JLPT4 words
What I think is the 150 most difficult words in the first level of the JLPT.
Terms
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- the fifth day of the month
- いつか
- last year
- きょねん
- that (direction, thing, person, place) (polite)
- そちら
- a few, scarce
- すくない
- older brother
- あに
- thin, weak
- うすい
- grandfather, male senior citizen
- おじいさん
- that (those, the)
- その
- older sister
- あね
- to wear, to put on (head)
- かぶる
- yellow
- きいろい
- to put, to place
- おく
- younger brother
- おとうと
- quiet, peaceful
- しずか
- That (direction, thing, person, place)
- そっち
- with that...
- では
- stairs
- かいだん
- sky
- そら
- wife
- おくさん
- near, close, beside
- そば
- father (polite)
- おとうさん
- automobile
- じどうしゃ
- day before yesterday
- おととい
- this (direction, thing, person, place) (polite)
- こちら
- fall, autumn
- あき
- last month
- せんげつ
- house (one's own)
- うち
- beef
- ぎゅうにく
- so, ok, then, well
- それでは
- to use
- つかう
- to be, to have
- ある
- gradually, by degrees
- だんだん
- skirt
- スカート
- many
- おおい
- trousers
- ズボン
- to put on (eg. glasses)
- かける
- composition, writing
- さくぶん
- siblings
- きょうだい
- hard candy, sweet
- あめ
- disagreeable, detestable, unpleasant
- いや
- how many?, how old?
- いくつ
- aunt
- おばさん
- this (direction, thing, person, place)
- こっち
- north
- きた
- day after tomorrow
- あさって
- cafeteria, dining hall
- しょくどう
- entranceway, entry hall
- げんかん
- height, stature
- せい
- to open
- あける
- that, that thing
- あれ
- someone, somebody
- だれか
- kitchen
- だいどころ
- rice bowl
- ちゃわん
- to borrow, to have a loan, to hire
- かりる
- tea (green)
- おちゃ
- how about, would you like
- いかが
- coffee shop
- きっさてん
- counter for vehicles/machines
- だい
- for one day, first of month
- いちにち
- home, household
- かてい
- counter for books-
- さつ
- pond
- いけ
- black
- くろい
- this week
- こんしゅう
- to hang (on the wall)
- かかる
- to push, to press, to stamp (ie. a passport)
- おす
- sugar
- さとう
- to erase, to delete, to turn off power
- けす
- older brother (respectful)
- おにいさん
- nine days
- ここのか
- weather
- てんき
- to lend
- かす
- father
- ちち
- tennis court
- コート
- year after next
- さらいねん
- disappear, vanish
- きえる
- this
- これ
- an entrance, entry, gateway,
- いりぐち
- that (direction, thing, person, place over there) (polite)
- あちら
- coat
- コート
- bright, cheerful
- あかるい
- chair
- いす
- to return something
- かえす
- older sister (respectful)
- おねえさん
- policeman
- けいかん
- year before last
- おととし
- foreign country
- がいこく
- uncle, middle-aged man
- おじさん
- to open, to become open
- あく
- stamp
- きって
- to depart, to go out
- でかける
- mother (polite)
- おかあさん
- bicycle
- じてんしゃ
- five days (duration)
- いつか
- salt
- しお
- great number of people
- おおぜい
- morning (a.m.)
- ごぜん
- to dial/call
- かける
- police box
- こうばん
- this year
- ことし
- to become cloudy, to become dim
- くらい
- grandmother, female senior citizen
- おばあさん
- when
- いつ
- magazine, journal
- さっし
- black tea
- こうちゃ
- (flower) vase
- かびん
- next
- つぎ
- movie theatre, cinema
- えいがかん
- elevator
- エレべ-ター
- embassy
- たいしかん
- this (thing)
- この
- to serve, to work (for)
- つとめる
- this month
- こんげつ
- intersection
- こうさてん
- near
- ちかく
- exit
- でぐち
- that place, there
- そこ
- to get off
- おりる
- to wash
- あらう
- to bloom
- さく
- to turn on (eg the light)
- つける
- some time ago, a little while ago
- さっき
- such, like this
- こんな
- lesson, classwork
- じゅぎょう
- how much?, how many?
- いくら
- afternoon
- ごご
- that (over there)
- あの
- brown
- ちゃいろ
- sweater, jumper
- セーター
- ninth day of the month
- ここのか
- to tie, to fasten
- しめる
- restroom, lavatory, bathroom
- おてあらい
- to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (an umbrella)
- さす
- to bath
- あびる
- length, height
- たて
- younger sister
- いもうと
- apartment
- アパート
- it, that
- それ
- Sweet, delicious
- あまい
- that (direction, thing, person, place over there)
- あっち
- not much, not very
- あまり
- taxi
- タクシー
- light, non-serious, minor
- かるい
- doctor
- いしゃ
- fruit
- くだもの
- soap
- せっけん
- socks
- くつした
- jacket, outer garment
- うわぎ
- last week, the week before
- せんしゅう
- pupil
- せいと
- strong, solid, durable
- じょうぶ