How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Japanese vocabulary: weather and nature

Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Japanese.

Here are 100 Japanese words on “Weather and landscapes”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 39 words

Japanese	English
標高	altitude
砂浜	beach
そよ風	breeze
海岸	coast
涼しい	cool
度	degree
東	east
野原	field
森	forest
渓谷	gorge
湾	gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland
丘	hill
湖	lake
景色	landscape
低気圧	low pressure area
温暖	mild
峠	mountain pass
自然	nature
北	north
大洋	ocean
台地	plateau
気圧	pressure
雨	rain
虹	rainbow
岩	rock
砂	sand
海	sea
水辺	shoreEdge of a river or lake
空	sky
南	south
泉	spring
暴風雨	storm
太陽	sun
曇ってくる	to cloud over
波	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
天気	weather
西	west
風	wind
林	wood

Level 2: medium 36 words

Japanese	English
雪崩	avalanche
気圧計	barometer
大峡谷	canyon
洞窟	cave
雲	cloud
サイクロン	cyclone
干ばつ	drought
砂丘	dune
噴火	eruption
洪水	flood
霧	fog
極寒	freezing
霜	frost
突風	gust
ひょう	hail
猛暑	heatwave
山腹	hillside
ハリケーン	hurricane
密林	jungle
稲妻	lightning
落雷	lightning strike
草原	meadow
もや	mist
深い溝	ravine
海峡	strait
小川	stream
雷雨	thunderstorm
潮	tide
吹く	to blow
晴れてくる	to brighten up
涼しくなる	to cool down
溶ける	to melt
雨が降る	to rain
暖かくなる	to warm up
竜巻	tornado
熱帯気候	tropical climate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Japanese	English
高気圧	anticyclone
乾燥気候	arid climate
曇った	cloudy
噴火口	crater
河口	estuary
樹氷	frost coating
林間の空き地	glade
流氷	ice floe
氷山	iceberg
潟	lagoon
オーロラ	northern lights
半島	peninsula
雨が多い	rainy
岩礁	reef
川岸	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
吹きだまり	snowdrift
雪片	snowflake
ステップ	steppe
にわか雪	sudden shower
晴れ間	sunny spell
湿地	swamp
ひょうが降る	to hail
雪が降る	to snowVerb, the falling of flakes
紫外線	ultraviolet
風が強い	windy

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.