JLPT N4 Verbs Vocabulary List
Master all 212 Verbs vocabulary characters for JLPT N4
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📘 N4 Level: Beginner Japanese Proficiency
212 Total Verbs
N4 JLPT Level
Easy Difficulty
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| # | 動詞 | Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 上がる | agaru あがる | to rise |
| 2 | 挨拶 | aisatsu あいさつ | to greet |
| 3 | 案内 | annai あんない | to guide |
| 4 | 安心 | anshin あんしん | peace of mind |
| 5 | アルバイト | arubaito | part-time job |
| 6 | 集まる | atsumaru あつまる | to gather; to collect; to assemble |
| 7 | 集める | atsumeru あつめる | to collect; to assemble; to gather |
| 8 | 謝る | ayamaru あやまる | to apologize |
| 9 | 貿易 | boueki ぼうえき | trade |
| 10 | チェック | chekku | to check |
| 11 | 注意 | chuui ちゅうい | caution |
| 12 | 注射 | chuusha ちゅうしゃ | injection |
| 13 | 暖房 | danbou だんぼう | heating |
| 14 | 遠慮 | enryo えんりょ | reserve; refraining |
| 15 | 選ぶ | erabu えらぶ | to choose |
| 16 | ファックス | fakkusu | fax |
| 17 | 増える | fueru ふえる | to increase |
| 18 | 復習 | fukushuu ふくしゅう | review (of learned material); revision |
| 19 | 踏む | fumu ふむ | to step on |
| 20 | 降り出す | furidasu ふりだす | to start to rain |
| 21 | 太る | futoru ふとる | to become fat |
| 22 | 原因 | genin げんいん | cause |
| 23 | 下宿 | geshuku げしゅく | lodging |
| 24 | ごちそう | gochisou | a feast |
| 25 | ご覧になる | goran ni naru ごらんになる | (respectful) to see |
| 26 | 拝見 | haiken はいけん | seeing; looking at |
| 27 | 運ぶ | hakobu はこぶ | to carry |
| 28 | 花見 | hanami はなみ | cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing |
| 29 | 反対 | hantai はんたい | opposition |
| 30 | 払う | harau はらう | to pay |
| 31 | 発音 | hatsuon はつおん | pronunciation |
| 32 | 返事 | henji へんじ | reply; answer; response |
| 33 | 冷える | hieru ひえる | to grow cold |
| 34 | 光る | hikaru ひかる | to shine |
| 35 | 引き出す | hikidasu ひきだす | to withdraw |
| 36 | 引っ越す | hikkosu ひっこす | to move house |
| 37 | 開く | hiraku ひらく | to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack |
| 38 | 拾う | hirou ひろう | to pick up |
| 39 | 褒める | homeru ほめる | to praise |
| 40 | 翻訳 | honyaku ほんやく | translation |
| 41 | 放送 | housou ほうそう | to broadcast |
| 42 | いじめる | ijimeru | to tease |
| 43 | 意見 | iken いけん | opinion; view; comment |
| 44 | 生きる | ikiru いきる | to live |
| 45 | 祈る | inoru いのる | to pray |
| 46 | 急ぐ | isogu いそぐ | to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner |
| 47 | 頂く | itadaku いただく | (humble) to receive |
| 48 | 致す | itasu いたす | (humble) to do |
| 49 | 準備 | junbi じゅんび | to prepare |
| 50 | 変える | kaeru かえる | to change; to transform |
| 51 | 会議 | kaigi かいぎ | meeting; conference; session; assembly |
| 52 | 会話 | kaiwa かいわ | conversation |
| 53 | 構う | kamau かまう | to mind |
| 54 | 噛む | kamu かむ | to bite,to chew |
| 55 | 考える | kangaeru かんがえる | to think |
| 56 | 関係 | kankei かんけい | relationship |
| 57 | 片付ける | katadzukeru かたづける | to tidy up |
| 58 | 勝つ | katsu かつ | to win |
| 59 | 乾く | kawaku かわく | to get dry |
| 60 | 変わる | kawaru かわる | to change |
| 61 | 通う | kayou かよう | to commute |
| 62 | 飾る | kazaru かざる | to decorate |
| 63 | 怪我 | kega けが | to injure |
| 64 | 計画 | keikaku けいかく | to plan |
| 65 | 経験 | keiken けいけん | to experience |
| 66 | 見物 | kenbutsu けんぶつ | sightseeing; visit |
| 67 | 喧嘩 | kenka けんか | to quarrel |
| 68 | 研究 | kenkyuu けんきゅう | research |
