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Roumaji/English 1
Roumaji/English Vocabulary 1 - Words using Hiragana
| Hiragana | Roumaji | English |
|---|---|---|
| あいさつ | aisatsu | greeting |
| あう | au | to meet; to see |
| あおい | aoi | blue |
| あかい | akai | red |
| あき | aki | autumn; the fall |
| あさ | asa | morning |
| あし | ashi | foot; leg |
| あした | ashita | tomorrow |
| あせる | aseru | be in a hurry; be impatient |
| あそこ | asoko | over there |
| あそぶ | asobu | to play |
| あたま | atama | the head |
| あたらしい | atarashii | new; fresh; novel |
| あちら | achira | that way; over there |
| あつい | atsui | hot (liquid); warm |
| あった | atta | here it is; it existed; “I found it!” |
| あなた | anata | you |
| あぶない | abunai | dangerous |
| あまい | amai | sweet |
| あめ | ame | rain(fall) |
| あらう | arau | to wash |
| ありがとう | arigatō | “thank you.” |
| あります | arimasu | to exist; to have |
| あるく | aruku | to walk; to step |
| あれ | are | that thing (over there) |
| いいえ | iie | no (negation) |
| いう | iu | to say; to talk |
| いえ | ie | a house; (one's) home |
| いく | iku | to go |
| いくら | ikura | how much |
| いざかや | izakaya | bar; Japanese style pub |
| いしゃ | isha | doctor |
| いす | isu | chair |
| いそがしい | isogashii | be busy; be occupied |
| いたい | itai | hurt; be painful |
| いちご | ichigo | strawberry |
| いちば | ichiba | market; bazaar |
| いつ | itsu | when |
| いっぱ | rippa | splendid; eminent |
| いっぱい | ippai | full; one glassful |
| いっぺん | ippen | once; a piece of poetry |
| いっぽうつうこう | ippōtsūkō | one-way traffic |
| いにぎり | inigiri | rice ball |
| いぬ | inu | dog |
| いゆう | riyū | reason |
| いります | irimasu | to need |
| いる | iru | to exist |
| いれる | ireru | to put in |
| いろ | iro | color; hue |
| いろいろ | iroiro | various; “all sorts of” |
| うえ | ue | the upper part; up; the top; above; on; over |
| うざい | uzai | annoying (colloquial) |
| うさぎ | usagi | a rabbit; a hare |
| うしろ | ushiro | behind; the back; the rear |
| うたう | utau | to sing |
| うち | uchi | house; home |
| うっぷん | uppun | resentment; grudge |
| うどん | udon | noodle |
| うみ | umi | the sea; an ocean |
| うるさい | urusai | noisy; annoying |
| うれしい | ureshii | be glad; be happy; be delighted; joyful |
| うん | un | yes (affirmation) |
| えいが | eiga | movie; film |
| えいがかん | eigakan | movie theater |
| えいご | eigo | English (language) |
| ええ | ee | yes (affirmation) |
| えき | eki | (train) station |
| えび | ebi | shrimp |
| えん | en | yen |
| えんかいじょう | enkaijō | banquet hall |
| えんぴつ | enpitsu | pencil |
| おいしい | oishii | delicious; tasty |
| おいっしかった | oisshikatta | was delicious |
| おうきい | ōkii | big; large; great; grand |
| おかね | okane | money; cash |
| おきゃくさん | okyaku san | guest; visitor; customer (polite) |
| おきる | okiru | to get up (out of bed) |
| おそい | osoi | late; slow |
| おちゃ | ocha | tea |
| おとな | otona | adult |
| おはよう | ohayō | “Good morning!” (familiar) |
| おぼえる | oboeru | to remember; to memorize |
| おめでとう | omedetō | “Congratulations!” |
| おもい | omoi | heavy |
| おもしろい | omoshiroi | interesting; fun; funny |
| おもちゃ | omocha | toy |
| おわり | owari | end |
| おんがく | ongaku | music |
| おんせん | onsen | hot spring |
| おんな | onna | female |
| がいぎん | gaijin | foreigner |
| かいしゃ | kaisha | company; a firm |
| かいじょう | kaijō | meeting place; assembly hall |
| かう | kau | to buy; to get; to purchase |
| かえる | kaeru | to return (home) |
| かお | kao | face |
| かぎ | kagi | a key |
| かぎる | kagiru | limit |
