hello
konnichiwa
thank you
arigatou
excuse me
sumimasen
student
gakusei
teacher
sensei
friend
tomodachi
school
gakkō
house
ie/uchi
car
kuruma
train
densha
to bathe, to shower
abiru
dangerous
abunai
over there
acchi
there
achira
to raise; to elevate; to give
ageru
red; crimson; scarlet
aka
red; crimson; scarlet
akai
bright; light
akarui
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
akeru
autumn; fall
aki
to open (e.g. doors, business, etc)
aku
sweet; sweet-tasting; sugary; naive; indulgent
amai
rain
ame
candy
ame
you
anata
older sister; elder sister
ane
elder brother; older brother
ani
that
ano
blue; azure
ao
blue; azure
aoi
apartment
apaato
to wash
arau
that
are
to be, to have
aru
to walk
aruku
morning
asa
breakfast
asagohan
day after tomorrow
asatte
foot; leg; paw; arm
ashi
tomorrow
ashita
to play; to enjoy oneself
asobu
over there
asoko
head
atama
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest
atarashii
warm
atatakai
behind; after; remainder; left; also
ato
hot; sultry
atsui
thick
atsui
hot
atsui
to meet; to encounter; to see
au
dinner; evening meal
bangohan
number
bangou
bus
basu
butter
bataa
bed
beddo
to study
benkyou
convenient; handy; useful
benri
ball-point pen
boorupen
button
botan
hat; cap
boushi
sentence
bunshou
pork
butaniku
hospital
byouin
illness; disease; sickness
byouki
brown
chairo
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
chawan
father
chichi
to differ
chigau
small; little; tiny
chiisai
small; little; tiny
chiisana
near; close
chikai
subway; underground train
chikatetsu
map
chizu
a little
chotto
exactly
choudo
kitchen
daidokoro
university; college
daigaku
OK; okay; alright; problem free
daijoubu
love; like; like very much
daisuki
gradually
dandan
who
dare
someone; somebody
dareka
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal
dasu
exit; gateway; way out
deguchi
to go out; to leave; to depart
dekakeru
electricity
denki
train; electric train
densha
telephone (call / device)l; phone call
denwa
department store
depaato
to leave; to exit; to appear; to go out
deru
door
doa
which; which one
docchi
which of two
dochira
where; what place
doko
who
donata
which
dono
which (of three or more)
dore
how; in what way; how about
dou
animal
doubutsu
thank you; thanks
doumo
please
douzo
Saturday
doyoubi
picture
e
yes; that is correct; right
ee
movie; film
eiga
movie theater; cinema
eigakan
English language
eigo
station
eki
pencil
enpitsu
elevator
erebeetaa
film
firumu
fork
fooku
clothes
fuku
to blow (of the wind)
fuku
to fall
furu
old (not used for people)
furui
two people; pair; couple
futari
two;
futatsu
fat; thick
futoi
the second day of the month /
futsuka
envelope
fuutou
winter
fuyu
foreign country
gaikoku
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
gaikokujin
school
gakkou
student
gakusei
entrance
genkan
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy
genki
Monday
getsuyoubi
bank
ginkou
guitar
gitaa
five;
go
afternoon; p.m.
gogo
cooked rice, meal
gohan
morning; a.m.
gozen
gram
guramu
beef
gyuuniku
(cow's) milk
gyuunyuu
tooth
ha
eight:
hachi
postcard
hagaki
mother
haha
yes; that is correct
hai
to enter; to go into
hairu
ashtray
haizara
to begin
hajimaru
for the first time
hajimete
box; crate
hako
to wear, to put on trousers
haku
half; semi-; half-past
han
flower
hana
nose
hana
talk; speech; chat; conversation
hanashi
to speak; to talk; to converse
hanasu
half
hanbun
handkerchief
hankachi
clear weather
hare
to be sunny
hareru
spring; springtime
haru
to stick; to paste
haru
chopsticks
hashi
bridge
hashi
to run
hashiru
twenty years old
hatachi
to work
hataraku
twentieth day of the month /
hatsuka
fast; quick; hasty; brisk
hayai
fast; early
hayai
area
hen
unskillful; poor; awkward
heta
room
heya
left; left hand side
hidari
east
higashi
airplane; aircraft
hikouki
to pull
hiku
to play
hiku
short,low
hikui
free time
hima
spacious; vast; wide
hiroi
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hiru
lunch
hirugohan
person; human
hito
one person; alone; single
hitori
one thing; only
hitotsu
other (place, thing, person); the rest
hoka
book; volume; script
hon
bookshelf; bookcase
hondana
truth; reality; actuality; fact
hontou
want
hoshii
thin; slender
hosoi
hotel
hoteru
hundred
hyaku
one; best; first; foremost; start
ichi
number one; first;
ichiban
one day, all day
ichinichi
house, residence, family
ie
how; in what way; how about
ikaga
pond
ike
to go; to move
iku
how much?; how many?
