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JLPT N4 Vocabulary — Section 9

Words 161–180 of 632, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 161
    校長(こうちょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
    2. 2.Head teacher

    彼は校長になり立てだ。

    He has just become a principal.

    校 exam長 long

  2. 162
    交通(こうつう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.traffic; transportation
    2. 2.communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.)
    3. 3.intercourse

    交通量は少なかった。

    Traffic was light.

    交 mingle通 traffic

  3. 163
    高等学校(こうとうがっこう)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.senior high school; high school
    2. 2.High school

    高等学校では英語と数学が重視されている。

    English and mathematics are made much of in senior high schools.

    高 tall等 etc.学 study校 exam

  4. 164
    講堂(こうどう)
    Nouncommon
    1. auditorium; lecture hall

    この講堂は300人まで入れる。

    This auditorium can seat up to 300 people.

    講 lecture堂 public chamber

  5. 165
    公務員(こうむいん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant
    2. 2.Civil service

    私は公務員です。

    I'm a government worker.

    公 public務 task員 employee

  6. 166
    国際(こくさい)
    Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'common
    1. 1.international
    2. 2.diplomatic intercourse
    3. 3.International

    国際語は必要ですか？

    Do we need a universal language?

    国 country際 occasion

  7. 167
    心(こころ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.mind; heart; spirit
    2. 2.the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
    3. 3.Mind

    心 heart

  8. 168
    答(こたえ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.answer; reply; response
    2. 2.answer; solution; result

    答 solution

  9. 169
    小鳥(ことり)
    Nouncommon
    1. small bird; little bird

    小鳥の囀りが聞こえます。

    We can hear the bird sing.

    小 little鳥 bird

  10. 170
    細(こま)かい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. 1.small
    2. 2.fine; minute
    3. 3.minor; trivial

    私は細かいんだ。

    I'm fussy.

    細 dainty

  11. 171
    込(こ)む
    Godan verb with 'mu' endingcommon
    1. 1.to be crowded; to be packed; to be congested; to be thronged (with)
    2. 2.to be complex; to be intricate
    3. 3.to go into; to go in; to put into

    そう落ち込むなよ。

    Keep your chin up.

    込 crowded

  12. 172
    米(こめ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.(husked grains of) rice
    2. 2.staple (product, etc.); necessity
    3. 3.(online) comment

    お米はあったの？

    Did you have rice?

    米 rice

  13. 173
    怖(こわ)い
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

    怖 dreadful

  14. 174
    壊(こわ)す
    Godan verb with 'su' endingcommon
    1. 1.to break; to destroy; to demolish
    2. 2.to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
    3. 3.to break (a bill, etc.)

    そんなに食べたらお腹壊すよ。

    If you eat that much, you'll have a stomachache.

    壊 demolition

  15. 175
    壊(こわ)れる
    Ichidan verbcommon
    1. 1.to be broken; to break; to fall apart; to collapse
    2. 2.to break (down); to stop working
    3. 3.to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse; to break down (of a relationship, negotiations, etc.); to be broken off

    形あるものはいつか壊れる。

    Anything having form will someday break.

    壊 demolition

  16. 176
    今度(こんど)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.this time; now
    2. 2.next time; another time; shortly; soon
    3. 3.recently; lately; the other day

    今度は何があった？

    What happened this time?

    今 now度 degrees

  17. 177
    今夜(こんや)
    Nouncommon
    1. this evening; tonight

    今夜、何食べる？

    What are we going to eat tonight?

    今 now夜 night

  18. 178
    御主人(ごしゅじん)
    Nouncommon
    1. your husband; her husband

    御 honorable主 lord人 person

  19. 179
    ご存(ぞん)じ
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.knowing; being aware (of)
    2. 2.(an) acquaintance

    真相をご存じですか？

    Do you know the real facts?

    存 exist

  20. 180
    最近(さいきん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.recently; lately; these days; nowadays
    2. 2.nearest; closest

    最近、忙しいの？

    Have you been busy recently?

    最 utmost近 near

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