JLPT N4: Nouns
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Japanese | English |
|---|---|
 あいだ | space, interval |
| あかちゃん | baby, infant |
| あかんぼう | baby |
| アクセサリー | accessory |
| あじ | flavour, taste |
| アジア | Asia |
| あす | tomorrow |
| あき | autumn |
| あし | foot, leg |
| あたま | head |
| アパート | apartment |
| あめ | rain |
| あめ | candy, toffee |
| いえ | house, family |
| いけ | pond |
| いしゃ | doctor (medical) |
| いす | chair |
| いぬ | dog |
| いりぐち | entrance, gate |
| いろ | colour |
| うた | song |
| うち | house (one's own) |
| うみ | sea, beach |
| うわぎ | coat, jacket, outerwear |
| え | picture, drawing, painting, sketch |
| えいがかん | cinema |
| エレベーター | elevator |
| えんぴつ | pencil |
| おおぜい | great number of people |
| いみ | meaning |
| おさら | plate, dish |
| おちゃ | tea (green) |
| おてあらい | toilet, bathroom |
| おとな | adult |
| おなか | stomach |
| おふろ | bath |
| おべんとう | boxed lunch |
| おまわりさん | policeman (friendly term) |
| おんがく | music |
| おんな | woman, girl, daughter (ie female) |
| がいこく | foreign country |
| かいだん | stairs |
| かいもの | shopping |
| かぎ | key, lock |
| がくせい | student |
| かさ | umbrella |
| かぜ | cold, illness |
| かた | person |
| かお | face |
| かぜ | wind, breeze |
| おかし | confection, sweets, candy |
| がっこう | school |
| カップ／コップ | cup |
| かてい | home, household |
| かど | corner |
| かばん | bag, basket |
| かびん | (flower) vase |
| かみ | paper |
| カメラ | camera |
| からだ | body |
| 〜かる | feel (suffix) |
| カレー | curry |
| カレンダー | calendar |
| かわ | river |
| 〜がわ | ~side |
| きた | north |
| ギター | guitar |
| きっさてん | coffee shop |
| きって | postage stamp |
| きっぷ | ticket |
| ぎゅうにく | beef |
| ぎゅうにゅう | milk |
| きょうしつ | classroom |
| キロ／キログラム | kilo / kilogram |
| キロ／キロメートル | kilo / kilometre |
| ぎんこう | bank |
| くすり | medicine |
| くだもの | fruit |
| くち | mouth, orifice, opening |
| くつ | shoes, footwear |
| くつした | socks |
| くに | country |
| くもり | cloudiness, cloudy weather |
| クラス | class |
| グラム | gram |
| けいかん | policeman |
| げんかん | entrance-way, entry hall |
| げんき | health |
| こうえん | (public) park |
| こうさてん | intersection, crossroads |
| こうちゃ | black tea |
| こうばん | police box |
| こえ | voice |
| コート | coat |
| コーヒー | coffee |
| こんな | such, like this |
| さいふ | wallet |
| さかな | fish |
| さき | the future, former, previous |
| さくぶん | composition, writing |
| ざっし | magazine |
| さとう | sugar |
| ことば | word |
| しお | salt |
| じしょ／じびき | dictionary |
| しつもん | question, enquiry |
| じてんしゃ | bicycle |
| じどうしゃ | automobile |
| じぶん | myself, oneself (as in, I do it myself) |
| シャツ | shirt |
| シャワー | shower |
| じゅぎょう | lesson, class, work |
| しゅくだい | homework |
| しょうゆ | soy sauce |
| しょくどう | cafe, dining hall |
| スカート | skirt |
| ストーブ | heater, stove |
| スプーン | spoon |
| スポーツ | sport |
| ズボン | trousers |
| スリッパ | slippers |
| せ | height, stature |
| せいと | pupil |
| セーター | sweater |
| せっけん | soap |
| せびろ | business suit |
| せんたく | washing, luandry |
| ぜんぶ | all, entire, whole |
| そうじ | cleaning, sweeping |
| そら | sky |
| たいしかん | embassy |
| だいどころ | kitchen |
| タクシー | taxi |
| 〜たち | suffix for plural |
| たて | length, height |
| たてもの | building |
| だれか | someone |
| ちかてつ | underground train |
| ちず | map |
| だんだん | gradually |
| ちゃわん | rice bowl |
| つくえ | desk |
| テープレコーダー | tape recorder |
| テーブル | table |
| でぐち | exit |
| テスト | test |
| デパート | department store |
| てんき | weather |
| でんき | electricity |
| でんしゃ | train |
| と | door (Japanese) |
| トイレ | toilet |
| どうぶつ | animal |
| ところ | place |
| とし | year, age |
| としょかん | library |
| とけい | clock, watch |
