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Japanese Vocabulary
Japanese Reader Vocab
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| かい kai | shell |
| おい oi | nephew |
| いい ii | good |
| こけ koke | moss |
| きかい kikai | machine |
| いう iu | speak |
| あう au | meet |
| くき kuki | stem |
| ええ ee | yes |
| いえ ie | house |
| きか kika | squid |
| おく oku | to place |
| うえき ueki | potted plant |
| かう kau | buy |
| あかい akai | red |
| おか oka | hill |
| えき eki | station |
| がき gaki | persimmon |
| あき aki | autumn |
| あく aku | to be open |
| いく iku | go |
| いけ ike | pond |
| いいえ iie | no |
| け ke | hair |
| きく kiku | hear |
| あおい aoi | blue |
| こい koi | carp |
| こえ koe | voice |
| うえ ue | top |
| おおい ooi | many |
| いす isu | chair |
| けさ kesa | this morning |
| かく kaku | write |
| せき seki | seat |
| けしき keshiki | scenery |
| かお kao | face |
| そこ soko | there |
| せいと seito | student |
| けいこ keiko | practice |
| うた uta | song |
| あひた ashita | tomorrow |
| おおきい ookii | big |
| ちち chichi | father |
| そと soto | outside |
| ここ koko | here |
| つき tsuki | moon |
| ちかい chikai | near |
| あい love | ai |
| て te | hand |
| すき suki | liking |
| えかき ekaki | artist |
| と to | door |
| かてい katei | home |
| あさ asa | morning |
| くさ kusa | grass |
| つくえ tsukue | desk |
| あし ashi | leg |
| いと ito | thread |
| すこし sukoshi | a little |
| ちいしゃい chiisai | small |
| たかい takai | high |
| おにく oniku | meat |
| おととい ototoi | day before yesterday |
| ちかてつ chikatetsu | subway |
| おすし osushi | sushi |
| かが kaga | umbrella |
| おやさい oyasai | vegetables |
| おかし okashi | sweets |
| あつい atsui | hot |
| おちゃ ocha | tea |
| うち uchi | house |
| ちんぶん shinbun | newspaper |
| ごはん gohan | rice |
| くつ kutsu | shoe |
| よみます yomimasu | reads |
| おそこ osoko | over there |
| ほにゃ honya | bookstore |
| せかい sekai | world |
| ほん hon | book |
| おさけ osake | osake |
| かいました kaimashita | bought |
| とけい tokei | clock |
| き ki | tree |
| おかあさん が ぱん を かいました か? Okaasan ga pan o kaimashita ka? | Did mom buy bread? |
| Jon-さん が それ を しました か? Jon-san ga sore o shimashita ka? | John did it? |
| おとおさん が えいが を みみしたか。 Otoosan ga eiga o mimashitaka | Father saw a movie |
| にほんご が わかりません。 Nihongo ga wakarimasen | I don't understand Japanese |
| Jon-さん は、 とうきょう に いきます。 Jon-san wa, Toukyou ni ikimasu | John is going to Tokyo |
| れいきし の くらさ rekishi no kurasa | history class |
| えいご の せんせい eigo no sensei | english teacher |
| あぱあと の びる apaato no biru | apartment building |
| にくや nikuya | butcher, butcher shop |
| ほにゃ honya | bookstore, clerk |
| かめら kamera | camera |
| かめらや kameraya | camera store, clerk |
| にくや-さん nikuya-san | butcher |
| かめらや-さん kameraya-san | camera shop clerk |
| わたくし は いま つきました。 Watakushi wa ima tsukimashita | I just arrived |
| Jon-さん は、 わたくし を しつて います。 Jon-san wa, watakushi o shitte imasu | John knows me |
| これ が わたくし の うち です。 Kore ga watakushi no uchi desu | This is my house |
| きょう kyou | today |
| ふつてました futteimashita | was falling |
| まど, ほど mado, hodo | window |
| ちいさな chiisana | small, little |
