JLPT N4 Verbs

Reading: いらっしゃる

Meaning: to come, to go, to be (somewhere)

Reading: おいでになる

Meaning: to be

Reading: ごらんになる

Meaning: to see, to look, to watch

Reading: ごちそうする

Meaning: treat (esp. food and drink), entertainment, treating someone (to a meal), taking someone to dinner

Reading: すっとする

Meaning: straight, quickly, directly, all of a sudden

Reading: アルバイトする

Meaning: part-time job, side job

Reading: ファックスする

Meaning: fax, facsimile

Reading: プレゼントする

Meaning: present, gift

Reading: レポートする

Meaning: report, paper

Reading: あがる

Meaning: to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised

Reading: さがる

Meaning: to come down, to go down, to fall, to drop, to sink, to get lower

Reading: さげる

Meaning: to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration)

Reading: げしゅくする

Meaning: boarding, lodging, board and lodging, room and board

Reading: のりかえる

Meaning: to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train)

Reading: かわく

Meaning: to get dry

Reading: よていする

Meaning: plans, arrangement, schedule, program, programme, expectation, estimate

Reading: よやくする

Meaning: reservation, appointment, booking, advance order

Reading: よしゅうする

Meaning: preparation for a lesson

Reading: なくなる

Meaning: to die, to pass away

Reading: こうつうする

Meaning: traffic, transportation, communication, exchange (of ideas, etc.), intercourse

Reading: つく

Meaning: to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling

Reading: おっしゃる

Meaning: to say, to speak, to tell, to talk

Reading: かいわする

Meaning: conversation, talk, chat

Reading: かいぎする

Meaning: meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

Reading: つたえる

Meaning: to convey, to report, to transmit, to communicate, to tell, to impart, to propagate, to teach, to bequeath

Reading: にる

Meaning: to resemble, to look like, to be like, to be alike, to be similar, to take after

Reading: たおれる

Meaning: to fall (over, down), to collapse, to take a fall, to topple

Reading: ひかる

Meaning: to shine, to glitter, to be bright

Reading: にゅうがくする

Meaning: admission (to a school or university), entrance, enrolment, enrollment, matriculation

Reading: にゅういんする

Meaning: hospitalization, hospitalisation

Reading: うつす

Meaning: to copy, to duplicate, to reproduce, to trace, to transcribe

Reading: ひえる

Meaning: to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator), to get chilly, to cool down

Reading: れいぼうする

Meaning: air conditioning, air cooling

Reading: わかれる

Meaning: to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from

Reading: りようする

Meaning: use, utilization, utilisation, application

Reading: われる

Meaning: to break, to be smashed

Reading: うごく

Meaning: to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing

Reading: かつ

Meaning: to win, to gain victory

Reading: つつむ

Meaning: to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up

Reading: そつぎょうする

Meaning: graduation, completion (of a course)

Reading: げんいんする

Meaning: cause, origin, source

Reading: まいる

Meaning: to go, to come, to call

Reading: はんたいする

Meaning: opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, objection, dissent

Reading: とりかえる

Meaning: to exchange, to swap, to barter

Reading: うける

Meaning: to receive, to get

Reading: めしあがる

Meaning: to eat, to drink

Reading: あう

Meaning: to come together, to merge, to unite, to meet

Reading: むかう

Meaning: to face

Reading: くれる

Meaning: to give, to let (one) have

Reading: よろこぶ

Meaning: to be delighted, to be glad, to be pleased, to rejoice

Reading: けんかする

Meaning: quarrel, brawl, fight, squabble, scuffle, argument

Reading: かむ

Meaning: to bite

Reading: まわる

Meaning: to turn, to rotate, to revolve, to spin

Reading: ぬる

Meaning: to paint, to plaster, to lacquer, to varnish, to spread, to smear, to put up (wallpaper)

Reading: ふえる

Meaning: to increase, to multiply

Reading: こわす

Meaning: to break, to destroy, to demolish

Reading: こわれる

Meaning: to be broken, to break, to fall apart, to collapse, to be destroyed, to be damaged

Reading: かえる

Meaning: to change, to alter, to transform, to convert, to turn, to vary

Reading: かわる

Meaning: to change, to be transformed, to be altered, to vary

Reading: ふとる

Meaning: to put on weight, to gain weight, to grow fat, to get stout

Reading: しっぱいする

Meaning: failure, mistake, blunder

Reading: はじめる

Meaning: to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate

Reading: あんしんする

Meaning: peace of mind, relief, (sense of) security, safety, assurance, confidence

