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core 1000 japanese
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| hiragana - kanji | Translation ( grammar class) |
|---|---|
| いく ~ 行く | to go ( godan verb ) |
| みる ~ 見る | to see ( ichidan verb ) |
| おおい ~ 多い | many; numerous; a lot ( i-adjective ) |
| うち ~ 家 | house; home (one's own) ( noun ) |
| これ ~ 此れ(usually kana) | this (indicating an item near the speaker) ( pronoun ) |
| それ ~ 其れ(usually kana) | that (indicating an item or person near the listener) ( pronoun) |
| わたし ~ 私 | I; me ( pronoun) |
| しごと ~ 仕事 | work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task (noun) |
| いつ ~ 何時(usually kana) | when; how soon ( adverbial noun , pronoun) |
| する ~ 為る(usually kana) | to do ( suru verb) |
| でる ~ 出る | to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out ( ichidan verb) |
| つかう ~ 使う | to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ( godan verb) |
| ところ ~ 所 | place; spot; scene; site ( noun ) |
| つくる ~ 作る | to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct ( godan verb ) |
| おもう ~ 思う | to think; to consider; to believe ( godan verb ) |
| もつ ~ 持つ | to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ( godan verb) |
| かう ~ 買う | to buy; to purchase ( godan verb) |
| じかん ~ 時間 | Time, hour ( noun ) |
| しる ~ 知る | to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise ( godan verb) |
| おなじ ~ 同じ | same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike (noun) |
| いま ~ 今 | now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more (adverbial noun) |
| あたらしい ~ 新しい | new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern (I-adjective) |
| なる ~ 成る(usually kana) | to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain (godan verb) |
| まだ ~ 未だ(usually kana) | as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (adverb) |
| あと ~ | after |
| きく ~ 聞く | to hear ; to listen (music) ( godan verb ) |
| いう~ 言う | to say; to utter; to declare ; to call ( godan verb) |
| すくない ~ 少ない | few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom (i-adjective) |
| たかい ~ 高い | high; tall; expensive; high-priced (i-adjective) |
| こども ~ 子供 | child ( noun) |
| そう ~ 然う(usually kana) | in that way; thus; such; so ; that way(adverb) |
| もう (only kana) | already; yet; by now; (not) anymore(adverb) |
| がくせい ~ 学生 | student (esp. a university student) ( noun) |
| あつい ~ 熱い | hot (thing) ; hot (to touch) (i-adjective) |
| どうぞ ~ (only kana) | please; kindly; I beg of you (adverb) |
| ごご ~ 午後 | afternoon; p.m. (adverbial noun) |
| ながい ~ 長い | long (distance); long (time); lengthy ( i-adjective) |
| ほん ~ 本 | book; volume; script (noun) |
| ことし ~ 今年 | this year (adverbial noun) |
| よく ~ 良く(usually only kana) | nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully ; frequently; often (adverb) |
| かのじょ ~ 彼女 | she; her; (pronoun) girlfriend; sweetheart (noun) |
| どう ~ 如何 (usually kana) | how; in what way; how about |
| ことば ~ 言葉 | language; dialect ; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark (noun) |
| かお ~ 顔 | look; expression; countenance; face; visage(noun) |
| おわる ~ 終わる | to finish; to end; to close (godan verb) |
| ひとつ ~ 一つ | one; for one thing ; only ; just (e.g. "just try it") |
| あげる ~ 上げる | *a lot of things* give (ichidan verb) |
| こう (only kana) | Like this, such |
| がっこう ~ 学校 | school (before high school) (noun) |
| くれる ~ 呉れる(usually kana) | To be given ( Not to recieve, but to "get" the item that "other" gave) ( ichidan verb) |
| はる ~ 春 | spring; springtime; (adverbial noun) |
| ごぜん ~ 午前 | morning; a.m. (adverbial noun) |
| べつ ~ 別 | distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception (more than one) |
| はじめる ~ 始める | to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate ( ichidan verb) |
| おきる ~ 起きる | to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake (ichidan verb) |
| どこ ~ 何処(usually only kana) | where; what place ; how much (long, far) (pronoun) |
| へや ~ 部屋 | room; chamber; apartment ( noun) |
| わかい ~ 若い | young; youthful ; immature ; low (number); small ( i-adjective) |
| くるま ~ 車 | car; automobile; vehicle (noun) |
| おく ~ 置く | to put; to place; to leave (behind) (godan verb) |
| すむ ~ 住む | to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide (godan verb) |
| はたらく ~ 働く | to work; to labor; to labour; to function; to operate; to be effective; (godan verb) |
| むずかしい ~ 難しい | difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated ( i-adjective) |
| せんせい ~ 先生 | teacher; master; doctor (noun) |
| たつ ~ 立つ | to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position) ( godan verb) |
| よぶ ~呼ぶ | to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (godan verb) |
| だいがく ~ 大学 | university; college (noun) |
