Basic Japanese
Learning path · 10 study sets · 178 words · Japanese vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team
This roadmap consists of 10 stages designed to help beginners become familiar with basic Japanese vocabulary by everyday topics.
Study sets in this learning path
- Greetings and Self-Introduction (20 words)
- こんばんは konbanwa — Good evening.
- わたし watashi — I / me
- あなた anata — You.
- なまえ namae — Name.
- くに kuni — country; home country
- にほん nihon — Japan.
- ベトナム betonamu — Vietnam.
- です desu — is; am; are
- どこ doko — Where.
- なん nan — What.
- Numbers and Time (24 words)
- いち ichi — the number one
- に ni — the number two
- さん san — the number three
- みっか mikka — three days
- がつ gatsu — month
- いちがつ ichigatsu — January
- じゅうにがつ jūni gatsu — December
- ねん nen — year
- じゅっぷん juppun — ten minutes
- よん yon — the number four
- Family and Relationships (23 words)
- お母さん okāsan — mother
- 兄 ani — older brother
- お兄さん onīsan — older brother (honorific)
- 妹 imōto — younger sister
- 弟 otōto — younger brother
- 彼氏 kareshi — boyfriend
- 彼女 kanojo — girlfriend
- 夫 otto — husband
- 妻 tsuma — wife
- 自分 jibun — myself; me
- Objects and Home (12 words)
- かがみ kagami — a mirror
- でんき denki — a light
- つくえ tsukue — a desk
- いす isu — a chair
- ベッド beddo — a bed
- ドア doa — a door
- へや heya — a room
- リビングルーム ribinguruumu — a living room
- キッチン kicchin — a kitchen
- まど mado — a window
- School and Learning (15 words)
- 学校 gakkou — school
- 生徒 seito — student (pupil)
- 先生 sensei — teacher
- 教師 kyoushi — teacher
- 教室 kyoushitsu — classroom
- 授業 jugyou — class; lesson
- 勉強 benkyou — to study; studying
- 宿題 shukudai — homework
- テスト tesuto — test; exam
- 本 hon — book
- Workplace and Office (20 words)
- しごと shigoto — job; work
- かいしゃ kaisha — a business
- じむしょ jimusho — office
- しゃちょう shachou — company president
- れんらくする renraku suru — to contact
- ミーティング miitingu — meeting
- しゅっちょう shucchou — a business trip
- ざんぎょう zangyou — overtime work
- きゅうけい kyuukei — a break
- ぶちょう buchou — a manager
- Shopping and Money (20 words)
- 店 mise — shop; store
- 値段 nedan — price
- お金 okane — money
- 割引 waribiki — discount
- 値引き nebiki — price reduction; discount
- もう少し安くなりませんか？ mou sukoshi yasuku narimasen ka? — can you lower the price?
- これをください kore o kudasai — Please give me this
- 見せてください misete kudasai — Please show me this
- 現金 genkin — cash
- クレジットカード kurejitto kaado — credit card
- Meals and Restaurants (10 words)
- 料理 ryōri — cooking; cuisine; dish
- 飲み物 nomimono — A drink.
- メニュー menyū — menu
- 注文する chūmon suru — to order
- おすすめ osusume — recommendation; specialty
- 水 mizu — Water.
- 店員 ten'in — clerk; shop assistant
- お会計 okaikei — bill; check
- 美味しい oishii — tastes good
- ごちそうさま gochisōsama — thank you for the meal
- Transportation and Travel (15 words)
- バス basu — a bus
- えき eki — a train station
- きっぷ kippu — a ticket
- くうこう kuukou — an airport
- みち michi — road; street
- ちず chizu — a map
- タクシー takushii — a taxi
- くるま kuruma — a car
- じてんしゃ jitensha — a bicycle
- でんしゃ densha — an electric train
- Health & Emotions (19 words)
- うれしい ureshii — happy; glad
- かなしい kanashii — feeling sad
- つかれた tsukareta — feeling tired
- いたい itai — painful; sore
- はな hana — nose
- おなか onaka — stomach
- かた kata — shoulder
- あし ashi — leg
- きぶんがわるいです kibun ga warui desu — to feel sick
- ねつ netsu — fever
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