This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Noun(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5.
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| # | 名詞 | Noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 赤 | aka あか | red; crimson; scarlet |
| 2 | 秋 | aki あき | autumn; fall |
| 3 | 雨 | ame あめ | rain |
| 4 | 飴 | ame あめ | candy |
| 5 | 姉 | ane あね | older sister; elder sister |
| 6 | 兄 | ani あに | elder brother; older brother |
| 7 | 青 | ao あお | blue; azure |
| 8 | アパート | apaato | apartment |
| 9 | 朝 | asa あさ | morning |
| 10 | 朝ご飯 | asagohan あさごはん | breakfast |
| 11 | 明後日 | asatte あさって | day after tomorrow |
| 12 | 足 | ashi あし | foot; leg; paw; arm |
| 13 | 明日 | ashita あした | tomorrow |
| 14 | 頭 | atama あたま | head |
| 15 | 後 | ato あと | behind; after; remainder; left; also |
| 16 | 晩ご飯 | bangohan ばんごはん | dinner; evening meal |
| 17 | 番号 | bangou ばんごう | number |
| 18 | バス | basu | bus |
| 19 | バター | bataa | butter |
| 20 | ベッド | beddo | bed |
| 21 | 勉強 | benkyou べんきょう | to study |
| 22 | ボールペン | boorupen | ball-point pen |
| 23 | ボタン | botan | button |
| 24 | 帽子 | boushi ぼうし | hat; cap |
| 25 | 文章 | bunshou ぶんしょう | sentence |
| 26 | 豚肉 | butaniku ぶたにく | pork |
| 27 | 病院 | byouin びょういん | hospital |
| 28 | 病気 | byouki びょうき | illness; disease; sickness |
| 29 | 茶色 | chairo ちゃいろ | brown |
| 30 | 茶碗 | chawan ちゃわん | rice bowl; tea cup; teacup |
| 31 | 父 | chichi ちち | father |
| 32 | 地下鉄 | chikatetsu ちかてつ | subway; underground train |
| 33 | 地図 | chizu ちず | map |
| 34 | 台所 | daidokoro だいどころ | kitchen |
| 35 | 大学 | daigaku だいがく | university; college |
| 36 | 出口 | deguchi でぐち | exit; gateway; way out |
| 37 | 電気 | denki でんき | electricity |
| 38 | 電車 | densha でんしゃ | train; electric train |
| 39 | 電話 | denwa でんわ | telephone (call / device)l; phone call |
| 40 | デパート | depaato | department store |
| 41 | ドア | doa | door |
| 42 | どなた | donata | who |
| 43 | 動物 | doubutsu どうぶつ | animal |
| 44 | 土曜日 | doyoubi どようび | Saturday |
| 45 | 絵 | e え | picture |
| 46 | ええ | ee | yes; that is correct; right |
| 47 | 映画 | eiga えいが | movie; film |
| 48 | 映画館 | eigakan えいがかん | movie theater; cinema |
| 49 | 英語 | eigo えいご | English language |
| 50 | 駅 | eki えき | station |
| 51 | 鉛筆 | enpitsu えんぴつ | pencil |
| 52 | エレベーター | erebeetaa | elevator |
| 53 | フィルム | firumu | film |
| 54 | フォーク | fooku | fork |
| 55 | 服 | fuku ふく | clothes |
| 56 | 二人 | futari ふたり | two people; pair; couple |
| 57 | 二つ | futatsu ふたつ | two; 2 |
| 58 | 二日 | futsuka ふつか | the second day of the month / 2 days |
| 59 | 封筒 | fuutou ふうとう | envelope |
| 60 | 冬 | fuyu ふゆ | winter |
| 61 | 外国 | gaikoku がいこく | foreign country |
| 62 | 外国人 | gaikokujin がいこくじん | foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese |
| 63 | 学校 | gakkou がっこう | school |
| 64 | 学生 | gakusei がくせい | student |
| 65 | 玄関 | genkan げんかん | entrance |
| 66 | 元気 | genki げんき | lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy |
| 67 | 月曜日 | getsuyoubi げつようび | Monday |
| 68 | 銀行 | ginkou ぎんこう | bank |
| 69 | ギター | gitaa | guitar |
| 70 | 五 | go ご | five; 5 |
| 71 | 午後 | gogo ごご | afternoon; p.m. |
| 72 | ご飯 | gohan ごはん | cooked rice, meal |
| 73 | 午前 | gozen ごぜん | morning; a.m. |
| 74 | グラム | guramu | gram |
| 75 | 牛肉 | gyuuniku ぎゅうにく | beef |
| 76 | 牛乳 | gyuunyuu ぎゅうにゅう | (cow's) milk |
| 77 | 歯 | ha は | tooth |
| 78 | 八 | hachi はち | eight: 8 |
| 79 | 葉書 | hagaki はがき | postcard |
| 80 | 母 | haha はは | mother |
| 81 | はい | hai | yes; that is correct |
| 82 | 灰皿 | haizara はいざら | ashtray |
| 83 | 箱 | hako はこ | box; crate |
| 84 | 半 | han はん | half; semi-; half-past |
| 85 | 花 | hana はな | flower |
| 86 | 鼻 | hana はな | nose |
| 87 | 話 | hanashi はなし | talk; speech; chat; conversation |
| 88 | 半分 | hanbun はんぶん | half |
| 89 | ハンカチ | hankachi | handkerchief |
| 90 | 晴れ | hare はれ | clear weather |
| 91 | 春 | haru はる | spring; springtime |
| 92 | 箸 | hashi はし | chopsticks |
| 93 | 橋 | hashi はし | bridge |
| 94 | 二十歳 | hatachi はたち | 20 years old; twenty years old |
| 95 | 二十日 | hatsuka はつか | twentieth day of the month / 20 days |
| 96 | 辺 | hen へん | area |
| 97 | 下手 | heta へた | unskillful; poor; awkward |
| 98 | 部屋 | heya へや | room |
| 99 | 左 | hidari ひだり | left; left hand side |
| 100 | 東 | higashi ひがし | east |
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