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Reading Vocabs
beginners guide for better japanese learning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| にんげん | human |
| じんるい | humanity |
| ひと | person |
| おとこ | male |
| おとこのひと | man |
| おとこのこ | boy |
| おんな | female |
| おんなのひと | woman |
| おんなのこ | girl |
| あかちゃん | baby |
| わかもの | youth, young person |
| わたし | I, myself |
| わたくし | I, myself |
| ぼく | I, myself |
| おれ | I, myself |
| あたし | I, myself |
| しょうじょ | girl |
| しょうねん | boy |
| いしゃ | doctor |
| かんごし | nurse |
| かんごふ | female nurse |
| はいしゃ | dentist |
| しかい | dentist |
| せいじか | politician |
| べんごし | lawyer |
| しょうぼうし | firefighter |
| けいさつかん | police officer |
| へいし | soldier |
| けんちくか | architect |
| せんせい | teacher |
| きょうし | academic teacher |
| かしゅ | singer |
| エンジニア | engineer |
| あし | foot, leg |
| かかと | heel |
| すね | shin |
| ひざ | knee |
| もも | thigh |
| あたま | head |
| かお | face |
| くち | mouth |
| くちびる | lips |
| は | tooth |
| はな | nose |
| め | eye |
| ひげ | moustache; beard |
| かみ | hair |
| みみ | ear |
| い | stomach |
| うで | arm |
| ひじ | elbow |
| かた | shoulder |
| つめ | nail |
| て | hand |
| てくび | wrist |
| てのひら | palm of hand |
| ゆび | finger; toe |
| しり | buttocks |
| おなか | abdomen |
| はら | abdomen |
| かんぞう | liver |
| きも | liver |
| きんにく | muscle |
| くび | neck |
| こころ | heart [as in feelings] |
| こし | waist, hip |
| しんぞう | heart |
| せなか | back |
| ち | blood |
| にく | meat |
| はだ | skin |
| ひふ | skin |
| ほね | bone |
| むね | chest |
| かぜ | cold [illness] |
| げり | diarrhea |
| びょうき | illness |
| かぞく | family |
| りょうしん | parents |
| こども | children, child |
| ちち | father |
| はは | mother |
| つま | wife |
| おっと | husband |
| あに | older brother |
| あね | older sister |
| おとうと | younger brother |
| いもうと | younger sister |
| きょうだい | brothers |
| しまい | sisters |
| そふ | grandfather |
| そぼ | grandmother |
| まご | grandchild |
| おじ | uncle |
| おば | aunt |
| いとこ | cousin (male) |
| いとこ | cousin (female) |
| じゅうけい、いとこ | cousin (elder male) |
| じゅうし、いとこ | cousin (elder female) |
| じゅうまい、いとこ | cousin (younger female) |
| じゅうてい、いとこ | cousin (younger male) |
| めい | niece |
| おい | nephew |
| いきもの | living creatures |
| ばけもの | monster |
| どうぶつ | animal |
| チーター | cheetah |
| いぬ | dog |
| ねこ | cat |
| うし | cow |
| ぶた | pig |
| うま | horse |
| ひつじ | sheep |
| さる | monkey |
| ねずみ | mouse, rat |
| とら | tiger |
| オオカミ | wolf |
| うさぎ | rabbit |
| りゅう、 たつ | dragon |
| しか | deer |
| かえる | frog |
| がま | toad |
| しし | lion |
| キリン | giraffe |
| ぞう | elephant |
| とり | bird |
| にわとり | chicken |
| すずめ | sparrow |
| からす | crow, raven |
| わし | eagle |
| たか | hawk, falcon |
| さかな | fish |
| たい | red snapper |
| えび | shrimp, lobster |
| いわし | sardine |
| まぐろ | tuna |
| かつお | bonito |
| さんま | pike |
| あじ | horse mackerel |
| さば | mackerel |
| イカ | squid |
| タコ | octopus |
| むし | insect |
| ちょう | butterfly |
| ガ | moth |
| せみ | cicada |
| トンボ | dragonfly |
| バッタ | grasshopper |
| クモ | spider |
| ホタル | firefly |
| ハエ | housefly |
| カ | mosquito, gnat |
| ゴキブリ | cockroach |
| カタツムリ | snail |
| ナメクジ | slug |
| ミミズ | earthworm |
| かい | shellfish |
| かいがら | shell |
| トカゲ | lizard |
| へび | snake |
| さかな | fish |
| しょくぶつ | plants |
| くさ | grass |
| はな | flower |
| み | fruit |
| き | tree |
| は or はっぱ | leaf |
| ね or ねっこ | root |
| くき | stem |
| きのこ | mushroom |
| きく | chrysanthemum |
| さくら | cherry blossom |
| こめ | uncooked rice |
| いね | rice growing in a field |
| むぎ | wheat, barley, oats |
| やさい | vegetable |
