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Japanese 101
Japanese (Romaji) - Commonly Used Words
| Japanese (Romaji) | English |
|---|---|
| gyuunyuu | milk |
| chigau | be wrong |
| zasshi | magazine; journal |
| ryokoo suru | travel; tour |
| madogawa no seki | window seat |
| akamboo | baby |
| koocha | black tea |
| taisetsusa | importance; value |
| hashi | bridge |
| aburae | oil painting |
| shikaru | scold |
| chikara | ability; capacity |
| roku | six |
| iriguchi | entrance |
| anatatachi | you-all; you |
| donata | who |
| anata | you |
| tsure | companion |
| inu | dog |
| kurushimu | suffer; feel pain |
| shumi | hobby |
| raishuu | next week |
| tsumori | intention |
| anna | such; like that |
| doomo | somehow |
| kakitori | dictation |
| nomimono | drink; beverage |
| kashi rekoodo | rental records |
| kin'yoobi | Friday |
| naniya | what shop? |
| iu | say; tell |
| muzukashii | difficult; hard |
| kokonotsu | nine things |
| osoi | late; behind time; slow |
| booru pen | ball-point pen |
| kenkyuu suru | do research |
| kayoo | commute |
| ane (anesan) | my older sister |
| tsugi tsugi to | one after another |
| tsukare | fatigue |
| kyaku (kaykusan) | visitor; customer |
| hashirigaki | hurried notes |
| kagaku henka | chemical change |
| wakai | young; youthful |
| atatakai | warm (for things) |
| hotondo | almost; nearly |
| suru tsumori da | intend to do |
| juuichigatsu | November |
| kodomotachi | children |
| jiyuu ni | freely |
| soshite | and |
| ryuugakusei | foreign student |
| futari | two people |
| tsutsumi | package; parcel |
| itamu | to hurt; to feel pain |
| kawa | river; stream |
| zenzen | not at all |
| konogoro | lately; recently |
| basu | bus |
| ojiisan | grandfather |
| muilka | six days |
| chikaku | soon; close by |
| chichi | my father (informal) |
| shite kudasai | please do it |
| nikki | diary |
| renshuu mondai | exercise |
| kayoobi | Tuesday |
| minami | South |
| nokoru | be left over; remain |
| magaru | bend |
| shimaru | to close; shut |
| te | hand; arm |
| kamo shirenai | may; maybe; might |
| shachoo | company president |
| doyoobi | Saturday |
| otoko | male (child); man |
| hondana | bookshelf |
| shirase | news; report |
| aka empitsu | red pencil |
| chuui | attention; care |
| chigai | difference |
| daijoobu | all right; safe; o.k. |
| wakaru | understand; recognize |
| daidokoro | kitchen |
| takusan | many; much |
| doo | how; what |
| chuugokugo | Chinese (language) |
| de wa | well; then; if so |
| tonari | nextdoor; next to |
| kazoeru | to count |
| kaesu | to return |
| kado | corner; turning |
| dame | useless; no good |
| keisatsusho | police station |
| kurushii | painful; hard |
| tame ni | because of |
| narabu | to be in a row; to line up |
| dooshite | in what way? |
| hon | book |
| shimbun | newspaper |
| nihonjuu | all over Japan |
| tetsudai | help; aid |
| haikimon | footwear |
| aji | flavor; taste |
| hashiru | to run; move |
| denwa kyoku | telephone office |
| okoru | to occur; to happen |
| nihon teki | Japanese style |
| daigakuin | graduate school |
| saishuu basu | the last bus |
| ten | marks |
| naosu | to cure; to heal |
| doobutsuen | zoo |
| nemaki | pyjamas |
| gohan | cooked rice |
| kotoshi | this year |
| man | ten thousand |
| ima | now; the present |
| donna | what kind of? |
| denki | electric light |
| tsuzuku | continue |
| hantaigo | antonym |
| odori | a dance |
| shatsu | undershirt; shirt |
| empitsu | pencil |
| supootsu | sports |
| isu | chair |
| keisatsu | police |
| hatarakimono | hard worker |
| chizu | mp |
| doroboo | thief; robber |
| naifu | knife |
| nama biiru | draft beer |
| kudamono | fruit |
| fueru | to increase; to expand |
| e | picture; painting |
| okuru | see (him) off |
| mukoo | the destination; over there |
| shoogakkoo | elementary school |
| kuniguni | countries |
| chicioya | father |
| oyako | parent and child |
| gakusei shokudoo | school cafeteria |
| fuben | inconvenient |
| jisho | dictionary |
