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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1aka

あか

red; crimson; scarlet​
2aki

あき

autumn; fall
3ame

あめ

rain
4ame

あめ

candy
5ane

あね

older sister; elder sister​
6ani

あに

elder brother; older brother​
7ao

あお

blue; azure
8apaato

apartment
9asa

あさ

morning
10asagohan

あさごはん

breakfast
11asatte

あさって

day after tomorrow
12ashi

あし

foot; leg; paw; arm
13ashita

あした

tomorrow
14atama

あたま

head
15ato

あと

behind; after; remainder; left; also
16bangohan

ばんごはん

dinner; evening meal
17bangou

ばんごう

number
18basu

bus
19bataa

butter​
20beddo

bed
21benkyou

べんきょう

to study
22boorupen

ball-point pen
23botan

button
24boushi

ぼうし

hat; cap
25bunshou

ぶんしょう

sentence
26butaniku

ぶたにく

pork
27byouin

びょういん

hospital
28byouki

びょうき

illness; disease; sickness
29chairo

ちゃいろ

brown
30chawan

ちゃわん

rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
31chichi

ちち

father
32chikatetsu

ちかてつ

subway; underground train
33chizu

ちず

map
34daidokoro

だいどころ

kitchen
35daigaku

だいがく

university; college
36deguchi

でぐち

exit; gateway; way out
37denki

でんき

electricity
38densha

でんしゃ

train; electric train
39denwa

でんわ

telephone (call / device)l; phone call
40depaato

department store
41doa

door
42donata

who
43doubutsu

どうぶつ

animal
44doyoubi

どようび

Saturday
45e

picture
46ee

yes; that is correct; right
47eiga

えいが

movie; film
48eigakan

えいがかん

movie theater; cinema
49eigo

えいご

English language
50eki

えき

station
51enpitsu

えんぴつ

pencil
52erebeetaa

elevator
53firumu

film
54fooku

fork
55fuku

ふく

clothes
56futari

ふたり

two people; pair; couple
57futatsu

ふたつ

two; 2
58futsuka

ふつか

the second day of the month / 2 days
59fuutou

ふうとう

envelope
60fuyu

ふゆ

winter
61gaikoku

がいこく

foreign country
62gaikokujin

がいこくじん

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
63gakkou

がっこう

school
64gakusei

がくせい

student
65genkan

げんかん

entrance
66genki

げんき

lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy
67getsuyoubi

げつようび

Monday
68ginkou

ぎんこう

bank
69gitaa

guitar
70go

five; 5
71gogo

ごご

afternoon; p.m.
72gohan

ごはん

cooked rice, meal
73gozen

ごぜん

morning; a.m.
74guramu

gram
75gyuuniku

ぎゅうにく

beef
76gyuunyuu

ぎゅうにゅう

(cow's) milk
77ha

tooth
78hachi

はち

eight: 8
79hagaki

はがき

postcard
80haha

はは

mother
81hai

yes; that is correct​
82haizara

はいざら

ashtray
83hako

はこ

box; crate
84han

はん

half; semi-; half-past
85hana

はな

flower
86hana

はな

nose
87hanashi

はなし

talk; speech; chat; conversation​
88hanbun

はんぶん

half
89hankachi

handkerchief​
90hare

はれ

clear weather
91haru

はる

spring; springtime
92hashi

はし

chopsticks
93hashi

はし

bridge
94hatachi

はたち

20 years old; twenty years old
95hatsuka

はつか

twentieth day of the month / 20 days
96hen

へん

area
97heta

へた

unskillful; poor; awkward​
98heya

へや

room
99hidari

ひだり

left; left hand side
100higashi

ひがし

east

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