Beginning Vocabulary: Classroom Objects

Since many of you using these lessons are probably in a class of some sort, I think it's appropriate to
include a decently complete list of common classroom objects. Most of these words are good general
vocab as well.

Writing Utensils and Surfaces

Kana Romaji English Notes

えんぴつ enpitsu pencil  
keshi means "erase" while gomu comes from the
けしゴム keshigomu eraser
French word for "rubber"
ペン pen pen  
ボールペン boorupen ball pen if you need to be more specific
マジック majikku marker from "magic marker"
チョーク chooku chalk  
こくばん kokuban blackboard  
"white" as a borrowed word always includes the ho at
ホワイトボード howaitoboodo whiteboard
the beginning
ふで fude brush brush for writing, not a hairbrush, etc.
かみ kami paper  
Japanese composition
げんこうようし genkou youshi paper
has a box for each character
ぶんぼうぐ・ぶ bunbougu/bungu stationary can refer to writing tools in general
んぐ
Arts and Crafts, Tools

いろがみ irogami colored paper iro means "color"

おりがみ origami origami (paper) ori means "fold"
はさみ hasami scissors  
のり nori glue, past  
ホッチキス hotchikisu stapler from the name "Hotchkiss", as described in the linked article
ステープル suteepuru staple  
クリップ kurippu paper clip  
バインダー baindaa binder  
Books

ほん hon book  
えほん ehon picture book  
きょうかし kyoukasho textbook this is the same kyou as in kyoushitsu （教）
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ノート nooto notebook  
jisho is usually used for simply "dictionary", while jiten is preferred for
じしょ・じ jisho/jiten dictionary specific types
てん ex. わえいじてん "Japanese-English dictionary", えいわじてん
"English-Japanese Dictionary"
Electronics

でんき denki light also means "electricity"

でんわ denwa telephone  
テレビ terebi TV contraction of "television"
ＣＤ（シーディー） shiidii CD  
ＣＤ（シーディー）プレイヤ shiidii pureiyaa CD player  
ー
ＤＶＤ（ディーブイディー） diibuidii DVD "vi" is often transcribed as "bui" in
 loanwords
ＤＶＤ（ディーブイディー） diibuidii
pureiyaa
DVD player  
プレイヤー
リモコン rimokon remote control  
パソコン pasokon computer contraction of "personal computer"
プロジェクター purojekutaa projector  
electronic handheld
でんしじしょ denshi jisho
dictionary
 
Around the Room

へや heya room  
きょうしつ kyoushitsu classroom this is the same kyou as in kyoukasho （教）
ゆか yuka floor  
かべ kabe wall  
てんじょう tenjou ceiling  
ドア doa door  
まど mado window  
とけい tokei clock/watch  
つくえ tsukue desk  
いす isu chair