| くだもの | fruit for eating |
| いも | potato |
| まめ | beans, peas |
| だいこん | Japanese white radish |
| にんじん | carrot |
| リンゴ | apple |
| ミカン | mandarin orange |
| バナナ、かんしょう | banana |
| ナシ | pear |
| クリ | chestnut tree |
| モモ | peach |
| トマト、ばんか | tomato |
| スイカ | watermelon |
| たべもの | food |
| ちょうしょく | breakfast |
| ひるごはん | lunch |
| ばんごはん | supper |
| ごはん | cooked rice or food |
| みそ | miso |
| りょうり | cooking |
| サラダ | salad |
| デザート | dessert |
| パン | bread |
| サンドイッチ | sandwich |
| おやつ | snack |
| アイスクリーム | ice cream |
| のみもの | drink/beverage |
| ちゃ | tea |
| おちゃ | green tea |
| コーヒー | coffee |
| ぎゅうにゅう | milk |
| みず | water |
| ビール | beer |
| ワイン | wine |
| さとう | sugar |
| しお | salt |
| しょうゆ | soy sauce |
| たいよう | sun |
| つき | moon |
| ほし | star |
| てんき | weather |
| はれ | clear weather |
| あめ | rain |
| くもり | cloudy |
| ゆき | snow |
| かぜ | wind |
| かみなり | thunder, lightning |
| たいふう | typhoon |
| あらし | storm |
| そら | sky |
| きた | north |
| ひがし | east |
| みなみ | south |
| にし | west |
| ここ | here |
| そこ | there |
| あそこ | over there |
| みぎ | right |
| ひだり | left |
| うえ | above, up |
| した | below, down |
| まえ | front |
| うしろ | behind |
| むこう | the other side, opposite side |
| ななめ | diagonal |
| てまえ | nearer, more in front |
| とおい | far |
| ちかい | near, close |
| みず | water |
| ゆ | hot water |
| こおり | ice |
| ゆげ | steam |
| ひ | fire |
| ガス | gas |
| くうき | air, atmosphere |
| つち | earth, ground |
| きんぞく | metal, metallic |
| どろ | mud, mire |
| けむり | smoke |
| てつ | iron [Fe] |
| どう | copper [Cu] |
| きん | gold [Au]; money |
| ぎん | silver [Ag]; wealth |
| なまり | lead [Pb] |
| しお | salt [NaCl] |
| メートル | meter |
| リットル | liter |
| グラム | gram |
| キロ | kilo- |
| ミリ | milli- |
| センチメートル、センチ | centimeter |
| インチ | inch |
| しゃかい | society |
| けいざい | economy, economics |
| かいしゃ | company |
| かいぎ | meeting |
| がっこう | school |
| やくしょ | local government office |
| みせ | store |
| ホテル | hotel |
| こうじょう | factory |
| かね | money |
| さつ | bill [e.g. a thousand-yen bill] |
| こぜに | small change |
| つりせん | change |
| おつり | change |
| じどうはんばいき | vending machine |
| きっぷ | ticket |
| きって | stamp |
| つくえ | desk |
| いす | chair, position |
| たたみ | a tatami mat |
| と | door |
| とびら | door panel |
| ドア | door |
| まど | window |
| ふとん | futon |
| げんかん | entrance |
| いえ | house, home |
| エレベーター | elevator |
| エスカレーター | escalator |
| でんき | electricity |
| くぎ | nail, spike |
| ひも | string, cord |
| なわ | rope, string |
| ふくろ | pocket, bag |
| かばん | leather bag |
| かさ | umbrella, parasol |
| かぎ | key |
| ちょうこく | sculpture, engraving |
| ぶんぼうぐ | quill |
| インク | ink |
| ペン | pen |
| ボールペン | ball-point pen |
| まんねんひつ | fountain pen |
| えんぴつ | pencil |
| ふで | brush for writing or painting |
| チョーク | chalk |
| けしゴム | eraser |
| えんぴつけずり | pencil sharpener |
| じょうぎ | ruler |
| ノート | notebook |
| にっき | diary |
| カバー | book cover |
| ふうとう | envelope |
| はさみ | scissors |
| ホッチキス | stapler |
| ふく | clothes |
| ようふく | western clothing |
| きもの | kimono |
| わふく | Japanese clothing |
| そで | sleeve |
| えり | lapel, collar |
| ボタン | button |
| チャック | zipper, fastener |
| ジッパー | zipper, fastener |
| ファスナー | zipper, fastener |
| ベルト | belt |
| くつ | shoe |
| くつした | sock |
| めがね | glasses |
| てつどう | railway |
| えき | station |
| ひこうき | airplane |
| くうこう | airport |
| ひこうじょう | airfield; airport |
| みち | street, way, road |
| どうろ | road |
| バスてい | bus-stop |
| とおり | avenue |
| でんしゃ | train |
| くるま | car |
| じどうしゃ | car |
| もじ | letter, character, script |
| じ | a letter, character |