| わたくし | I, myself (humble) |
| とり | bird |
| ナイフ | knife |
| なつ | summer |
| にし | west |
| ニュース | news |
| にわ | garden |
| ネクタイ | necktie |
| ノート | notebook |
| は | tooth |
| パーティー | party |
| はいざら | ashtray |
| はがき | postcard |
| はこ | box |
| はし | bridge |
| はし | chopsticks |
| はたち | 20 years old, 20th year |
| バター | butter |
| はな | nose |
| はる | spring |
| はれ | clear weather |
| パン | bread |
| ハンカチ | hanky |
| ばんごう | number |
| はんぶん | half |
| ひがし | east |
| びょういん | hospital |
| びょうき | illness |
| ひる | noon, daytime |
| フィルム | film (roll of) |
| ふうとう | envelope |
| プール | swimming pool |
| フォーク | fork |
| ふく | clothes |
| ぶたにく | pork |
| ふゆ | winter |
| ふろ | bath |
| ぶんしょう | sentence, text |
| ページ | page |
| ベッド | bed |
| ペット | pet |
| へん | area, vicinity |
| ペン | pen |
| ほう | way, how to |
| ぼうし | hat |
| ボールペン | ball point pen |
| ほか | other place, the rest |
| ポケット | pocket |
| ポスト | post |
| ボタン | button |
| ホテル | hotel |
| ほんだな | bookshelves |
| まち | town, city |
| マッチ | match (ie the sort you strike) |
| まど | window |
| まるい | round, circular |
| まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
| みなみ | south |
| みみ | ear |
| むら | village |
| め | eye, eyeball |
| メートル | metre |
| やおや | greengrocer |
| やさい | vegetables |
| ゆうがた | evening |
| ゆうはん | dinner |
| ゆうびんきょく | post office |
| ゆうべ | last night |
| ゆき | snow |
| よる | evening, night |
| ラジオ | radio |
| ラジカセ | radio cassette |
| りゅうがくせい | overseas student |
| りょこう | travel, trip |
| りょうり | cooking, cuisine |
| れいぞうこ | fridge |
| レコード | record |
| レストラン | restaurant |
| ろうか | corridor |
| ワイシャツ | shirt, business shirt |
| ようふく | western style clothes |
| うんどう | exercise |
| あそび | play |
| アナウンサー | announcer |
| アフリカ | Africa |
| アメリカ | America (katakana) |
| アルコール | alcohol |
| アルバイト | part-time job |
| いがく | medical science |
| いけん | opinion, view |
| いし | stone |
| いと | thread |
| いない | within, inside of (suffix) |
| いなか | rural, countryside |
| 〜いん | member of (suffix) |
| うけつけ | reception desk, information |
| うそ | lie |
| うち | within |
| うで | arm |
| うら | reverse side, wrong side, back |
| うりば | place where things are sold |
| うんてんしゅ | driver, chauffeur |
| エスカレーター | escalator |
| えだ | branch, twig |
| おいわい | congratulation, celebration |
| オートバイ | motorbike |
| オーバー | overcoat |
| おかげ | thanks or owing to |
| おく | 100,000,000 |
| おくじょう | rooftop |
| おくりもの | present, gift |
| おこさん | child (hon) |
| おしいれ | closet |
| おじょうさん | daughter (hon), young lady |
| おたく | house, home (hon) |
| おっと | husband |
| おつり | change (money), balance |
| おと | sound, note |
| おどり | dance |
| おまつり | festival |
| おみまい | calling on someone who's ill, enquiry |
| おみやげ | souvenir |
| おもちゃ | toy |
| おもて | front, surface, exterior |
| おや | parents |
| おれい | thanking, expression of gratitude |
| おわり | the end |
| 〜か | professional ~ |
| カーテン | curtain |
| 〜かい | ~meeting |
| かいがん | coast, beach |
| かいぎ | meeting, conference |
| かいぎしつ | conference room |
| かいじょう | assembly hall, meeting place, the grounds |
| かいわ | conversation |
| かえり | return, coming back |
| かがく | science |
| かがみ | mirror |
| 〜がくぶ | ~ department of a university |
| かじ | fire |
| ガス | gas |
| ガソリンスタンド | gasoline / petrol stand |
| かた | way of doing |
| かたち | shape |
| かちょう | section manager |
| かっこう | appearance, manner |
| かない | housewife |
| かねもの | rich man |
| かのじょ | she, girlfriend |
| かべ | wall |
| かみ | hair |
| ガラス | glass, pane |
| かれ | he, boyfriend |
| かれら | they (usually male) |
