N4 Kanjis words meaning

N4 Kanjis N3 words meaning

自由

freedom, liberty

自身

(one's) self, oneself

事件

event, affair, incident, case, plot, trouble, scandal

事実

fact, truth, reality

事務

office work, clerical work, administration, business, affairs

出来事

incident, affair, happening, event

見事

splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable; utter (esp. defeat), total, complete; {n} {arch} something worth seeing, sight, spectacle

会

meeting, assembly, party, gathering, conference, athletic meet; society, association, club

出会い

meeting, rendezvous, encounter; meeting for the first time, coming across; confluence

出会う

to meet (by chance), to come across, to run across, to encounter, to happen upon

地

earth, ground, land, soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

地域

area, region, district, locality

社会

society, public, community, the world; {abbr} social studies

社長

company president, manager, director

医者

doctor, physician

患者

patient

記者

reporter, journalist

発見

discovery, detection, finding

発展

development, growth, expansion, extension, flourishing; development (of a situation, story, etc.), advancement, progression, unfolding; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual), having an active sex life

発表

announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling

方

direction, way; {hon} person, lady, gentleman; method of, manner of, way of; {n-suf} care of …; {n-suf} person in charge of …; {n-suf} side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

仕方

way, method, means, resource, course

方々

{hon} people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen; {pn} {hon} {arch} you (usu. plural)

地方

district, region, area, locality; the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area; {obs} civilian society (Imperial Japanese Army jargon)

方

direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one's part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)

方法

method, process, manner, way, means, technique

会場

assembly hall, meeting place, venue, site, grounds

工場

factory, plant, mill, workshop

場合

case, occasion, situation, circumstances

場

place, spot, grounds, arena, stadium, range, course

場

place, spot, space; field, discipline, sphere, realm; occasion, situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.); {stockm} session; {cards} field, table, area in which cards are laid out; {mahj} round (east, south, etc.); {physics} field; {psych} field (in Gestalt psychology)

場所

place, location, spot, position; room, space; {sumo} basho, wrestling tournament

委員

committee member

議員

member of an assembly, member of the Diet, member of parliament, member of Congress

社員

company employee; member of a corporation, company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

企業

enterprise, business, company, corporation

産業

industry; {arch} livelihood, occupation

力

force, strength, might, vigour, vigor, energy; capability, ability, proficiency, capacity, faculty; efficacy, effect; effort, endeavours, endeavors, exertions; power, authority, influence, good offices, agency; support, help, aid, assistance; stress, emphasis; means, resources

開く

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)

開ける

to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package), to unlock; to open (for business, etc.); to make (a hole), to open up (a hole)

開く

to open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen; to hold (meeting, party, etc.), to give, to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop; {comp} to open (a file, etc.); {math} to extract (root), to reduce (equation); {food} to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); {sports} to slacken (into a poor posture)

手

hand, arm; {col} forepaw, foreleg; handle; hand, worker, help; trouble, care, effort; means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship; hand, handwriting; kind, type, sort; one's hands, one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

手紙

letter, note

下手

unskillful, poor, awkward; imprudent, untactful

相手

companion, partner, company; other party, addressee, counterparty; opponent (sports, etc.)

立てる

to stand up, to put up, to set up, to erect, to raise; to thrust into, to bury into, to dig into; to make (a noise), to start (a rumour), to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.), to cause; to make, to establish, to set up, to develop, to formulate; to put up (a political candidate), to make (one's leader); to treat with respect, to give (someone) their due, to make (someone) look good, to avoid embarrassing (someone); to sharpen, to make clear; to shut, to close; to make tea (matcha), to perform the tea ceremony; to divide by; {suf} {v1} to do … vigorously (after the -masu stem of a verb)

役に立つ

to be helpful, to be useful

立ち上がる

to stand up, to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action, to start; {sumo} to make the initial charge; {comp} to start up, to boot up; to rear up

立場

position, situation; viewpoint, standpoint, point of view

独立

independence, self-reliance, supporting oneself, being on one's own; independence (e.g. of a nation), freedom; separation, isolation

立派

splendid, fine, handsome, elegant, imposing, prominent, impressive; praiseworthy, creditable, worthy; legal, legitimate, lawful; undeniable (e.g. crime), indisputable, solid

説明

explanation, exposition, description, account, caption, legend

証明

proof, testimony, demonstration, verification, certification

明確

clear, precise, definite, distinct

明るい

light, well-lit, well-lighted; bright (of a colour), brightly-coloured, brightly-colored; cheerful, bright, spirited, sunny (e.g. disposition); encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.), promising, of fair prospects; familiar (with), knowledgeable (about), well versed (in); fair (e.g. politics), clean, impartial

代わり

substitute, replacement, substituting, replacing; stand-in, proxy, alternate, deputy, relief, successor; compensation, exchange, return; another helping, second helping, seconds, refill; {abbr} upcoming program, upcoming programme

時代

period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; {abbr} antique, period piece

現代

present age, present day, today; modern era, modern times

代表

representation, representative, delegate, delegation; exemplification, typification, being representative of, being typical of, representative example, exemplar, model; leader; {abbr} switchboard number, main number