| かんじ | Chinese character |
| ひらがな | hiragana syllabary characters |
| カタカナ | katakana syllabary characters |
| すうじ | numbers |
| アルファベット | alphabet |
| ローマ字 | Roman characters, latin script |
| がいこくご | foreign language |
| にほんご | Japanese [language] |
| こくご | national language |
| えいご | English [language] |
| ちゅうごくご | Chinese [language] |
| どいつご | German [language] |
| すぺいんご | Spanish [language] |
| ふらんすご | French [language] |
| ちょうせんご | Korean [language] |
| かんこくご | South Korean [language] |
| ほん | book |
| かみ | paper |
| てがみ | letter |
| しんぶん | newspaper |
| じしょ | dictionary |
| パソコン | personal computer |
| いろ | color |
| あか | red |
| きいろ | yellow |
| みどり | green |
| あお | blue |
| むらさき | purple |
| しろ | white |
| くろ | black |
| ピンク | pink |
| ちゃいろ | brown |
| はいいろ | grey |
| ねずみいろ | grey |
| オレンジ | orange |
| え | picture |
| おんがく | music |
| りか | science |
| さんすう | arithmetic |
| れきし | history |
| ちり | geography |
| たいいく | physical education |
| スポーツ | sport |
| システム | system |
| じょうほう | information, news |
| ひつよう | necessity |
| べんきょう | study |
| いらい | request |
| これ | this |
| それ | that |
| あれ | that over there |
| どれ | which |
| こちら、こっち | this direction, thing, person, or place |
| そちら、そっち | that direction, thing, person, or place |
| あちら、あっち | that direction, thing, person, or place |
| どちら、どっち | which direction, thing, person, or place |
| ひみつ | secret |
| じどう | automatic |
| ないよう | content |
| はば | hem, piece, strip |
| せいしき | formality |
| けっこん | marriage |
| げんざい | now |
| いま | now |
| かこ | past |
| みらい | future |
| いい、よい | good |
| すごい | amazing |
| すばらしい | wonderful |
| わるい | bad, inferior |
| たかい | expensive, high |
| ひくい | low |
| やすい | cheap |
| おおきい | big |
| ちいさい | small |
| ほそい | thin |
| ふとい | thick |
| ふるい | old |
| あたらしい | new |
| わかい | young |
| かるい | light, easy |
| おもい | heavy |
| やさしい | easy, simple |
| むずかしい | difficult |
| やわらかい | soft |
| かたい | hard |
| あつい | hot |
| つめたい | cold |
| さむい | cold |
| おいしい | delicious |
| うまい | delicious |
| まずい | tastes awful |
| あまい | sweet |
| からい | hot [spicy] |
| しょっぱい | salty |
| にがい | bitter |
| うつくしい | beautiful |
| うれしい | happy |
| たのしい | fun |
| かなしい | sad |
| さびしい | lonely |
| さみしい | lonely |
| こわい | scary |
| いたい | painful |
| かゆい | itchy |
| くさい | stinky |
| つらい | painful, heart-breaking |
| する | to do |
| やる | to do |
| いる | to exist [for animate objects] |
| ある | to exist [for inanimate objects] |
| なる | to become |
| おこる | to occur |
| おこる | to rise, to flourish |
| あらわれる | to appear |
| いきる | to live |
| うむ | to give birth |
| しぬ | to die |
| こわれる | to break |
| いく | to go |
| くる | to come |
| かえる | to return, to come home, to go home |
| かえる | to return, to come back, to go back |
| あるく | to walk |
| とぶ | to jump, to fly |
| およぐ | to swim |
| うごく | to move in |
| おどる | to dance |
| ねる | to sleep |
| うたう | to sing |
| かむ | to bite |
| たべる | to eat |
| のむ | to drink |
| さわる | to touch |
| なげる | to throw |
| もつ | to hold |
| うつ | to hit, to strike |
| なぐる | to hit, to strike |
| さす | to point |
| さす | to stab |
| さす | to raise or extend one's hands |
| ける | to kick |
| すわる | to sit |
| たつ | to stand |
| はしる | to run |
| あく | to become unoccupied |
| こむ | to be crowded |
| いる | to need |
| かわく | to become dry |
| みだす | to disarrange, to disturb |
| みだれる | to become confused, to be disturbed |
| つかえる | to work for, to serve |
| そなわる | to be furnished with |
| すぐれる | to surpass, to excel |
