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Japanese 101
Japanese (Romaji) - Commonly Used Words
Japanese (Romaji) | English |
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gyuunyuu | milk |
chigau | be wrong |
zasshi | magazine; journal |
ryokoo suru | travel; tour |
madogawa no seki | window seat |
akamboo | baby |
koocha | black tea |
taisetsusa | importance; value |
hashi | bridge |
aburae | oil painting |
shikaru | scold |
chikara | ability; capacity |
roku | six |
iriguchi | entrance |
anatatachi | you-all; you |
donata | who |
anata | you |
tsure | companion |
inu | dog |
kurushimu | suffer; feel pain |
shumi | hobby |
raishuu | next week |
tsumori | intention |
anna | such; like that |
doomo | somehow |
kakitori | dictation |
nomimono | drink; beverage |
kashi rekoodo | rental records |
kin'yoobi | Friday |
naniya | what shop? |
iu | say; tell |
muzukashii | difficult; hard |
kokonotsu | nine things |
osoi | late; behind time; slow |
booru pen | ball-point pen |
kenkyuu suru | do research |
kayoo | commute |
ane (anesan) | my older sister |
tsugi tsugi to | one after another |
tsukare | fatigue |
kyaku (kaykusan) | visitor; customer |
hashirigaki | hurried notes |
kagaku henka | chemical change |
wakai | young; youthful |
atatakai | warm (for things) |
hotondo | almost; nearly |
suru tsumori da | intend to do |
juuichigatsu | November |
kodomotachi | children |
jiyuu ni | freely |
soshite | and |
ryuugakusei | foreign student |
futari | two people |
tsutsumi | package; parcel |
itamu | to hurt; to feel pain |
kawa | river; stream |
zenzen | not at all |
konogoro | lately; recently |
basu | bus |
ojiisan | grandfather |
muilka | six days |
chikaku | soon; close by |
chichi | my father (informal) |
shite kudasai | please do it |
nikki | diary |
renshuu mondai | exercise |
kayoobi | Tuesday |
minami | South |
nokoru | be left over; remain |
magaru | bend |
shimaru | to close; shut |
te | hand; arm |
kamo shirenai | may; maybe; might |
shachoo | company president |
doyoobi | Saturday |
otoko | male (child); man |
hondana | bookshelf |
shirase | news; report |
aka empitsu | red pencil |
chuui | attention; care |
chigai | difference |
daijoobu | all right; safe; o.k. |
wakaru | understand; recognize |
daidokoro | kitchen |
takusan | many; much |
doo | how; what |
chuugokugo | Chinese (language) |
de wa | well; then; if so |
tonari | nextdoor; next to |
kazoeru | to count |
kaesu | to return |
kado | corner; turning |
dame | useless; no good |
keisatsusho | police station |
kurushii | painful; hard |
tame ni | because of |
narabu | to be in a row; to line up |
dooshite | in what way? |
hon | book |
shimbun | newspaper |
nihonjuu | all over Japan |
tetsudai | help; aid |
haikimon | footwear |
aji | flavor; taste |
hashiru | to run; move |
denwa kyoku | telephone office |
okoru | to occur; to happen |
nihon teki | Japanese style |
daigakuin | graduate school |
saishuu basu | the last bus |
ten | marks |
naosu | to cure; to heal |
doobutsuen | zoo |
nemaki | pyjamas |
gohan | cooked rice |
kotoshi | this year |
man | ten thousand |
ima | now; the present |
donna | what kind of? |
denki | electric light |
tsuzuku | continue |
hantaigo | antonym |
odori | a dance |
shatsu | undershirt; shirt |
empitsu | pencil |
supootsu | sports |
isu | chair |
keisatsu | police |
hatarakimono | hard worker |
chizu | mp |
doroboo | thief; robber |
naifu | knife |
nama biiru | draft beer |
kudamono | fruit |
fueru | to increase; to expand |
e | picture; painting |
okuru | see (him) off |
mukoo | the destination; over there |
shoogakkoo | elementary school |
kuniguni | countries |
chicioya | father |
oyako | parent and child |
gakusei shokudoo | school cafeteria |
