Japanese Vocab Flashcards
(725 cards)
1
Q
college/university
A
daigaku
2
Q
high school
A
kookoo
3
Q
student
A
gakusee
4
Q
college student
A
daigakusee
5
Q
international student
A
ryuugakusee
6
Q
teacher
A
sensee
7
Q
-year student
A
-nensee
8
Q
school major
A
senkoo
9
Q
I
A
watashi
10
Q
friend
A
tomodachi
11
Q
Mr/Mrs
A
-san
12
Q
people (ethnicity)
A
-jin
13
Q
Japan
A
nihon
14
Q
now
A
ima
15
Q
A.M.
A
gozen
16
Q
P.M.
A
gogo
17
Q
o’clock
A
-ji
18
Q
half past (time)
A
han
19
Q
USA
A
amerika (kana)
20
Q
-ese (language)
A
-go
21
Q
-years old
A
-sai
22
Q
telephone
A
denwa
23
Q
number _
A
-ban
24
Q
number
A
bangoo
25
name
namae
26
what
nan/nani
27
um
anoo
28
yes
hai
29
that's right
soo desu
30
I see
soo desu ka
31
is that so
soo desu ka
32
Britain
igirisu (kana)
33
Australia
oosutoraria (kana)
34
Korea
kankoku
35
Canada
kanada (kana)
36
China
chuugoku
37
India
indo (kana)
38
Egypt
ejiputo (kana)
39
Philippines
firipin (kana)
40
Asian studies (major)
ajia (kana) kenkyuu
41
economics (major)
keezai
42
engineering (major)
koogaku
43
international relations (major)
kokusaikankee
44
computer (major)
konpyuutaa (kana)
45
politics (major)
seeji
46
biology (major)
seebutsugaku
47
business (major)
bijinesu (kana)
48
literature (major)
bungaku
49
history (major)
rekishi
50
doctor (job)
isha
51
office worker
kaishain
52
nurse (job)
kangoshi
53
high school student
kookoosee
54
housewife
shufu
55
graduate student
daigakuinsee
56
lawyer
bengoshi
57
mother
okaasan
58
father
otoosan
59
older sister
oneesan
60
older brother
oniisan
61
younger sister
imooto
62
younger brother
otooto
63
this one
kore
64
that one
sore
65
that one over there
are
66
which one
dore
67
this (item)
kono
68
that (item)
sono
69
that (item) over there
ano
70
which (item)
dono
71
here
koko
72
there
soko
73
over there
asoko
74
where
doko
75
who
dare
76
delicious
oishii
77
fish (food)
sakana
78
pork cutlet
tonkatsu
79
meat
niku
80
menu
menyuu (kana)
81
vegetable
yasai
82
umbrella
kasa
83
bag
kaban
84
shoes
kutsu
85
wallet
saifu
86
jeans
jiinzu (kana)
87
bicycle
jitensha
88
newspaper
shinbun
89
smartphone
sumaho (kana)
90
tshirt
tiishatsu (T kana)
91
watch/clock
tokee
92
notebook
nooto (kana)
93
pen
pen (kana)
94
hat/cap
booshi
95
book
hon
96
bank
ginkoo
97
convenience store
konbini (kana)
98
toilet/restroom
toire (kana)
99
library
toshokan
100
post office
yuubinkyoku
101
English (language)
eego
102
how much
ikura
103
yen
en
104
expensive/high
takai
105
welcome (store)
irasshaimase
106
please
onegaishimasu
107
please give me
kudasai
108
then
jaa
109
please/here it is
doozo
110
thank you
doomo
111
blackboard
kokuban
112
desk
tsukue
113
eraser
keshigomu (gomu kana)
114
pencil
enpitsu
115
dictionary
jisho
116
light
denki
117
door
doa (kana)
118
curtain
kaaten (kana)
119
window
mado
120
chair
isu
121
movie
eega
122
music
ongaku
123
magazine
zasshi
124
sports
supooto (kana)
125
date (romance)
deeto (kana)
126
tennis
tenisu (kana)