| しずく shizuku | droplets |
| おちています ochiteimasu | are falling |
| みみ を すます mimi o sumasu | to listen carefully |
| おと oto | sound |
| きこえました kikoemashita | could be heard |
| おひる ohiru | noon |
| なる naru | to become |
| すこし sukoshi | a little, slightly |
| やみました yamimashita | stopped |
| あるく aruku | walk |
| みち michi | road, path |
| うえ ue | on, above |
| みずたまり mizutamari | puddle |
| できています dekiteimasu | has formed, has been made |
| そこ soko | there |
| とんで きて tonde kite | flew over, came flying |
| あそびはじめました asobihajimemashita | began to play |
| みて いる mite iru | watching, looking |
| だけ で dake de | just by (doing something) |
| なんだか nandaka | somehow, for some reason |
| とんしく tanoshiku | happily, playfully |
| なりました narimashita | became |
| つめたい tsumetai | cold to the touch |
| きぬ kinu | silk |
| ねこ neko | cat |
| あの ano | that over there |
| はこ hako | box |
| ひと hito | people |
| ふね fune | boat |
| へた heta | unskillful |
| ほし hoshi | star |
| ふえ fue | flute |
| はな hana | flower |
| なに nani | what |
| なか naka | inside |
| くに kuni | country |
| あに ani | older brother |
| はね hane | wing |
| あね ane | older sister |
| その sono | that |
| ふつか futsuka | 2 days |
| へいき heiki | don't care |
| にし nishi | west |
| ぬう nuu | sew |
| はつか hatsuka | 20th day |
| ひくい hikui | low |
| ほか hoka | other |
| ほね hone | bone |
| あなた anata | you |
| いぬ inu | dog |
| おはし ohashi | chopsticks |
| おかね okane | money |
| あかいはな akaihana | red flower |
| まち machi | town |
| みみ mimi | ear |
| のむ nomu | drink |
| こめ kome | rice (uncooked) |
| もも momo | peach |
| へや heya | room |
| おゆ oyu | hot water |
| よむ yomu | read |
| いま ima | now |
| うみ umi | sea |
| すむ sumu | reside |
| うめ ume | plum |
| くも kumo | cloud |
| よい yoi | good |
| かやつ kayatsu | snack |
| まえ mae | front |
| せまい semai | narrow |
| あたま atama | head |
| むかし mukashi | long ago |
| やすみ yasumi | holiday |
| やさしい yasashi | easy |
| しま shima | island |
| あまい amai | sweet |
| いみ imi | meaning |
| みち michi | road |
| みせ mise | store |
| ねむい nemui | sleep |
| めい mei | neice |
| いつも itsumo | always |
| きもし kimochi | feeling |
| はやい hayai | fast |
| おや oya | parent |
| ゆめ yume | dream |
| ゆかい yukai | pleasure |
| ゆうひ yuuhi | setting sun |
| よこ yoko | side |
| まいにち mainichi | everyday |
| なまえ namae | name |
| ひま hime | spare time |
| かみ kami | paper |
| みな mina | all |
| やすい yasui | cheap |
| ふゆ fuyu | winter |
| ゆき yuki | snow |
| つよい tsuyoi | strong |
| むすめ musume | daughter |
| かいもの kaimono | shopping |
| やま yama | mountain |
| やさい yasai | vegetables |
| にもし nimoshi | baggage |
| そら sora | sky |
| もり mori | forest |
| はる haru | spring |
| しろ shiro | white |
| かわ kawa | river |
| とり tori | bird |
| きらい kirai | disliking |
| つり tsuri | fishing |
| となり tonari | neighbor |
| みる miru | see |
| れきし rekishi | history |
| かれ kare | that man |
| ひろい hiroi | narrow |
| かいわ kaiwa | conversation |
| わかい wakai | young |
| かんたん kantan | simple |
| さくら sakura | cherry |
| おさら, さら osara, sara | dish |
| はり hari | needle |
| くろい kuroi | black |
| きいろい kiiroi | yellow |