fuben | inconvenient |
jisho | dictionary |
furui | old (things) |
morau | to get; to receive |
haykuchi kotoba | tongue twister |
norimono | vehicle |
fune | boat; ship |
harau | to pay |
ukagau | to ask |
gakuseitachi | students |
futari tomo | both |
furansujin | Frenchman |
tsutaeru | to teach; to hand down |
hajime | beginning |
enogu | paints; colors |
gyuunyuuya | milk store |
depaato | department store |
nooto | notebook |
tachidomaru | to come to a stop |
hidarikiki | left-handed |
futatsutonai | only; unique |
urusai | noisy; annoying |
itai | painful; sore |
kiru | to cut; to sever |
hontoo | truth; reality |
denki soojiki | vacuum cleaner |
gohan chawan | rice bowl |
nanigo | what language? |
gakuseishoo | student I.D. card |
gasudai | gas bill |
gen'in | cause |
hambun | half |
gakusei | student |
sangatsu | March |
dekakeru | to go out |
bikkuri suru | to be surprised |
inoru | to pray |
taberu | to eat |
mado | windo |
kami | paper |
shuppatsu suru | to depart; to leave |
shikkari suru | to be strong-minded |
hachi | eight |
ichigatsu | January |
kotowaru | refuse; decline |
shio | salt |
benkyoo beya | study room |
ki ga tsuku | notice |
shimashoo ka? | shall we/I do it? |
sotsugyoo suru | to graduate |
hajimari | beginning |
natsu yasumi | summer vacation |
kekkon | marriage |
omosa | weight |
hai | here; say; now |
dono | which |
hairu | begin; set in |
kanji | Chinese characters |
yukkuri | leisurely; slowly |
kyoomi | interest |
o namae | name |
megusuri | eye medicine |
nanijin? | what nationality? |
dochira | which?; who?; where?; |
kikitori | listening |
obaasan | grandmother |
tsugi | next |
hankachi | handkerchief |
sentaku | washing; laundry |
hana | flower |
suru | do |
me | eye medicine |
sono | that |
ryoori | cooking; dish |
denki dai | electric bill |
warui | bad; wicked |
hataraki | work; achievement |
tenji | Braille |
ushiro | the back; behind |
tebukuro | gloves |
hantai suru | to oppose |
nakunaru | to die; to pass away |
eigo | English (language) |
o kane | money |
hirune | afternoon nap |
okaasan | mother |
arau | to wash |
hatsuon | pronunciation |
mono | thing |
hikooki | airplane |
mizuiro | light blue |
hayasa | speed |
uru | sell |
haisha | dentist |
itadaku | to be given; to receive |
hatsuon suru | to pronounce |
doitsugo | German (language) |
yatto | at last; finally |
hidari | left |
yuugata | evening |
yakyuu (beisuboru) | baseball |
shichigatsu | July |
denwa kyoku | telephone |
cha | tea |
shiyasui | easy to do |
muttsu | six (things) |
kugatsu | September |
tamago yaki | fried egg |
kaisha'in | company employees |
konna | such; like this |
aru | to have; to possess |
doa | door |
toriniku | chicken (meat) |
chikai | near; close by |
hanaji | nosebleed |
okurimono | gift; present |
meetoru | meter |
ishi | stone; pebble |
mairu | to go; to come |
saki | ahead |
futatsutomo | both |
anzen | safe |
tsuki | month (?) |
rainen | next year |
tooka | ten days |
chiisai | small; little |
narabi | row (of houses) |
fuchuui | carelessness |
mezamashidokei | alarm clock |
osu | to push; to press |
homeru | to praise; to admire |
seikatsu | life; living |
yokka | four days |
ki ni suru | to mind; to care |
hanasu | to talk; to speak |
hyaku | one hundred |
heya | room |
oboosan | Buddhist monk |
abunai | dangerous |
kantan ni | simply; briefly |
kembutsu | sightseeing |
ni | two |
shimbun kiji | newspaper article |
harai | payment |
mizu iro | light blue |
nagasa | length |
aku | to open; be opened |
mizu | water |
taishi | ambassador |
iremono | container |
asagohan | breakfast |
futatsu | two (things) |
hajiimeru | to start; to begin |
da kara | therefore; so |
nihon ichi | the best in Japan |
higashi gawa | eastern side |
tsumetasa | coldness |