| かく | kaku | to write; to compose |
| がくせい | gakusei | student |
| かける | kakeru | suspend; make (a phone call) |
| かさ | kasa | an umbrella; a parasol |
| かぜ | kaze | wind; breeze; cold (illness) |
| かぞく | kazoku | (a/one's) family |
| かたづける | katazukeru | to tidy up; to put away |
| がっからする | gakkari suru | to become dissapointed |
| がっこう | gakkō | school |
| かばん | kaban | a briefcase; a book bag; bag |
| がまんする | gaman suru | to endure |
| からい | karai | spicy (food) |
| かるい | karui | light; not heavy |
| かわいい | kawaii | cute |
| かんじ | kanji | japanese character of chinese origin |
| かんづめ | kanzume | canned goods |
| がんばる | ganbaru | to presevere; to keep at it |
| きいろ | kiiro | yellow |
| きく | kiku | to listen; to hear |
| きしゅくしゃ | kishuku sha | domitory/boarding house |
| きた | kita | (the) north |
| きづく | kizuku | to notice; to recognize |
| きって | kitte | a (postage) stamp |
| きっぷ | kippu | ticket |
| きにゆうする | kinyū suru | fill in forms |
| きねんかん | kinenkan | memorial hall |
| きのう | kinō | yesterday |
| きみ | kimi | you (familiar/informal) |
| きもの | kimono | kimono |
| ぎゃく | gyaku | reverse; opposite |
| きゃく | kyaku | guest; visitor; customer |
| きゃくしつ | kyakushitsu | guest room; cabin; (hotel) room |
| ぎゃくせつ | gyakusetsu | paradox |
| ぎゃくたい | gyakutai | abuse; ill-treatment |
| ぎゃくてん | gyakuten | turn-around; reversal |
| きゃっかんてき | kyakkanteki | objectively |
| きゃっかんてき | yaru | to do; to give |
| ぎゃっきょう | gyakkyō | adversity |
| ぎゃっこう | gyakkō | go backward; backlighting |
| きゅう | kyū | urgent; steep; sudden |
| ぎゅうぎゅう | gyūgyū | packing tight; creaking |
| きゅうきゅしゃ | kyūkyūsha | ambulance |
| きゅうけい | kyūkei | rest; break |
| きゅうしょく | kyūshoku | school lunch |
| ぎゅうじる | gyūjiru | control; have under one's thumb |
| ぎゅうどん | gyūdon | rice dish with beef |
| ぎゅうにく | gyūniku | beef |
| ぎゅうにゅう | gyūnyū | milk |
| きゅうり | kyūri | cucumber |
| ぎゅっと | gyutto | tightly; hard (grab) |
| ぎょう | gyō | line; row |
| きょう | kyō | today |
| ぎょうかい | gyōkai | industry; business |
| きょうかい | kyōkai | church |
| ぎょうぎ | gyōgi | manner; behavior |
| ぎょうじ | gyōji | event; function |
| きょうしつ | kyōshitsu | class room |
| きょうじゅ | kyōju | professor |
| きょうだい | kyōdai | sibling |
| きょうみ | kyōmi | interest (in something) |
| ぎょぎょう | gyogyō | fishing industry |
| きょねん | kyonen | last year |
| きょり | kyori | distance |
| きらい（だ） | kirai(da) | to dislike; to hate |
| ぎり | giri | obligation |
| ぎりぎり | girigiri | just barely |
| きる | kiru | to cut; to turn off |
| きれい | kirei | clean; beautiful; pretty |
| きんぎょ | kingyo | goldfish |
| ぎんこう | ginkō | a bank |
| きんじょ | kinjo | neighborhood |
| ぐあい | guai | condition |
| くうこう | kūkō | airport |
| ぐうぜん | gūzen | by chance |
| ぐずぐず | guzuguzu | act tardily; hesitantly |
| くすり | kusuri | (a) medicine; a drug |
| くすりや | kusuriya | pharmacy |
| ください | kudasai | give me |
| くだもの | kudamono | (a) fruit |
| ぐち | guchi | idle complaint; grumble |
| くち | kuchi | the mouth; one's mouth |
| くつ | kutsu | shoe(s) |
| ぐにゃぐにゃ | gunyagunya | flabby; limp |
| ぐらい | gurai | about; approximately (in quantity) |
| くらい | kurai | dark; gloomy; dim |
| くりかえす | kurikaesu | repeat |
| くる | kuru | to come; to arrive (at/in) |
| くるま | kuruma | car; automobile |
| くろ | kuro | black |
| くろい | kuroi | black |
| けいさつ | keisatsu | police |
| けいたい（でんわ） | keitai(denwa) | a mobile(phone); cell phone |
| けが | kega | an injury; a wound |