ikura
how many?,how old?
ikutsu
now; the present time; soon
ima
meaning; significance; sense
imi
younger sister
imouto
dog
inu
to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install
ireru
entrance; entry; gate
iriguchi
colour; color
iro
various
iroiro
to be needed
iru
to be, to have
iru
(medical) doctor; physician
isha
busy
isogashii
together; at the same time; same; identical
issho
chair
isu
painful; sore
itai
when
itsu
the fifth day of the month /
itsuka
five;
itsutsu
to say; to call
iu
unpleasant
iya
then; well; so; well then
jaa
dictionary
jibiki
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; i; me
jibun
automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; car
jidousha
time; hour(s)
jikan
dictionary
jisho
bicycle
jitensha
strong, durable
joubu
skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at)
jouzu
lesson; class work
jugyou
ten;
juu
bag; basket
kaban
a vase
kabin
a corner; angle
kado
to go back
kaeru
to return something
kaesu
key
kagi
stairs; stairway; staircase
kaidan
shopping; purchased goods
kaimono
company; corporation
kaisha
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
kakaru
to hang up; to make (a call);
kakeru
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw
kaku
camera
kamera
paper
kami
kanji
kanji
cup
kappu
body
karada
spicy
karai
curry
karee
calendar
karendaa
to borrow
kariru
light
karui
umbrella
kasa
to lend; to loan
kasu
way of doing something
kata
household
katei
to buy; to purchase
kau
river; stream
kawa
cute
kawaii
Tuesday
kayoubi
wind
kaze
a cold
kaze
family; members of a family
kazoku
policeman; police officer
keikan
marriage
kekkon
splendid, enough
kekkou
this morning
kesa
to erase, to turn off power
kesu
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
ki
to disappear
kieru
yellow
kiiroi
to hear; to listen (to music); to ask; to learn of
kiku
yesterday
kinou
Friday
kinyoubi
ticket
kippu
hate
kirai
pretty; lovely; beautiful
kirei
kilogram
kiro guramu
kilometer
kiro meetoru
to cut
kiru
to wear
kiru
coffee shop; tearoom; cafe
kissaten
north
kita
dirty
kitanai
stamp (postage)
kitte
this person or way
kocchi
this way; this direction
kochira
child
kodomo
voice
koe
here; this place
koko
ninth day of the month /
kokonoka
nine;
kokonotsu
to be troubled
komaru
tonight; this evening
konban
this month
kongetsu
such; like this
konna
this
kono
this week
konshuu
Coffee
koohii
coat
kooto
copy; photocopy
kopii
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler
koppu
this
kore
to answer
kotaeru
word; words
kotoba
this year
kotoshi
police box
kouban
black tea
koucha
park
kouen
intersection
kousaten
mouth, opening
kuchi
fruit
kudamono
please
kudasai
cloudiness; cloudy weather
kumori
to become cloudy, to become dim
kumoru
country; state; region
kuni
dark; gloomy; murky
kurai
class
kurasu
black
kuro
black
kuroi
to come
kuru
car; automobile; vehicle
kuruma
medicine
kusuri
shoes
kutsu
socks
kutsushita
last year
kyonen
today; this day
kyou
siblings; brothers and sisters; mate
kyoudai
classroom
kyoushitsu
nine;
kyuu
match
macchi
town; block; neighborhood
machi
window
mado
previous; before; in front; ago
mae
to turn, to bend
magaru
every morning
maiasa
every night
maiban
every day
mainichi
every week
maishuu
every year; yearly; annually
maitoshi / mainen
every month; monthly
maitsuki
ten thousand
man
fountain pen
mannenhitsu
round,circular
marui
straight ahead,direct
massugu
to wait
matsu
unpleasant
mazui
eye
me
metre; meter
meetoru
glasses
megane
road; street
michi
green
midori
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
migaku
right; right hand side
migi
short
mijikai
the third day of the month /
mikka
ear; hearing
mimi
south
minami
everyone
minasan
all; everyone; everybody
minna
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
miru
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
mise
to show; to display
miseru
three;
mittsu
water; fluid; liquid
mizu
Thursday
mokuyoubi
gate
mon
problem; question (e.g. on a test)
mondai
thing
mono
to hold
motsu
more; longer; further
motto
once more; again
mouichido
sixth day of the month /
muika
over there
mukou
village
mura
six;
muttsu
difficult
muzukashii
long (distance); long (time); lengthy.
