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1. Japanese Nature Vocabulary

2. Water & Sea

3. Minerals, Soil & Earth

4. Plants & Trees

5. Animals

6. Insects & Small Creatures

7. Landscapes & Landforms

8. Natural Disasters & Weather Phenomena

9. Sky, Space & Celestial

10. Marine Life

Japanese nature vocabulary opens the door to understanding how deeply nature is tied to Japanese culture, traditions, and daily life. Let’s discover 300+ words for plants, animals, landscapes, and more from Mazii, perfect for learners at any level.

Japanese Nature Vocabulary: 300+ Words for Plants & Animals

Japanese Nature Vocabulary


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



きせつ



kisetsu



season



はる



haru



spring



なつ



natsu



summer



あき



aki



autumn, fall



ふゆ



fuyu



winter



はれ



hare



clear weather



くもり



kumori



cloudy



あめ



ame



rain



ゆき



yuki



snow



かぜ



kaze



wind



たいよう



taiyō



sun



つき



tsuki



moon



ほし



hoshi



star



うちゅう



uchū



universe



そら



sora



sky



にじ



niji



rainbow



いなずま



inazuma



lightning



かみなり



kaminari



thunder



あらし



arashi



storm



たいふう



taifū



typhoon


Water & Sea


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



みず



mizu



water



かわ



kawa



river



うみ



umi



sea, ocean



みなも



minamo



water surface



みなと



minato



harbor



いけ



ike



pond



ぬま



numa



swamp



たき



taki



waterfall



しお



shio



tide, salt



なみ



nami



wave



すいへいせん



suiheisen



horizon (at sea)



かいすい



kaisui



seawater



しんかい



shinkai



deep sea



すいげん



suigen



water source



せんすい



sensui



diving



みずうみ



mizuumi



lake



きし



kishi



shore



いわば



iwaba



rocky shore



うなぎ



unagi



eel



くらげ



kurage



jellyfish


Minerals, Soil & Earth


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



いし



ishi



stone



せきざい



sekizai



stone material



こうせき



kōseki



ore



こうぶつ



kōbutsu



mineral



きん



kin



gold



ぎん



gin



silver



どう





copper



てつ



tetsu



iron



すいしょう



suishō



crystal, quartz



だいや



daiyaa



diamond



えんせき



ensek



rock salt



せきゆ



sekiyu



petroleum



たんこう



tankō



coal mine



すなはま



sunahama



sandy beach



ひりゅう



hiryū



lava flow



ようがん



yōgan



magma, lava



ちしつ



chishitsu



geology



ちへいせん



chiheisen



horizon (land)



たいようこう



taiyōkō



sunlight



じひ



jihi



magnetism (earth)


Plants & Trees


Kana



Romaji



Meaning





ki



tree



はな



hana



flower



くさ



kusa



grass



はっぱ



happa



leaf



きのこ



kinoko



mushroom



さくら



sakura



cherry blossom



まつ



matsu



pine tree



たけ



take



bamboo



うめ



ume



plum tree



もみじ



momiji



maple (red leaves)



すぎ



sugi



cedar



ひのき



hinoki



cypress



いね



ine



rice plant



たね



tane



seed





mi



fruit (of a plant)





