Japanese Nouns

Front 1

箱

Back 1

1. box
2. car (of a train, etc.)
3. shamisen case, shamisen

Front 2

靴

Back 2

shoes, footwear

Front 3

鞄

Back 3

bag, satchel, briefcase, basket

Front 4

水

Back 4

1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) (see also: 湯)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid
3. flood, floodwaters
4. water offered to sumo wrestlers just prior to a bout (see also: 力水)

Front 5

湯

Back 5

1. hot water (see also: 水)
2. hot bath, hot spring
3. molten iron

Front 6

音楽

Back 6

music, musical movement

Front 7

お楽しみ

Back 7

enjoyment, pleasure, diversion, amusement, hobby (polite language) (see also: 楽しみ)

Front 8

外

Back 8

1. outside, exterior
2. open air
3. other place

Front 9

仲

Back 9

relation, relationship

Front 10

中

Back 10

1. inside, in
2. among, within
3. center (centre), middle
4. during, while

Front 11

何時

Back 11

(adverbial noun, pronoun)
when, how soon (usually written in kana)

Front 12

お目出度い

Back 12

1. special, auspicious, happy (usually written in kana, polite language) (see also: 目出度い)
2. naïve, innocent, good-natured

Front 13

弟

Back 13

younger brother (humble language)

Front 14

妹

Back 14

younger sister (humble language)

Front 15

お姉さん

Back 15

1. elder sister (respectful language) (usu. お姉さん) (see also: 姉さん)
2. (vocative) young lady
3. miss (referring to a waitress, etc.) (usu. お姐さん)
4. ma'am (used by geisha to refer to their superiors) (usu. お姐さん)

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お兄さん

Back 16

1. older brother, elder brother (respectful language) (see also: 兄さん)
2. (vocative) young man, buddy, fella, laddie

Front 17

お祖母さん

Back 17

1. grandmother (usu. お祖母さん) (see also: 祖母さん)
2. female senior-citizen (usu. お婆さん)

Front 18

祖母

Back 18

grandmother (see also: 婆)

Front 19

祖父

Back 19

1. grandfather
2. old man (see also: じじ)
3. kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

Front 20

お父さん

Back 20

father, dad, papa, pa, pop, daddy, dada (respectful language) (see also: 父さん)

Front 21

お母さん

Back 21

mother (respectful language) (see also: 母さん)

Front 22

犬

Back 22

1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
2. snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)

(noun used as a prefix)
3. counterfeit, inferior, uselss, wasteful

Front 23

猫

Back 23

1. cat
2. shamisen
3. geisha
4. wheelbarrow (abbreviation (see also: 猫車)
5. clay bed-warmer (abbreviation) (see also: 猫火鉢)
6. submissive partner of a homosexual relationship (usually written in kana, colloquial)

Front 24

魚

Back 24

fish

Front 25

寿司

Back 25

sushi, anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies) (see also: 巻き寿司)

Front 26

化粧

Back 26

(noun, suru verb)
make-up, makeup, cosmetics

Front 27

馬

Back 27

1. horse
2. promoted bishop (shogi)

Front 28

羊

Back 28

sheep

Front 29

牛

Back 29

1. cattle, cow, ox, oxen
2. beef (usu. ぎゅう) (see also: 牛肉)
3. Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) (see also: 二十八宿)

Front 30

山羊

Back 30

goat (usually written in kana)

Front 31

髪の毛

Back 31

(expression, noun)
hair (head)

Front 32

毛皮

Back 32

1. fur, skin, pelt
2. kanji "fur" radical

Front 33

毛

Back 33

hair, fur

Front 34

皮

Back 34

1. skin, hide, pelt, fur (see also: 革)
2. rind, peel, husk, bark
3. shell, sheath, wrapping

Front 35

革

Back 35

leather

Front 36

彼氏

Back 36

(pronoun, noun)
boyfriend

Front 37

好き同士

Back 37

lover, boyfriend, girlfriend, soul mate

Front 38

交際相手

Back 38

person one has a relationship with, date, boyfriend, girlfriend

Front 39

彼

Back 39

(pronoun)
1. he, him

(noun)
2. his
3. boyfriend

Front 40

彼女

Back 40

(pronoun)
1. she, her

(noun)
2. her
3. girlfriend, sweetheart

Front 41

恋人同士

Back 41

pair of lovers, girlfriend and boyfriend

Front 42

卵

Back 42

1. eggs, egg, spawn, roe
2. hen egg
3. (an expert) in the making

Front 43

ご飯

Back 43

1. cooked rice (おまんま is slang and uk)
2. meal

Front 44

練習

Back 44

(noun, suru verb)
practice

Front 45

ご連絡

Back 45

contacting, getting in touch, communication, (your) call, (your) message

Front 46

連絡先

Back 46

contact address

Front 47

時間

Back 47

(adverbial noun, noun)
1. time

(counter)
2. hours

Front 48

鉛筆

Back 48

pencil

Front 49

本

Back 49

(noun)
1. book, volume (see also: ご本)

(prefix)
2. main, head, this, our, present, real

(counter)
3. counter for long cylindrical things, counter for films, TV shows, etc., counter for goals, home runs, etc.