| ひえる | to get chilly, to grow cold, to cool down |
| さめる | to become sober, to wake, to be disillusioned |
| さめる | to cool down |
| むく | to turn toward, to face |
| たおれる | to collapse, to fall |
| かたまる | to solidify, to become firm, to harden |
| うまる | to be surrounded, to overflow, to be filled |
| うもれる | to be covered, to be buried |
| ます | to grow, to increase |
| ふえる | to multiply, to increase |
| へる | to decrease |
| はずれる | to deviate |
| ふとる | to grow fat |
| はじまる | to begin |
| おわる | to close, to finish |
| きめる | to decide |
| みる | to see |
| きく | to hear, to listen |
| さわる | to touch, to feel |
| かぐ | to smell |
| いう | to say |
| はなす | to speak |
| かたる | to tell |
| かく | to write |
| よむ | to read |
| つかう | to use |
| つくる | to make |
| なおす | to fix, repair |
| すてる | to discard, throw away |
| とる | to take |
| おく | to put |
| かなしむ | to be sad |
| なく | to cry |
| わらう | to laugh |
| おこる | to be angry |
| ほめる | to encourage |
| しかる | to scold |
| よろこぶ | to celebrate, to have delight, to have joy |
| よろこび | joy, delight |
| なぐさめる | to console, to consulate, to provide empathy |
| あきる | to be disinterested, to be bored, to be tired of |
| おどろく | to be astonished, to be surprised, to be scared |
| あう | to meet, to interview |
| あける | to open, to unwrap |
| あそぶ | to play |
| あつまる | to gathering |
| うる | to sell |
| える | to obtain [some benefit or knowledge] |
| おる | to break, to fold |
| かう | to buy |
| きる | to cut |
| きる | to wear [on the upper body] |
| はく | to wear [on the lower body] |
| かえる | to change |
| かえる | to exchange, to substitute, to replace |
| しめる | to close |
| しめる | to tie, to fasten |
| しめる | to comprise, to account for |
| しる | to know |
| つかれる | to get tired |
| でかける | to go out, to depart |
| はたらく | to work [e.g. at a job] |
| はなす | to let go of |
| やすむ | to rest, to take a break, to go to bed |
| わかれる | to split into, to be divided |
| わかれる | to part, to separate, to break up |
| もう | already |
| まだ | still, yet |
| ずっと | always |
| とても | very |
| こう | like this |
| そう | like that |
| ああ | Oh!, Ah! |
| どう | how |
| しばしば | often |
| この | this |
| その | that |
| あの | that |
| どの | which |
| でも | but |
| しかし | but, however |
| そして | and then, and, thus, and now |
| それに | besides |
| なぜなら | that is because, being because |
| が | subject marker, but |
| で | at, by |
| と | and, with |
| に | indirect object marker |
| の | possession marker, of |
| へ | to |
| まで | to |
| から | from |
| より | than |
| を | direct object marker |
| および | and; as well as |
| か | whether |
| かも | might be, possible that |
| そして | and then |
| それとも | or |
| だの | things like..., including, such things as |
| つつ | ongoing occurrence |
| て | te form of verb or adjective [see explanation] |
| と | if, when, that |
| ながら | while, though, both |
| ならびに | as well as |
| なり | whether or not |
| に | to <somewhere>, by <someone> |
| の | possession |
| ので | so |
| また | also, again |
| または | or alternatively |
| も | also, too |
| や | and |
| こそ | emphasis |
| さえ | even |
| しか | only |
| すら | even |
| くらい、ぐらい | approximately, about |
| だけ | only, as much as |
| だって | however |
| ったら | casual topic marker |
| って | said that |
| でも | also, or |
| など | for example |
| なら | if [for verbs]; subject marker [for nouns] |
| なんか | casual undervalue, dislike, lack |
| なんて | casual undervalue, dislike, lack |
| は | topic marker |
| ばかり、ばっかり | just, full of, only |
| まで | until |
| も | too, also |
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