Nouns, Genki I & II Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
omoide	memory
kaigairyokoo	trip to a foreign country
karada	body
kutsushita	socks
kokusai denwa	international call
jugyoo ryoo	tuition
shoogakkoo	elementary school
senkyo	election
taiya (katakana)	tire
tada	free of charge
basho	place
bessoo	villa; vacation home
boonasu (katakana)	bonus
Bon odori	Bon dance (Japanese traditional dance)
mensetsu	interview
yuushoku	dinner
risoo	ideal
rusuban	housesitting; looking after a house during one's absence
aite	partner; addressee, the person you are talking to
uketsuke	reception desk
eikaiwa	English conversation
ojoosan	(someone's) daughter (polite)
kaji	household matters
kaze	wind
ki	tree
kimatsu shiken	final examination
koohai	junior members of a group
saru	monkey
jiyuu	cram school
shorui	document
senpai	senior members of a group
hitori gurashi	living alone
buka	subordinate
hukushuu	review of lessons
purojekuto (katakana)	project
booru (katakana)	ball
mudatzukai	waste (money)
menkyo	license
yoshuu	preparation of lessons
akachan	baby
ka	mosquito
kaigi	business meeting; conference
gasorin	gasoline
kankyoo	environment
keisatsu	police; police station
koojoo	factory
koto	things; matters
shuuden	last train
supeechi	speech
seihu	government
chikan	pervert; sexual offender
dooryoo	colleague
doroboo	thief; burglar
baito	abbreviation of arubaito
hannin	criminal
posutaa	poster
mukashi	old days; past
monku	complaint
monku o iu	to complain
rusu	absence; not at home
achira	that way (polite)
uchuujin	space alien
oto	sound
kakari no mono	our person in charge
kado	corner
kami sama	God
kuukoo	airport
ji	letter; character
shiten	branch office
shumi	hobby; pastime
shoosetsu	novel
shingoo	traffic light
suniikaa	sneakers
sensu	fan
tsuki	moon
haiheeru	high heels
-ya	...shop
yuube	last night
okusama	(your/his) wife (polite)
okosan	(your/their) child (polite)
orei	expression of gratitude
keigo	honorific language; polite speech
kochira	this way (polite)
shucchoo	business trip
shurui	a kind; a sort
seikaku	personality
chuugakusee	junior high school student
dochira	where (polite)
namakemono	lazy person
nayami	worry
hazukashi gariya	shy person
hanashi	chat; talk
buchoo	department manager
bunka	culture
machigai	mistake
ato	the rest
eakon	air conditioner
kaaten	curtain
gyuunyuu	milk
shyanpuu	shampoo
shooyu	soy sauce
suicchi	switch
sukaato	skirt
soto	outside
taoru	towel
nikki	diary
poppukoon	popcorn
yachin	rent
yuugata	evening
rajikase	cassette player with radio
rusuban denwa	answering machine
reizooko	refrigerator
roosoku	candle
okyakusan	customer; client; guest; visitor
otoko, dansei	man
oyu	hot water
onna; josei	woman
kagi	lock; key
kami	paper
kyuuryoo	salary
kontakuto	contact lenses
saitei	the lowest; the worst
sararii man	salaryman; company employee
zangyoo	overtime work
sutoobu	heater
takarakuji	lottery
chigai	difference
nyuusu	news
hige	beard
himitsu	secret
ryoo	dormitory
ryokoo gaisha	travel agency
ekiin (san)	station attendant
oya	parent
gomi	garbage
satoo	sugar
shoogakukin	scholarship
shinseki	relatives
suisenjoo	letter of recommendation
daigakuin	graduate school
taihoo	typhoon
hi	day
fairu	file; portfolio
michi	way; road; directions
mezamashidokee	alarm clock
e	painting; picture; drawing
eigakan	movie theatre
gaikokujin	foreigner
kagu	furniture
kankoo	sightseeing
kekkon shiki	wedding
jishin	earthquake
shimekiri	deadline
jaketto	jacket
shuukan	custom
zaikin	tax
sotsugyoo shiki	graduation ceremony
soba	Japanese buckwheat noodle
chizu	map
denchi	battery
niwa	garden
happyoo	presentation
bangumi	broadcast program
puuru	swimming pool
petto	pet
yotei	schedule
ryokan	inn
waribi kiken	discount coupon
ani	(my) older brother
ooyasan	landlord
okaeshi	return (as a token of gratitude)
okusan	(your/his) wife
ojisan	uncle; middle-aged man
obasan	aunt; middle-aged woman
kurabu	club; student society
kurisumasu	Christmas
goshujin	(your/her) husband
koppu	glass; tumbler
sara	plate; dish