| けじめ | kejime | distinction; demarcation |
| けす | kesu | to erase; to switch off |
| けっこん | kekkon | marriage |
| げつまつ | getsumatsu | end of month |
| げり | geri | diarrhea |
| ける | keru | kick |
| けれど | keredo | but (particle) |
| げんいん | genin | cause |
| けんか | kenka | fight; argument |
| げんかん | genkan | entry hall |
| げんき | genki | vigor; energy; vitality |
| けんきゅう | kenkyū | research |
| げんご | gengo | language |
| こい | koi | carp |
| こうえん | kōen | a park; a public garden |
| こうじょう | kōjō | factory |
| こうばん | kōban | police box |
| ごご | gogo | afternoon |
| ここ | kōkō | senior high school |
| ここにある | koko ni aru | be here (particle indicating location) |
| ございます | gozaimasu | We have it |
| こしょう | koshō | pepper |
| ごぜん | gozen | morning (A.M.) |
| ごぞんじです | gozonji desu | know (honorific) |
| こたつ | kotatsu | Japanese covered table with heat source underneath |
| ごちそうさま | gochisōsama | It was delicious |
| こちら | kochira | this way; this side; here |
| こっち | kocchi | this side; here |
| ことば | kotoba | language |
| こども | kodomo | a child; children |
| こどもっぽい | kodomoppoi | childish; child-like |
| ごはん | gohan | a meal; rice |
| ごま | goma | sesame |
| こまる | komaru | to have difficulty |
| ごみ | gomi | trash; dust |
| こめ | kome | (uncooked) rice |
| これ | kore | this |
| これがいい | kore ga ii | This is good (particle indicating subject) |
| これとそれ | kore to sore | this thing and that thing (near you) |
| ごろ | goro | about (approximate point in time) |
| こんにちは | konnichiwa | “Good afternoon!” (“ha” as “wa”) |
| こんにゃく | konnyaku | jonjaku (jelly made from a vegetable) |
| こんばんは | kombanwa | “Good evening!” (“ha” as “wa”) |
| さいふ | saifu | a wallet |
| ざおくする | zokusuru | to belong; be affiliated with |
| さがす | sagasu | to look; to search for |
| さかな | sakana | a fish; fish (plural) |
| さかなや | sakanaya | fish dealer |
| さくら | sakura | cherry blossom |
| ざしき | zashiki | formal tatami room |
| さしみ | sashimi | raw fish; sashimi |
| ざっし | zasshi | magazine |
| さっぱり | sappari | feeling refreshed; completely |
| さとう | satō | sugar |
| さびしい | sabishii | lonely, sad |
| ざぶとん | zabuton | flat floor cushion |
| さむい | samui | cold; chilly (weather) |
| さようなら | sayōnara | “Goodbye!”; “Farewell!” |
| ざる | zaru | sieve; bamboo strainer |
| さわやか | sawayaka | refreshing |
| さわる | sawaru | to touch; to feel |
| ざんねん | zannen | regrettable |
| さんぽ | sanpo | a walk; a stroll |
| さんみゃく | sanmyaku | mountain range |
| しお | shio | salt |
| しかし | shikashi | however; but |
| しかる | shikaru | scold |
| じかん | jikan | time; (an) hour |
| じこ | jiko | accident |
| じこちゅう | jikochū | selfish; self-centered (colloquial) |
| しごと | shigoto | work; a job |
| じこりゅう | jikoryū | self taught manner |
| じしょ | jisho | dictionary |
| じしん | jishin | earthquake |
| した | shita | lower; under |
| しちや | shichiya | pawnshop |
| しっかり | shikkari | tightly; reliable; firmly |
| しっきゃく | shikkyaku | being overthrown |
| じつは | jitsu wa | actually (“ha” as “wa”) |
| しっぽ | shippo | tail |
| じてんしゃ | jitensha | a bicycle |
| じぶん | jibun | self |
| しまう | shimau | put away; finish |
| しました | shimashita | did |
| しましょう | shimashō | let's do; why don't I do? |
| します | shimasu | to do |
| じゃあ | jā | then; well (combination of “de” and “wa”) |
| じゃあまた | jā mata | see you |
| しゃいん | shain | company employee |
| しゃかい | shakai | society |
| しやくしょ | shiyaku sho | city/town hall |
| しゃしん | shashin | a photograph |