御代わり

another helping, second helping, seconds, refill; {int} other paw! (dog command)

動く

to move, to stir, to shift, to shake, to swing; to operate, to run, to go, to work; to make a move, to take action, to act, to go into action; to be touched, to be influenced; to change, to vary, to fluctuate, to waver; to be transferred

運動

exercise, physical training, workout, sports, athletics; appeal, campaign, drive, crusade, movement, lobbying; motion, movement

動かす

to move, to shift, to stir, to budge, to change position; to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence; to change, to alter, to deny; to operate, to set in motion, to get going; to mobilize (e.g. troops), to mobilise, to deploy; to manage (e.g. funds)

活動

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.), action, operation; {abbr} {obs} moving picture

行動

action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation

動き

movement, move, motion; trend, development, change, fluctuation

訪問

call, visit

目

eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, gaze, glance; notice, attention, observation, eyes (of the world, public, etc.); an experience; viewpoint; discrimination, discernment, judgement, eye (e.g. for quality); (an) appearance; chance (of success), possibility (of a good result); spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.), opening, stitch, texture, weave; grain (of wood, paper); eye (of a storm, needle, etc.); intersection (on a go board), square (on a chessboard); dot (on a dice), pip, rolled number; graduation, division (of a scale); tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.); {suf} ordinal number suffix; {suf} somewhat, -ish (after adjective stem); {suf} point (e.g. of change) (after -masu stem of verb)

御目に掛かる

{hum} to meet (someone of higher status); {arch} to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status), to be visible, to be seen, to be noticed

通う

to go to and from (a place), to go back and forth between, to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.), to ply between; to go to (school, work, etc.), to attend, to commute, to frequent; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity), to be communicated (e.g. thought); to resemble

交通

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

通り

street, road, avenue, thoroughfare; traffic, coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.), passage, running; transmission (of sound), reach (of voice); reputation, favor, favour, popularity; understanding, comprehension, comprehensibility, clarity; the same way (as), as (follows, stated, expected, etc.); {ctr} counter for sets of things; {ctr} counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.

通る

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; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.), to operate (between), to connect; to go indoors, to go into a room, to be admitted, to be shown in, to be ushered in, to come in; to penetrate, to pierce, to skewer, to go through, to come through; to permeate, to soak into, to spread throughout; to carry (e.g. of a voice), to reach far; to be passed on (e.g. of a customer's order to the kitchen), to be relayed, to be conveyed; to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.), to be approved, to be accepted; to go by (a name), to be known as, to be accepted as, to have a reputation for; to be coherent, to be logical, to be reasonable, to be comprehensible, to be understandable, to make sense; to get across (e.g. of one's point), to be understood; to pass for, to come across as, to seem like; to be straight (e.g. wood grain); {arch} to be well-informed, to be wise; {suf} {v5r} to do … completely, to do … thoroughly (after the -masu stem of a verb)

普通

normal, ordinary, regular, usual, common, average; {adv} normally, ordinarily, usually, generally, commonly; {n} {abbr} local train, train that stops at every station

通信

correspondence, communication, transmission, news, signal, telecommunications

通す

to stick through, to force through; to spread throughout, to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass, to allow through; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.), to show in; to go through (a middleman); to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.); to pass (a law, applicant, etc.); to force to accept, to force agreement; to continue (in a state), to persist in; to do to the entirety of, to cover all of, to span the whole …; to do from beginning to end without a break; to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party; to do to the end, to carry through, to complete (after the -te form of a verb)

通り過ぎる

to go past, to pass, to pass by

理由

reason, pretext, motive

管理

control, management (e.g. of a business)

理解

understanding, comprehension, appreciation; sympathy

田舎

rural area, countryside, the sticks; hometown

宿題

homework, assignment; pending issue, unresolved problem, open question

話題

topic, subject; {adj-no} much talked about, topical, in the news, hot

体

body; torso, trunk; build, physique, frame, figure; health, constitution; {arch} corpse, dead body

具体

concreteness, embodiment

全体

whole, entirety; {adv} to begin with, in the first place; {adv} … the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"), … in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"), … on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

団体

group, party, team; organization, organisation, association, group, body, society

主義

doctrine, rule, principle, -ism

主張

claim, insistence, assertion, advocacy, emphasis, contention, opinion, tenet

主要

chief, main, principal, major

不味い

bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant; poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy; ugly, unattractive, homely, plain; awkward, problematic, troublesome, unfavorable, unfavourable, unwise

不

un-, non-

不思議

wonderful, marvelous, strange, incredible, amazing, curious, miraculous, mysterious; {adv-to} strangely enough, oddly enough, for some reason, curiously

不安

anxiety, uneasiness, worry, apprehension, fear, insecurity, suspense

用

business, task, errand, engagement; use, purpose; {n-suf} for the use of …, used for …, made for …; call of nature, excretion

利用

use, utilization, utilisation, application

使用

use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation

作る

to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct; to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol); to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train; to till; to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose; to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to give a (false) appearance, to feign (a smile, etc.), to put on a show of emotion; to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

作業

work, operation, task

作品

work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition), piece, production, opus