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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 飛行機 | hikouki ひこうき | airplane; aircraft |
| 102 | 暇 | hima ひま | free time |
| 103 | 昼 | hiru ひる | noon; midday; daytime; lunch |
| 104 | 昼ご飯 | hirugohan ひるごはん | lunch |
| 105 | 人 | hito ひと | person; human |
| 106 | 一人 | hitori ひとり | one person; alone; single |
| 107 | 一つ | hitotsu ひとつ | one thing; only |
| 108 | ほか | hoka | other (place, thing, person); the rest |
| 109 | 本 | hon ほん | book; volume; script |
| 110 | 本棚 | hondana ほんだな | bookshelf; bookcase |
| 111 | 本当 | hontou ほんとう | truth; reality; actuality; fact |
| 112 | ホテル | hoteru | hotel |
| 113 | 百 | hyaku ひゃく | 100; hundred |
| 114 | 一 | ichi いち | one; best; first; foremost; start |
| 115 | 一番 | ichiban いちばん | number one; first; 1st, first place; best; most |
| 116 | 一日 | ichinichi いちにち | one day, all day |
| 117 | 家 | ie いえ | house, residence, family |
| 118 | 池 | ike いけ | pond |
| 119 | いくら | ikura | how much?; how many? |
| 120 | 今 | ima いま | now; the present time; soon |
| 121 | 意味 | imi いみ | meaning; significance; sense |
| 122 | 妹 | imouto いもうと | younger sister |
| 123 | 犬 | inu いぬ | dog |
| 124 | 入口 | iriguchi いりぐち | entrance; entry; gate |
| 125 | 色 | iro いろ | colour; color |
| 126 | 色々 | iroiro いろいろ | various |
| 127 | 医者 | isha いしゃ | (medical) doctor; physician |
| 128 | 一緒 | issho いっしょ | together; at the same time; same; identical |
| 129 | 椅子 | isu いす | chair |
| 130 | 五日 | itsuka いつか | the fifth day of the month / 5 days |
| 131 | 五つ | itsutsu いつつ | five; 5 |
| 132 | 嫌 | iya いや | unpleasant |
| 133 | 字引 | jibiki じびき | dictionary |
| 134 | 自動車 | jidousha じどうしゃ | automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; car |
| 135 | 時間 | jikan じかん | time; hour(s) |
| 136 | 辞書 | jisho じしょ | dictionary |
| 137 | 自転車 | jitensha じてんしゃ | bicycle |
| 138 | 上手 | jouzu じょうず | skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at) |
| 139 | 授業 | jugyou じゅぎょう | lesson; class work |
| 140 | 十 | juu じゅう | ten; 10 |
| 141 | かばん | kaban | bag; basket |
| 142 | 花瓶 | kabin かびん | a vase |
| 143 | 角 | kado かど | a corner; angle |
| 144 | 鍵 | kagi かぎ | key |
| 145 | 階段 | kaidan かいだん | stairs; stairway; staircase |
| 146 | 買い物 | kaimono かいもの | shopping; purchased goods |
| 147 | 会社 | kaisha かいしゃ | company; corporation |
| 148 | カメラ | kamera | camera |
| 149 | 紙 | kami かみ | paper |
| 150 | 漢字 | kanji かんじ | kanji |
| 151 | カップ | kappu | cup |
| 152 | 体 | karada からだ | body |
| 153 | カレー | karee | curry |
| 154 | カレンダー | karendaa | calendar |
| 155 | 傘 | kasa かさ | umbrella |
| 156 | 方 | kata かた | way of doing something |
| 157 | 家庭 | katei かてい | household |
| 158 | 川 | kawa かわ | river; stream |
| 159 | 火曜日 | kayoubi かようび | Tuesday |
| 160 | 風 | kaze かぜ | wind |
| 161 | 風邪 | kaze かぜ | a cold |
| 162 | 家族 | kazoku かぞく | family; members of a family |
| 163 | 警官 | keikan けいかん | policeman; police officer |
| 164 | 結婚 | kekkon けっこん | marriage |
| 165 | 結構 | kekkou けっこう | splendid, enough |
| 166 | 今朝 | kesa けさ | this morning |
| 167 | 木 | ki き | tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber |
| 168 | 昨日 | kinou きのう | yesterday |
| 169 | 金曜日 | kinyoubi きんようび | Friday |
| 170 | 切符 | kippu きっぷ | ticket |
| 171 | 嫌い | kirai きらい | hate |
| 172 | キログラム | kiro guramu | kilogram |
| 173 | キロメートル | kiro meetoru | kilometer |
| 174 | 喫茶店 | kissaten きっさてん | coffee shop; tearoom; cafe |
| 175 | 北 | kita きた | north |
| 176 | 切手 | kitte きって | stamp (postage) |
| 177 | こっち | kocchi | this person or way |
| 178 | こちら | kochira | this way; this direction |
| 179 | 子供 | kodomo こども | child |
| 180 | 声 | koe こえ | voice |
| 181 | 九日 | kokonoka ここのか | ninth day of the month / 9 days |
| 182 | 九つ | kokonotsu ここのつ | nine; 9 |
| 183 | 今晩 | konban こんばん | tonight; this evening |
| 184 | 今月 | kongetsu こんげつ | this month |
| 185 | 今週 | konshuu こんしゅう | this week |
| 186 | コーヒー | koohii | Coffee |
| 187 | コート | kooto | coat |
| 188 | コピー | kopii | copy; photocopy |
| 189 | コップ | koppu | glass (drinking vessel); tumbler |
| 190 | 言葉 | kotoba ことば | word; words |
| 191 | 今年 | kotoshi ことし | this year |
| 192 | 交番 | kouban こうばん | police box |
| 193 | 紅茶 | koucha こうちゃ | black tea |
| 194 | 公園 | kouen こうえん | park |
| 195 | 交差点 | kousaten こうさてん | intersection |
| 196 | 口 | kuchi くち | mouth, opening |
| 197 | 果物 | kudamono くだもの | fruit |
| 198 | 曇り | kumori くもり | cloudiness; cloudy weather |
| 199 | 国 | kuni くに | country; state; region |
| 200 | クラス | kurasu | class |
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