click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Japanese
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| (ねる) 寝る | Neru,to sleep |
| (はなす) 話す | Hanasu,to speak,to talk |
| 一 | Ichi,1 |
| 二 | ni,2 |
| 三 | san,3 |
| かう 買う | Kau, to buy |
| 待つ | matsu, to wait |
| 調べる | shiraberu, to investigate |
| 起きる | okiru, to wake up |
| 見る | miru, to see |
| 出る | deru, to leave |
| する | suru, to do |
| 来る | kuru, to come |
| る-verbs present polite form | Drop る and add ~ます (食べる → 食べます) |
| う-verbs present polite form | Change う to い-row and add ~ます (飲む → 飲みます) |
| Irregular verbs polite form | (する → します) suru-shimasu, (来る → 来ます) kuru-kimasu |
| 明日 | ashita,tomorrow |
| る-verbs Past polite form | Drop る and add ~ました ~mashita (食べる → 食べました) |
| う-verbs Past polite form | Change う to い-row and add ~ました ~imashita (飲む → 飲みました) |
| Irregular verbs past polite form | (する → しました) suru- shimashita, (来る → 来ました) kuru- kimashita |
| る-verbs present negative polite form | Drop る and add ~ません(食べる → 食べません) |
| う-verbs Present negative polite form | Change う to い-row and add ~ません(飲む → 飲みません) |
| Irregular verbs Present negative polite form | (する → しません)suru-shimasen (来る → 来ません) kuru-kimasen |
| る-verbs past negative polite form | Drop る and add ~ませんでした(食べる → 食べませんでした) |
| う-verbs Past negative polite form | Change う to い-row and add ~ませんでした (飲む → 飲みませんでした) |
| Irregular verbs Past negative polite form | (する → しませんでした) Suru-shimasen deshita,(来ませんでした) kuru-kimasen deshita |
| る-verbs Te form | Drop る and add ~て(食べる → 食べて) |
| の | No, possessive particle, of, |
| に | ni,at (place, time); in; on; during,. to (direction, state); toward; into,for (purpose) ,because of (reason); for; with, by; from, |
| は | wa,topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese), indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated), emphasis |
| を | (w)o, indicates direct object of action |
| が | ga, indicates sentence subject (when introducing) (occasionally object) |
| です | desu, to be |
| か | ka, question particle |
| (なに)何 | nani, what |
| (わたし)私 | Watashi, I/me |
| (ひと) 人 | Hito, Person |
| (き)聞く | Ku, To listen,to hear |
| 感じる | kanjiru, to feel |
| 愛してます | aishitemasu, i love you |
| 店 | mise, store |
| 借りる | kariru, to borrow |
| 助ける たすける | to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute (financially); to facilitate |
| 上がる あがる | to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in |
| 家事 かじ | housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters |
| 会話 かいわ | conversation |
| 法律 ほうりつ | Law |
| 教育 きょういく | training; education |
| 説明 せつめい | explanation; exposition |
| 毎年 まいとし | every year; yearly; annually |
| 首相 しゅしょう | Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier |
| 本当 ほんとう | truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; natural |
| 建物 たてもの | building |
| :不足 ふそく | insufficiency; shortage; deficiency; lack; dearth |
| :野菜 やさい | vegetable |
| 明らか あきらか | obvious; evident; clear; plain |
| 工場 こうじょう | factory; plant; mill; workshop |
| 男子 だんし | youth; young man |
| 雪 ゆき | snow |
| 日記 にっき | diary; journal |
| 動物 どうぶつ | animal |
| 子供 こども | child; children |
| 用意 ようい | preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal) |
| 戦い たたかい | battle; fight; struggle; conflict |
| 歌う うたう | to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem |
| 何か なにか | something |
| 努力 どりょく | great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort |
| 自分 じぶん | myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you |
| woman; female; feminine gender | |
| 勝つ かつ | to win; to gain victory |
| 探す さがす | to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost) |