| かわり | substitute, alternate |
| かんけい | relation, connection |
| かんごふ | (female) nurse |
| き | spirit, mood |
| きかい | chance, opportunity |
| きけん | danger, peril, hazard |
| きしゃ | train (steam) |
| ぎじゅつ | art, technique, technology, skill |
| きせつ | season |
| きそく | rule, regulations |
| きぬ | silk |
| きぶん | feeling, mood, disposition |
| きみ | you (masculine term for female) |
| きもち | feeling, sensation, mood |
| きゃく | guest, customer |
| きゅうこう | express (eg train that bypasses stations) |
| きょういく | training, education |
| きょうかい | church |
| きょうそう | competition, contest |
| きょうみ | interest (in something) |
| きんじょ | neighbourhood |
| 〜く | district ~ |
| ぐあい | condition, state, health |
| くうき | air, atmosphere |
| くうこう | airport |
| くさ | grass |
| くび | neck |
| くも | cloud |
| け | hair, fur |
| けいかく | plan, project, schedule |
| けいけん | experience |
| けいざい | economics, finance, economy |
| けいさつ | police |
| ケーキ | cake |
| けしき | scenery, scene, landscape |
| けしゴム | eraser |
| げしゅく | boarding, lodging, lodging house |
| けん | counter for houses |
| げんいん | cause, origin, source |
| げんかん | entrance way (in Japanese houses) |
| けんきゅう | study, research, investigation |
| けんきゅうしつ | study room, lab |
| けんぶつ | sight, attraction |
| こうがい | suburb, outskirts |
| こうぎ | lecture |
| こうぎょう | (manufacturing) industry |
| こうこう | high school |
| こうこう | senior high school |
| こうこうせい | high school student |
| こうじょう | factory |
| こうちょう | headmaster |
| こうつう | traffic, transportation |
| こうどう | auditorium |
| こうむいん | government worker, public servant |
| こくさい | international |
| こころ | core, heart |
| ごしゅじん | husband (polite) |
| ごぞんじ | knowing, acquaintance (polite) |
| こたえ | answer, response |
| ごちそう | feast, treating someone |
| こっち | this person/direction/side; thereafter |
| こと | thing, matter, fact |
| ことり | small bird |
| ごみ | trash |
| こめ | uncooked rice |
| コンサート | concert |
| コンピューター | computer |
| さいご | last, end, conclusion |
| さか | slope, hill |
| さっき | some time ago |
| サラダ | salad |
| さんぎょう | industry |
| サンダル | sandal |
| サンドイッチ | sandwich |
| ざんねん | bad luck, disappointment |
| し | city |
| じ | character, handwriting |
| しあい | match, game, contest |
| しかた | method, way |
| しき | ceremony |
| しけん | exam, test, study |
| じこ | accident |
| じしん | earthquake |
| じたい | period, epoch, era |
| したぎ | underwear |
| したく | preparation (not じゅんび） |
| しっぱい | failure, mistake, blunder |
| じてん | dictionary (not じしょ） |
| しなもの | goods |
| しま | island |
| しみん | citizen |
| じむしょ | office |
| しゃかい | society, public |
| しゃちょう | company president, managing director |
| じゃま | hindrance, intrusion |
| ジャム | jam |
| じゆう | freedom |
| しゅうかん | custom, habit, manners |
| じゅうしょ | address |
| じゅうどう | judo |
| しゅみ | hobby |
| じゅんび | preparation |
| しょうがつ | new year, new year's day |
| しょうがっこう | primary school |
| しょうせつ | novel, story |
| しょうらい | future, prospects |
| しょくじ | meal |
| しょくりょうひん | foodstuff, groceries |
| じょせい | woman |
| じんこう | population |
| じんじゃ | shinto shrine |
| しんぶんしゃ | newspaper company |
| すいえい | swimming |
| すいどう | water service / supply |
| すうがく | maths, arithmetic |
| スーツケース | suitcase |
| スーパー（マーケット） | supermarket |
| スクリーン | screen |
| ステーキ | steak |
| ステレオ | stereo |
| すな | sand |
| すみ | corner, nook |
| すり | pickpocket |
| せいかつ | lifestyle, livelihood |
| せいさん | production, manufacture |
| せいじ | politics, government |
| せいよう | west / western countries |
| せかい | the world |
| せき | seat |
| せつめい | explanation |