Front 50

文化

Back 50

1. culture, civilization
2. Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

Front 51

写真

Back 51

1. photograph, photo
2. movie (see also: 活動写真) (obsolete term)

Front 52

お土産

Back 52

present, souvenir (polite language) (see also: 土産)

Front 53

割引

Back 53

(noun, suffix)
discount, reduction, rebate, (after a number) tenths discounted, tenths reduced

Front 54

値引き

Back 54

(noun, suru verb)
price reduction, discount

Front 55

お値段

Back 55

price, cost

Front 56

幾ら

Back 56

(adverb, noun)
how much?, how many? (usually written in kana)

Front 57

お前

Back 57

(pronoun, noun)
1. you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior) (familiar language, male term or language)
2. presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

Front 58

優れた

Back 58

(noun or verb acting pre-nominally)
great, excellent

Front 59

顔

Back 59

face (person)

Front 60

独身

Back 60

bachelorhood, single, unmarried, celibate

Front 61

所

Back 61

(noun, suffix)
1. place, spot, scene, site (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address
3. district, area, locality
4. one's house
5. point
6. part
7. space, room
8. whereupon, as a result (usually written in kana) (after the plain past form of a verb)
9. (after present form of a verb) about to, on the verge of

Front 62

週間

Back 62

week, weekly

Front 63

食事

Back 63

(noun)
1. meal

(suru verb)
2. to eat

Front 64

方

Back 64

1. direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.), one's part
3. type, category
4. field (of study, etc.)
5. indicates one side of a comparison
6. way, method, manner, means
7. length (of each side of a square)

Front 65

口

Back 65

(noun)
1. mouth
2. opening, hole, gap, orifice
3. mouth (of a bottle), spout, nozzle, mouthpiece
4. gate, door, entrance, exit
5. speaking, speech, talk (i.e. gossip) (see also: 口を利く)
6. taste, palate (see also: 口に合う)
7. mouth (to feed)
8. opening (i.e. vacancy), available position
9. invitation, summons (see also:口がかかる)
10. kind, sort, type
11. opening (i.e. beginning)

(suffix, counter)
12. counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

Front 66

氷

Back 66

1. ice
2. shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup) (see also: かき氷)

Front 67

手

Back 67

1. hand, arm (occ. pronounced た when a prefix) (see also: お手)
2. forepaw, foreleg (colloquial) (see also: お手)
3. handle
4. hand, worker, help
5. trouble, care, effort
6. means, way, trick, move, technique, workmanship
7. hand, handwriting
8. kind, type, sort
9. one's hands, one's possession (see also: 手に入る)
10. ability to cope (see also: 手に余る)
11. hand (of cards)
12. direction (see also: 山の手)

Front 68

足

Back 68

1. foot (esp. 足)
2. leg (esp. 脚,肢)
3. gait
4. pace
5. bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji (usu. 脚)
6. means of transportation

Front 69

目

Back 69

(noun)
1. eye, eyeball
2. eyesight, sight, vision (see also: 目が見える)
3. look, stare, glance
4. an experience
5. viewpoint
6. stitch, texture, weave (see also: 編み目)

(suffix)
7. ordinal number suffix
8. somewhat, -ish (see also: 大き目)

Front 70

大き目

Back 70

largish, biggish, a little bit larger

Front 71

小さ目

Back 71

smallish, on the small side

Front 72

木

Back 72

tree, wood, timber

Front 73

石

Back 73

1. stone
2. gem, jewel

Front 74

川

Back 74

(noun)
1. river, stream

(suffix)
2. the .... river, (suffix used with the names of rivers)

Front 75

山

Back 75

(noun, counter)
1. mountain, hill
2. mine (e.g. coal mine)
3. heap, pile

(noun)
4. crown (of a hat), thread (of a screw), tread (of a tire)
5. climax, peak, critical point
6. guess, speculation
7. criminal case, crime (used by policemen, crime reporters, etc.)
8. festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd) (see also: 山鉾)

