of | |
| 昔 | the old days, the past, former times, old times, old days, long ago, formerly | むかし |
| この間 | the other day, recently, lately | このあいだ |
| 西洋 | the West, the Occident, Western countries, western countries | せいよう |
| 世界 | the world, society, the universe | せかい |
| すると | then, thereupon, hereupon | |
| この頃 | these days, nowadays, recently | このごろ |
| 彼ら | they, them | かれら |
| 泥棒 | thief, burglar, robber | どろぼう |
| 今夜 | this evening, tonight | こんや |
| 今度 | this time, now, next time | こんど |
| こう | this way | |
| 糸 | thread, yarn, string | いと |
| 足す | to add (numbers), to add (something), to top up (with something), to add a number | たす |
| 進む | to advance, to go forward, to precede, to make progress | すすむ |
| 謝る | to apologize (apologise), to refuse, to decline, to apologize | あやまる |
| 寄る | to approach, to draw near, to come near, to visit | よる |
| 上がる | to ascend, to go up, to climb, to rise, to increase | あがる |
| 尋ねる | to ask, to enquire, to inquire | たずねる |
| 付く | to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere | つく |
| 壊れる | to be broken, to break, to fall apart | こわれる |
| 込む | to be crowded, to be packed, to be congested, to include | こむ |
| 決る | to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed | きまる |
| 喜ぶ | to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased | よろこぶ |
| 見つかる | to be found, to be discovered | みつかる |
| 聞こえる | to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears | きこえる |
| 役に立つ | to be helpful, to be useful | やくにたつ |
| 間に合う | to be in time (for), to serve (suit, meet) the purpose, to be good enough, to be in time for | まにあう |
| 遅れる | to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule | おくれる |
| 無くなる | to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing, to be used up, to disappear, to get lost | なくなる |
| 見える | to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight | みえる |
| 足りる | to be sufficient, to be enough, to be worth doing | たりる |
| 驚く | to be surprised, to be taken aback, to be amazed | おどろく |
| 空く | to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty, to open, to become empty | あく |
| 痩せる | to become thin, to lose weight, to slim | やせる |
| 降り出す | to begin to rain, to begin to snow, to start to rain | ふりだす |
| 噛む | to bite, to chew, to gnaw | かむ |
| 沸かす | to boil, to heat (a liquid), to prepare (a bath, hot drink), to heat | わかす |
| 折れる | to break, to be broken, to snap, to break or be folded | おれる |
| 割れる | to break, to be smashed, to split | われる |
| 壊す | to break, to destroy, to demolish | こわす |
| 折る | to break, to fracture, to break off, to break or to fold | おる |
| 建てる | to build, to construct | たてる |
| 焼ける | to burn, to burn down, to go down in flames, to be roasted | やける |
| 焼く | to burn, to roast, to broil, to bake, to grill | やく |
| 運ぶ | to carry, to transport, to move | はこぶ |
| 捕まえる | to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize | つかまえる |
| 止む | to cease, to stop, to be over | やむ |
| 変える | to change, to alter, to transform | かえる |
| 変わる | to change, to be transformed, to be altered | かわる |
| チェックする | to check | |
| チェック・する | to check | |
| 選ぶ | to choose, to select, to pick (out) | えらぶ |
| 集める | to collect, to assemble, to gather, to collect something | あつめる |
| 合う | to come together, to merge, to unite, to match | あう |
| 比べる | to compare, to make a comparison (between), to compete (on) | くらべる |
| 続ける | to continue, to keep up, to keep on | つづける |
| 続く | to continue, to last, to go on, to be continued | つづく |
| 伝える | to convey, to report, to transmit | つたえる |
| 写す | to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce, to copy or photograph | うつす |
| 泣く | to cry, to shed tears, to weep | なく |
| 踊る | to dance (orig. a hopping dance), to be manipulated, to dance to someone's tune, to dance | おどる |
| 決める | to decide, to choose, to determine | きめる |
| 飾る | to decorate, to ornament, to adorn | かざる |
| 届ける | to deliver, to forward, to send, to report | とどける |
| 下る | to descend, to go down, to come down, to get down | さがる |