127
TV
terebi (kana)
128
ice cream
aisukuriimu (kana)
129
hamburger
hanbaagaa (kana)
130
sake/alcoholic drink
osake
131
green tea
ocha
132
coffee
koohii (kana)
133
water (drink)
mizu
134
breakfast
asagohan
135
lunch
hirugohan
136
dinner
bangohan
137
house
ie
138
my home
uchi
139
school
gakkoo
140
cafe
kafi (kana)
141
tomorrow
ashita
142
today
kyoo
143
morning
asa
144
tonight
konban
145
every day
mainichi
146
every night
maiban
147
weekend
shuumatsu
148
Saturday
doyoobi
149
Sunday
nichiyoobi
150
when
itsu
151
at about (time)
-goru
152
to go
iku (u)
153
to return
kaeru (u)
154
to listen/hear
kiku
155
to drink
nomu
156
to speak/talk
hanasu
157
to read
yomu
158
to get up
okiru (ru)
159
to eat
taberu (ru)
160
to sleep
neru (ru)
161
to see/watch
miru (ru)
162
to come
kuru (irreg)
163
to do
suru (irreg)
164
to study
benkyoosuru (irreg)
165
good
ii
166
early
hayai
167
not much
amari
168
not at all
zenzen
169
usually
taitei
170
sometimes
tokidoki
171
a little
chotto
172
often
yoku
173
thats right
soo desu ne
174
let me see
soo desu ne
175
but
demo
176
how about
doo desu ka
177
how is
doo desu ka
178
yes
ee
179
game
geemu (kana)
180
part-time job
arubaito (kana)
181
shopping
kaimono
182
class
kurasu (kana)
183
dog
inu
184
cat
neko
185
person
hito
186
child
kodomo
187
you
anata
188
picture/photograph
shashin
189
flower
hana
190
(term) paper
repooto (kana)
191
rice/meal
gohan
192
bread
pan (kana)
193
temple
otera
194
park
kooen
195
supermarket
suupaa (kana)
196
bus stop
basu (kana) tei
197
hospital
kyooin
198
hotel
hoteru (kana)
199
bookstore
honya
200
town/city
machi
201
restaurant
resutoran (kana)
202
yesterday
kinoo
203
_ hours (duration)
-jikan
204
last week
senshuu
205
when
toko
206
Monday
getsuyoobi
207
Tuesday
kayoobi
208
Wednesday
suiyoobi
209
Thursday
mokuyoobi
210
Friday
kinyoobi
211
to meet/see
au
212
there is (nonliving; verb)
aru (u)
213
there is (living; verb)
iru (ru)
214
to buy
kau
215
to write
kaku
216
to take (a picture)
toru (u)
217
to wait
matsu
218
to understand
wakaru (u)
219
about (measurement)
gorai
220
I'm sorry
gomennasai
221
and then
sorekara
222
so/therefore
dakara
223
many/a lot
tokusan
224
together with _
-to
225
why
dooshite
226
alone
hitoride
227
hello (on phone)
moshimoshi
228
to the right of
migi
229
to the left of
hidari
230
in front of
mae
231
behind
ushiru
232
inside (something)
naka
233
on/above
ue
234
under/below
shite
235
near/nearby
chikaku
236
next to
tonari
237
between
aida
238
food
tabemono
239
drink/beverage
nomimono
240
fruit
kudamono
241
holiday/day off
yasumi
242
travel
ryokoo
243
sea
umi
244
surfing
saafin (kana)
245
souvenir
omiyage
246
bus
basu (kana)
247
weather
tenki
248
homework
shukudai
249
test
tesuto (kana)
250
birthday
tanjyoobi
251
room (location)
beya
252
I (for men)
boku
253
S/M/L size
esu/emu/eru saizu (kana)
254
new
atarishii
255
old (vs new)
furui
256
hot (weather)
atsui
257
cold (weather)
samui
258
hot (thing)
atsui