jikan	time
chokoreeto	chocolate
denshi meeru	email
nuigurumi	stuffed animal
nekutai	necktie
haha	(my) mother
barentain dei	Valentine's Day
bideokamera	camcorder
huuhu	married couple; husband and wife
howaito dei	White Day
mahuraa	winter scarf
manga	comic book
manshon	multistory apartment; condominium
mikan	mandarin orange
yubiwa	ring
rajio	radio
ryooshin	parents
rirekisho	resume
ueitaa	waiter
ojiisan	grandfather; old man
otaku	(someone's) house/home
otona	adult
gaikokugo	foreign language
gakki	musical instrument
karate	karate
karee	curry
kimono	Japanese traditional dress; kimono
keeki	cake
kookoku	advertisement
koocha	black tea
kotoba	language; word(s), expression(s)
goruhu	golf
seetaa	sweater
zoo	elephant
baiorin	violin
baiku	motorbike
bukka	(consumer) prices
bunpoo	grammar
bengoshi	lawyer
boshuu	recruitment
mise	shop; store
yakuza	gangster
yakusoku	promise; appointment
repooto	(term) paper
watakushi	I (formal)
ichinichi	one day
hutsuka	two days
mikka	three days
yokka	four days
itsuka	five days
muika	six days
nanoka	seven days
yooka	eight days
kokonoka	nine days
tooka	ten days
ashi	leg; foot
imi	meaning
onaka	stomach
kaze	cold
kanojo	girlfriend
kare	boyfriend
kion	temperature (weather - not used for things)
kumori	cloudy weather
shiai	match; game
juusu	juice
seeji	politics
seiseki	grade (on a test, etc.)
seki	cough
nodo	throat
hana	flower
hare	sunny weather
huku	clothes
hutsuka yoi	hangover
purezento	present
hoomu shikku	homesickness
mono	thing (concrete object)
yuki	snow
yooji	business to take care of
oosutoraria	Australia
okashi	snack; sweets
oshoo gatsu	New Year's
otoko no ko	boy
omocha	toy
onna no ko	girl
gaikoku	foreign country
kashu	singer
kyanpu	camp
kochira	this person (polite)
kongakki	this semester
shachoo	president of a company
jugyoo	class
shoorai	future
doraibu	drive
beeru	beer
bijutsukan	art museum
hosuto famirii	host family
mizuumi	lake
yama	mountain
yume	dream
ruumu meeto	roommate
aki	fall
isha	doctor
eki	station
okane mochi	rich person
kao	face
kisetsu	season
kurejitto kaado	credit card
kotoshi	this year
sakkaa	soccer
shatsu	shirt
seikatsu	life; living
sekai	world
chika tetsu	subway
tebukuro	gloves
tokoya	barber's
haru	spring
pantsu	pants
biyooin	beauty parlor
bin	flight
hune	ship; boat
yakyuu	baseball
yuumeijin	celebrity
yoyaku	reservation
raigakki	next semester
ringo	apple
iiko	good child
iro	color
obentoo	boxed lunch
onsen	spa; hot spring
kabuki	traditional Japanese theatre art; kabuki
gitaa	guitar
kusori	medicine
kusori o nomu	to take medicine
konsaato	concert
kondo	near future
sakubun	essay; composition
shiken	exam
shinkansen	bullet train
sukii	ski
sengetsu	last month
tango	word; vocabulary
piano	piano
byooki	illness; sickness
asatte	the day after tomorrow
ame	rain
kashain	office worker
kamera	camera
kuuki	air
kesa	this morning
kongetsu	this month
shigoto	job; work; occupation
daigakusei	college student
disuko	disco
tenki yohoo	weather forecast
tokoro	place
natsu	summer
nanika	something
paatii	party
baabekyuu	barbecue
hashi	chopsticks
huyu	winter
hoomu sutei	homestay
maishuu	every week
raigetsu	next month
ane	(my) older sister
apaato	apartment
imooto	younger sister
uta	song
otooto	younger brother
otoko no hito	man
oniisan	older brother
oneesan	older sister
onna no hito	woman
kaisha	company
kazoku	family
kami	hair
kyoodai	siblings
kuni	country; place of origin
kuruma	car
konbini	convenience store
shokudoo	cafeteria; dining commons
chichi	(my) father
T-shatsu	tee shirt
me	eye
megane	glasses
okane	money
obaasan	grandmother; old woman
ohuro	bath
kanji	Chinese character
kyookasho	textbook
konshuu	this week
shimin byooin	city hospital
tsugi	next
terebi geemu	video game
denki	electricity
densha	train
nimotsu	baggage
peeji	page
mado	window
yoru	night
raishuu	next week
rainen	next year
arubaito	part-time job
kaimono	shopping
kurasu	class
anata	you
inu	dog
omiyage	souvenir
kodomo	child
gohan	rice; meal
shashin	picture; photograph
tsukue	desk
tegami	letter
