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Kotoba Boost - Japanese Vocabulary



JLPT N4 (verbs)

This deck contains verbs you might find in the JLPT N4 test.

The selection is randomized and will contain a mixture of ru and u verbs. Even though the verbs themselves are JLPT N4 level, the kanji for each verb is a mixture of levels.

If you'd like to review your basics about verbs and conjugation here is a reference:
http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/verbs

You will not see the verb いらっしゃる in this list due to it's pure Hiragana nature.


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開く
ひらく

(1) to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack;
(2) to bloom; to unfold; to spread out;
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お出でになる
おいでになる

(1) (uk) (hon) to be;
(2) to come;
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Honorific form of 行く and 来る.
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驚く
おどろく

to be surprised; to be astonished

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喜ぶ
よろこぶ

(1) to be delighted; to be glad; to be pleased;
(2) to congratulate;
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捨てる
すてる

(1) to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard;
(2) to abandon; to desert; to leave;
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考える
かんがえる

(1) to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on);
(2) to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration;
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申す
もうす

(1) (hum) to say; to be called;
(2) (hum) to do

Humble form of 言う.
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戻る
もどる

(1) to turn back (e.g. half-way);
(2) to return; to go back;
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踊る
おどる

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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済む
すむ

(1) to finish; to end; to be completed;
(2) to merely result in something less severe than expected;
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通る
とおる

(1) 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;
(2) to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to connect;
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迎える
むかえる

(1) to go out to meet;
(2) to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.);
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寄る
よる

(1) to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to;
(2) to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet;
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付く
つく

(1) to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling;
(2) to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye;
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折る
おる

(1) to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers);
(2) to fold; to bend;
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Generally used for items that have bending out of shape.
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下げる
さげる

(1) to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration);
(2) to lower; to reduce; to bring down;
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止む
やむ

to cease; to stop; to be over

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太る
ふとる

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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変える
かえる

(1) to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary;
(2) to reform; to revise; to amend

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暮れる
くれる

(1) to get dark; to grow dark;
(2) to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to close;
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