JLPT N3, N4 and N5 - Vocab List - Cumulative List

Sep 28, 2026

Cumulative JLPT vocabulary list for N4 and below, organized as a structured table of Kanji, Hiragana, and English meanings. Entries cover greetings, love, signals, companions, emotions, everyday objects, and common verb patterns, with multiple senses provided in concise English glosses. Additional sections include particles and adverbial usage examples such as “at any time” and “not very,” supporting quick review for listening, reading, and exam preparation.

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JLPT N3, N4 and N5 Vocabulary List

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Vocabulary table (Kanji - Hiragana - English)

JLPT Resources – [http://www.tanos.co.uk/jlpt/](http://www.tanos.co.uk/jlpt/) JLPT N3, N4 and N5 Vocab List This is a cumulative list. (It contains the vocab needed by JLPT N4 and below) . | Kanji | Hiragana | English | | --- | --- | --- | | | あっ | Ah!,Oh! | | 愛 | あい | love | | 挨拶 | あいさつ | greeting,salutation | | 愛情 | あいじょう | love,affection | | 合図 | あいず | sign,signal | | | アイスクリーム | ice cream | | 愛する | あいする | to love | | 相手 | あいて | companion, partner,company | | | あいにく | unfortunately,Sorry, but | | | アイロン | (electric) iron | | | アウト | out | | 明かり | あかり | lamplight, light (in general), brightness | | 空き | あき | room,time to spare,emptiness | | 明らか | あきらか | obvious,evident,clear | | 諦める | あきらめる | to give up,to abandon | | 飽きる | あきる | to get tired of,to lose interest in,to have enough | 1 | | |

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握手 | | | あくしゅ | handshake | | 悪魔 | | | あくま | devil,demon,evil spirit | | 明ける | | | あける | to dawn,to become daylight | | | | | あした | tomorrow | | 預ける | | | あずける | to give into custody,to entrust,to deposit | | 汗 | | | あせ | sweat, perspiration | | 与える | | | あたえる | to give,to present,to award | | 暖かい | | | あたたか(い) | warm,mild | | 辺り | | | あたり | vicinity, nearby | | 当たる | | | あたる | to be hit,to be successful,to be equivalent to | | | | | あちこち | here and there | | 扱う | | | あつかう | to handle,to deal with,to treat | | 集まり | | | あつまり | gathering,meeting,assembly,collection | | 当てる | | | あてる | to hit,to apply a patch | | 跡 | | | あと | (1) trace,tracks,mark,sign,(2) remains, ruins,(3) scar | | | | | あと | (1) trace,tracks,(2) remains, ruins,(3) scar | | 穴 | | | あな | hole | | 浴びる | | | あびる | to bathe,to bask in the sun,to shower | | 油 | | | あぶら | oil | | 余り | | | あまり | not very (used as adverb), not much | 2 | | |

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誤り | | | あやまり | error | | 粗 | | | あら | defect,flaw, blemish,weak point | | 嵐 | | | あらし | storm,tempest | | 新た | | | あらた | new,fresh, novel | | | | | あらゆる | all,every | | 表す | | | あらわす | to express,to show,to reveal | | 現す | | | あらわす | to show,to indicate,to display | | 現れ | | | あらわれ | embodiment,materialization | | 現れる | | | あらわれる | (1) to appear,to come in sight,to become visible,(2) to express oneself | | | | | ありがとう | (conj,exp, int) Thank you | | 有る | | | ある | to be,to have | | 或 | | | ある | a certain... ,some... | | | | | あるいは | or, possibly | | | | | アルバム | album | | 泡 | | | あわ | bubble,foam,froth, head on beer | | 合わせる | | | あわせる | to join together,to be opposite,to face,to unite | | 哀れ | | | あわれ | helpless, pity,sorrow,grief | | 案 | | | あん | plan,suffix meaning draft | | 暗記 | | | あんき | memorization, learning by heart | | 安定 | | | あんてい | stability,equilibrium | 3 | | |

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案内 | | | あんない | information,guidance, leading | | | | | あんなに | to that extent,to that degree | | | | | あんまり | not very, not much, remainder, rest | | 胃 | | | い | stomach | | | | | いい | good | | | | | よい | good, nice, pleasant,ok | | いえ | | | いえ | TODO same as いいえ? | | 委員 | | | いいん | committee member | | 言う | | | ゆう | to say | | 意外 | | | いがい | unexpected,surprising | | 行き | | | いき | going | | 行き | | | ゆき | going | | 息 | | | いき | breath,tone | | 勢い | | | いきおい | force,vigor,energy,spirit | | 生き物 | | | いきもの | living thing,animal | | 幾つ | | | いくつ | how many?, how o

FAQs

What is the purpose of this JLPT vocabulary list?

It is a cumulative list containing the vocabulary needed for JLPT N4 and below.

How is the vocabulary information presented?

Each entry is shown in a table with Kanji, Hiragana, and an English meaning.

Which JLPT levels does this vocabulary list cover?

The document is labeled for JLPT N3, N4, and N5, with the cumulative requirement stated for N4 and below.

Sep 28, 2026

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