Reading: よる

Meaning: to approach, to draw near, to come near, to be close to

Reading: ねぼうする

Meaning: sleeping in late, oversleeping

Reading: たずねる

Meaning: to ask, to enquire, to inquire

Reading: とどける

Meaning: to deliver, to forward, to send

Reading: さしあげる

Meaning: to lift up, to hold up, to raise

Reading: たてる

Meaning: to build, to construct

Reading: ひきだす

Meaning: to pull out, to take out, to draw out

Reading: ひっこす

Meaning: to move (house), to change residence

Reading: やくにたつ

Meaning: to be helpful, to be useful

Reading: ふくしゅうする

Meaning: review (of learned material), revision

Reading: おこる

Meaning: to get angry, to get mad, to lose one's temper

Reading: おもいだす

Meaning: to recall, to remember, to recollect

Reading: おもう

Meaning: to think, to consider, to believe, to reckon

Reading: いそぐ

Meaning: to hurry, to rush, to hasten, to make something happen sooner

Reading: きゅうこうする

Meaning: hurrying (to somewhere), rushing, hastening

Reading: なれる

Meaning: to get used to, to grow accustomed to, to become familiar with

Reading: せんそうする

Meaning: war

Reading: もどる

Meaning: to turn back (e.g. half-way)

Reading: てつだう

Meaning: to help, to assist, to aid

Reading: うつ

Meaning: to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound

Reading: はらう

Meaning: to pay (e.g. money, bill)

Reading: なげる

Meaning: to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast

Reading: おる

Meaning: to break, to fracture, to break off, to snap off, to pick (e.g. flowers)

Reading: おれる

Meaning: to break, to be broken, to snap, to fracture

Reading: はいけんする

Meaning: seeing, looking at

Reading: ひろう

Meaning: to pick up, to gather

Reading: つかまえる

Meaning: to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain

Reading: すてる

Meaning: to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard

Reading: さがす

Meaning: to search for, to look for, to hunt for, to seek

Reading: ゆれる

Meaning: to shake, to sway, to rock, to swing, to tremble, to jolt, to pitch, to roll, to flicker

Reading: こしょうする

Meaning: fault, trouble, breakdown, failure, being out of order

Reading: きょういくする

Meaning: education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing

Reading: だんぼうする

Meaning: (indoor) heating

Reading: しばらくする

Meaning: for a moment, for a minute

Reading: くれる

Meaning: to get dark, to grow dark

Reading: うえる

Meaning: to plant, to grow, to raise

Reading: たのしむ

Meaning: to enjoy, to take pleasure in, to have a good time, to have fun

Reading: やむ

Meaning: to cease, to stop, to be over

Reading: とめる

Meaning: to stop, to turn off

Reading: のこる

Meaning: to remain, to be left

Reading: くらべる

Meaning: to compare, to make a comparison

Reading: すいえいする

Meaning: swimming

Reading: よごれる

Meaning: to get dirty, to become dirty

Reading: きまる

Meaning: to be decided, to be settled, to be fixed, to be arranged

Reading: きめる

Meaning: to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix

Reading: わかす

Meaning: to boil, to heat (a liquid), to prepare (a bath, hot drink)

Reading: わく

Meaning: to grow hot (e.g. water), to boil

Reading: なおす

Meaning: to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits)

Reading: なおる

Meaning: to get better, to get well, to recover (from an illness), to be cured, to be restored, to heal

Reading: とまる

Meaning: to stay at (e.g. hotel)

Reading: なく

Meaning: to cry, to weep, to sob, to howl

Reading: ちゅうしゃする

Meaning: injection, jab, shot

Reading: ちゅういする

Meaning: attention, notice, heed

Reading: すむ

Meaning: to finish, to end, to be completed

Reading: すべる

Meaning: to glide, to slide (e.g. on skis), to slip

Reading: つける

Meaning: to soak (in), to steep, to dip, to dunk

Reading: ぬれる

Meaning: to get wet

Reading: なさる

Meaning: to do

Reading: なくなる

Meaning: to be lost (e.g. luggage), to be missing

Reading: やく

Meaning: to burn

Reading: やける

Meaning: to burn, to burn down, to go down in flames

Reading: かたづける

Meaning: to tidy up, to put in order, to straighten up, to put away

Reading: いきる

Meaning: to live, to exist

Reading: せいかつする

Meaning: life, living

Reading: せいさんする

Meaning: production, manufacture

Reading: よういする

Meaning: preparation, arrangements, provision, getting ready, laying out (e.g. a meal)

Reading: もうしあげる

Meaning: to say, to tell, to state, to express, to offer, to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.)