| 亡くなる | to die, to pass away | なくなる |
| 致す | to do, (humble) to do | いたす |
| 落す | to drop, to lose, to let fall | おとす |
| 召し上がる | to eat, to drink, (polite) to eat | めしあがる |
| 楽む | to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to enjoy oneself | たのしむ |
| 調べる | to examine, to look up, to investigate | しらべる |
| 取り替える | to exchange, to swap, to barter | とりかえる |
| 向かう | to face, to go towards, to head towards | むかう |
| 倒れる | to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to break down | たおれる |
| 落る | to fall, to drop, to come down, to fall or drop | おちる |
| 見つける | to find, to discover, to come across | みつける |
| 済む | to finish, to end, to be completed | すむ |
| 釣る | to fish, to angle, to catch | つる |
| 集る | to gather, to collect, to assemble | あつまる |
| 怒る | to get angry, to get mad, to lose one's temper, to be angry | おこる |
| 治る | to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to heal | なおる |
| 直る | to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be fixed, to be repaired | なおる |
| 暮れる | to get dark, to grow dark, to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end | くれる |
| 汚れる | to get dirty, to become dirty, to become sullied | よごれる |
| 乾く | to get dry | かわく |
| 慣れる | to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with | なれる |
| 濡れる | to get wet | ぬれる |
| くれる | to give | |
| 通る | to go by, to go past, to go along, to go through | とおる |
| 迎える | to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome | むかえる |
| 通う | to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to commute | かよう |
| 参る | to go, to come, to call, (humble) to go | まいる |
| 冷える | to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down | ひえる |
| 沸く | to grow hot (e.g. water), to boil, to get excited (at), to grow hot, to get excited | わく |
| 下げる | to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration), to lower, to move back | さげる |
| 手伝う | to help, to assist, to aid | てつだう |
| 打つ | to hit, to strike, to knock | うつ |
| 急ぐ | to hurry, to rush, to hasten | いそぐ |
| 増える | to increase, to multiply | ふえる |
| 笑う | to laugh, to smile, to sneer | わらう |
| 差し上げる | to lift up, to hold up, to raise, (polite) to give | さしあげる |
| 生きる | to live, to exist, to make a living | いきる |
| 負ける | to lose, to be defeated, to be beaten | まける |
| 間違える | to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to get wrong, to make a mistake | まちがえる |
| 騒ぐ | to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy, to be excited | さわぐ |
| 引っ越す | to move (house), to change residence, to move house | ひっこす |
| 移る | to move (to another place or state), to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.), to be transferred, to move house or transfer | うつる |
| 動く | to move, to stir, to shift | うごく |
| 知らせる | to notify, to advise, to inform | しらせる |
| 開く | to open, to undo, to unseal, to open an event | ひらく |
| 塗る | to paint, to spread, to plaster, to colour | ぬる |
| 別れる | to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to separate | わかれる |
| 過ぎる | to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond, to exceed | すぎる |
| 払う | to pay (e.g. money, bill), to brush off, to wipe away, to pay | はらう |
| 行う | to perform, to do, to conduct oneself | おこなう |
| 拾う | to pick up, to gather, to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped) | ひろう |
| 植える | to plant, to grow, to raise | うえる |
| 褒める | to praise, to admire, to speak well | ほめる |
| 祈る | to pray, to say a prayer, to say grace | いのる |
| 引き出す | to pull out, to take out, to draw out, to withdraw | ひきだす |
| 片付ける | to put in order, to tidy up, to clean up | かたづける |
| 太る | to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to become fat | ふとる |
| 喧嘩する | to quarrel | けんかする |
| 起す | to raise, to raise up, to set up, to wake | おこす |
| 育てる | to raise, to rear, to bring up | そだてる |
| 思い出す | to recall, to remember, to recollect | おもいだす |
| 受ける | to receive, to get, to catch (e.g. a ball), to take a lesson or test | うける |