| 69 | 聞こえる | kikoeru きこえる | to be heard; to be audible; to be said |
| 70 | 決まる | kimaru きまる | to be decided |
| 71 | 決める | kimeru きめる | to decide |
| 72 | 込む | komu こむ | to be crowded |
| 73 | 故障 | koshou こしょう | to break-down |
| 74 | 講義 | kougi こうぎ | lecture |
| 75 | 壊れる | kowareru こわれる | to be broken |
| 76 | 壊す | kowasu こわす | to break |
| 77 | 下さる | kudasaru くださる | (respectful) to give |
| 78 | 比べる | kuraberu くらべる | to compare |
| 79 | 暮れる | kureru くれる | to get dark |
| 80 | 教育 | kyouiku きょういく | education |
| 81 | 競争 | kyousou きょうそう | competition |
| 82 | 急行 | kyuukou きゅうこう | hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening |
| 83 | 間違える | machigaeru まちがえる | to make a mistake (in) |
| 84 | 参る | mairu まいる | (humble) to go; to come |
| 85 | 負ける | makeru まける | to lose |
| 86 | 間に合う | maniau まにあう | to be in time (for) |
| 87 | 回る | mawaru まわる | to go around |
| 88 | 召し上がる | meshiagaru めしあがる | to eat; to drink |
| 89 | 見える | mieru みえる | to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem |
| 90 | 見つかる | mitsukaru みつかる | to be found; to be discovered |
| 91 | 見つける | mitsukeru みつける | to discover; to find; to come across; to detect; to spot |
| 92 | 戻る | modoru もどる | to turn back |
| 93 | 申し上げる | moushiageru もうしあげる | to say; to offer |
| 94 | 申す | mousu もうす | to be called; to say |
| 95 | 迎える | mukaeru むかえる | to go out to meet |
| 96 | 向かう | mukau むかう | to head towards |
| 97 | 無理 | muri むり | impossible |
| 98 | 投げる | nageru なげる | to throw or cast away |
| 99 | 泣く | naku なく | to weep |
| 100 | 無くなる | naku naru なくなる | to disappear; to get lost |
| 101 | 亡くなる | nakunaru なくなる | to die |
| 102 | 直る | naoru なおる | to be fixed,to be repaired |
| 103 | 治る | naoru なおる | to be cured; to heal |
| 104 | 慣れる | nareru なれる | to get used to |
| 105 | 鳴る | naru なる | to sound |
| 106 | 寝坊 | nebou ねぼう | sleeping in late; oversleeping |
| 107 | 眠る | nemuru ねむる | to sleep |
| 108 | 逃げる | nigeru にげる | to escape |
| 109 | 似る | niru にる | to be similar |
| 110 | 残る | nokoru のこる | to remain |
| 111 | 乗り換える | norikaeru のりかえる | to change between buses or trains |
| 112 | 濡れる | nureru ぬれる | to get wet |
| 113 | 塗る | nuru ぬる | to paint; to plaster |
| 114 | 盗む | nusumu ぬすむ | to steal |
| 115 | 入学 | nyuugaku にゅうがく | entry to school or university; enrollment |
| 116 | 入院 | nyuuin にゅういん | hospitalization |
| 117 | 落ちる | ochiru おちる | to fall or drop |
| 118 | 驚く | odoroku おどろく | to be surprised |
| 119 | 踊る | odoru おどる | to dance |
| 120 | お出でになる | oide ni naru おいでになる | (respectful) to be |
| 121 | お祝い | oiwai おいわい | congratulation |
| 122 | 行う | okonau おこなう | to perform; to do; to carry out |
| 123 | 怒る | okoru おこる | to be angry |
| 124 | 起こす | okosu おこす | to wake |
| 125 | 遅れる | okureru おくれる | to be late |
| 126 | 送る | okuru おくる | to send |
| 127 | 思い出す | omoidasu おもいだす | to remember |
| 128 | 折れる | oreru おれる | to break; to be broken |
| 129 | 下りる | oriru おりる | to get off |
| 130 | 折る | oru おる | to break or to fold |
| 131 | 仰る | ossharu おっしゃる | (respectful) to say |
| 132 | 落とす | otosu おとす | to drop |
| 133 | 冷房 | reibou れいぼう | air conditioning |
| 134 | 連絡 | renraku れんらく | to contact; to get in touch |
| 135 | 利用 | riyou りよう | use; utilization; application |
| 136 | 留守 | rusu るす | absence |
| 137 | 下がる | sagaru さがる | to get down |
| 138 | 探す | sagasu さがす | to look for |
| 139 | 下げる | sageru さげる | to lower |