| しゃちょう | shachō | company president |
| じゃない | [noun] ja nai | [it] is not |
| しゃぶしゃぶ | shabushabu | Japanese hot pot dish; shabu-shabu |
| しゃべる | shaberu | to speak; to talk; to chat |
| じゃま | jama | nuisance; bother |
| じゃんけん | janken | “rock, paper, scissors” game |
| じゃんじゃん | janjan | something happening nonstop |
| しゅう | shū | week |
| じゅうよう | jūyō | important; principal |
| じゅぎょう | jugyō | school time, class time |
| しゅくだい | shukudai | homework |
| じゅしょ | jyūsho | address |
| しゅじん | shujin | (my) husband; (store) proprietor; landlord; master |
| しゅっちょう | shucchō | business trip |
| しゅみ | shumi | hobby; tastes |
| じゅみょう | jumyō | life span |
| しゅりゅう | shuryū | mainstream |
| しゅるい | shurui | kind; type |
| じゅんばん | junban | order of things; turn (in line) |
| しょうかい | shōkai | introduction |
| しょうがっこう | shōgakkō | elementary (primary) school |
| しょうがない | shō ga nai | nothing can be done; it can't be helped |
| しょうきゃく | shōkyaku | incineration |
| じょうず | jōzu | skillful; skilled |
| じょうだん | jōdan | joke |
| しょうゆ | shōyu | soy sauce |
| しょくりょう | shokuryō | grocery store |
| じょしゅ | joshu | assistant |
| じょじょに | jojo ni | gradually; little by little |
| じょせい | josei | woman; female |
| じょゆう | joyū | actress |
| しょりゃく | shōryaku | omission; abbreviation |
| しらんぷり | shiranpuri | pretending not to know |
| しりょう | shiryō | document; materials; data |
| しろ | shiro | white |
| じんじゃ | jinja | shrine |
| しんぶん | shinbun | a newspaper |
| じんみゃく | jinmyaku | personal connection |
| すいぞくかん | suizokukan | aquarium |
| ずいぶん | zuibun | awfully, very |
| すき（だ） | suki(da) | to like; to be fond of |
| すぐ | sugu | right away; soon; immediately |
| すごい | sugoi | terrific; amazing; terrible |
| すこし | sukoshi | a little; a few; some |
| すし | sushi | sushi |
| ずっと | zutto | all the way; by far |
| ずぼん | zubon | trousers |
| すみません | sumimasen | “I'm sorry”; “Thank you”; excuse me |
| ずらす | zurasu | to move; to put off |
| する | suru | to do |
| ずるい | zurui | sly; cunning |
| ずれる | zureru | to slip off |
| せっかく | sekkaku | with special trouble or effort |
| ぜったい | zettai | absolutely |
| ぜひ | zehi | by all means |
| せまい | semai | narrow; confined |
| せんきょ | senkyo | election |
| せんせい | sensei | teacher |
| ぜんぜん | zenzen | not at all |
| ぜんたい | zentai | whole; entirety |
| せんたく | sentaku | laundry |
| ぜんぶ | zenbu | all; the whole thing |
| せんぷうき | senpūki | electric fan |
| ぜんりゃく | zenryaku | “first part ommitted”; salutation of brief letter |
| ぞう | zō | elephant |
| そうじ | sōji | clean something |
| ぞうり | zōri | Japanese sandals; zori |
| ぞくぞく | zokuzoku | to shiver; feel chilly |
| そこ | soko | that place (near you are just mentioned) |
| そば | soba | buckwheat noodles |
| そら | sora | the sky; the air |
| それ | sore | that thing (near you or just mentioned) |
| そろそろ | sorosoro | slowly; soon; any time now |
| たいいくかん | taiikukan | gymnasium |
| だいがく | daigaku | university |
| だいがくいん | daigaku in | graduate school |
| だいこん | daikon | Japanese radish |
| たいしかん | taishikan | embassy |
| だいじょうぶ | daijōbu | all right; safe |
| たいへん | taihen | serious/very |
| たかい | takai | high; tall; expensive |
| だから | dakara | so; therefore |
| たくさん | takusan | much; many; a lot |
| だけ | dake | just; only |
| ただ | tada | free of charge; but; simply |
| だだっぴろい | dadappiroi | sprawling; very spacious |
| たたみ | tatami | mat; tatami |
| だった | datta | was (copula, past) |
| たてもの | tatemono | building |