| 残る | to remain, to be left | のこる |
| 直す | to repair, to mend, to fix | なおす |
| 似る | to resemble, to look like, to be like, to be similar | にる |
| 逃げる | to run away, to flee, to get away (e.g. from danger), to escape | にげる |
| 申す | to say, to be called, to do, (humble) to be called | もうす |
| 申し上げる | to say, to tell, to state, (humble) to say | もうしあげる |
| 探す | to search for, to look for, to hunt for | さがす |
| 送る | to send, to dispatch, to forward | おくる |
| 揺れる | to shake, to sway, to rock | ゆれる |
| 光る | to shine, to glitter, to be bright | ひかる |
| 眠る | to sleep, to die, to rest (in peace) | ねむる |
| 滑る | to slide, to glide, to skate, to slip | すべる |
| 漬ける | to soak (in), to steep, to dip, to soak, to pickle | つける |
| 鳴る | to sound, to ring, to resound | なる |
| 立てる | to stand up, to put up, to set up, to stand something up | たてる |
| 始める | to start, to begin, to commence | はじめる |
| 泊まる | to stay at (e.g. hotel), to be docked, to be berthed, to lodge at | とまる |
| 盗む | to steal, to plagiarize, to steal (a technique, idea, etc.) | ぬすむ |
| 踏む | to step on, to tread on, to trample on | ふむ |
| 止める | to stop, to turn off, to park, to stop something | とめる |
| 連れる | to take (someone) with one, to bring along, to go with | つれる |
| いじめる | to tease | |
| それほど | to that extent | |
| 考える | to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to consider | かんがえる |
| 思う | to think, to consider, to believe, to feel | おもう |
| 捨てる | to throw away, to cast away, to dump | すてる |
| 投げる | to throw, to hurl, to fling, to throw or cast away | なげる |
| 触る | to touch, to feel, to handle | さわる |
| 乗り換える | to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train), to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.), to change between buses or trains | のりかえる |
| 戻る | to turn back (e.g. half-way), to return, to go back, to turn back | もどる |
| 回る | to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to go around | まわる |
| 訪ねる | to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to | たずねる |
| 勝つ | to win, to gain victory | かつ |
| 包む | to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to wrap | つつむ |
| 道具 | tool, implement, instrument, means | どうぐ |
| おもちゃ | toy | |
| 交通 | traffic, transportation, communication | こうつう |
| 翻訳 | translation, deciphering, decoding | ほんやく |
| 二階建て | two-storied building, two storied | にかいだて |
| タイプ | type,style | |
| 台風 | typhoon, hurricane, Typhoon | たいふう |
| 下着 | underwear, undergarment, underclothes | したぎ |
| 大学生 | university student, college student | だいがくせい |
| 無理 | unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable, impossible | むり |
| 利用 | use, utilization, utilisation | りよう |
| たいてい | usually | |
| 乗り物 | vehicle, conveyance, (means of) transport | のりもの |
| 一生懸命 | very hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can | いっしょうけんめい |
| 中々 | very, considerably, easily | なかなか |
| 非常に | very, extremely, exceedingly | ひじょうに |
| お見舞い | visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune), call, inquiry (about someone's health), calling on someone who is ill, enquiry | おみまい |
| 壁 | wall, partition, barrier | かべ |
| 戦争 | war, fighting, fierce competition | せんそう |
| 水道 | water supply, water service, waterworks | すいどう |
| 泳ぎ方 | way of swimming | およぎかた |
| 仕方 | way, method, means | しかた |
| 天気予報 | weather forecast, weather report, Weather forecasting | てんきよほう |
| さ来週 | week after next, the week after next | さらいしゅう |
| 妻 | wife, garnish (esp. one served with sashimi), trimmings, my wife | つま |
| 内 | within, inside | うち |
| 以内 | within, inside of, less than | いない |
| 女性 | woman, female, feminine gender | じょせい |
| 林 | wood, woods, forest, forester | はやし |
| ワープロ | word processor | |
| 心配 | worry, concern, anxiety | しんぱい・する |
| 君 | you, buddy, pal, (informal) You, suffix for familiar young male | きみ |
| お宅 | your house, your home, your family, (polite) your house | おたく |
| 御主人 | your husband, her husband, (honorable) your husband | ごしゅじん |
| 動物園 | zoo, zoological gardens, Doubutsuen | どうぶつえん |