kanojo | her; she |
furoya | public bath |
ooi | many; much |
kanten | viewpoint |
katachi | shape; form |
watashi (watakushi) | I; me |
koe | voice |
goran ni naru | see! |
rekoodo | record |
ajiwau | to taste; to enjoy |
jikan | time |
iro | color |
ikura? | who much? |
atari | a success; a hit |
itsu? | when? |
iyagaru | to dislike |
uketori | receipt |
ni tsuite | about; concerning |
hiru | daytime; afternoon |
miokuri | to send-off |
sagaru | to go down |
kaku | to write; to draw |
benkyoo jikan | study hours (time) |
itasu | to do |
jinkoo | population |
chuugokujin | Chinese (person) |
hidari gawa | left side |
kangaeru | to judge |
de mo | but; however |
furansu pan | French bread |
megane | eyeglasses |
kami gata | hair style |
mochiron | of course! |
ringo | apple |
kaze gusuri | cold medicine |
dore | which one? |
soko | there; that place; over there |
kagami | mirror |
kagetsu | month(s) |
watashitachi (watakushitachi) | we; us |
kuzuire | wastepaper basket |
shoochi suru | to agree; to accept |
juu | ten (number) |
maishuu | every week |
eigakan | movie theater |
kuroi | black |
kaburu | to put on; to wear |
hitori musuko | only son |
mada | more |
unten suru | to drive |
chotto | a little; a bit |
nodo | throat |
tenisu | tennis |
sotsugyoosei | a graduate (student) |
yattsu | eight |
keizai | the economy; finance |
kekkoo | fine; very well |
san | three |
tadashisa | correctness |
kaimono | shopping |
kaimono suru | to shop; do shopping |
kuru | to come |
kimaru | to be decided |
gozaimasu | to be; to exist (honorific) |
shigatsu | April |
keredomo | but; although |
atarashii | new |
shoochi | consent; assert |
gogo | afternoon |
sakana | fish |
rekishi | history |
ikaga | how (is it)? |
karai | spicy; hot |
undoo suru | to exercise |
yuki | snow |
tori | poultry; chicken; bird |
kaoiro | complexion |
karada | the body; figure |
kurushisa` | pain; suffering |
ocha | tea |
setsumei suru | to explain |
rekoodoya | record shop |
fuyu | winter |
kamera | camera |
maigetsu | every month |
bentoobako | lunch box |
raku | easy; comfortable |
ryokoo kaban | suitcase |
ie | house |
iru | to be; to exist; to stay |
ano | that; those |
toshi | age |
ome ni kakaru | to see; to meet |
kyookai | church |
gonin | five people |
zuibun | fairly; quite |
naze nara | because |
tsumaranai | boring; dull |
nagare | flow; current |
neko | cat |
sampo | a walk; a stroll |
madoguchi | window at a counter |
kare | he; him |
deki | result |
hiraoyogi | breast stroke |
hajimaru | start; begin |
semai | narrow; small |
fuyugeshiki | winter scene |
kawaku | to get dry |
ijoo | more than; over |
isha | doctor; physician |
kookoo | high school |
iku | to go |
joozu | skillful; good at |
doobutsugaku | zoology |
sumu | live; reside |
kikai | machine |
nedan | price; cost |
tabemono | food |
kesa | this morning |
shite shimau | finish doing it |
doobutsu | animal |
kippu | ticket |
kimono | Japanese 'kimono' |
kabe | wall |
kimeru | to decide; to set |
raigetsu | next month |
kagi | key; lock |
sengetsu | last month |
ookisa | size |
akeru | open |
yottsu | four (things) |
shitsumon | question; inquiry |
ningyoo | doll |
shinu | to die; to pass away |
kotaeru | to answer |
okiru | to wake up; to get up; to rise |
nagai | long |
konkai | this time |
suru tokoro da | be about to do it |
niku | meat; (flesh) |
kata | shoulder |
gakusei seikatsu | student life |
kawari | substitue; change |
onna | woman; female |
hagaki | postcard |
oshieru | teach; tell |
renshuu | practice |
kakinaosu | to rewrite |
koppu | cup; glass; tumbler |
kawaru | to take the place of; change out |
hanagoe | nasal voice |
amakuchi | mild |
moshi | if |
choodo | just; exactly |
sotsugyoosei | graduation |