| たのしい | tanoshii | pleasant; enjoyable; fun |
| たべる | taberu | to eat |
| たまご | tamago | egg; spawn |
| だめ | dame | no good |
| たんじょうび | tanjōbi | (one's) birthday |
| だんだん | dandan | gradually |
| ちいさい | chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| ちか | chika | basement |
| ちかい | chikai | close; near |
| ちがう | chigau | be different; be wrong |
| ちかじか | chikajika | shortly; soon |
| ちかてつ | chikatetsu | the subway |
| ちじむ | chijimu | shrink |
| ちじれる | chijireru | become wavy; become curly |
| ちず | chizu | a map |
| ちち | chichi | (my) father |
| ちぢむ | chijimu | to shrink; to dwindle |
| ちゃぱつ | chapatsu | brown hair; dyed hair |
| ちゃわん | chawan | rice bowl; serving bowl |
| ちゃんと | chanto | properly; neatly |
| ちゅうい | chūi | caution; attention; advice |
| ちゅうがっこう | chūgakkō | middle (secondary) school |
| ちゅうかりょうり | chūkaryōri | Chinese cuisine |
| ちゅうごく | chūgoku | China |
| ちゅうしょく | chūshoku | lunch |
| ちょう | shachō | butterfly |
| ちょうど | chōdo | exactly |
| ちょきん | chokin | savings |
| ちょくせつ | chokusetsu | directly |
| ちょっと | chotto | a bit; little; wait a moment |
| ちょっぴり | choppiri | a little bit |
| つかれる | tsukareru | to be tired |
| つぎ | tsugi | next |
| つけもの | tsukemono | pickles |
| つずく | tsuzuku | to continue; to be continued; to go on |
| つづける | tsuzukeru | to keep up; to continue something |
| つっぱい | suppai | sour; tart |
| つっぱる | tsupparu | become stiff; act tough |
| つづり | tsuzuri | spelling |
| つまらない | tsumaranai | boring; trifling |
| つめたい | tsumetai | cold; chilly (water) |
| つもり | tsumori | plan; intention |
| つよい | tsuyoi | strong; powerful; sturdy |
| て | te | a hand |
| でかける | dekakeru | go out |
| てがみ | tegami | a letter |
| できる | dekiru | can do; come into being |
| でぐち | deguchi | an exit; a way out; egress |
| てじか | tejika | near by; close by |
| でしょう | deshō | probably be (copula, tentative) |
| です | desu | be (copula, formal) |
| でたらめ | detarame | nonsense |
| てつだう | tetsudau | to help; to lend a hand |
| てっぺん | teppen | top; peak |
| てぶくろ | tebukuro | glove |
| てら | tera | temple |
| でんき | denki | electricity; light |
| てんき | tenki | weather |
| でんしゃ | densha | an electric train |
| てんぷら | tenpura | tempura |
| でんわ | denwa | a telephone |
| とうい | tōi | far; faraway; distant |
| どうして | dōshite | why |
| どうぞ | dōzo | please (speaker offering something) |
| とうふ | tofu | tofu |
| どうみゃく | dōmyaku | artery |
| どうも | dōmo | in every way; somehow; “thank you” |
| どうるい | dōrui | some kind |
| ときどき | tokidoki | sometimes |
| とけい | tokei | clock; wristwatch |
| どこ | doko | where |
| とこや | tokoya | barbershop |
| どじ | doji | blunder; clumsiness (colloquial) |
| としょかん | toshokan | library |
| どちらへ | ？ | dochira e? |
| とても | totemo | very; extremely |
| どぶつえん | dobutsuen | zoo |
| ともだち | tomodachi | friend |
| とり | tori | bird; chicken |
| どれ | dore | which one |
| とろしく | yoroshiku | “Best regards”; “Thank you in advance” |
| どろぼう | dorobō | thief |
| ない | nai | not there; not exist |
| ながい | nagai | long; lengthy |
| なくす | nakusu | to lose something |
| なぐる | naguru | strike; hit |
| なし | nashi | pear |
| なぜ | naze | why |
| なつ | natsu | summer |
| なつかしい | natsukashii | dear; missed; familiar |
| なまえ | namae | a name; (one's) name |
| なみだ | namida | tears; teardrop |
| ならべる | naraberu | to arrange; to line up |
| なる | naru | to become |
| にく | niku | meat |
| にくや | nikuya | butcher |