| やすい ~ 安い | cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet ( i-adjective) |
| もっと ~ (only kana) | (some) more; even more; longer; further (adverb) |
| かえる ~ 帰る | to return; to come home; to go home; to go back (godan verb) |
| わかる ~ 分かる(usually only kana) | to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow (godan verb) |
| ひろい ~ 広い | spacious; vast; wide (i-adjective) |
| かず ~ 数 | several; a number of; quantity; amount; number; (noun) |
| ちかい ~ 近い | near; close; short (distance or time or relationship) (i-adjective) |
| そこ ~ 其処(usually only kana) | there (place relatively near listener) (noun) |
| はしる ~ 走る | to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to flow (e.g. energy) (godan verb) |
| いれる ~ 入れる | to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. a tattoo); to admit; to hire (ichidan verb) |
| おしえる ~ 教える | to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach (ichidan verb) |
| あるく ~ 歩く | to walk ( godan verb) |
| あう ~ 会う | to meet; to encounter; to see (godan verb) |
| かく ~ 書く | to write ; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint (godan verb) |
| あたま ~ 頭 | head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; intellect; top; tip (noun) |
| うる ~ 売る | to sell (godan verb) |
| だいすき ~ 大好き | loveable; very likeable; like very much ( na-adjective) |
| からだ ~ 体 | body; torso; trunk; build; physique; constitution; corpse (noun) |
| すぐ ~ 直ぐ(usually only kana) | immediately; at once; right away; directly; soon; before long; shortly; (adverb, noun) |
| とぶ ~ 飛ぶ | to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop (godan verb) |
| とても ~ 迚も(usually only kana) | very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)[before negative] (adverb) |
| だれ ~ 誰 | who ? (pronoun) |
| すき ~ 好き | liking; fondness; love ( na-adjective) |
| よむ ~ 読む | to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); (godan verb) |
| つぎ ~ 次 | next; following; subsequent; stage; station (noun) |
| あなた ~ 貴方(usually only kana) | you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband) ( pronoun) |
| のむ ~ 飲む | to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine) (godan verb) |
| ふるい ~ 古い | old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn; old-fashioned (i-adjective) |
| しつもん ~ 質問 | question; inquiry; enquiry ( noun, suru verb) |
| きょう ~ 今日 | today ; this day ( temporal noun) |
| ともだち ~ 友達 | friend; companion ( noun) |
| はやい ~ 早い | fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (i-adjective) |
| どれ ~ 何れ(usually only kana) | which (of three or more); whichever ; any; (pronoun) |
| うつくしい ~ 美しい | beautiful; lovely (i-adjective) |
| いつも ~ 何時も(usually only kana) | always; usually; every time (adverb) |
| あし ~ 足 | foot; leg ; bottom structural component ; by foot (walk) (noun) |
| おこす ~ 起こす | to raise up; to set up; to wake up (someone) ; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger ( godan verb) |
| みせる ~ 見せる | to show; to display ; 見+eru , making possible to see ( ichidan verb) |
| むすめ ~ 娘 | (my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman) (noun) |
| たのしむ ~ 楽しむ | to enjoy (oneself); |
| いろ ~ 色 | colour; color; hue; tint; tinge; shade; look (on one's face); expression; appearance; air; feeling ; (noun) |
| みんな ~ 皆(usually only kana) | all; everyone; everybody; everything ( adverb) |
| とる ~ 取る | to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play (godan verb) |
| べんきょう ~ 勉強 | study; deligence ; discount, reduction ( noun, suru verb) |
| できる ~ 出来る(usually only kana) | to be able to do; to be up to the task ; suru + eru , possible to do (ichidan verb) |
| みじかい ~ 短い | short ( i-adjective) |
| おちる ~ 落ちる | to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money) (ichidna verb) |
| むすこ ~ 息子 | son ; penis(vulgar) (noun) |
| しろい ~ 白い | white ; something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair( noun) |
| ひこうき ~ 飛行機 | aeroplane; airplane; aircraft; Fixed-wing aircraft (noun) |
| びょうき ~ 病気 | illness; disease; sickness; Disease ( noun) |
| ふゆ ~ 冬 | winter; (temporal noun, adverbial noun) |
| とし ~ 年 | year; age; years ; past one's prime; old age ( noun) |
| おもい ~ 重い | heavy; weighty; massive; heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy ( i-adjective) |
| むね ~ 胸 | chest; breast; bust; heart; mind; feelings ; stomach ; lungs (noun) |
| はらう ~ 払う | to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches) ( godan verb) |
| かるい ~ 軽い | light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily) ( i-adjective) |
| みつける ~ 見つける | to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault ( ichidan verb) |
| わすれる ~ 忘れる | to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article) (ichidan verb) |