(noun - used as a prefix)
9. wild

Front 76

貝

Back 76

shell, shellfish

Front 77

人

Back 77

1. man, person
2. human being, mankind, people
3. character, personality
4. man of talent, true man
5. other people
6. adult

Front 78

繋がり

Back 78

connection, link, relationship (usually written in kana)

Front 79

お友達

Back 79

friend, companion

Front 80

友人

Back 80

friend (more formal than 友達)

Front 81

ご家族

Back 81

family, members of a family

Front 82

兄姉

Back 82

brother and sister

Front 83

弟妹

Back 83

younger brother and sister

Front 84

父母

Back 84

father and mother, parents

Front 85

祖父母

Back 85

grandparents

Front 86

伯母さん

Back 86

aunt (伯母 or 叔母 can mean older or younger than one's parent) (see also: 伯父)

Front 87

伯父さん

Back 87

uncle (伯父 or 叔父 can mean older or younger than one's parent) (see also: 伯母)

Front 88

子供

Back 88

child, children

Front 89

子供用

Back 89

for use by children

Front 90

地域

Back 90

area, region

Front 91

動画

Back 91

(noun, suru verb)
1. animation, motion picture, video, moving picture
2. in-betweening (in anime)

Front 92

艶出し

Back 92

(noun, suru verb)
burnishing, glazing, polishing

Front 93

お礼

Back 93

thanking, expression of gratitude (see also: 礼)

Front 94

認め

Back 94

approval, final seal (of approval), acceptance

Front 95

言葉遣い

Back 95

(noun, suru verb)
speech, expression, wording, language

Front 96

言葉

Back 96

1. language, dialect
2. word, words, phrase, term, expression, remark
3. speech, (manner of) speaking

Front 97

事

Back 97

(noun)
1. thing, matter
2. incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis
3. circumstances, situation, state of affairs
4. work, business, affair
5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to

(noun 'used as a suffix')
6. nominalizing suffix (see also :事[ごと])
7. pretending to ..., playing make-believe ... (see also :事[ごと])

Front 98

確か

Back 98

(expression, noun, な-adjective)
1. certain, sure, definite

(adverb)
2. if I'm not mistaken, if I remember correctly

Front 99

野菜

Back 99

vegetable

Front 100

索

Back 100

rope, cord

Front 101

作

Back 101

(noun, noun 'used as a suffix')
a work, a harvest

Front 102

力比べ

Back 102

contest of strength, trial of strength

Front 103

稿

Back 103

manuscript, version, draft

Front 104

声

Back 104

voice

Front 105

水泳

Back 105

(noun, suru verb)
swimming

Front 106

裏

Back 106

1. bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side
2. rear, back, behind (the house)
3. lining, inside
4. out of sight, behind the scenes
5. proof (see also: 裏付け)
6. opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.) (see also: 裏を掻く)
7. inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
8. bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)

Front 107

以下

Back 107

1. not exceeding, and downward, ... and below
2. below (e.g. standard), under (e.g. a level)
3. the below-mentioned, the following, the rest

Front 108

塩

Back 108

[しあ, えん]
1. salt (i.e. sodium chloride), common salt, table salt (esp. しお)
2. salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.) (esp. えん)

Front 109

案件

Back 109

matter in question, subject

Front 110

劈

Back 110

break, tear, pierce, split, burst

Front 111

運

Back 111

fortune, luck

Front 112

形

Back 112

1. form, shape, figure
2. visage

Front 113

危険

Back 113

(noun)
1. danger, peril, hazard

(な-adjective)
2. dangerous, hazardous

Front 114

来手

Back 114

someone who is coming (see also: 行手)

Front 115

行手

Back 115

someone who is going (see also: 来手)

Front 116

選択

Back 116

(noun, suru verb)
selection, choice, option

Front 117

今年

Back 117

（ことし、こんねん）
(adverbial noun, noun)
this year

Front 118

劈

Back 118

break, tear, pierce, split, burst

Front 119

許し

Back 119

（ゆるし）
pardon, forgiveness, exemption, permission

Front 120

腰

Back 120

1. back, lower back, waist, hips, lumbar region
2. body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.), resilience, spring (usu. コシ)

Front 121

品

Back 121

1. article, item, thing, goods, stock (esp. 品)
2. quality
3. flirtatiousness, coquetry (usually written in kana) (esp. 科) (see also: 科を作る)

Front 122

歓迎

Back 122

(noun, suru verb)
welcome, reception

Front 123

練習

Back 123

(noun, suru verb)
practice