| にし | nishi | the west |
| にっぽん | Nippon | Japan |
| にひゃくにん | nihyakuen | two hundred yen |
| にほん | nihon | Japan |
| にほんご | nihongo | Japanese (language) |
| にほんりゅう | nihonryū | Japanese style |
| にもつ | nimotsu | baggage; a load |
| にゃあにゃあ | nyānyā | meow |
| にゃんこ | nyanko | kitty cat |
| にゅうかい | nyūkai | joining (to a group) |
| にゆうがく | nyūgaku | entry to school |
| にゆうりよく | nyūryoku | input; data entry |
| にょう | nyō | urine |
| にょうけんさ | nyōkensa | urinary test; urine examination |
| にょうぼうもち | nyōbōmochi | married man |
| にょきにゃき | nyokinyaki | [tree/plant] shooting up one after another |
| にょろびょろ | nyoronyoro | wriggling; slithering |
| にわ | niwa | garden; yard (within the house) |
| にんげん | ningen | human being |
| にんじん | ninjin | carrot |
| にんぷ | ninpu | pregnant woman |
| ぬいぐるみ | nuigurumi | stuffed animal |
| ぬぐ | nugu | to take off (one's shoes) |
| ぬすむ | nusumu | to steal |
| ぬる | nuru | to paint; to spread; to smear |
| ぬるい | nurui | lukewarm; tepid |
| ぬれる | nureru | to get (be) wet/damp |
| ぬれる | nureru | to get wet |
| ねぎ | negi | green onion; scallion |
| ねこ | neko | cat |
| ねだん | nedan | the price; prices |
| ねむい | nemui | be (feel) sleepy |
| ねる | neru | sleep; to sleep |
| ねんきん | nenkin | pension; annuity |
| のこり | nokori | left-over; remaining |
| のせる | noseru | place on something; give a ride |
| のむ | nomu | to drink |
| のり | nori | dried seaweed; glue |
| のる | noru | to ride; to take (a bus);to get on |
| のんびり | nonbiri | carefree; at leisure |
| はい | hai | yes; sure (affirmation) |
| ばか | baka | fool; absurd |
| ばかり | bakari | only; little else but |
| はくぶつかん | hakubutsukan | museum |
| はし | hashi | chopsticks |
| ばしょ | basho | place; location |
| はしら | hashira | pillar |
| はしる | hashiru | to run; to rush |
| はたらく | hataraku | to work |
| ぱちぱち | pachipachi | pleasant clapping sound; incessant blinking |
| ばっちゃん | bacchan | (your) son; young man (polite) |
| ぱっと | patto | suddenly; in a flash |
| はな | hana | flower |
| はなじ | hanaji | nosebleed |
| はなし | hanashi | talk; story |
| はなしちゅう | hanashichū | busy (on the phone) |
| はなす | hanasu | to speak; to talk |
| はなび | hanabi | fireworks |
| はなや | hanaya | florist |
| はやい | hayai | quick; fast |
| ばら | bara | rose |
| ばらばら | barabara | scattered; in pieces; disconnected |
| ぱらぱら | parapara | falling in drops, pattering |
| はる | haru | spring; springtime |
| ばれる | bareru | to lead out; to become exposed |
| ばんざい | banzai | “Hurrah!” (celebratory cheer) |
| はんぶん | hanbun | (a) half |
| ぱんや | panya | bakery |
| ひおつ | hitotsu | one unit |
| ひがし | higashi | east |
| ぴかぴか | pikapika | glitter; sparkle |
| ひくい | hikui | low; short |
| ひこうき | hikōki | an airplane |
| ひこうじょう | hikōjō | airport |
| びじゅつかん | bijutsukan | art museum |
| ひだり | hidari | (the) left; one's left |
| びっくりする | bikkurisuru | to become suprised |
| びっしょり | bisshori | drenched |
| ぴったり | pittari | exactly; neatly |
| ひっぱる | hipparu | pull; drag; lead |
| ひと | hito | person |
| ひどい | hidoi | awful; terrible |
| ひとり | hitori | one person |
| びびる | bibiru | get cold feet; get frightened |
| ひま | hima | free time |
| びみょう | bimyō | delicate; subtle; questionable |
| ひゃく | hyaku | hundred |
| ひゃくさい | hyakusai | hundred years old |
| ひゃくねん | hyakunen | hundred years |
| ひゃっかじてん | hyakkajiten | encyclopedia |
| ひゃっかてん | hyakkaten | department store |
| ひゅうひゅう | hyūhyū | whistling sound; sound of wind |