259
busy
isogashii
260
large
ookii
261
small
chiisai
262
interesting/funny
omoshiroi
263
boring
tsumaranai
264
easy/kind
yasashii
265
difficult
muzikashii
266
good-looking
kakkoii
267
frightening
kowai
268
fun
tanoshii
269
inexpensive/cheap
yasui
270
to like (adj)
sukina
271
to dislike (adj)
kiraina
272
to love (adj)
daisukina
273
to hate (adj)
daikiraina
274
beautiful/clean
kiwaina
275
healthy/energetic
genkina
276
quiet
shizukana
277
lively
niguyakana
278
not busy/free
himana
279
to swim
oyogu
280
to ask
kiku
281
to ride/board
noru (u)
282
to do/perform
yaru (u)
283
to go out
dekakeru (ru)
284
together
isshoni
285
extremely
sugoku
286
it's okay
daijyoobu
287
very
todemo
288
what kind of
donna
289
_ (flat objects) (counter)
mai
290
Chinese character (writing)
kanji
291
textbook
kyookasho
292
page
peeji (kana)
293
money
okane
294
baggage
nimotsu
295
personal computer
pasokon (kana)
296
shower
shawaa (kana)
297
air conditioner
eakon (kana)
298
electricity
denki
299
train
densha
300
country
kuni
301
this week
konshuu
302
next week
raishuu
303
next year
rainen
304
nth day of the month
-nichi
305
first (of the month)
tsuitachi
306
second (of the month)
futsuka
307
third (of the month)
mikka
308
fourth (of the month)
yokka
309
fifth (of the month)
itsuka
310
sixth (of the month)
muika
311
seventh (of the month)
nanoka
312
eighth (of the month)
yooka
313
ninth (of the month)
kokonoka
314
tenth (of the month)
tooka
315
fourteenth (of the month)
juuyokka
316
twenty-fourth (of the month)
nijuuyokka
317
a specific month
(ban) gatsu
318
the day before yesterday
ototoi
319
multiple weeks ago
(ban) shuukanmae
320
multiple months ago
(ban) kagetsumae
321
the year before last
ototoshi
322
last month
sengetsu
323
this week
konshuu
324
this month
kongetsu
325
last year
kyonen
326
this year
kotoshi
327
next week
raishuu
328
next month
raigetsu
329
the day after tomorrow
asatte
330
the week after next
saraishuu
331
the month after next
saraigetsu
332
the year after next
sarainen
333
counter (flat objects)
mai
334
festival
matsuri
335
night
yoru
336
tough (situation)
taihenna
337
to play
asobu
338
to hurry
isogu
339
to return (an item)
kaesu
340
to turn off/erase
kesu
341
to die
shinu
342
to sit
suwaru (u)
343
to stand
tatsu
344
to smoke
tabako o suu
345
to use
tsukau
346
to help
tetsudau
347
to enter
hairu (u)
348
to carry/hold
motsu
349
to be absent
yasumu
350
to rest
yasumu
351
to open
akeru (ru)
352
to close
shimeru (ru)
353
to teach
oshieru (ru)
354
to forget/leave behind
wasureru (ru)
355
to get off (a vehicle)
ariru (ru)
356
to borrow
kariru (ru)
357
to take a shower
shawaa (kana) o abiru (ru)
358
to turn on
tsukeru (ru)
359
to call
denwasuru (irreg)
360
to bring (living)
tsuretekuru (irreg)
361
to bring (nonliving)
mottekuru (irreg)
362
later on
atode
363
right away
sugu
364
slowly
yukkuri
365
that would be fine
kekkoo desu
366
that wouldn't be necessary
kekkoo desu
367
really?