Reading: もうす

Meaning: to say, to be called

Reading: るすする

Meaning: absence, being away from home

Reading: やせる

Meaning: to become thin, to lose weight, to reduce (one's) weight, to slim

Reading: はつおんする

Meaning: pronunciation

Reading: ぬすむ

Meaning: to steal

Reading: ねむる

Meaning: to sleep

Reading: しらせる

Meaning: to notify, to advise, to inform

Reading: けんきゅうする

Meaning: study, research, investigation

Reading: しっかりする

Meaning: tightly (holding on), firmly, securely

Reading: いのる

Meaning: to pray, to say a prayer, to say grace

Reading: うつる

Meaning: to move (house), to transfer (department)

Reading: たてる

Meaning: to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise

Reading: きょうそうする

Meaning: competition, contest, rivalry, race

Reading: わらう

Meaning: to laugh

Reading: やくそくする

Meaning: promise, agreement, arrangement, one's word, contract, pact

Reading: しょうかいする

Meaning: introduction, presentation, referral, showcase (of a product)

Reading: つづく

Meaning: to continue, to last, to go on

Reading: つづける

Meaning: to continue, to keep up, to keep on

Reading: ほんやくする

Meaning: translation

Reading: かんがえる

Meaning: to think (about, of), to think over, to ponder, to contemplate, to reflect (on), to meditate (on)

Reading: きこえる

Meaning: to be heard, to be audible, to reach one's ears

Reading: そだてる

Meaning: to raise, to rear, to bring up

Reading: いたす

Meaning: to do

Reading: はなみする

Meaning: cherry blossom viewing, flower viewing

Reading: いじめる

Meaning: to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute

Reading: おちる

Meaning: to fall, to drop, to come down, to crash, to collapse, to cave in, to give way

Reading: おとす

Meaning: to drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one's gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind

Reading: おこなう

Meaning: to perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

Reading: ほめる

Meaning: to praise, to commend, to compliment, to speak well of, to speak highly of

Reading: みえる

Meaning: to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight

Reading: みつかる

Meaning: to be found, to be discovered

Reading: みつける

Meaning: to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot

Reading: けんぶつする

Meaning: sightseeing, watching, viewing

Reading: さわる

Meaning: to touch, to feel

Reading: たずねる

Meaning: to visit, to call on, to pay a visit to

Reading: しあいする

Meaning: match, game, bout, contest

Reading: しけんする

Meaning: examination, exam, test

Reading: せつめいする

Meaning: explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend

Reading: しらべる

Meaning: to examine, to look up, to investigate, to check up, to sense, to study, to inquire, to search

Reading: こうぎする

Meaning: lecture

Reading: あやまる

Meaning: to apologize, to apologise

Reading: まける

Meaning: to lose, to be defeated

Reading: ぼうえきする

Meaning: (foreign) trade, (international) commerce, importing and exporting

Reading: おこす

Meaning: to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up

Reading: たす

Meaning: to add (numbers)

Reading: たりる

Meaning: to be sufficient, to be enough

Reading: おどる

Meaning: to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

Reading: ふむ

Meaning: to step on, to tread on, to trample on

Reading: こむ

Meaning: to be crowded, to be packed, to be congested, to be thronged (with)

Reading: むかえる

Meaning: to go out to meet, to receive, to welcome, to greet, to salute, to hail

Reading: へんじする

Meaning: reply, answer, response

Reading: たいいんする

Meaning: leaving hospital, discharge from hospital

Reading: おくる

Meaning: to send (a thing), to dispatch, to despatch, to transmit

Reading: にげる

Meaning: to run away, to flee, to get away (e.g. from danger), to escape, to break out, to leave (e.g. one's spouse)

Reading: かよう

Meaning: to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between

Reading: とおる

Meaning: to go by, to go past, to go along, to travel along, to pass through, to use (a road), to take (a route), to go via, to go by way of

Reading: れんらくする

Meaning: contacting, (making) contact, getting in touch, communication, correspondence, call, message

Reading: すすむ

Meaning: to advance, to go forward

Reading: おくれる

Meaning: to be late, to be delayed, to fall behind schedule, to be overdue

Reading: はこぶ

Meaning: to carry, to transport, to move, to convey

Reading: すぎる

Meaning: to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond

Reading: えんりょする

Meaning: reserve, constraint, restraint, modesty, diffidence, hesitation, holding back, discretion, tact, thoughtfulness

Reading: えらぶ

Meaning: to choose, to select

Reading: つる

Meaning: to fish, to angle, to catch

Reading: まにあう

Meaning: to be in time (for)

Reading: まちがえる

Meaning: to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)

Reading: かんけいする

Meaning: relation, relationship, connection

Reading: ふりだす

Meaning: to begin to rain, to begin to snow

Reading: あつまる

Meaning: to gather, to collect, to assemble

Reading: あつめる

Meaning: to collect, to assemble, to gather

Reading: かざる

Meaning: to decorate, to ornament, to adorn

Reading: さわぐ

Meaning: to make noise, to make racket, to be noisy

Reading: おどろく

Meaning: to be surprised, to be astonished

Reading: なる

Meaning: to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble