This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Noun(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N4.
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| # | 名詞 | Noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | アフリカ | afurika | Africa |
| 2 | 挨拶 | aisatsu あいさつ | to greet |
| 3 | 味 | aji あじ | flavor; taste; uniqueness; attractiveness; experience |
| 4 | アジア | ajia | Asia |
| 5 | 赤ちゃん | akachan あかちゃん | baby; infant |
| 6 | 赤ん坊 | akanbou あかんぼう | baby; infant |
| 7 | アクセサリー | akusesarii | accessory |
| 8 | アメリカ | amerika | America |
| 9 | アナウンサー | anaunsaa | announcer |
| 10 | 案内 | annai あんない | to guide |
| 11 | 安心 | anshin あんしん | peace of mind |
| 12 | 安全 | anzen あんぜん | safety; security |
| 13 | アルバイト | arubaito | part-time job |
| 14 | アルコール | arukooru | alcohol |
| 15 | 遊び | asobi あそび | playing |
| 16 | 倍 | bai ばい | double |
| 17 | 番組 | bangumi ばんぐみ | program (e.g. TV) |
| 18 | 場所 | basho ばしょ | place |
| 19 | ベル | beru | bell |
| 20 | 美術館 | bijutsukan びじゅつかん | art gallery; art museum |
| 21 | ビル | biru | building |
| 22 | 貿易 | boueki ぼうえき | trade |
| 23 | 部長 | buchou ぶちょう | manager; head (chief, director) of a section or department |
| 24 | ぶどう | budou | grapes |
| 25 | 文学 | bungaku ぶんがく | literature |
| 26 | 文化 | bunka ぶんか | culture |
| 27 | 文法 | bunpou ぶんぽう | grammar |
| 28 | チェック | chekku | to check |
| 29 | 血 | chi ち | blood |
| 30 | 力 | chikara ちから | energy; force; strength; might; power |
| 31 | 地理 | chiri ちり | geography |
| 32 | 中学校 | chuugakkou ちゅうがっこう | junior high school; middle school |
| 33 | 注意 | chuui ちゅうい | caution |
| 34 | 注射 | chuusha ちゅうしゃ | injection |
| 35 | 駐車場 | chuushajou ちゅうしゃじょう | parking lot |
| 36 | 大学生 | daigakusei だいがくせい | university student; college student |
| 37 | 大体 | daitai だいたい | roughly |
| 38 | 暖房 | danbou だんぼう | heating |
| 39 | 男性 | dansei だんせい | man; male |
| 40 | 電報 | denpou でんぽう | telegram |
| 41 | 電灯 | dentou でんとう | electric light |
| 42 | 泥棒 | dorobou どろぼう | thief |
| 43 | 動物園 | doubutsuen どうぶつえん | zoo; zoological gardens |
| 44 | 道具 | dougu どうぐ | tool |
| 45 | 枝 | eda えだ | branch |
| 46 | 遠慮 | enryo えんりょ | reserve; refraining |
| 47 | エスカレーター | esukareetaa | escalator |
| 48 | ファックス | fakkusu | fax |
| 49 | 不便 | fuben ふべん | inconvenience |
| 50 | 復習 | fukushuu ふくしゅう | review (of learned material); revision |
| 51 | 複雑 | fukuzatsu ふくざつ | complexity; complication |
| 52 | 船 | fune ふね | ship |
| 53 | 布団 | futon ふとん | Japanese bedding, futon |
| 54 | 普通 | futsuu ふつう | usually |
| 55 | ガラス | garasu | a glass |
| 56 | ガソリン | gasorin | gasoline; petrol |
| 57 | ガソリンスタンド | gasorin sutando | petrol station |
| 58 | ガス | gasu | petrol |
| 59 | 原因 | genin げんいん | cause |
| 60 | 下宿 | geshuku げしゅく | lodging |
| 61 | 技術 | gijutsu ぎじゅつ | art,technology,skill |
| 62 | ごちそう | gochisou | a feast |
| 63 | ごみ | gomi | rubbish |
| 64 | ご主人 | goshujin ごしゅじん | your husband; her husband |
| 65 | ご存じ | gozonji ごぞんじ | knowing |
| 66 | 具合 | guai ぐあい | condition; health |
| 67 | 葉 | ha は | leaves; leaf |
| 68 | 拝見 | haiken はいけん | seeing; looking at |
| 69 | 歯医者 | haisha はいしゃ | dentist |
| 70 | 花見 | hanami はなみ | cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing |
| 71 | ハンドバッグ | handobaggu | handbag |
| 72 | 反対 | hantai はんたい | opposition |
| 73 | 発音 | hatsuon はつおん | pronunciation |
| 74 | 林 | hayashi はやし | woods; forest |
| 75 | 変 | hen へん | strange; peculiar; weird |
| 76 | 返事 | henji へんじ | reply; answer; response |
| 77 | 火 | hi ひ | fire |
| 78 | 髭 | hige ひげ | beard |
| 79 | 光 | hikari ひかり | light |
| 80 | 引き出し | hikidashi ひきだし | drawer |
| 81 | 飛行場 | hikoujou ひこうじょう | airfield; airport |
| 82 | 昼間 | hiruma ひるま | daytime; during the day |
| 83 | 昼休み | hiruyasumi ひるやすみ | lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period |
| 84 | 久しぶり | hisashiburi ひさしぶり | after a long time |
| 85 | 翻訳 | honyaku ほんやく | translation |
| 86 | 星 | hoshi ほし | star |
| 87 | ほとんど | hotondo | mostly |
| 88 | 法律 | houritsu ほうりつ | law |
| 89 | 放送 | housou ほうそう | to broadcast |
| 90 | 一度 | ichido いちど | once; one time; on one occasion |
| 91 | 以外 | igai いがい | with the exception of; excepting |
| 92 | 医学 | igaku いがく | medical science; medicine |
| 93 | 以上 | ijou いじょう | ... and more; ... and upwards |
| 94 | 以下 | ika いか | not exceeding |
| 95 | 意見 | iken いけん | opinion; view; comment |
| 96 | 生き物 | ikimono いきもの | living thing |
| 97 | 以内 | inai いない | within |
| 98 | 田舎 | inaka いなか | countryside |
| 99 | いっぱい | ippai | full |
| 100 | 石 | ishi いし | stone |
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