| せなか | back (ie of the body) |
| せん | line, wire |
| せんそう | war |
| せんぱい | senior, superior, elder |
| せんもん | speciality, study major |
| そつぎょう | graduation |
| そふ | grandfather |
| ソフト | soft |
| そぼ | grandmother |
| だいがくせい | college / university student |
| タイプ | type, style |
| たいふう | typhoon |
| 〜だて | two storied, separate housing |
| たな | shelves, rack |
| たのしみ | pleasure, joy |
| ため | good, advantage, in order to |
| だんせい | male, man |
| だんぼう | heating |
| ち | blood |
| チェック | check |
| ちから | strength, power |
| ちゅうい | caution, being careful, attention (heed) |
| ちゅうがっこう | junior high school, middle school |
| ちゅうしゃ | injection |
| ちゅうしゃじょう | car park |
| 〜ちょう | ~ of the town |
| ちり | geography |
| つき | month, moon |
| つま | wife (humble) |
| つもり | intention, plan |
| テキスト | text, textbook |
| テニス | tennis |
| てぶくろ | glove |
| てら | temple |
| てん | spot, mark, point, dot |
| てんいん | shop assistant, employee, clerk, sales person |
| てんきよほう | weather forecast, weather report |
| でんとう | electric light |
| でんぽう | telegram |
| てんらんかい | exhibition |
| と | metropolitan, municipality |
| どうぐ | tool, means |
| どうぶつえん | zoo |
| とおり | street, avenue |
| とこや | barber |
| とっきゅう | limited express (train, faster than an express) |
| どろぼう | thief, burglar, robber |
| ビル | building, bill |
| ひるま | daytime, during the day |
| ひるやすみ | lunch break |
| ファックス | fax |
| ふくしゅう | review, revision |
| ぶちょう | head of a section |
| ぶどう | grapes |
| ふね | ship, boat |
| プレゼント | present (the katakana one) |
| ぶんか | culture, civilisation |
| ぶんがく | literature |
| ぶんぽう | grammar |
| ベル | bell |
| へんじ | reply, answer (not こたえ) |
| ぼうえき | trade (foreign) |
| ほうりつ | law |
| ぼく | (male) I, manservant |
| ほし | star |
| ほど | degree, extent |
| ほんやく | translation (written) |
| まわり | surroundings, circulation |
| まんなか | middle, centre |
| みずうみ | lake |
| みなと | harbour, port |
| むかし | olden days, former |
| むし | insect |
| むすこ | son (humble) |
| むすめ | daughter (humble) |
| もめん | cotton |
| もり | forest |
| やくそく | arrangement, promise |
| ゆ | hot water |
| ゆうはん | evening meal |
| ゆび | finger |
| ゆびわ | ring |
| ゆめ | dream |
| よう | task, business, use |
| ようい | preparation (not じゅんび) |
| ようじ | task, chore, errand |
| よしゅう | preparation for a lesson |
| よてい | plan, arrangement, schedule |
| よやく | reservation, booking |
| りゆう | reason, pretext, motive |
| りよう | use, utilisation |
| りょうほう | both sides, both parties |
| るす | absence, being away from home |
| れいぼう | cooling, air con |
| れきし | history |
| レジ | register |
| レポート／リポート | report |
| ワープロ | word processor |
| わけ | meaning, reason |
| わすれもの | lost article, something forgotten |
| わりあい | rate, ratio, percentage |
| におい | smell, odour, scent |
| にっき | diary, journal |
| にんぎょう | doll, puppet |
| ねだん | price, cost |
| ねつ | fever, temperature |
| ねぼう | sleeping in late |
| のど | throat |
| のりもの | vehicle |
| は | leaf |
| ばあい | case, situation (suffix) |
| パート（タイム） | part time work |
| ばい | twice, double |
| はいしゃ | dentist |
| ばしょ | place |
| はず | it should be so |
| パソコン | (personal) computer |
| はつおん | pronunciation |
| はなみ | blossom viewing |
| パパ | papa |
| もり | forest |
| ばんぐみ | programme (eg TV) |
| はんたい | opposition, resistance |
| ハンバーグ | handbag |
| ひ | sun, fire, day |
| ピアノ | piano |
| ひかり | light (brightness) |
| ひきだし | drawer, drawing out |
| ひげ | beard |
| ひこうじょう | airport |
| びじゅつかん | art gallery, art museum |
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