hontoo desu ka
368
family
kazoku
369
grandfather
ojiisan
370
grandmother
obaasan
371
dad
chichi
372
mom
haha
373
my older brother
ani
374
my older sister
ane
375
younger sister
imooto
376
younger brother
otooto
377
siblings
kyoodai
378
man
otoko no hito
379
woman
onna no hito
380
company
kaisha
381
cafeteria
shokudoo
382
department store
depaato (kana)
383
hair
kami
384
mouth
kuchi
385
eye
me
386
glasses
megane
387
song
uta
388
club activity
saakuru
389
car
kuruma
390
long
nagai (i)
391
short (length)
mijikai (i)
392
fast
hayai
393
tall
segatakai
394
short (height)
segahikui (i)
395
smart
atamagoii (i)
396
cute
kawaii (i)
397
kind
shinsetsu (na)
398
convenient
benri (na)
399
to sing
utau (u)
400
to put on a hat
kaburu (u)
401
to put on (below waist)
haku (u)
402
to get to know
shiru
403
I know
shitteimasu
404
I don't know
shirimasen
405
to live
sumu (u)
406
to work
hatariku (u)
407
to gain weight
futoru (u)
408
to be overweight
futotteimasu
409
to put on glasses
megane o kakeru (ru)
410
to put on (above waist)
kiru (ru)
411
to lose weight
yaseru (ru)
412
to be thin
yaseteimasu
413
to get married
kekkonsuru (irreg)
414
but
ga
415
not anything
nanimo + neg
416
counter (people)
nin
417
one person
hitori
418
two people
futari
419
nothing in particular
betsuni + neg
420
of course
mochiron
421
if you like
yokattara
422
eyebrow
mayoge
423
ear
mimi
424
nose
hana
425
finger
yobi
426
tooth
ha
427
neck
kubi
428
hand
te
429
head
atama
430
back
senaka
431
butt
oshiri
432
face
kao
433
shoulder
kata
434
chest
mune
435
stomach
onaka
436
leg/foot
ashi
437
arm
ude
438
leg
hiza
439
sunny weather
hare
440
rain
ame
441
cloudy weather
kumori
442
snow
yuki
443
weather forecast
denkiyohou
444
temperature (weather only)
kion
445
summer
natsu
446
winter
fuyu
447
this morning
kesa
448
occupation
shigoto
449
camera
kamera (kana)
450
karaoke
karaoke (kana)
451
place
tokoro
452
tomato
tomato (kana)
453
chopsticks
hashi
454
party
paateii (kana)
455
barbecue
baabekyuu (kana)
456
homestay, living with a local family
hoomasutei (kana)
457
bath
ofuro
458
Spain
supain (kana)
459
something
nanika
460
skillful
jyouzu (na)
461
clumsy
heta (na)
462
famous
yuumei (na)
463
to wash
arau (u)
464
to say
iu (u)
465
to need
iru (u)
466
to be late
osokunaru (u)
467
to take a bath
ofuro ni hairu (u)
468
to think
omou (u)
469
to cut
kiru (u)
470
to make
tsukuru (u)
471
rain/snow falls
ame/yukiga furu (u)
472
to take (a thing)
motteiku (u)
473
to throw away
suteru (ru)
474
to begin
hajimeru (ru)
475
to drive
untensuru (irreg)
476
to do laundry
sentakusuru (irreg)
477
to clean
soujisuru (irreg)
478
to cook
ryourisuru (irreg)
479
uhhuh
un
480
uh uh
uun
481
always
itsumo
482
(do) late
osoku
483
cheers
kanpai
484
all (the people) together
minnade
485
that's too bad
ginnen (desune)
486
not...yet
mada + neg
487
about.../concerning...