| さけ ~ 酒 | alcohol; sake; Alcoholic beverage (noun) |
| どちら ~ 何方(usually only kana) | which way; which direction; where; which one; who (pronoun) |
| あね ~ 姉 | older sister; elder sister (noun) |
| おぼえる ~ 覚える | to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember ( |
| せまい ~ 狭い | narrow; confined; small; cramped; limited; narrow-minded (i-adjective) |
| あかい ~ 赤い | red; crimson; scarlet; vermilion; vermillion; comunist (i-adjective) |
| きる ~ 着る | to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.) (ichidan verb) |
| わらう ~ 笑う | to laugh; to smile ; to sneer; to ridicule (godan verb) |
| いちばん ~ 一番 | number one; first; first place; best; most (noun) |
| じゅぎょう ~ 授業 | lesson; class work; teaching; instruction; (noun) |
| しゅう ~ 週 | week (noun) |
| かんじ ~ 漢字 | Chinese characters; kanji (noun) |
| じてんしゃ ~ 自転車 | bicycle (noun) |
| でんしゃ ~ 電車 | train; electric train (noun) |
| さがす ~ 探す | to search (for something desired, needed, something lost or suspect of crime); to look for ( godan verb) |
| かみ ~ 紙 | paper (noun) |
| うたう ~ 歌う | to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem (godan verb) |
| おそい ~ 遅い | slow; time-consuming; sluggish; late (in the day or later than expected); dull; stupid (i-adjective) |
| くび ~ 首 | neck ; head ; discharge; firing (from a job, usually only kana) |
| はやい ~ 速い | fast; quick; hasty; brisk (i-adjective) |
| いっしょに ~ 一緒に | together (with); at the same time; in a lump (adverb) |
| こんげつ ~ 今月 | this month (adverbial noun) |
| あそぶ ~ 遊ぶ | to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.) (godan verb) |
| とおい ~ 遠い | far (distance, time, quality or relationship); distant; far away; a long way off; in the distance |
| よわい ~ 弱い | weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine) (i-adjective) |
| みみ ~ 耳 | ear; hearing (noun) |
| すわる ~ 座る | to sit; to squat; to assume (a position) to hold steady; to hold still (godan verb) |
| みぎ ~ 右 | right; right hand side;-- afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing; above(noun) |
| あびる ~ 浴びる | to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to bathe in; to be flooded with (e.g. light); to be covered in; to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon; to be showered with (ichidan verb) |
| かた ~ 肩 | shoulder (human part) (noun) |
| ねる ~ 寝る | to lie down; to go to bed; to lie in bed ;to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) (ichidan verb) |
| けす ~ 消す | to erase; to delete; to cross out; turn off; to extinguish; to put out |
| げんき ~ 元気 | healthy; well; fit; in good health; lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited (na-adjective) |
| ぜんぶ ~ 全部 | all; entire; whole; altogether (adverbial noun) |
| きょねん ~ 去年 | last year (adverbial noun) |
| ひく~ 引く | to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse); to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); draw (card) (godan verb) |
| としょかん ~ 図書館 | library (noun) |
| あげる ~ 上げる | to raise; to elevate; to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.) (ichidan verb) |
| みどり ~ 緑 | green (noun) |
| うで ~ 腕 | Arm ; skill; efforts; ability; (noun) |
| ドア ~ (no kanji) | door (western) (noun) |
| おんなのこ ~ 女の子 | girl; daughter; young woman (noun) |
| おとこのこ ~ 男の子 | boy; male child; baby boy ( noun) |
| わたしたち ~ 私たち | we; us (pronoun) |
| ちかく ~ 近く | near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; shrotly; soon (noun, adverb, adjective) |
| やる ~ 遣る(Usually only kana) | to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study - same as AGERU but for animals or others below person (godan verb) |
| かなり ~ 可也(usually only kana) | considerably; fairly; quite (adverb) |
| くに ~ 国 | country ; state ; region; (noun) |
| おこる ~ 起こる | to occur; to happen (godan verb) |
| あき ~ 秋 | autumn; fall (temporal noun) |
| おくる ~ 送る | to send (a thing); to dispatch; to transmit; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person) |
| しぬ ~ 死ぬ | to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop (godan verb) |
| きもち ~ 気持ち | feeling; sensation; mood; preparedness; readiness; attitude |
| のる ~ 乗る | to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to ride to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount (godan verb) |
| いる ~ 居る(usually only kana) | to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay |
| き ~ 木 | tree; shrub; bush (noun) |
| あける ~ 開ける | to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock (ichidan verb) |
| しめる ~ 閉める | to close; to shut (ichidan verb) |
| つづく ~ 続く | to continue; to last; to go on ;to occur again and again (godan verb) |
| おいしゃさん ~ お医者さん | doctor (noun) |
| えん ~ 円 | yen; Japanese monetary unit (noun) |
| ここ ~ 此処(usually only kana) | here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place (noun) |
