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Kanji: Nature & Weather in Japanese · JLPT N4

20 Japanese words and phrases for kanji: nature & weather, at JLPT N4 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. もり mori
    forest

    森林

    しんりん

    forest

  2. はやし hayashi
    woods; grove

    森林

    しんりん

    forest

  3. うみ umi
    sea; ocean

    海岸

    かいがん

    coast; seashore

  4. いけ ike
    pond

    電池

    でんち

    battery

  5. ゆき yuki
    snow

    積雪

    せきせつ

    accumulated snow

  6. かぜ kaze
    wind

    台風

    たいふう

    typhoon

  7. ほし hoshi
    star

    星座

    せいざ

    constellation

  8. いわ iwa
    rock; boulder

    岩石

    がんせき

    rock

  9. いし ishi
    stone

    宝石

    ほうせき

    jewel; gem

  10. しま shima
    island

    半島

    はんとう

    peninsula

  11. たに tani
    valley

    渓谷

    けいこく

    ravine; gorge

  12. はたけ hatake
    field (for crops); farm

    はたけ

    field; farm

  13. ひかり hikari
    light

    観光

    かんこう

    sightseeing; tourism

  14. たけ take
    bamboo

    竹林

    ちくりん

    bamboo grove

  15. はる haru
    spring (season)

    青春

    せいしゅん

    youth

  16. なつ natsu
    summer

    初夏

    しょか

    early summer

  17. あき aki
    autumn; fall

    秋分

    しゅうぶん

    autumnal equinox

  18. ふゆ fuyu
    winter

    冬眠

    とうみん

    hibernation

  19. はれ hare
    clear weather; to clear up

    晴天

    せいてん

    clear weather

  20. とり tori
    bird

    白鳥

    はくちょう

    swan

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