nitsuite
488
degrees (temp)
do
489
how
dou
490
curry with rice
kareeraisu (kana)
491
rice balls
onigiri
492
ramen noodles
raamen (kana)
493
udon noodles
udon
494
pasta
pasuta (kana)
495
dumplings
gyouza
496
beef rice bowl
gyuudon
497
hamburger steak
hanbaaga (kana)
498
raw seafood
sashimi
499
savory pancake
okonomiyaki
500
strawberry
ichigo
501
watermelon
suika
502
mandarin orange
mikan
503
apple
ringo
504
peach
momo
505
grape
budou
506
carrot
ninjin
507
onion
tamanegi
508
potato
jyagaimo
509
eggplant
nasu
510
cucumber
kyuuri
511
cabbage
kyabetsu (kana)
512
beef
gyuuniku
513
pork
butaniku
514
chicken
toriniku
515
to dance
odoru (u)
516
(something) ends
owaru (u)
517
to take medicine
kusuri o nomu
518
to be popular
ninkigaaru (u)
519
(something) begins
hajimaru (u)
520
to play (a string instrument or piano)
hiku
521
to get (from somebody)
morau
522
to memorize
oboeru (ru)
523
to appear/attend
deru (ru)
524
to exit
deru (ru)
525
to exercise
undousuru (irreg)
526
to take a walk
sanposuru (irreg)
527
word, vocabulary
tango
528
essay, composition
sakubun
529
exam
shiken
530
letter
degami
531
e-mail
meeru (kana)
532
guitar
gitaa (kana)
533
piano
pian (kana)
534
concert
konsaato (kana)
535
ticket
chiketto (kana)
536
kabuki (traditional Japanese theatrical art)
kabuki
537
ski
sukii (kana)
538
boxed lunch
obentou
539
pizza
piza
540
illness, sickness
byouki
541
medicine
kusuri
542
good child
iiko
543
color (noun)
iru
544
near future
kondo
545
blue
aoi (i)
546
red
akai (i)
547
black
kuroi (i)
548
white
shiroi (i)
549
lonely
sabishii (i)
550
young
wakai (i)
551
mean-spirited
ijiwaru (na)
552
(I think) so
sou
553
from (a place/time)
kara
554
to (a place/time)
made
555
by all means
zehi
556
by the way
dokorode
557
all
minna
558
already
moi
559
(small items counter)
tsu
560
season
kisetsu
561
spring (season)
haru
562
autumn
aki
563
milk (noun)
gyuunyuu
564
cake
keeki (kana)
565
sushi
sushi
566
tempura
tenpura
567
cuisine
ryoori
568
soccer
sakkaa (kana)
569
baseball
yakyuu
570
doctor
isha
571
rich person
okanemochi
572
celebrity
yuumeijin
573
someone older (noun)
toshi ue
574
station
eki
575
bullet train/shinkansen
shinkansen
576
subway
chikatetsu
577
ship, boat
fune
578
reservation (for a place)
yoyaku
579
tour (noun)
tsuaa (kana)
580
zoo
doobutsuen
581
time
jikan
582
world
sekai
583
beauty parlor
biyooin
584
gloves
tebukuro
585
life, living (noun)
seikatsu
586
warm
atatakai (i)
587
cool (weather)
suzushii (i)
588
cold (things/people (temp))
tsumetai (i)
589
slow, late
osoi (i)
590
sleepy
nemui (i)
591
easy, simple
kantan (na)
592
to take (time/money)
kakaru (u)
593
to stay (at a hotel, etc)
tomaru (u)
594
to become
naru (u)
595
to decide
kimeru (ru)
596
to relax at home and do nothing
gorogorosuru (irreg)
597
to travel
ryokoosuru (irreg)
598
to practice
renshuusuru (irreg)
599
best
ichiban
600
which
docchi/dochira
601
(do something) early/fast
hayaku
602
on foot
aruite
603
by (means of transport)
de
604
with (a tool)
de
605
how (by what means)
dooyatte
606
how much/long
donogurai
607
for _ weeks
(ban) shuukan
608
for _ months
(ban) kagetsu
609
_ years
(ban) nen
610
these days
kono goro
611
in _ time (after _...)
