Here are Japanese words for nature to start with: 雲 (kumo, cloud), 草 (kusa, grass), 葉 (ha, leaf), ユリ (yuri, lily). Below are 40 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloud | 雲kumo | noun | A1 |
| grass | 草kusa | noun | A1 |
| leaf | 葉ha | noun | A1 |
| lily | ユリyuri | noun | A1 |
| mountain | 山yama | noun | A1 |
| river | 川kawa | noun | A1 |
| sea | 海umi | noun | A1 |
| seat | 腰掛けkoshikake | noun | A1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ice | 氷koori | noun | A1 |
| pool | 潮だまりshiodamari | noun | A1 |
| desert | 砂漠sabaku | noun | A2 |
| atmosphere | 大気taiki | noun | B1 |
| climate | 気候kikou | noun | B1 |
| float | 浮くuku | verb | B1 |
| geology | 地質学chishitsugaku | noun | B1 |
| tropical | 熱帯のnettai no | adj | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| fault | 断層dansou | noun | A2 |
| crystal | 結晶kesshou | noun | B1 |
| trench | 海溝kaikou | noun | B1 |
| granite | 花崗岩kakougan | noun | B2 |
| lava | 溶岩yougan | noun | B2 |
| quartz | 石英sekiei | noun | B2 |
| stalactite | 鍾乳石shounyuuseki | noun | B2 |
| stalagmite | 石筍sekijun | noun | B2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bush | 低木teiboku | noun | A2 |
| cactus | サボテンsaboten | noun | A2 |
| oak | オークooku | noun | A2 |
| bamboo | 竹take | noun | B1 |
| birch | 白樺shirakaba | noun | B1 |
| fern | シダshida | noun | B1 |
| maple | カエデkaede | noun | B1 |
| willow | 柳yanagi | noun | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| rose | バラbara | noun | A1 |
| sunflower | ひまわりhimawari | noun | A2 |
| clover | クローバーkuroobaa | noun | B1 |
| daisy | デイジーdeijii | noun | B1 |
| jasmine | ジャスミンjasumin | noun | B1 |
| marigold | マリーゴールドmariigoorudo | noun | B1 |
| poppy | ポピーpopii | noun | B1 |
| violet | スミレsumire | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like 雲 (kumo, cloud), 草 (kusa, grass), 葉 (ha, leaf), ユリ (yuri, lily). This page lists 40 Japanese words for nature (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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