Basic Japanese A1-A2

Learning path · 10 study sets · 993 words · Japanese vocabulary · Created by Openquiz Team

A vocabulary learning path for basic Japanese from A1 to A2 that helps beginners get familiar with and memorize words easily through logical everyday topics.

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Greetings and Introductions (100 words)
- はじめまして hajimemashite — Nice to meet you; How do you do
- 私 watashi — I; me
- あなた anata — you (polite, formal)
- 人 hito — person; people
- 名前 namae — name
- 国 kuni — country; nation
- 日本 nihon — Japan
- ベトナム betonamu — Vietnam
- アメリカ amerika — America; United States
- ～人 jin — -person
Numbers and Time (99 words)
- 一 ichi — one (1)
- 二 ni — two (2)
- 三 san — three (3)；March
- 四 yon / shi — four (4)
- 五 go — five (5)
- 六 roku — six (6)
- 七 nana / shichi — seven (7)
- 八 hachi — eight (8)；greengrocer
- 九 kyuu / ku — nine (9)；September
- 十 juu — ten (10)
Family and People (101 words)
- 家族 kazoku — family (one's own)
- 両親 ryoushin — parents
- 親 oya — parent; parents
- 父 chichi — father (one's own)
- 母 haha — mother (one's own)
- お父さん otousan — father; my father; your father
- お母さん okaasan — mother; my mother; your mother
- 子ども kodomo — child; children
- 息子 musuko — son (one's own)
- 娘 musume — daughter (one's own)
Daily Life and Routines (97 words)
- 食べる taberu — to eat
- 飲む nomu — to drink
- 寝る neru — to sleep; to go to bed
- 起きる okiru — to wake up; to get up
- 行く iku — to go
- 来る kuru — to come
- 帰る kaeru — to return; to go home
- 買う kau — to buy
- 読む yomu — to read
- 書く kaku — to write; to draw
Food and Eating (100 words)
- 水 mizu — Water
- 肉 niku — Meat
- 魚 sakana — Fish
- お茶 ocha — tea
- 米 kome — Rice (uncooked grain)
- ご飯 gohan — Cooked rice; meal
- パン pan — Bread
- 卵 tamago — Egg
- 牛乳 gyūnyū — Cow's milk
- 野菜 yasai — Vegetables
Places and Means of Transport (99 words)
- 駅 eki — station
- 学校 gakkou — school
- 小学校 shougatkou — elementary school
- 中学校 chuugakkou — junior high school
- 高校 koukou — high school
- 大学 daigaku — university; college
- 病院 byouin — hospital
- 本屋 hon-ya — bookstore; bookshop
- 図書館 toshokan — library
- 映画館 eigakan — movie theater; cinema
Objects and the Home (100 words)
- 家 ie — house; home
- 部屋 heya — room
- 本 hon — book
- 机 tsukue — desk
- 建物 tatemono — building; structure
- 台所 daidokoro — kitchen
- 食堂 shokudou — dining room; canteen
- 浴室 yokushitsu — bathroom
- 和室 washitsu — Japanese-style room
- 洋室 youshitsu — Western-style room
Basic Descriptive Adjectives (98 words)
- 大きい ōkii — big; large
- 小さい chiisai — small; little
- 高い takai — expensive; high; tall
- 安い yasui — cheap; inexpensive
- 新しい atarashii — new
- 古い furui — old
- 良い yoi — good; fine
- 悪い warui — bad; poor
- 暑い atsui — hot (weather)
- 寒い samui — cold (weather)
Work and School (99 words)
- 会社員 kaishain — company employee; office worker
- 学生 gakusei — student
- 先生 sensei — teacher; instructor
- 医者 isha — doctor; physician
- 看護師 kangoshi — nurse
- 警察官 keisatsukan — police officer
- 銀行員 ginkouin — bank employee
- 公務員 koumuin — civil servant
- 駅員 ekiin — station staff
- 店員 ten'in — shop clerk; store employee
Health and Leisure (100 words)
- 体 karada — body; person
- 手 te — hand
- 足 ashi — leg; foot
- 目 me — eye
- 耳 mimi — ear
- 口 kuchi — mouth
- 音楽 ongaku — music
- 楽しい tanoshii — fun; enjoyable
- 頭 atama — head
- 顔 kao — face

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