| 140 | 差し上げる | sashiageru さしあげる | to give |
| 141 | 騒ぐ | sawagu さわぐ | to make noise,to be excited |
| 142 | 触る | sawaru さわる | to touch |
| 143 | 生活 | seikatsu せいかつ | to live |
| 144 | 生産 | seisan せいさん | production |
| 145 | 戦争 | sensou せんそう | war |
| 146 | 説明 | setsumei せつめい | explanation |
| 147 | 試合 | shiai しあい | match,game |
| 148 | 叱る | shikaru しかる | to scold |
| 149 | 試験 | shiken しけん | examination |
| 150 | 失敗 | shippai しっぱい | failure |
| 151 | 調べる | shiraberu しらべる | to investigate |
| 152 | 知らせる | shiraseru しらせる | to notify |
| 153 | 生じる | shoujiru しょうじる | to produce |
| 154 | 紹介 | 紹介 shoukai しょうかい | introduction |
| 155 | 育てる | sodateru そだてる | to rear,to bring up |
| 156 | 卒業 | sotsugyou そつぎょう | graduation |
| 157 | 相談 | soudan そうだん | to discuss |
| 158 | 滑る | suberu すべる | to slide; to slip |
| 159 | 水泳 | suiei すいえい | swimming |
| 160 | 空く | suku すく | to be hungry |
| 161 | 済む | sumu すむ | to finish |
| 162 | 進む | susumu すすむ | to make progress |
| 163 | 捨てる | suteru すてる | to throw away |
| 164 | 退院 | tai'in たいいん | leaving hospital; discharge from hospital |
| 165 | 誕生 | tanjou たんじょう | birth |
| 166 | 倒れる | taoreru たおれる | to fall (over, down) |
| 167 | 足りる | tariru たりる | to be sufficient; to be enough |
| 168 | 足す | tasu たす | to add (numbers / something) |
| 169 | 建てる | tateru たてる | to build |
| 170 | 尋ねる | tazuneru たずねる | to ask |
| 171 | 訪ねる | tazuneru たずねる | to visit |
| 172 | 手伝う | tetsudau てつだう | to help; to assist; to aid |
| 173 | 届ける | todokeru とどける | to send |
| 174 | 泊まる | tomaru とまる | to stay at |
| 175 | 止める | tomeru とめる | to stop something |
| 176 | 通る | tooru とおる | to go through |
| 177 | 取り替える | torikaeru とりかえる | to exchange; to swap; to replace |
| 178 | 続ける | tsudzukeru つづける | to continue; to keep up; to keep on |
| 179 | 続く | tsudzuku つづく | to continue |
| 180 | 捕まえる | tsukamaeru つかまえる | to catch |
| 181 | 漬ける | tsukeru つける | to soak; to pickle |
| 182 | 付く | tsuku つく | to be attached |
| 183 | 連れる | tsureru つれる | to take (someone) with one |
| 184 | 釣る | tsuru つる | to fish |
| 185 | 伝える | tsutaeru つたえる | to report; to tell |
| 186 | 包む | tsutsumu つつむ | to wrap |
| 187 | 植える | ueru うえる | to plant; to grow |
| 188 | 動く | ugoku うごく | to move |
| 189 | 伺う | ukagau うかがう | to visit |
| 190 | 受ける | ukeru うける | to take a lesson or test |
| 191 | 打つ | utsu うつ | to hit |
| 192 | 移る | utsuru うつる | to move house or transfer |
| 193 | 写す | utsusu うつす | to copy or photograph |
| 194 | 別れる | wakareru わかれる | to separate |
| 195 | 沸かす | wakasu わかす | to boil; to heat |
| 196 | 沸く | waku わく | to boil |
| 197 | 笑う | warau わらう | to laugh; to smile |
| 198 | 割れる | wareru われる | to break |
| 199 | 焼ける | yakeru やける | to burn; to be roasted |
| 200 | 焼く | yaku やく | to bake; to grill |
| 201 | 役に立つ | yakunitatsu やくにたつ | to be helpful |
| 202 | 約束 | yakusoku やくそく | promise |
| 203 | 止む | yamu やむ | to stop |
| 204 | 痩せる | yaseru やせる | to become thin |
| 205 | 汚れる | yogoreru よごれる | to get dirty |
| 206 | 喜ぶ | yorokobu よろこぶ | to be delighted |
| 207 | 寄る | yoru よる | to visit; to drop by |
| 208 | 予習 | yoshuu よしゅう | preparation for a lesson |
| 209 | 予定 | yotei よてい | plan |
| 210 | 用意 | youi ようい | preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready |
| 211 | 予約 | yoyaku よやく | reservation |
| 212 | 揺れる | yureru ゆれる | to shake |