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JLPT N4 Vocabulary — Section 12

Words 221–240 of 632, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 221
    事務所(じむしょ)
    Nouncommon
    1. office

    事務所にいます。

    I'm in my office.

    事 matter務 task所 place

  2. 222
    住所(じゅうしょ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
    2. 2.Address (geography)

    住所はどこなの？

    What is your address?

    住 dwell所 place

  3. 223
    柔道(じゅうどう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.judo
    2. 2.Judo

    柔 tender道 road-way

  4. 224
    十分(じゅうぶん)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. 1.enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate
    2. 2.sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well
    3. 3.division into ten

    あれで十分よね？

    That's good enough, right?

    十 ten

  5. 225
    自由(じゆう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.freedom; liberty
    2. 2.Liberty

    自由は幸福です。

    Freedom is happiness.

    自 oneself由 wherefore

  6. 226
    女性(じょせい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.woman; female
    2. 2.feminine gender
    3. 3.Woman

    女性は涙もろい。

    Women are easily moved to tears.

    女 woman性 sex

  7. 227
    人口(じんこう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.population
    2. 2.common talk
    3. 3.Population

    インドは人口が多い。

    India is populous.

    人 person口 mouth

  8. 228
    神社(じんじゃ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.Shinto shrine
    2. 2.Shinto shrine

    京都は神社や仏閣で有名だ。

    Kyoto is famous for its shrines and temples.

    神 gods社 company

  9. 229
    水泳(すいえい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.swimming
    2. 2.Human swimming

    水泳は好きですか？

    Are you fond of swimming?

    水 water泳 swim

  10. 230
    水道(すいどう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.water supply; water service; waterworks; tap water
    2. 2.channel; strait
    3. 3.water course; waterway

    水道がないんです。

    There is no running water.

    水 water道 road-way

  11. 231
    数学(すうがく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.mathematics
    2. 2.Mathematics

    数学は苦手です。

    I am not good at mathematics.

    数 number学 study

  12. 232
    過(す)ぎる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
    2. 2.to pass (of time); to elapse
    3. 3.to have expired; to have ended; to be over

    ややこし過ぎる！

    That's too complicated!

    過 overdo

  13. 233
    凄(すご)い
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. 1.terrible; dreadful
    2. 2.amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
    3. 3.to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

    このサイト凄い！

    This site is amazing!
  14. 234
    進(すす)む
    Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
    1. 1.to advance; to go forward
    2. 2.to precede; to go ahead (of)
    3. 3.to make progress; to improve

    石田盗塁で３塁に進む。

    Ishida advances to third on a stolen base.

    進 advance

  15. 235
    すっかり
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. all; completely; totally; entirely

    すっかり忘れてた。

    I completely forgot it.
  16. 236
    すっと
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. 1.straight; quickly; directly; all of a sudden
    2. 2.quietly; gently; softly
    3. 3.to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied

    彼の首筋を血がすっと伝った。

    A trickle of blood ran down his neck.
  17. 237
    捨(す)てる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
    2. 2.to abandon; to desert; to leave
    3. 3.to give up; to resign

    これは捨てるべきだと思う？

    Do you think I should throw this away?

    捨 discard

  18. 238
    砂(すな)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.sand; grit; fine gravel
    2. 2.Sand

    砂糖は控えてね。

    Cut back on sugar.

    砂 sand

  19. 239
    滑(すべ)る
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. 1.to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
    2. 2.to slip; to skid
    3. 3.to be slippery

    あの子、上手に滑るねぇ！

    How well that girl skis!

    滑 slippery

  20. 240
    隅(すみ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.corner; nook; recess
    2. 2.downstage right (on a noh stage)

    隅っこに置いといて。

    Put it in the corner.

    隅 corner

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