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JLPT N4 Vocabulary — Section 21

Words 401–420 of 632, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 401
    星(ほし)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); heavenly body
    2. 2.star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk
    3. 3.star (actor, player, etc.)

    星座は何ですか？

    What's your sign?

    星 star

  2. 402
    翻訳(ほんやく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.translation
    2. 2.deciphering; decoding
    3. 3.translation

    この翻訳はどう？

    How's this translation?

    翻 flip訳 translate

  3. 403
    貿易(ぼうえき)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
    2. 2.International trade

    父は貿易業に従事している。

    My father is engaged in foreign trade.

    貿 trade易 easy

  4. 404
    僕(ぼく)
    Pronouncommon
    1. 1.I; me
    2. 2.you
    3. 3.manservant

    僕 me

  5. 405
    参(まい)る
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. 1.to go; to come
    2. 2.to lose; to be defeated; to give up; to be beaten
    3. 3.to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to be nonplussed (by); to be confused

    トムには参るよ。

    I'm at a loss with Tom.

    参 nonplussed

  6. 406
    負(ま)ける
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to lose; to be defeated; to be beaten
    2. 2.to give in (to); to yield; to succumb; to give way
    3. 3.to be inferior (to); to be second (to); to be outdone (by)

    自分に負けるな。

    Don't beat yourself up.

    負 defeat

  7. 407
    間違(まちが)える
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly
    2. 2.to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

    間違えるのが嫌なの。

    I do not like to make mistakes.

    間 interval違 difference

  8. 408
    間(ま)に合(あ)う
    Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
    1. 1.to be in time (for)
    2. 2.to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough; to manage

    間に合うと思う。

    I think I'll make it.

    間 interval合 fit

  9. 409
    周(まわ)り
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.circumference; girth
    2. 2.surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
    3. 3.people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

    彼は周りを見渡した。

    He looked around.

    周 circumference

  10. 410
    回(まわ)る
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. 1.to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin
    2. 2.to go around; to circle; to revolve around; to orbit
    3. 3.to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to travel around; to make a tour of

    今日は街を見て回るよ。

    I'll look around the city today.

    回 -times

  11. 411
    漫画(まんが)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
    2. 2.Comics

    私は漫画家です。

    I'm a cartoonist.

    漫 cartoon画 brush-stroke

  12. 412
    見(み)える
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
    2. 2.to look; to seem; to appear
    3. 3.to come

    あの絵は見える？

    Can you see the picture?

    見 see

  13. 413
    湖(みずうみ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.lake
    2. 2.Lake

    湖は凍っていた。

    The lake was frozen.

    湖 lake

  14. 414
    味噌(みそ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans
    2. 2.innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso
    3. 3.key point; main point; good part (of something)

    ご飯と味噌汁は合う。

    Rice is good with miso soup.

    味 flavor

  15. 415
    見(み)つかる
    Godan verb with 'ru' endingcommon
    1. to be found; to be discovered

    場所は簡単に見つかるって。

    I'm sure it'll be easy to find a place.

    見 see

  16. 416
    見(み)つける
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
    2. 2.to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

    私を見つけるの？

    Will you find me?

    見 see

  17. 417
    皆(みな)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.everyone; everybody; all
    2. 2.everything; all

    皆さんはお元気？

    How is everyone?

    皆 all

  18. 418
    港(みなと)
    Nouncommon
    1. harbour; harbor; port

    空港って、遠いの？

    Is the airport far?

    港 harbor

  19. 419
    向(む)かう
    Godan verb with 'u' endingcommon
    1. 1.to face
    2. 2.to go towards; to head towards

    彼女は明日東京に向かう。

    She's leaving for Tokyo tomorrow.

    向 yonder

  20. 420
    迎(むか)える
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to greet
    2. 2.to call for; to summon; to invite
    3. 3.to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

    トムは来年100歳を迎える。

    Tom will be a hundred years old next year.

    迎 welcome

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