JLPT N4 Nouns Vocabulary List – Complete Guide

JLPT N4 Nouns Vocabulary List

Master all 363 nouns vocabulary characters for JLPT N4

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This comprehensive guide contains all 363 Nouns Vocabulary you need to master for the JLPT N4 exam, including readings and meanings.

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📘 N4 Level: Beginner Japanese Proficiency
363 Total Nouns
N4 JLPT Level
Easy Difficulty

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#名詞NounMeaning
1アフリカafurikaAfrica
2挨拶aisatsu
あいさつ
to greet
3aji
あじ
flavor; taste ; uniqueness; attractiveness; experience
4アジアajiaAsia
5赤ちゃんakachan
あかちゃん
baby; infant
6赤ん坊akanbou
あかんぼう
baby; infant
7アクセサリーakusesariiaccessory
8アメリカamerikaAmerica
9アナウンサーanaunsaaannouncer
10案内annai
あんない
to guide
11安心anshin
あんしん
peace of mind
12安全anzen
あんぜん
safety; security
13アルバイトarubaitopart-time job
14アルコールarukoorualcohol
15遊びasobi
あそび
playing
16bai
ばい
double
17番組bangumi
ばんぐみ
program (e.g. TV)
18場所basho
ばしょ
place
19ベルberubell
20美術館bijutsukan
びじゅつかん
art gallery; art museum
21ビルbirubuilding
22貿易boueki
ぼうえき
trade
23部長buchou
ぶちょう
manager; head (chief, director) of a section or department
24ぶどうbudougrapes
25文学bungaku
ぶんがく
literature
26文化bunka
ぶんか
culture
27文法bunpou
ぶんぽう
grammar
28チェックchekkuto check
29chi
blood
30chikara
ちから
energy; force; strength; might; power
31地理chiri
ちり
geography
32中学校chuugakkou
ちゅうがっこう
junior high school; middle school
33注意chuui
ちゅうい
caution
34注射chuusha
ちゅうしゃ
injection
35駐車場chuushajou
ちゅうしゃじょう
parking lot
36大学生daigakusei
だいがくせい
university student; college student
37大体daitai
だいたい
roughly
38暖房danbou
だんぼう
heating
39男性dansei
だんせい
man; male
40電報denpou
でんぽう
telegram
41電灯dentou
でんとう
electric light
42泥棒dorobou
どろぼう
thief
43動物園doubutsuen
どうぶつえん
zoo; zoological gardens
44道具dougu
どうぐ
tool
45eda
えだ
branch
46遠慮enryo
えんりょ
reserve; refraining
47エスカレーターesukareetaaescalator
48ファックスfakkusufax
49不便fuben
ふべん
inconvenience
50復習fukushuu
ふくしゅう
review (of learned material); revision
51複雑fukuzatsu
ふくざつ
complexity; complication
52fune
ふね
ship
53布団futon
ふとん
Japanese bedding, futon
54普通futsuu
ふつう
usually
55ガラスgarasua glass
56ガソリンgasoringasoline; petrol
57ガソリンスタンドgasorin sutandopetrol station
58ガスgasupetrol
59原因genin
げんいん
cause
60下宿geshuku
げしゅく
lodging
61技術gijutsu
ぎじゅつ
art,technology,skill
62ごちそうgochisoua feast
63ごみgomirubbish
64ご主人goshujin
ごしゅじん
your husband; her husband
65ご存じgozonji
ごぞんじ
knowing
66具合guai
ぐあい
condition; health
67ha
leaves; leaf
68拝見haiken
はいけん
seeing; looking at
69歯医者haisha
はいしゃ
dentist
70花見hanami
はなみ
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
71ハンドバッグhandobagguhandbag
72反対hantai
はんたい
opposition
73発音hatsuon
はつおん
pronunciation
74hayashi
はやし
woods; forest
75hen
へん
strange; peculiar; weird
76返事henji
へんじ
reply; answer; response
77hi
fire
78hige
ひげ
beard
79hikari
ひかり
light
80引き出しhikidashi
ひきだし
drawer
81飛行場hikoujou
ひこうじょう
airfield; airport
82昼間hiruma
ひるま
daytime; during the day
83昼休みhiruyasumi
ひるやすみ
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
84久しぶりhisashiburi
ひさしぶり
after a long time
85翻訳honyaku
ほんやく
translation
86hoshi
ほし
star
87ほとんどhotondomostly
88法律houritsu
ほうりつ
law
89放送housou
ほうそう
to broadcast
90一度ichido
いちど
once; one time; on one occasion
91以外igai
いがい
with the exception of; excepting
92医学igaku
いがく
medical science; medicine
93以上ijou
いじょう
... and more; ... and upwards
94以下ika
いか
not exceeding
95意見iken
いけん
opinion; view; comment
96生き物ikimono
いきもの
living thing
97以内inai
いない
within
98田舎inaka
いなか
countryside
99いっぱいいっぱい ippaifull
100ishi
いし
stone
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