JLPT N5 Nouns Vocabulary List

This is a Japanese vocabulary list of Noun(s) you need to know in order to pass the JLPT N5.

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201 kuro

くろ

black
202 kuruma

くるま

car; automobile; vehicle
203 kusuri

くすり

medicine
204 kutsu

くつ

shoes
205 kutsushita

くつした

socks
206 kyonen

きょねん

last year
207 kyou

きょう

today; this day
208 kyoudai

きょうだい

siblings; brothers and sisters​; mate
209 kyoushitsu

きょうしつ

classroom
210 kyuu

きゅう

nine; 9
211 macchi

match
212 machi

まち

town; block; neighborhood
213 mado

まど

window
214 mae

まえ

previous; before; in front; ago
215 maiasa

まいあさ

every morning
216 maiban

まいばん

every night
217 mainichi

まいにち

every day
218 maishuu

まいしゅう

every week
219 maitoshi / mainen

まいとし / まいねん

every year; yearly; annually
220 maitsuki

まいつき

every month; monthly
221 man

まん

10,000; ten thousand
222 mannenhitsu

まんねんひつ

fountain pen
223 massugu

まっすぐ

straight ahead,direct
224 me

eye
225 meetoru

metre; meter
226 megane

めがね

glasses
227 michi

みち

road; street
228 midori

みどり

green
229 migi

みぎ

right; right hand side
230 mikka

みっか

the third day of the month / 3 days
231 mimi

みみ

ear; hearing
232 minami

みなみ

south
233 minasan

みなさん

everyone
234 minna

all; everyone; everybody
235 mise

みせ

store; shop; establishment; restaurant
236 mittsu

みっつ

three; 3
237 mizu

みず

water; fluid; liquid​
238 mokuyoubi

もくようび

Thursday
239 mon

もん

gate
240 mondai

もんだい

problem; question (e.g. on a test)
241 mono

もの

thing
242 muika

むいか

sixth day of the month / 6 days
243 mukou

むこう

over there
244 mura

むら

village
245 muttsu

むっつ

six; 6
246 naifu

knife
247 naka

なか

inside; in; within; center
248 namae

なまえ

name; full name; given name
249 nanatsu

ななつ

seven; 7
250 nanoka

なのか

seventh day of the month / 7 days
251 natsu

なつ

summer
252 natsuyasumi

なつやすみ

summer vacation; summer holiday
253 neko

ねこ

cat
254 nekutai

tie; necktie
255 ni

two; 2
256 nichiyoubi

にちようび

Sunday
257 nikki

にっき

diary; journal
258 niku

にく

meat
259 nimotsu

にもつ

luggage; baggage
260 nishi

にし

west
261 niwa

にわ

garden
262 nomimono

のみもの

drink; beverage
263 nooto

notebook
264 nyuusu

news
265 obaasan

grandmother
266 obasan

おばさん

aunt; old lady
267 obentou

おべんとう

lunch box; Japanese box lunch
268 ocha

おちゃ

tea
269 ofuro

おふろ

bath
270 ojisan

おじさん

uncle; old man; mister
271 okaasan

おかあさん

mother; mom; mum; ma
272 okane

おかね

money
273 okashi

おかし

confections; sweets; candy
274 okusan

おくさん

wife; your wife; his wife
275 omawari san

おまわりさん

police officer (friendly term for policeman)
276 onaji

おなじ

same
277 onaka

おなか

stomach
278 oneesan

おねえさん

elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
279 ongaku

おんがく

music
280 oniisan

おにいさん

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy
281 onna

おんな

woman; female sex
282 onnanoko

おんなのこ

girl; daughter; young women
283 oozei

おおぜい

crowd of people; great number of people
284 osake

おさけ

alcohol
285 osara

おさら

plate, dish
286 otearai

おてあらい

toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
287 otoko

おとこ

man; male
288 otokonoko

おとこのこ

boy; male child; baby boy
289 otona

おとな

adult
290 ototoi

おととい

day before yesterday
291 ototoshi

おととし

year before last
292 otousan

おとうさん

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
293 otouto

おとうと

younger brother
294 paatii

party
295 pan

bread
296 peeji

page
297 pen

pen
298 petto

pet
299 poketto

pocket
300 posuto

post

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