nagai
knife
naifu
inside; in; within; center
naka
animal noise. to chirp
naku
to lose (something)
nakusu
name; full name; given name
namae
seven;
nanatsu
what
nani
seventh day of the month /
nanoka
to line up,to set up
naraberu
to line up,to stand in a line
narabu
to be taught; to learn (from a teacher)
narau
summer
natsu
summer vacation; summer holiday
natsuyasumi
why; how
naze
cat
neko
tie; necktie
nekutai
to sleep; to go to bed; to lie down
neru
two;
ni
Sunday
nichiyoubi
bustling,busy
nigiyaka
diary; journal
nikki
meat
niku
luggage; baggage
nimotsu
west
nishi
garden
niwa
to climb
noboru
drink; beverage
nomimono
to drink
nomu
notebook
nooto
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.)
noru
to take off clothes
nugu
luke warm
nurui
news
nyuusu
grandmother
obaasan
aunt; old lady
obasan
lunch box; Japanese box lunch
obentou
to remember
oboeru
tea
ocha
bath
ofuro
delicious
oishii
uncle; old man; mister
ojisan
mother; mom; mum; ma
okaasan
money
okane
confections; sweets; candy
okashi
to get up; to wake up
okiru
to put; to place
oku
wife; your wife; his wife
okusan
police officer (friendly term for policeman)
omawari san
heavy
omoi
interesting
omoshiroi
same
onaji
stomach
onaka
elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
oneesan
music
ongaku
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy
oniisan
woman; female sex
onna
girl; daughter; young women
onnanoko
many; numerous; a lot; large quantity; frequent
ooi
big; large; great; important
ookii
big; large; great
ookina
crowd of people; great number of people
oozei
to get off
oriru
alcohol
osake
plate, dish
osara
to teach
oshieru
slow; time-consuming; late
osoi
to push; to press
osu
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
otearai
man; male
otoko
boy; male child; baby boy
otokonoko
adult
otona
day before yesterday
ototoi
year before last
ototoshi
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
otousan
younger brother
otouto
to finish; to end
owaru
to swim
oyogu
party
paatii
bread
pan
page
peeji
pen
pen
pet
petto
poketto
post
posuto
swimming pool
puuru
next month
raigetsu
next year
rainen
next week
raishuu
radio
rajiio
zero
rei
refrigerator
reizouko
record
rekoodo
practice; practicing
renshuu
restaurant
resutoran
splendid
rippa
six;
roku
corridor; hallway; passageway
rouka
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
ryokou
cuisine
ryouri
parents; both parents
ryoushin
overseas student; exchange student
ryuugakusei
well…
saa
purse; wallet
saifu
fish
sakana
previous; prior; first; earlier
saki
to bloom
saku
writing; composition
sakubun
cold
samui
three;
san
walk; stroll
sanpo
year after next
sarainen
to stretch out hands, to raise an umbrella
sasu
sugar
satou
height; stature; back; spine
se
business suit
sebiro
sweater; jumper
seetaa
pupil; student
seito
soap
sekken
narrow
semai
thousand
sen
last month
sengetsu
teacher; instructor; master
sensei
last week
senshuu
washing; laundry
sentaku
photograph; photo
shashin
shirt
shatsu
shower
shawaa
four;
shi
seven;
shichi
work; job; business
shigoto
to close, to be closed
shimaru
to close; to shut
shimeru
to tie; to fasten; to tighten
shimeru
newspaper
shinbun
to die
shinu
salt
shio
white; innocence; innocent person
shiro
white
shiroi
to know
shiru
below; down; under; bottom
shita
