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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 港 | minato みなと | harbour |
| 202 | 味噌 | miso みそ | fermented condiment made from soybeans |
| 203 | 都 | miyako みやこ | capital |
| 204 | 湖 | mizuumi みずうみ | lake |
| 205 | 木綿 | momen もめん | cotton (material) |
| 206 | 森 | mori もり | forest |
| 207 | 昔 | mukashi むかし | olden days, former |
| 208 | 無理 | muri むり | impossible |
| 209 | 虫 | mushi むし | insect |
| 210 | 息子 | musuko むすこ | son |
| 211 | 娘 | musume むすめ | daughter |
| 212 | 生 | nama なま | raw |
| 213 | 寝坊 | nebou ねぼう | sleeping in late; oversleeping |
| 214 | 値段 | nedan ねだん | price; cost |
| 215 | 熱 | netsu ねつ | fever |
| 216 | 二階建て | nikaidate にかいだて | two-storied building |
| 217 | 人形 | ningyou にんぎょう | doll |
| 218 | 匂い | nioi におい | a smell |
| 219 | 喉 | nodo のど | throat |
| 220 | 乗り物 | norimono のりもの | vehicle |
| 221 | 入学 | nyuugaku にゅうがく | entry to school or university; enrollment |
| 222 | 入院 | nyuuin にゅういん | hospitalization |
| 223 | 踊り | odori おどり | a dance |
| 224 | お祝い | oiwai おいわい | congratulation |
| 225 | お嬢さん | ojousan おじょうさん | (another's) daughter |
| 226 | 屋上 | okujou おくじょう | rooftop |
| 227 | 贈り物 | okurimono おくりもの | present; gift |
| 228 | お祭り | omatsuri おまつり | festival |
| 229 | お見舞い | omimai おみまい | visiting ill or distressed people |
| 230 | お土産 | omiyage おみやげ | souvenir |
| 231 | おもちゃ | omocha | toy |
| 232 | 表 | omote おもて | the front |
| 233 | オートバイ | ootobai | motorcycle |
| 234 | お礼 | orei おれい | thanks |
| 235 | 押し入れ | oshiire おしいれ | closet |
| 236 | お宅 | otaku おたく | your home |
| 237 | 音 | oto おと | sound; note |
| 238 | お釣り | otsuri おつり | change (for a purchase) |
| 239 | 夫 | otto おっと | husband |
| 240 | 終わり | owari おわり | the end |
| 241 | 親 | oya おや | parents |
| 242 | 泳ぎ方 | oyogikata およぎかた | way of swimming |
| 243 | パート | paato | part; part time |
| 244 | パソコン | pasokon | personal computer |
| 245 | ピアノ | piano | piano |
| 246 | プレゼント | purezento | present; gift |
| 247 | 冷房 | reibou れいぼう | air conditioning |
| 248 | レジ | reji | cashier |
| 249 | 歴史 | rekishi れきし | history |
| 250 | レポート | repooto | report |
| 251 | 利用 | riyou りよう | use; utilization; application |
| 252 | 理由 | riyuu りゆう | reason |
| 253 | 留守 | rusu るす | absence |
| 254 | 旅館 | ryokan りょかん | traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging |
| 255 | 両方 | ryouhou りょうほう | both sides |
| 256 | 最後 | saigo さいご | end; last |
| 257 | 最近 | saikin さいきん | recently |
| 258 | 最初 | saisho さいしょ | beginning; first |
| 259 | 坂 | saka さか | slope; hill |
| 260 | 昨夜 | sakuya さくや | last night |
| 261 | サンダル | sandaru | sandal |
| 262 | サンドイッチ | sandoicchi | sandwich |
| 263 | 産業 | sangyou さんぎょう | industry |
| 264 | サラダ | sarada | salad |
| 265 | 再来月 | saraigetsu さらいげつ | month after next |
| 266 | 再来週 | saraishuu さらいしゅう | week after next |
| 267 | 生物 | seibutsu せいぶつ | living thing |
| 268 | 政治 | seiji せいじ | politics |
| 269 | 生活 | seikatsu せいかつ | to live |
| 270 | 生命 | seimei せいめい | life |
| 271 | 生産 | seisan せいさん | production |
| 272 | 西洋 | seiyou せいよう | the west; Western countries |
| 273 | 世界 | sekai せかい | the world |
| 274 | 席 | seki せき | seat |
| 275 | 線 | sen せん | line |
| 276 | 背中 | senaka せなか | back (of body) |
| 277 | 先輩 | senpai せんぱい | senior |
| 278 | 戦争 | sensou せんそう | war |
| 279 | 説明 | setsumei せつめい | explanation |
| 280 | 社長 | shachou しゃちょう | company president; manager; director |
| 281 | 社会 | shakai しゃかい | society; public; community; the world |
| 282 | 市 | shi し | city |
| 283 | 試合 | shiai しあい | match,game |
| 284 | 仕方 | shikata しかた | way; method |
| 285 | 試験 | shiken しけん | examination |
| 286 | 島 | shima しま | island |
| 287 | 市民 | shimin 市民 | citizen |
| 288 | 品物 | shinamono しなもの | goods; article; thing |
| 289 | 新聞社 | shinbunsha しんぶんしゃ | newspaper company |
| 290 | 親切 | shinsetsu しんせつ | kindness |
| 291 | 失敗 | shippai しっぱい | failure |
| 292 | 下着 | shitagi したぎ | underwear |
| 293 | 食料品 | shokuryouhin しょくりょうひん | food; groceries |
| 294 | 小学校 | shougakkou しょうがっこう | elementary school |
| 295 | 紹介 | shoukai しょうかい | introduction |
| 296 | 将来 | shourai しょうらい | future |
| 297 | 小説 | shousetsu しょうせつ | novel |
| 298 | 趣味 | shumi しゅみ | hobby; pastime; preference |
| 299 | 習慣 | shuukan しゅうかん | habit; custom; cultural practice. |
| 300 | 祖母 | sobo そぼ | grandmother |
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