| ところ tokoro | place |
| ひる hiru | noon |
| よる yoru | night |
| あれ are | that over there |
| きれい kirei | pretty |
| かわいい kawaii | cute |
| わるい warui | bad |
| てんき tenki | weather |
| うんてん unten | driving |
| おんなのひと onnanohito | woman |
| てがみ tegami | mail, letter |
| だれ dare | who |
| せんしゅう senshuu | last week |
| その sono | that |
| こうえん kouen | park |
| はしる hashiru | to run |
| たべもの tabemono | food |
| おいしい oishii | delicious |
| おかねもち okanemochi | rich |
| ください kudasai | please give |
| ともだち tomodachi | friend |
| てえぶる teeburu | table |
| ちかく chikaku | nearby |
| どる doru | dollars |
| さんどいつち sandoitchi | sandwiches |
| ひたり hitari | person |
| さかな sakana | fish |
| てえれべ teerebe | television |
| え を かく e o kaku | to draw pictures |
| こい を した けど koi o shita kedo | fell in love |
| かれし kareshi | boyfriend |
| そう だ sou da | that's right |
| そう です sou desu | that's right (polite) |
| とても totemo | very |
| もう いちど mou ichido | one more time |
| えいが eiga | movie |
| かぎ kagi | key |
| いそぐ isogu | hurry |
| らいげつ raigetsu | next month |
| ごご gogo | afternoon |
| かざけ kazake | decoration |
| さじ saji | spoon |
| あじ aji | taste |
| かず kazu | number |
| なぞ nazo | puzzle |
| からだ karada | body |
| ちず chizu | map |
| うで ude | arm |
| どれ dore | which one |
| そば soba | buckwheat noodles |
| えび ebi | shrimp |
| とぶ tobu | jump |
| みず mizu | water |
| ぜひ zehi | by all means |
| なぜ naze | why |
| かがみ kagami | mirror |
| かがく kagaku | science |
| はがき hagaki | postcard |
| ぎん gin | silver |
| うわぎ uwagi | coat |
| ぬぐ nugu | undress |
| おゆぐ oyugu | swim |
| こんげつ kongetsu | this month |
| えいご eigo | English |
| しごと shigoto | work |
| ふくざつ fukuzatsu | complicated |
| じかん jikan | time |
| じぶん jibun | self |
| ぜいきん zeikin | tax |
| だいじ daiji | importance |
| でんき denki | electricity |
| ときどき tokidoki | sometimes |
| ことば kotoba | word |
| ばんごはん bangohan | dinner |
| はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| あそぶ asobu | play |
| べんり benri | convenient |
| おぼん obon | tray |
| がくせい gakusei | student |
| かぜ kaze | wind |
| いかが ikaga | how |
| ながい nagai | long |
| めがね megane | glasses |
| みぎ migi | right side |
| にぎやか nigiyaka | lively |
| すぐ sugu | soon |
| げんき genki | health |
| にほんご nihongo | Japanese language |
| なんじ nanji | what time |
| しずか shizuka | quiet |
| ぜんぶ zenbu | whole, all |
| かぞく kazoku | family |
| だいがく daigaku | college |
| でんわ denwa | telephone |
| どこ doko | where |
| どなた donata | who |
| こども kodomo | child |
| かばん kaban | briefcase |
| こんばん konban | this evening |
| ゆび yubi | finger |
| ふべん fuben | inconvenient |
| ぼんさい bonsai | dwarf tree |
| ひだり hidari | left |
| えんぴつ enpitsu | pencil |
| のうと nouto | notebook |
| じょうぎ jougi | ruler |
| いきました ikimashita | went |
| いつしょ に issho ni | together |
| いいました iimashita | said |
| ぱにゃ panya | bakery |
| じしょ jisho | dictionary |
| ふたり futari | two people |
| ぜんぶ で zenbu de | altogether |
| くだもの kudamono | fruit |
| なに が nani ga | which |
| いちばん ichiban | most |
| すき です suki desu | like |
| いきたい です ikigai desu | want to go |