| furui | old (things) |
| morau | to get; to receive |
| haykuchi kotoba | tongue twister |
| norimono | vehicle |
| fune | boat; ship |
| harau | to pay |
| ukagau | to ask |
| gakuseitachi | students |
| futari tomo | both |
| furansujin | Frenchman |
| tsutaeru | to teach; to hand down |
| hajime | beginning |
| enogu | paints; colors |
| gyuunyuuya | milk store |
| depaato | department store |
| nooto | notebook |
| tachidomaru | to come to a stop |
| hidarikiki | left-handed |
| futatsutonai | only; unique |
| urusai | noisy; annoying |
| itai | painful; sore |
| kiru | to cut; to sever |
| hontoo | truth; reality |
| denki soojiki | vacuum cleaner |
| gohan chawan | rice bowl |
| nanigo | what language? |
| gakuseishoo | student I.D. card |
| gasudai | gas bill |
| gen'in | cause |
| hambun | half |
| gakusei | student |
| sangatsu | March |
| dekakeru | to go out |
| bikkuri suru | to be surprised |
| inoru | to pray |
| taberu | to eat |
| mado | windo |
| kami | paper |
| shuppatsu suru | to depart; to leave |
| shikkari suru | to be strong-minded |
| hachi | eight |
| ichigatsu | January |
| kotowaru | refuse; decline |
| shio | salt |
| benkyoo beya | study room |
| ki ga tsuku | notice |
| shimashoo ka? | shall we/I do it? |
| sotsugyoo suru | to graduate |
| hajimari | beginning |
| natsu yasumi | summer vacation |
| kekkon | marriage |
| omosa | weight |
| hai | here; say; now |
| dono | which |
| hairu | begin; set in |
| kanji | Chinese characters |
| yukkuri | leisurely; slowly |
| kyoomi | interest |
| o namae | name |
| megusuri | eye medicine |
| nanijin? | what nationality? |
| dochira | which?; who?; where?; |
| kikitori | listening |
| obaasan | grandmother |
| tsugi | next |
| hankachi | handkerchief |
| sentaku | washing; laundry |
| hana | flower |
| suru | do |
| me | eye medicine |
| sono | that |
| ryoori | cooking; dish |
| denki dai | electric bill |
| warui | bad; wicked |
| hataraki | work; achievement |
| tenji | Braille |
| ushiro | the back; behind |
| tebukuro | gloves |
| hantai suru | to oppose |
| nakunaru | to die; to pass away |
| eigo | English (language) |
| o kane | money |
| hirune | afternoon nap |
| okaasan | mother |
| arau | to wash |
| hatsuon | pronunciation |
| mono | thing |
| hikooki | airplane |
| mizuiro | light blue |
| hayasa | speed |
| uru | sell |
| haisha | dentist |
| itadaku | to be given; to receive |
| hatsuon suru | to pronounce |
| doitsugo | German (language) |
| yatto | at last; finally |
| hidari | left |
| yuugata | evening |
| yakyuu (beisuboru) | baseball |
| shichigatsu | July |
| denwa kyoku | telephone |
| cha | tea |
| shiyasui | easy to do |
| muttsu | six (things) |
| kugatsu | September |
| tamago yaki | fried egg |
| kaisha'in | company employees |
| konna | such; like this |
| aru | to have; to possess |
| doa | door |
| toriniku | chicken (meat) |
| chikai | near; close by |
| hanaji | nosebleed |
| okurimono | gift; present |
| meetoru | meter |
| ishi | stone; pebble |
| mairu | to go; to come |
| saki | ahead |
| futatsutomo | both |
| anzen | safe |
| tsuki | month (?) |
| rainen | next year |
| tooka | ten days |
| chiisai | small; little |
| narabi | row (of houses) |
| fuchuui | carelessness |
| mezamashidokei | alarm clock |
| osu | to push; to press |
| homeru | to praise; to admire |
| seikatsu | life; living |
| yokka | four days |
| ki ni suru | to mind; to care |
| hanasu | to talk; to speak |
| hyaku | one hundred |
| heya | room |
| oboosan | Buddhist monk |
| abunai | dangerous |
| kantan ni | simply; briefly |
| kembutsu | sightseeing |
| ni | two |
| shimbun kiji | newspaper article |
| harai | payment |
| mizu iro | light blue |
| nagasa | length |
| aku | to open; be opened |
| mizu | water |
| taishi | ambassador |
| iremono | container |
| asagohan | breakfast |
| futatsu | two (things) |
| hajiimeru | to start; to begin |
| da kara | therefore; so |
| nihon ichi | the best in Japan |
| higashi gawa | eastern side |
| tsumetasa | coldness |
| kanojo | her; she |