| まつ ~ 待つ | to wait; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need (godan verb) |
| ひくい ~ 低い | short (height); low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume) (i-adjective) |
| もらう ~ 貰う(usually only kana) | to receive; to take; to accept; to get somebody to do something (godan verb) |
| たべる ~ 食べる | to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on (ichidan verb) |
| あに ~ 兄 | elder brother; older brother (noun) |
| なまえ ~ 名前 | name; full name; given name; first name (noun) |
| おっと ~ 夫 | husband (noun) |
| いち ~ 一 | one, first (numeric) |
| けっこん ~ 結婚 | marriage, marry (suru verb) ;( noun) |
| おや ~ 親 | parent; parents; mother and father;founder; inventor; (pet) owner; ancestor (noun) |
| はなす ~ 話す | to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss (godan verb) |
| すこし ~ 少し | small quantity; little; few; something; little while ; short distance (adverb , noun) |
| とじる ~ 閉じる | to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut (ichidan verb) |
| とき ~ 時 | time of the day; hour; important time;moment ; occasion; case (noun) |
| こめ ~ 米 | rice; (only in kana メートル = meter , metre) (noun) |
| きる ~ 切る | (a lot of other things) to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery) (godan verb) |
| たのしい ~ 楽しい | enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful (I-ADJECTIVE) |
| ふく ~ 服 | clothes (esp. Western clothes) (noun) |
| うしろ ~ 後ろ | back; behind; rear (noun) |
| うれしい ~ 嬉しい | happy; glad; pleasant (i-adjective) |
| こし ~ 腰 | back; lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region (noun) |
| にちようび ~ 日曜日 | Sunday (adverbial noun) |
| ひる ~ 昼 | noon; midday; daytime; lunch (noun) |
| おかあさん ~ お母さん | (someone else) mother; mom; mum; ma (noun) |
| だいがくせい ~ 大学生 | university student; college student (noun) |
| おわり ~ 終わり | the end; conclusion (noun) |
| せ ~ 背 | back; spine; height; stature (noun) |
| てつだう ~ 手伝う | to help; to assist; to aid ( godan verb) |
| はな ~ 鼻 | nose (noun) |
| おきる ~ 起きる | to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place (ichidan verb) |
| のせる ~ 載せる | to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board; to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board (ichidan verb) |
| かなしい ~ 悲しい | sad; sorrowful (i-adjective) |
| しゃべる ~ 喋る(usually only kana) | to talk; to chat; to chatter |
| ちかく ~ 近く | shortly; soon (close to happen); nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity |
| あまい ~ 甘い | sweet-tasting; sweet; sugary; sugared; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); naive; overly optimistic; soft on; generous; indulgent; easy-going; |
| テーブル (katakana) | Table (noun) |
| たべもの ~ 食べ物 | food (noun) |
| はじまる ~ 始まる | to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); (godan verb) |
| ゲーム (katakana) | game; video game (noun) |
| じゅう ~ 十 | ten (numeric) |
| てんき ~ 天気 | weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather (noun) |
| あつい ~ 暑い | hot; warm; sultry; heated; (weather); passionate; impassioned; burning (desire, etc.) (i-adjective) |
| ふとい ~ 太い | fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; sonorous; daring; shameless; brazen; audacious (i-adjective) |
| ばん ~ 晩 | Evening, night (from sunset to bedtime) (adverbial noun) |
| どようび ~ 土曜日 | Saturday (adverbial noun) |
| いたい ~ 痛い | painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing (i-adjective) |
| おとうさん ~ お父さん | (someone else) father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada |
| とけい ~ 時計 | watch; clock; timepiece (noun) |
| たぶん ~ 多分 | perhaps; probably (adverb) |
| とまる ~ 泊まる | to stay at (e.g. hotel) (overnight); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored (godan verb) |
| どうして ~ 如何して(usually only kana) | why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for (adverb) |
| かける ~ 掛ける | (a lot of things) to hang up (e.g. a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); To hang, put on (ichidan verb) |
| まがる ~ 曲がる | to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist; to turn (godan verb) |
| おなか ~ お腹 | belly; abdomen; stomach (noun) |
| ミーティング ~ katakana | meeting (noun) |
| きらい ~ 嫌い | disliked; hated; disagreeable (na-adjective) |
| きんようび ~ 金曜日 | Friday (adverbial noun) |
| いる ~ 要る | to be needed; to be wanted |
| ない ~ 無い | nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; not; impossible; won't happen ( i-adjective) |
| きいろい ~ 黄色い | yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill (i-adjective) |
| かぜ ~ 風邪 | common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague; Common cold (noun) |
| やさしい ~ 優しい | tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable (i-adjective) |
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