| この kono | this |
| き ki | tree, wood |
| りんご ringo | apple |
| いそがしく isogashiku | busy |
| たくさん takusan | many |
| ひかり hikari | light |
| ながれぼし nagareboshi | shooting star |
| おとこのこ otokonoko | boy |
| ひこうき hikouki | airplane |
| つき tsuki | moon |
| ほう hou | direction |
| とうく touku | distant, far away |
| した shita | below, under |
| くらい kurai | dark, gloomy |
| はこんで hakonde | carry, transport |
| はなし hanashi | story, conversation |
| せいふ seifu | government |
| つける tsukeru | to attach, put on , create |
| もんだい mondai | problem |
| かいけつ kaiketsu | solution |
| じゅうぶん juubun | enough |
| きょり kyori | distance |
| りゅう ryuu | dragon |
| しゃしん shashin | photograph |
| きゅうしょく kyuushoku | job hunting |
| せんきょ senkyo | election |
| おいしゃ oisha | physician |
| れんしゅう renshuu | practice |
| しゅじん shujin | husband |
| しょくじ shokuji | meal |
| あかちゃん akachan | baby |
| ちゅうしゃ chuusa | injection |
| ちょくせつ chokusetsu | direct |
| にゅういん nyuuin | hospitalization |
| さつにゃく sammyaku | mountain range |
| きりゅう kiryuu | air current |
| みりょく miryoku | charm |
| おきゃく okyaku | guest |
| けんきゅう kenkyuu | research |
| きょねん kyonen | last year |
| でんしゃ densha | train |
| かいしゃ kaisha | company |
| ちゅうがく chuugaku | junior high |
| ちょきん chokin | savings |
| ゆにゅう yunyuu | import |
| しゅくだい shukudai | homework |
| らいしゅう raishuu | next week |
| としょかん toshokan | library |
| ちゃいろ chairo | brown |
| ひょれひょれ hyorehyore | staggeringly |
| りゃくれき ryakureki | brief person history |
| りゅくれき ryukureki | foreign student |
| りょかん ryokan | inn |
| ぎゃく gyaku | opposite |
| ぎゅうにく gyuuniku | beef |
| ぎょくれ gyokure | refined green tea |
| じゃま jama | hindrance |
| ぎゃくりゅう gyakuryuu | backward current |
| じんじゃ jinja | shrine |
| じょせい josei | female |
| にんぎょ ningyo | mermaid |
| じゅうしょ juusho | address |
| しんじゅ shinju | pearl |
| びじゅつかん bijutsukan | art museum |
| きんじょ kinjo | neighborhood |
| ぎょせん gyosen | fishing boat |
| ぎゃくせつ gyakusetsu | paradox |
| きんぎょ kingyo | goldfish |
| ぎゅうひゅう gyuuhyuu | milk |
| かんじゃ kanja | patient |
| かのじょ kanojo | she |
| ぴょんぴょん pyonpyon | hop |
| きつね kitsune | fox |
| つる tsuru | crane |
| あるひ aruhi | one day |
| きょつ kyotsu | first |
| さあ saa | come on, let's go |
| たべましょう tabemashou | let's eat |
| すぷ supu | soup |
| わらう warau | to laugh |
| つぎい tsugi | next |
| きのう kinou | yesterday |
| つぼ tsubo | pot |
| ある aru | some, a certain |
| ねずみ nezumi | mouse |
| ふうふ fuufu | married couple |
| すんで いる sunde iru | to live, reside |
| むぎ mugi | wheat |
| あわ awa | millet |
| まめ mame | beans |
| さえ sae | even |
| もつて いる motte iru | to own |
| ぜいたくに zeitakuni | in luxury |
| くらす kurasu | to live ( a life) |
| ながい あいだ nagai aida | for a long time |
| できる dekiru | to be made |
| やつと yatto | finally |
| くらし kurashi | daily life |
| うまれる umareru | to be born |
| よ の なか yo no naka | world, society |
| うつくしい utsukushi | beautiful |
| なんでも nandemo | anything |
| さいこう saikou | the best |
| あたえる ataeru | to provide, to give |
| だいじい に daiji ni | with good care, attention, and love |
| そだてる sodateru | to raise |