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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | 黒 | kuro くろ | black |
| 202 | 車 | kuruma くるま | car; automobile; vehicle |
| 203 | 薬 | kusuri くすり | medicine |
| 204 | 靴 | kutsu くつ | shoes |
| 205 | 靴下 | kutsushita くつした | socks |
| 206 | 去年 | kyonen きょねん | last year |
| 207 | 今日 | kyou きょう | today; this day |
| 208 | 兄弟 | kyoudai きょうだい | siblings; brothers and sisters; mate |
| 209 | 教室 | kyoushitsu きょうしつ | classroom |
| 210 | 九 | kyuu きゅう | nine; 9 |
| 211 | マッチ | macchi | match |
| 212 | 町 | machi まち | town; block; neighborhood |
| 213 | 窓 | mado まど | window |
| 214 | 前 | mae まえ | previous; before; in front; ago |
| 215 | 毎朝 | maiasa まいあさ | every morning |
| 216 | 毎晩 | maiban まいばん | every night |
| 217 | 毎日 | mainichi まいにち | every day |
| 218 | 毎週 | maishuu まいしゅう | every week |
| 219 | 毎年 | maitoshi / mainen まいとし / まいねん | every year; yearly; annually |
| 220 | 毎月 | maitsuki まいつき | every month; monthly |
| 221 | 万 | man まん | 10,000; ten thousand |
| 222 | 万年筆 | mannenhitsu まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
| 223 | 真っ直ぐ | massugu まっすぐ | straight ahead,direct |
| 224 | 目 | me め | eye |
| 225 | メートル | meetoru | metre; meter |
| 226 | 眼鏡 | megane めがね | glasses |
| 227 | 道 | michi みち | road; street |
| 228 | 緑 | midori みどり | green |
| 229 | 右 | migi みぎ | right; right hand side |
| 230 | 三日 | mikka みっか | the third day of the month / 3 days |
| 231 | 耳 | mimi みみ | ear; hearing |
| 232 | 南 | minami みなみ | south |
| 233 | 皆さん | minasan みなさん | everyone |
| 234 | みんな | minna | all; everyone; everybody |
| 235 | 店 | mise みせ | store; shop; establishment; restaurant |
| 236 | 三つ | mittsu みっつ | three; 3 |
| 237 | 水 | mizu みず | water; fluid; liquid |
| 238 | 木曜日 | mokuyoubi もくようび | Thursday |
| 239 | 門 | mon もん | gate |
| 240 | 問題 | mondai もんだい | problem; question (e.g. on a test) |
| 241 | 物 | mono もの | thing |
| 242 | 六日 | muika むいか | sixth day of the month / 6 days |
| 243 | 向こう | mukou むこう | over there |
| 244 | 村 | mura むら | village |
| 245 | 六つ | muttsu むっつ | six; 6 |
| 246 | ナイフ | naifu | knife |
| 247 | 中 | naka なか | inside; in; within; center |
| 248 | 名前 | namae なまえ | name; full name; given name |
| 249 | 七つ | nanatsu ななつ | seven; 7 |
| 250 | 七日 | nanoka なのか | seventh day of the month / 7 days |
| 251 | 夏 | natsu なつ | summer |
| 252 | 夏休み | natsuyasumi なつやすみ | summer vacation; summer holiday |
| 253 | 猫 | neko ねこ | cat |
| 254 | ネクタイ | nekutai | tie; necktie |
| 255 | 二 | ni に | two; 2 |
| 256 | 日曜日 | nichiyoubi にちようび | Sunday |
| 257 | 日記 | nikki にっき | diary; journal |
| 258 | 肉 | niku にく | meat |
| 259 | 荷物 | nimotsu にもつ | luggage; baggage |
| 260 | 西 | nishi にし | west |
| 261 | 庭 | niwa にわ | garden |
| 262 | 飲み物 | nomimono のみもの | drink; beverage |
| 263 | ノート | nooto | notebook |
| 264 | ニュース | nyuusu | news |
| 265 | おばあさん | obaasan | grandmother |
| 266 | 伯母さん | obasan おばさん | aunt; old lady |
| 267 | お弁当 | obentou おべんとう | lunch box; Japanese box lunch |
| 268 | お茶 | ocha おちゃ | tea |
| 269 | お風呂 | ofuro おふろ | bath |
| 270 | 伯父さん | ojisan おじさん | uncle; old man; mister |
| 271 | お母さん | okaasan おかあさん | mother; mom; mum; ma |
| 272 | お金 | okane おかね | money |
| 273 | お菓子 | okashi おかし | confections; sweets; candy |
| 274 | 奥さん | okusan おくさん | wife; your wife; his wife |
| 275 | お巡りさん | omawari san おまわりさん | police officer (friendly term for policeman) |
| 276 | 同じ | onaji おなじ | same |
| 277 | お腹 | onaka おなか | stomach |
| 278 | お姉さん | oneesan おねえさん | elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am |
| 279 | 音楽 | ongaku おんがく | music |
| 280 | お兄さん | oniisan おにいさん | older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy |
| 281 | 女 | onna おんな | woman; female sex |
| 282 | 女の子 | onnanoko おんなのこ | girl; daughter; young women |
| 283 | 大勢 | oozei おおぜい | crowd of people; great number of people |
| 284 | お酒 | osake おさけ | alcohol |
| 285 | お皿 | osara おさら | plate, dish |
| 286 | お手洗い | otearai おてあらい | toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom |
| 287 | 男 | otoko おとこ | man; male |
| 288 | 男の子 | otokonoko おとこのこ | boy; male child; baby boy |
| 289 | 大人 | otona おとな | adult |
| 290 | 一昨日 | ototoi おととい | day before yesterday |
| 291 | 一昨年 | ototoshi おととし | year before last |
| 292 | お父さん | otousan おとうさん | father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy |
| 293 | 弟 | otouto おとうと | younger brother |
| 294 | パーティー | paatii | party |
| 295 | パン | pan | bread |
| 296 | ページ | peeji | page |
| 297 | ペン | pen | pen |
| 298 | ペット | petto | pet |
| 299 | ポケット | poketto | |
| 300 | ポスト | posuto | post |
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