neko	cat
pan	bread
hito, kotai**	person
otera	temple
kooen	park
suupaa	supermarket
depaato	department store
basutee	bus stop
byooin	hospital
hotera	hotel
honya	bookstore
machi	town; city
resutoran	restaurant
kinoo	yesterday
sakki	a little while ago
-jikan	hour
ichijikan	one hour
senshuu	last week
toki	when...; at the time of... (no)
getsuyoobi	Monday
kayoobi	Tuesday
suiyoobi	Wednesday
mokuyoobi	Thursday
kinyoobi	Friday
migi	right (no)
hidari	left (no)
mae	front (no)
ushiro	back (no)
naka	inside (no)
ue	on (no)
shita	under (no)
soba	near (no)
tonari	next to (no)
aida	between (A to B no)
soko	there
koko	here
eega	movie
ongaku	music
zasshi	magazine
supootsu	sports
deeto	date (romantic)
tenisu	tennis
terebi	TV
bideo	videotape; VCR
asagohan	breakfast
osake	sake; alchohol
ocha	green tea
koohii	coffee
bangohan	dinner
hanbaagaa	hamburger
hirugohan	lunch
mizu	water
ie	home; house (building)
uchi	home; house; my place
eru eru (LL)	language lab
gakkoo	school
asa	morning
ashita	tomrrow
itsu	when
kyoo	today
-goro	at about
konban	tonight
shuumatsu	weekend
doyoobi	Saturday
nichiyoobi	Sunday
mainichi	every day
maiban	every night
kore	this one
sore	that one
are	that one (over there)
dore	which one
kono	this...
sono	that...
ano	that... (over there)
dono	which...
asoko	over there
doko	where
dare	who
sakana	fish
tonkatsu	pork cutlet
niku	meat
menyuu	menu
yasai	vegetable
enpitsu	pencil
kasa	umbrella
kaban	bag
kutsu	shoes
saihu	wallet
jiinzu	jeans
jisho	dictionary
jitensha	bicycle
shinbun	newspaper
teepu	tape
tokee	watch; clock
toreenaa	sweat shirt
nooto	notebook
pen	pen
booshi	hat; cap
hon	book
otearai	restroom
kissaten	cafe
ginkoo	bank
toshokan	library
yuubinkyoku	post office
Amerika	USA
Igirisu	Britain
Kankoku	Korea
Chuugoku	China
keezai	economics
konpyuutaa	computer
bijinesu	business
rekishi	history
okaasan	mother
otoosan	father
ikura	how much...
en	yen
ima	now
eego	English language
ee	yes
gakusee	student
-go	language
kookoo	high school
gogo	p.m.
gozen	a.m.
-sai	...years old
sensee	professor; teacher
senmon	major
denwa	telephone
tomodachi	friend
namae	name
nan/nani	what
Nihon	Japan
-nensee	... year student
hai	yes
han	half
bangoo	number
ryuugakusee	international student
watashi	I
Sueeden	Sweden
kagaku	science
ajiakenkyuu	Asian studies
keezai	economics
kokusaikankee	international relations
bungaku	literature
shufu	housewife
bengoshi	lawyer
shitsumon	question
setsumei	explanation
hyooka	evaluation
keseki	absence
Nihonjinkai	Japan Society (club)
hatsuon	pronunciation/intonation
takusan (yes, it's a noun)	many
shusshin	one's home
gyoomei	line (in a text)
shakai	social hierarchy
hiniku	irony
gakubu	college; undergraduate
kyoomi	interest
daigakuinsei	graduate student
boku	I (neutral form for male speakers)
kimi	you (used by male speakers towards someone of lower or equal status)
chishiki	knowledge
kyuuka	vacation
hitoban	one night
meishi	business card
jisaboke	jet lag
chijin	acquaintance
jikosho ukai	self-introduction
jikata	way (of doing something)
chuunen	middle-aged
otagai	each other
musume	daughter
ojigi, eshaku	bow (in greeting)
aisatsu	greeting
rei	example
dooshitsu	same room
koe	voice
zaazaaburi	pouring rain
kookoo jidai	high school years
dookyuusei	classmate
meeru	email
keetai	cell phone
nichibei	Japan and the US
meue	person of higher status; one's senior
yuujin	friend
shokuji	meal
suujitsu mae	several days ago
senjitsu	the other day
kimari monku	set phrase
yoogo	terms
kyaku	guest
shakai kyoo iku	social education
desu-masu tai	polite form
da tai	plain form
de aru tai	written (expository) form (same as da tai but in writing)
risu	squirrel
ooame	downpour; heavy rain
shinyoo	trust
shibai	play (theatre production)
dannaku	paragraph
goryooshin	(someone else's) parents
tokugi	special talent
kenkyuu	research
juku shookai	self-introduction
saigo	end
muu imi	no meaning
saki	previous
Nihon bare	beautiful day
gokai	misunderstanding

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