| ひょう | hyō | chart |
| びよういん | biyouin (large “yo”) | beauty salon/hair salon |
| びょういん | byōin (small “yo”) | hospital |
| ひょうか | hyōka | evaluation; assess |
| びょうき | byōki | (an) ilness; (a) sickness |
| ひょうきん | hyōkin | facetious; funny |
| ひょうばん | hyōban | reputation; fame; popularity |
| ひょろひょろ | hyorohyoro | frail; lanky |
| ぴりぁら | pirikara | spicy |
| ひる | hiru | noon; the daytime |
| びん | bin | bottle; jar |
| ひんてん | hinten | grocery store |
| びんぼう | binbō | poor |
| ふく | fuku | to wipe; to mop;clothes/clothing |
| ぶしつけ | bushitsuke | impolite; rude |
| ぶた | buta | pig |
| ふたつ | futatsu | two units |
| ふたり | futari | two people |
| ぶっか | bukka | commodity prices |
| ぶどう | budō | grapes |
| ふとん | futon | futon |
| ふにゃふにゃ | funyafunya | limp; soft |
| ふゆ | fuyu | winter |
| ふる | furu | fall (rain) |
| ふるい | furui | old; aged; ancient |
| ふれる | fureru | to touch |
| ふろ | furo | bath |
| ふろや | furoya | public bath |
| ぶんか | bunka | culture |
| ぶんみゃく | bunmyaku | context |
| ぺこぺこ | pekopeko | very hungry; being obsequious |
| へた | heta | unskillful; poor at |
| ぺちゃくちゃ | pechakucha | chattering; chitchat |
| ぺちゃんこ | pechanko | crushed flat |
| べつ | betsu | separate; different |
| へっぴりごし | heppigoshi | bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed |
| べつべつ | betsubetsu | separate |
| へや | heya | a room |
| ぺらぺら | perapera | fluent; thin (paper) |
| へる | heru | decrease |
| べんきょう | benkyō | study (n.) |
| べんきょうする | benkyōsuru | to study |
| べんごし | bengoshi | lawyer |
| べんとう | bentō | box lunch |
| べんり | benri | convenient; convenience |
| ほいくえん | hoikuen | nursery school |
| ぼう | bō | stick; rod |
| ぼうえき | bōeki | trade |
| ほうき | hōki | broom |
| ぼうし | bōshi | hat |
| ほうれんそう | hōrensō | spinach |
| ぼく | boku | dangerous |
| ほこり | hokori | dust |
| ほしい | hoshii | to want; to desire; in need of |
| ほそい | hosoi | thin; narrow; line |
| ほとんど | hotondo | mostly |
| ほにゆうるい | honyūrui | mammal |
| ぼろぼろ | boroboro | worn out; tattered |
| ほん | hon | a book |
| ぽんず | ponzu | Japanese vinegar; ponzu sauce |
| ほんとう | hontō | truth |
| ほんや | honya | bookstore |
| まいにち | mainichi | every day; daily |
| まえ | mae | front; fore(part) |
| まくら | makura | sleeping pillow |
| まじめ | majime | diligent; serious |
| まぜる | mazeru | mix; stir; blend |
| まだ | mada | not yet (negative); still (affirmation) |
| まつ | matsu | to wait |
| まっすぐ | massugu | straight |
| まにあう | maniau | be in time (for) |
| まね | mane | mimicry; pretense |
| まる | maru | circle |
| まるい | marui | round; circular |
| まんが | manga | Japanese comics/graphic novels; manga |
| まんしょん | manshon | condominium; apartment; mansion |
| まんぱく | manpaku | full stomach |
| みかん | mikan | mandarin orange |
| みぎ | migi | the right; one's right; right-hand side |
| みぎ | nugu | to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.) |
| みじかい | mijikai | short; brief |
| みせ | mise | a store; a shop |
| みそしる | misoshiru | miso soup |
| みっつ | mittsu | three units |
| みどり | midori | green |
| みなさん | minasan | everyone (polite) |
| みなさんへ | minasan e | to everyone |
| みなと | minato | harbor; port |
| みなみ | minami | (the) south |
| みみ | mimi | an ear |
| みゃく | myaku | pulse |
| みゃくみゃく | myakumyaku | continuous; unbroken |
| みょう | myō | strange |
| みょうごにち | myōgonichi | day after tomorrow |
| みょうじ | myōji | surname |
| みょうちょう | myōchō | tomorrow morning |
| みょうにち | myōnichi | tomorrow |
