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 |
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301 | 祖父 | sofu そふ | grandfather |
302 | ソフト | sofuto | soft |
303 | 卒業 | sotsugyou そつぎょう | graduation |
304 | 相談 | soudan そうだん | to discuss |
305 | 水道 | suidou すいどう | water supply |
306 | 水泳 | suiei すいえい | swimming |
307 | スクリーン | sukuriin | screen |
308 | 隅 | sumi すみ | corner; nook |
309 | 砂 | suna すな | sand |
310 | すり | suri | pickpocket |
311 | スーツケース | sustsukeesu | suitcase |
312 | ステーキ | suteeki | steak |
313 | ステレオ | sutereo | stereo |
314 | 数学 | suugaku すうがく | mathematics; arithmetic |
315 | スーツ | suutsu | suit |
316 | 退院 | tai'in たいいん | leaving hospital; discharge from hospital |
317 | 台風 | taifuu たいふう | typhoon |
318 | タイプ | taipu | type,style |
319 | たいてい | taitei | usually |
320 | 棚 | tana たな | shelves |
321 | 誕生 | tanjou たんじょう | birth |
322 | 楽しみ | tanoshimi たのしみ | looking forward to |
323 | 畳 | tatami たたみ | Japanese straw mat |
324 | 手袋 | tebukuro てぶくろ | glove |
325 | 丁寧 | teinei ていねい | polite |
326 | テキスト | tekisuto | text; textbook |
327 | 適当 | tekitou てきとう | suitable |
328 | 点 | ten てん | point; dot |
329 | 店員 | ten'in てんいん | employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk |
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330 | テニス | tenisu | tennis |
331 | 天気予報 | tenkiyohou てんきよほう | weather forecast |
332 | 展覧会 | tenrankai てんらんかい | exhibition |
333 | 寺 | tera てら | temple |
334 | 途中 | tochuu とちゅう | on the way |
335 | 特急 | tokkyuu とっきゅう | limited express (train, faster than an express) |
336 | 床屋 | tokoya とこや | barber |
337 | 特別 | tokubetsu とくべつ | special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional |
338 | 遠く | tooku とおく | distant |
339 | 都合 | tsugou つごう | convenience |
340 | 月 | tsuki つき | moon |
341 | 妻 | tsuma つま | (humble) wife |
342 | 腕 | ude うで | arm |
343 | 受付 | uketsuke うけつけ | reception (desk); information desk |
344 | 生まれ | umare うまれ | birth |
345 | 運転手 | untenshu うんてんしゅ | driver; chauffeur |
346 | 裏 | ura うら | reverse side |
347 | 売り場 | uriba うりば | selling area |
348 | 嘘 | uso うそ | a lie |
349 | ワープロ | waapuro | word processor |
350 | 割合 | wariai わりあい | rate; ratio |
351 | 忘れ物 | wasuremono わすれもの | lost article |
352 | 約束 | yakusoku やくそく | promise |
353 | 予習 | yoshuu よしゅう | preparation for a lesson |
354 | 予定 | yotei よてい | plan |
355 | 用 | you よう | business; task; errand; use; purpose |
356 | 用意 | youi ようい | preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready |
357 | 用事 | youji ようじ | tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of) |
358 | 予約 | yoyaku よやく | reservation |
359 | 湯 | yu ゆ | hot water |
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360 | 指 | yubi ゆび | finger |
361 | 指輪 | yubiwa ゆびわ | finger ring |
362 | 夢 | yume ゆめ | dream |
363 | 残念 | zannen ざんねん | regrettable; unfortunate |
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