go
612
or
ka
613
foreign country
gaikoku
614
Australia
oosutoraria (kana)
615
river
kawa
616
spa; hot spring
onsen
617
fishing
tsuri
618
lake
mizuumi
619
mountain
yama
620
camp
kyanpo (kana)
621
drive
doraibu (kana)
622
shrine
jinjyo
623
art museum
bijutsukan
624
president (company)
shachoo
625
singer
kashu
626
roommate
ruumumeito (kana)
627
host family
hosutofamerii (kana)
628
future (personal)
shoorai
629
dream (personal)
yume
630
festival
omatsuri
631
New Year's
oshoogatsu
632
snack/sweets
okashi
633
beer
biiru (kana)
634
toy
omocha
635
this semester
kongakki
636
next semester
raigakki
637
class
shugyoo
638
this person (polite)
kochira
639
to tell a lie
uso o tsuku
640
to become hungry
onakagasuku
641
to own (a pet)
kau
642
to cut (classes)
saboru (sabo kana) (u)
643
to take (a class)/to get (a grade)
toru (u)
644
to learn
narau
645
to climb
noboru (u)
646
to run
hashiru (u)
647
to get tired
tsukareru (ru)
648
to quit
yameru (ru)
649
to have a fight/to quarrel
kenkasuru (suru)
650
to introduce (a person to another)
shookaisuru (suru)
651
to go on a diet
daiettosuru (daietto kana)
652
to be late (for an appointment)
chikokusuru (suru)
653
to study abroad
ryuugakusuru (suru)
654
coming from (a place)
shusshin
655
it's been a long time
hisashiburi
656
okay/so-so
maamaa
657
more
motto
658
after (an event)
ato
659
and then
soshite
660
just.../only...
dake
661
...points (grade)
-ten
662
writer
sakka
663
journalist
jaanorisuto (kana)
664
police officer
keisatsukan
665
firefighter
shoobooshi
666
schoolteacher
kyooshi
667
researcher
kenkyuusha
668
astronaut
uchuuhikooshi
669
athlete
supootsusenshu (supootsu kana)
670
president (country)
taitooryoo
671
actor
haiyuu
672
nurse
kangoshi
673
chef
shefu
674
cartoonist
mangaka
675
leg/foot
ashi
676
throat
hido
677
tooth
ha
678
influenza
infuruenza (kana)
679
cold
kaze
680
cough
seki
681
hangover
futsukayoi
682
homesickness
hoomushikku (kana)
683
allergy
arerugii (kana)
684
juice
juusu (kana)
685
egg
tamago
686
clothes
fuku
687
thing (concrete object)
mono
688
present/gift
purezento (kana)
689
train ticket
kippu
690
charge/fee
-dai
691
business to take care of
yooji
692
restroom
otearai
693
match/game
shiai
694
politics
seiji
695
grade (test, etc)
seiseki
696
she, girlfriend
kanojo
697
he, boyfriend
kare
698
meaning
imi
699
narrow (opposite of wide)
semai
700
wide, spacious
hiroi
701
bad
warui
702
painful
itai
703
sweet
amai
704
there are many
ooi (i adj)
705
nice
suteki (na)
706
to walk
aruku
707
to catch a cold
kaze o hiku
708
to have a fever
netsu ga aru (u)
709
to become thirsty
nodo ga kawaku
710
to pay
harau
711
to lose/misplace
nakusu
712
to be interested in
kyoomi ga aru (u)
713
to cough
seki ga deru (ru)
714
to break up/separate (with a person)
wakareru (ru)
715
to get nervous
kinchoosuru (irreg)
716
to worry
shinpaisuru (irreg)
717
get well soon
odaijini
718
don't look well
kenkiganai
719
as much as possible
dekirudake
720
probably, maybe
tabun
721
very soon, in a few moments/days
moosugu
722
for the first time
hajimete
723
for two-three days
nisannichi
724
moreover
soreni
725
same
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