| みょうぼ | nyōbo | (my) wife |
| みんな | minna | everyone (familiar) |
| むこう | mukō | over there |
| むしあつい | mushiatsui | humid; sultry |
| むしろ | mushiro | rather; instead |
| むずかしい | muzukashii | hard; difficult |
| むすび | musubi | rice ball |
| むすめ | musume | daughter |
| むり | muri | unreasonable; impossible; impossibility |
| め | me | an eye; eyeball |
| めがね | megane | (a pair of) glasses |
| めし | meshi | cooked rice; meal |
| めちゃくちょ | mechakucho | disorder; mess |
| めん | men | noodles; mask |
| めんどう | mendō | troublesome; bothersome |
| もう | mō | already; yet; no more |
| もし | moshi | if |
| もしもし | moshimoshi | (on phone) Hello? |
| もつ | motsu | to have; take; hold |
| もっと | motto | more |
| もてる | moteru | popular |
| もの | mono | thing |
| もらう | morau | receive |
| やおや | yaoya | |
| やかましい | yakamashii | noisy; annoying |
| やきとり | yakitori | bird meat; chicken dish; yakitori |
| やさい | yasai | vegetables |
| やさしい | yasashii | easy; kind; gentle |
| やすい | yasui | cheap; inexpensive |
| やすみ | yasumi | vacation; break; closed for business |
| やすむ | yasumu | to rest; to have a day off |
| やっぱり | yappari | after all |
| やていひょう | yateihyō | schedule; itenerary |
| やま | yama | mountain |
| やめる | yameru | to stop; to quit |
| ゆ | yu | hot water; bath |
| ゆうがた | yūgata | evening |
| ゆうびん | yūbin | mail; postal service |
| ゆうびんきよく | yūbinkyoku | a post office |
| ゆき | yuki | snow |
| ゆず | yuzu | Japanese citron; yuzu |
| ゆっくり | yukkuri | slowly; leisurely |
| ゆめ | yume | dream |
| ようちえん | youchien | kindergarten |
| よかった | yokatta | was good; “Great!” |
| よく | yoku | often; well; a lot |
| よこ | yoko | side; horizontal |
| よぶ | yobu | to call (a waiter) |
| よむ | yomu | to read |
| よる | yoru | night; evening |
| よわい | yowai | weak; fragile |
| らいんえん | rainen | next year |
| らく | raku | comfortable; easy; relaxing |
| らしい | rashii | apparently |
| りかい | rikai | understanding |
| りこん | rikon | divorce |
| りゃく | ryaku | abbreviation |
| りゃくご | ryakugo | acronym; abbreviation |
| りゃくじ | ryakuji | simplified character |
| りゃくれき | ryakureki | brief personal record |
| りゅうがく | ryūgaku | studying abroad |
| りゅうがくせい | ryūgakusei | international exchange student |
| りゅうこう | ryūkō | fashion; fad |
| りょう | ryō | domitory |
| りょうしん | ryōshin | both parents |
| りょうり | ryōri | cooking; cuisine |
| りょかん | ryokan | Japanese inn |
| りょこう | ryokō | travel; a trip |
| りんご | ringo | an apple |
| るいじてん | ruijiten | points of similarity |
| るす | rusu | absence from home |
| るすちゅう | rusuchū | during absence from home |
| るすばん | rusuban | caretaker; house sitter |
| れい | rei | expression of; gratitude; the number “zero” |
| れいぞうこ | reizōko | a refrigerator |
| れきし | rekishi | history |
| れんこん | renkon | lotus root |
| れんしゅう | renshū | practice; training |
| れんらく | renraku | getting in touch; connection |
| ろうか | rōka | corridor |
| ろうじん | rōjin | old person |
| ろうにゃくなんにょ | rōnyakunannyo | men and women of all ages |
| ろてんぶろ | rotenburo | open air bath |
| わがまま | wagamama | selfishness; self-indulgence |
| わかる | wakaru | to understand |
| わけ | wake | reason |
| わさび | wasabi | Japanese horseradish |
| わすれる | wasureru | to forget |
| わたし | watashi | I; myself |
| わたしは | watashi wa | I am (“ha” as “wa”) |
| わるぢえ | warujie | craft; cunning |
| われる | wareru | to break; to divide; to smash |
| んゆういん | nyūin | hospitalization |
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