| 呼ぶ よぶ | to call out (to); to call; to invoke; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name |
| お父さん おとうさん | father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada |
| 飛行機 ひこうき | aeroplane; airplane; aircraft |
| 2: 小学校 しょうがっこう | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 手紙 てがみ | Letter |
| 見つかる みつかる | to be found; to be discovered |
| 場所 ばしょ | place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament |
| 番組 ばんぐみ | program (e.g. TV); programme |
| 選ぶ えらぶ | to choose; to select |
| 少し すこし | small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance |
| 踏む ふむ | to step on; to tread on; to experience; to undergo; to estimate; to value; to appraise; to rhyme |
| 早い はやい | fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early |
| 文学 ぶんがく | literature |
| 砂糖 さとう | sugar |
| :紅茶 こうちゃ | black tea |
| : 雑誌 ざっし | journal; magazine; periodical |
| 少女 しょうじょ | little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old |
| 仕事 しごと | work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work |
| 間違い まちがい | mistake; error; blunder; accident; mishap; trouble; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman) |
| 集める あつめる | to collect; to assemble; to gather |
| 文字 もじ | letter (of alphabet); character; literal |
| 駅 えき | station |
| 報告 ほうこく | report; information |
| 電車 でんしゃ | train; electric train |
| 特別 とくべつ | Special |
| 虫 むし | insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm |
| 海 うみ | sea; ocean; waters |
| お母さん おかあさん | mother |
| 手 て | hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick |
| 四 よん | four |
| 西 にし | West |
| 夏 なつ | summer |
| 国 くに | country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country) |
| 消える きえる | to go out; to vanish; to disappear |
| : 欲しい ほしい | wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to |
| 入れる いれる | to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to set (a jewel, etc.) |
| 静か しずか | quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful |
| 同じ おなじ | same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike |
| 七つ ななつ | seven |
| 外 そと | outside; exterior; open air; other place |
| 十 じゅう | Ten |
| 東 ひがし | East |
| 時計 とけい | watch; clock; timepiece |
| 大人 おとな | adult |
| 番号 ばんごう | number; series of digits |
| 川 かわ | river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers) |
| 社長しゃちょう | company president; manager; director |
| あ | a |
| い | i |
| う | u |
| え | e |
| お | o |
| か | ka |
| き | ki |
| く | ku |
| け | ke |
| こ | ko |
| さ | sa |
| し | shi |
| す | su |
| せ | se |
| そ | so |
| た | ta |
| ち | chi |
| つ | tsu |
| て | te |
| と | to |
| な | na |
| に | ni |
| ぬ | nu |
| ね | ne |
| の | no |
| は | ha |
| ひ | hi |
| ふ | fu |
| へ | he |
| ほ | ho |
| ま | ma |
| み | mi |
| む | mu |
| め | me |
| も | mo |
| や | ya |
| ゆ | yu |
| よ | yo |
| ら | ra |
| り | ri |
| る | ru |
| れ | re |
| ろ | ro |
| わ | wa |
| を | (w)o |
| ん | n |
| が | ga |
| ぎ | gi |
| ぐ | gu |
| げ | ge |
| ご | go |
| ざ | za |
| じ | ji |
| ず | zu |
| ぜ | ze |
| ぞ | zo |
| だ | da |
| で | de |
| ど | do |
| ば | ba |
| び | bi |
| ぶ | bu |
| べ | be |
| ぼ | bo |
| ぱ | pa |
| ぴ | pi |
| ぷ | pu |
| ぺ | pe |
| ぽ | po |
| きゃ | kya |
| きゅ | kyu |
| きょ | kyo |
| ぎゃ | gya |
| ぎゅ | gyu |
| ぎょ | gyo |
| しゃ | sha |
| しゅ | shu |
| しょ | sho |
| じゃ | ja |
| じゅ | ju |
| じょ | jo |
| ちゃ | cha |
| ちゅ | chu |
| ちょ | cho |
| にゃ | nya |
| にゅ | nyu |
| にょ | nyo |
| ひゃ | hya |
| ひゅ | hyu |
| ひょ | hyo |
| びゃ | bya |
| びゅ | byu |
| びょ | byo |
| ぴゃ | pya |
| ぴゅ | pyu |
| ぴょ | pyo |
| みゃ | mya |
| みゅ | myu |
| みょ | myo |
| りゃ | rya |
| りゅ | ryu |
| りょ | ryo |
| 込む こむ | to go/put into |
| 取る とる | to take |
| 泣くなく | to cry |
| 何 なに | Nani what |
| can |