ne



root



つぼみ



tsubomi



bud



はなびら



hanabira



petal



じゅもく



jumoku



trees, woods



もり



mori



forest



かし



kashi



oak



けやき



keyaki



zelkova



いちょう



ichō



ginkgo



ぶどう



budō



grapevine



かき



kaki



persimmon



なし



nashi



pear



りんご



ringo



apple



みかん



mikan



mandarin orange



ばら



bara



rose



ひまわり



himawari



sunflower



ゆり



yuri



lily



あやめ



ayame



iris



すいれん



suiren



water lily



つばき



tsubaki



camellia



ぼたん



botan



peony



あさ



asa



hemp



まめ



mame



bean



むぎ



mugi



wheat/barley



きのえだ



ki no eda



tree branch



こうや



kōya



wilderness


Animals


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



どうぶつ



dōbutsu



animal



いぬ



inu



dog



ねこ



neko



cat



うま



uma



horse



うし



ushi



cow



ぶた



buta



pig



とり



tori



bird



さかな



sakana



fish



とら



tora



tiger



さる



saru



monkey



ぞう





elephant



しか



shika



deer



くま



kuma



bear



おおかみ



ōkami



wolf



うさぎ



usagi



rabbit



きつね



kitsune



fox



へび



hebi



snake



かえる



kaeru



frog



とんぼ



tonbo



dragonfly



ちょう



chō



butterfly



はと



hato



pigeon, dove



すずめ



suzume



sparrow



からす



karasu



crow



わし



washi



eagle



たか



taka



hawk



かもめ



kamome



seagull



ふくろう



fukurō



owl



つる



tsuru



crane



ぺんぎん



pengin



penguin



いるか



iruka



dolphin



くじら



kujira



whale



さめ



same



shark



たこ



tako



octopus



いか



ika



squid



かに



kani



crab



えび



ebi



shrimp



ひとで



hitode



starfish



ほたる



hotaru



firefly



あり



ari



ant



はち



hachi



bee



やぎ



yagi



goat



めんよう



menyō



sheep



にわとり



niwatori



chicken



あひる



ahiru



duck



がちょう



gachō



goose



うずら



uzura



quail



らくだ



rakuda



camel



かば



kaba



hippopotamus



さい



sai



rhinoceros



きりん



kirin



giraffe



こあら



koara



koala



ぱんだ



panda



panda



かんがるー



kangarū



kangaroo



はりねずみ



harinezumi



hedgehog



りす



risu



squirrel



もぐら



mogura



mole



こうもり



kōmori



bat



せみ



semi



cicada



くも



kumo



spider



だんごむし



dangomushi



pill bug



らいおん



raion



lion



ひょう



hyō



leopard



ちーたー



chītā



cheetah



ごりら



gorira



gorilla



ちんぱんじー



chimpanjī



chimpanzee



おらうーたん



orautan



orangutan



なまけもの



namakemono



sloth



ありくい



arikui



anteater



せんざんこう



senzankō



pangolin



しし



shishi



lion (classical/poetic)



いのしし



inoshishi



wild boar



たぬき



tanuki



raccoon dog



はくびしん



hakubishin



masked civet



やまあらし



yamaarashi



porcupine



かわうそ



kawauso



otter



あしか



ashika



sea lion



せいうち



seiuchi



walrus



まんぼう



manbō



ocean sunfish



ほっきょくぐま



hokkyokuguma



polar bear



あざらし



azarashi



seal


Insects & Small Creatures


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



ばった



batta



grasshopper



こおろぎ



kōrogi



cricket





ka



mosquito



はえ



hae



fly



ごきぶり



gokiburi



cockroach



かまきり



kamakiri



mantis



かたつむり



katatsumuri



snail



なめくじ



namekuji



slug



みみず



mimizu



earthworm



かぶとむし



kabutomushi



rhinoceros beetle



くわがた



kuwagata



stag beetle



ほたるが



hotaruga



firefly moth



あめんぼ



amenbō



water strider



ありくい



arikui



anteater



いなご



inago



locust



はらぺこむし



harapeko mushi



caterpillar



まゆ



mayu



cocoon



さなぎ



sanagi



pupa



ちょうちょ



chōcho



butterfly (casual)