| furoya | public bath |
| ooi | many; much |
| kanten | viewpoint |
| katachi | shape; form |
| watashi (watakushi) | I; me |
| koe | voice |
| goran ni naru | see! |
| rekoodo | record |
| ajiwau | to taste; to enjoy |
| jikan | time |
| iro | color |
| ikura? | who much? |
| atari | a success; a hit |
| itsu? | when? |
| iyagaru | to dislike |
| uketori | receipt |
| ni tsuite | about; concerning |
| hiru | daytime; afternoon |
| miokuri | to send-off |
| sagaru | to go down |
| kaku | to write; to draw |
| benkyoo jikan | study hours (time) |
| itasu | to do |
| jinkoo | population |
| chuugokujin | Chinese (person) |
| hidari gawa | left side |
| kangaeru | to judge |
| de mo | but; however |
| furansu pan | French bread |
| megane | eyeglasses |
| kami gata | hair style |
| mochiron | of course! |
| ringo | apple |
| kaze gusuri | cold medicine |
| dore | which one? |
| soko | there; that place; over there |
| kagami | mirror |
| kagetsu | month(s) |
| watashitachi (watakushitachi) | we; us |
| kuzuire | wastepaper basket |
| shoochi suru | to agree; to accept |
| juu | ten (number) |
| maishuu | every week |
| eigakan | movie theater |
| kuroi | black |
| kaburu | to put on; to wear |
| hitori musuko | only son |
| mada | more |
| unten suru | to drive |
| chotto | a little; a bit |
| nodo | throat |
| tenisu | tennis |
| sotsugyoosei | a graduate (student) |
| yattsu | eight |
| keizai | the economy; finance |
| kekkoo | fine; very well |
| san | three |
| tadashisa | correctness |
| kaimono | shopping |
| kaimono suru | to shop; do shopping |
| kuru | to come |
| kimaru | to be decided |
| gozaimasu | to be; to exist (honorific) |
| shigatsu | April |
| keredomo | but; although |
| atarashii | new |
| shoochi | consent; assert |
| gogo | afternoon |
| sakana | fish |
| rekishi | history |
| ikaga | how (is it)? |
| karai | spicy; hot |
| undoo suru | to exercise |
| yuki | snow |
| tori | poultry; chicken; bird |
| kaoiro | complexion |
| karada | the body; figure |
| kurushisa` | pain; suffering |
| ocha | tea |
| setsumei suru | to explain |
| rekoodoya | record shop |
| fuyu | winter |
| kamera | camera |
| maigetsu | every month |
| bentoobako | lunch box |
| raku | easy; comfortable |
| ryokoo kaban | suitcase |
| ie | house |
| iru | to be; to exist; to stay |
| ano | that; those |
| toshi | age |
| ome ni kakaru | to see; to meet |
| kyookai | church |
| gonin | five people |
| zuibun | fairly; quite |
| naze nara | because |
| tsumaranai | boring; dull |
| nagare | flow; current |
| neko | cat |
| sampo | a walk; a stroll |
| madoguchi | window at a counter |
| kare | he; him |
| deki | result |
| hiraoyogi | breast stroke |
| hajimaru | start; begin |
| semai | narrow; small |
| fuyugeshiki | winter scene |
| kawaku | to get dry |
| ijoo | more than; over |
| isha | doctor; physician |
| kookoo | high school |
| iku | to go |
| joozu | skillful; good at |
| doobutsugaku | zoology |
| sumu | live; reside |
| kikai | machine |
| nedan | price; cost |
| tabemono | food |
| kesa | this morning |
| shite shimau | finish doing it |
| doobutsu | animal |
| kippu | ticket |
| kimono | Japanese 'kimono' |
| kabe | wall |
| kimeru | to decide; to set |
| raigetsu | next month |
| kagi | key; lock |
| sengetsu | last month |
| ookisa | size |
| akeru | open |
| yottsu | four (things) |
| shitsumon | question; inquiry |
| ningyoo | doll |
| shinu | to die; to pass away |
| kotaeru | to answer |
| okiru | to wake up; to get up; to rise |
| nagai | long |
| konkai | this time |
| suru tokoro da | be about to do it |
| niku | meat; (flesh) |
| kata | shoulder |
| gakusei seikatsu | student life |
| kawari | substitue; change |
| onna | woman; female |
| hagaki | postcard |
| oshieru | teach; tell |
| renshuu | practice |
| kakinaosu | to rewrite |
| koppu | cup; glass; tumbler |
| kawaru | to take the place of; change out |
| hanagoe | nasal voice |
| amakuchi | mild |
| moshi | if |
| choodo | just; exactly |
| sotsugyoosei | graduation |