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KVG Vocabulary 1
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| わたし | first-person pronoun |
| わたくし | first-person pronoun (formal) |
| ぼく | first-person pronoun (masculine, casual) |
| おれ | first-person pronoun (masculine, very informal) |
| あたし | first-person pronoun (feminine, very informal) |
| あなた | second-person pronoun |
| おまえ | second-person pronoun (very casual) |
| かれ | third-person pronoun masculine |
| かのじょ | second-person pronoun feminine |
| おとうさん | father |
| ちち | my father (humble) |
| おかあさん | mother |
| はは | my mother (humble) |
| おにいさん | older brother |
| あに | my older brother (humble) |
| あにき | my older brother (casual) |
| おねえさん | older sister |
| あね | my older sister (humble) |
| あねき | my older sister (casual) |
| いもうと | younger sister |
| おとうと | younger brother |
| きょうし | teacher |
| いしゃ | medical doctor |
| べんごし | lawyer |
| せんせい | teacher (honorific term) |
| かんごし | nurse (gender neutral) |
| かんごふ | female nurse |
| がくせい | student (college and above) |
| せいと | student (high school and below) |
| しょうがくせい | elementary school student |
| ちゅうがくせい | middle school student |
| こうとうがくせい | high school student |
| こうこうせい | high school student (common abbreviated term) |
| だいがくせい | college student |
| だいがくいんせい | graduate school student |
| しゅしょう | prime minister |
| だいとうりょう | president |
| がつ | counter for months |
| か | counter for days of the month (1-10, 14, 24) |
| にち | counter for most days of the month |
| さい | counter for age |
| じ | counter for hours |
| いま | now |
| きょう | today |
| あした | tomorrow |
| あさって | the day after tomorrow |
| こんげつ | this month |
| らいげつ | next month |
| さらいげつ | the month after next |
| にほん/にっぽん | Japan |
| ちゅうごく | China |
| かんこく | Korea |
| ドイツ | Germany |
| フランス | France |
| えいこく | United Kingdom |
| イギリス | United Kingdom (popular term) |
| タイ | Thailand |
| インド | India |
| ベトナム | Vietnam |
| べいこく | United States |
| アメリカ | United States (popular term) |
| スペイン | Spain |
| プエルトリコ | Puerto Rico |
| ご | suffix for languages |
| えいご | English |
| じん | suffix for nationality and ethnicity |