question; inquiry
shitsumon
quiet
shizuka
cafeteria; dining room
shokudou
soy sauce
shouyu
homework; assignment; pending issue
shukudai
near; beside
soba
that way; over there
socchi
that way (distant from speaker, close to listener); you; your family
sochira
that place; there
soko
that
sono
sky; the air
sora
that
sore
in that situation
sore dewa
outside; exterior;
soto
to clean, to sweep
souji
immediately; right away; instantly
sugu ni
Wednesday
suiyoubi
skirt
sukaato
like
suki
a little (bit); small quantity; few; short distance
sukoshi
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
sukunai
to live in; to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
sumu
sport; sports
supootsu
spoon
supuun
slipper; slippers
surippa
heater; stove
sutoobu
to smoke, to suck
suu
to sit
suwaru
refreshing, cool
suzushii
tobacco; cigarette
tabako
food
tabemono
to eat
taberu
perhaps; probably
tabun
very; greatly; terribly; serious; difficult
taihen
important; necessary; indispensable; beloved
taisetsu
embassy
taishikan
high; tall; expensive; above average
takai
many
takusan
taxi
takushii
eggs; egg
tamago
birthday
tanjoubi
to ask
tanomu
enjoyable; fun
tanoshii
length,height
tate
building
tatemono
to stand; to stand up
tatsu
hand; arm
te
table
teeburu
tape
teepu
tape recorder
teepu rekoodaa
Letter (message)
tegami
weather; the elements
tenki
television; TV
terebi
examination; quiz; test
tesuto
Japanese style door
to
to fly; to hop
tobu
toilet
toire
watch; clock; timepiece
tokei
time; moment; occasion; chance
toki
sometimes; at times
tokidoki
place
tokoro
to stop; to come to a halt
tomaru
friend; companion
tomodachi
next door to
tonari
far
tooi
tenth day of the month /
tooka
bird
tori
chicken meat
toriniku
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
toru
to take a photo or record a film
toru
year; age
toshi
library
toshokan
next
tsugi
first day of the month
tsuitachi
to get tired
tsukareru
to use
tsukau
to turn on
tsukeru
to attach; affix; add; apply
tsukeru
to arrive at
tsuku
desk
tsukue
to make
tsukuru
boring
tsumaranai
cold to the touch
tsumetai
to work for someone
tsutomeru
powerful
tsuyoi
above; up; over; top; surface
ue
to be born
umareru
sea
umi
to sell
uru
noisy, annoying
urusai
back; behind; rear
ushiro
thin; weak
usui
song
uta
to sing
utau
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
uwagi
shirt
wai shatsu
young
wakai
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
wakaru
bad; poor; undesirable
warui
to forget
wasureru
to go across
wataru
I; myself
watashi
to hand over
watasu
mountain; hill
yama
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; versatile
yaoya
to do
yaru
vegetable
yasai
easy, simple
yasashii
cheap; inexpensive
yasui
rest; vacation; holiday
yasumi
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest
yasumu
eight:
yattsu
to call out, to invite
yobu
good
yoi/ii
fourth day of the month /
yokka
beside,side,width
yoko
often, well
yoku
to read; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts)
yomu
evening; night
yoru
four;
yotsu
western clothes
youfuku
eighth day of the month /
youka
weak
yowai
snow
yuki
slowly
yukkuri
last night
yuube
post office
yuubinkyoku
evening; dusk
yuugata
evening meal
yuuhan
famous
yuumei
magazine
zasshi
all
zenbu
zero
zero
trousers; pants
zubon