うじ



uji



maggot


Landscapes & Landforms


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



やま



yama



mountain



かわら



kawara



riverbank



たに



tani



valley



だいち



daichi



earth, ground



そくせん



sokusen



ridge



きゅうりょう



kyūryō



hill





no



field, plain



はら



hara



plain, field



さばく



sabaku



desert



しま



shima



island



はま



hama



beach



おか



oka



hill



つち



tsuchi



soil, earth



すな



suna



sand



いわ



iwa



rock



がんせき



ganseki



boulder



どうくつ



dōkutsu



cave



せきゆ



sekiyu



petroleum



しげん



shigen



natural resources



じしん



jishin



earthquake



けしき



keshiki



scenery



ふうけい



fūkei



landscape



しぜん



shizen



nature



こうや



kōya



wilderness



ぬまち



numachi



marshland



せんろく



senroku



foothills



たけやま



takeyama



bamboo grove



はなぞの



hanazono



flower garden



こうえん



kōen



park



じゅんりん



junrin



primeval forest



みやま



miyama



deep mountains



のはら



nohara



open field



さと



sato



countryside, village



いなか



inaka



rural area



しんりん



shinrin



forest



たんぼ



tanbo



rice paddy



はたけ



hatake



farmland



そんざい



sonzai



existence (nature)



みどり



midori



greenery



しょくせい



shokusei



vegetation


Natural Disasters & Weather Phenomena


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



じしん



jishin



earthquake



かざん



kazan



volcano



ふんか



funka



eruption



つなみ



tsunami



tsunami



じすべり



jisuberi



landslide



がけくずれ



gakekuzure



cliff collapse



こうずい



kōzui



flood



かんばつ



kanbatsu



drought



ひょう



hyō



hail



しっけ



shikke



humidity



しんどう



shindō



seismic intensity



たいふう



taifū



typhoon



らいう



raiu



thunderstorm



ぼうふう



bōfū



storm



きあつ



kiatsu



atmospheric pressure



きこう



kikō



climate



おんど



ondo



temperature



しつど



shitsudo



humidity level



ひょうざん



hyōzan



iceberg



だっすい



dassui



dehydration, drying



きおん



kion



temperature



ねっちゅうしょう



necchūshō



heatstroke



こうおん



kōon



high temperature



ていおん



teion



low temperature



きせつふう



kisetsufū



seasonal wind



もや



moya



haze



きり



kiri



fog



しも



shimo



frost



つゆ



tsuyu



rainy season



こうすいりょう



kōsuiryō



rainfall



おおあめ



ōame



heavy rain



こさめ



kosame



light rain



ざあざあぶり



zāzāburi



pouring rain



にわかあめ



niwaka ame



sudden shower



あめあがり



ameagari



after the rain



ひでり



hideri



dry weather, drought



たいようこうせん



taiyō kōsen



sunbeam



ひざし



hizashi



sunlight



よぞら



yozora



night sky



ほしあかり



hoshiakari



starlight


Sky, Space & Celestial


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



ほしぞら



hoshizora



starry sky



ぎんが



ginga



galaxy



てんたい



tentai



celestial body



せいざ



seiza



constellation



りゅうせい



ryūsei



meteor



ほうきぼし



hōkiboshi



shooting star



えいせい



eisei



satellite



ちきゅう



chikyū



Earth



たいようけい



taiyōkei



solar system



すいせい



suisei



Mercury



きんせい



kinsei



Venus



かせい



kasei



Mars



もくせい



mokusei



Jupiter



どせい



dosei



Saturn



てんのうせい



tennōsei



Uranus



かいおうせい



kaiōsei



Neptune



こうきゅう



kōkyū



orbit


Marine Life


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



たい



tai



sea bream



さけ



sake



salmon



まぐろ



maguro



tuna



かつお



katsuo



bonito



いわし



iwashi



sardine



さんま



sanma



mackerel pike



あじ



aji



horse mackerel



すずき



suzuki



sea bass



ふぐ



fugu



pufferfish



ほたて



hotate



scallop



はまぐり



hamaguri



clam



あさり



asari



short-neck clam



しじみ



shijimi



freshwater clam



ほや



hoya



sea squirt



さざえ



sazae



turban shell



うに



uni



sea urchin



なまこ



namako



sea cucumber



ひらめ



hirame



flounder



かれい



karei



flatfish



たら



tara



cod


Exploring Japanese nature vocabulary helps deepen your cultural understanding and helps you express yourself in meaningful ways. With over 350 terms covering everything from flowers and forests to wildlife and weather, you now have a strong foundation to describe Japan’s rich natural beauty.

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