๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต

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Essential Japanese vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

Nouns

WordEnglish MeaningPronunciation
ๅฎถ (ใ„ใˆ)houseie
ๆฐด (ใฟใš)watermizu
็”ท (ใŠใจใ“)manotoko
ๅฅณ (ใŠใ‚“ใช)womanonna
ๅญไพ› (ใ“ใฉใ‚‚)childkodomo
ๅ‹้” (ใจใ‚‚ใ ใก)friendtomodachi
ๆ™‚้–“ (ใ˜ใ‹ใ‚“)timejikan
ๆ—ฅ (ใฒ)dayhi
ไบบ็”Ÿ (ใ˜ใ‚“ใ›ใ„)lifejinsei
ไธ–็•Œ (ใ›ใ‹ใ„)worldsekai
ๅ›ฝ (ใใซ)countrykuni
่ก— (ใพใก)city / townmachi
ไป•ไบ‹ (ใ—ใ”ใจ)workshigoto
ใŠ้‡‘ (ใŠใ‹ใญ)moneyokane
้ฃŸใน็‰ฉ (ใŸในใ‚‚ใฎ)foodtabemono
ๅฎถๆ— (ใ‹ใžใ)familykazoku
่ปŠ (ใใ‚‹ใพ)carkuruma
ๆœฌ (ใปใ‚“)bookhon
ๅญฆๆ ก (ใŒใฃใ“ใ†)schoolgakkou
้“ (ใฟใก)road / streetmichi

Verbs

WordEnglish MeaningPronunciation
ใ„ใ‚‹to be (animate)iru
ใ‚ใ‚‹to be (inanimate)aru
ใ™ใ‚‹to dosuru
่กŒใ (ใ„ใ)to goiku
ๆฅใ‚‹ (ใใ‚‹)to comekuru
่จ€ใ† (ใ„ใ†)to sayiu
่ฆ‹ใ‚‹ (ใฟใ‚‹)to seemiru
็Ÿฅใ‚‹ (ใ—ใ‚‹)to knowshiru
ใงใใ‚‹to be able todekiru
ๆ€ใ† (ใŠใ‚‚ใ†)to thinkomou
่ฉฑใ™ (ใฏใชใ™)to speakhanasu
้ฃŸในใ‚‹ (ใŸในใ‚‹)to eattaberu
้ฃฒใ‚€ (ใฎใ‚€)to drinknomu
ๅฏใ‚‹ (ใญใ‚‹)to sleepneru
ๅƒใ (ใฏใŸใ‚‰ใ)to workhataraku
่žใ (ใใ)to listen / askkiku
ๅฅฝใ (ใ™ใ)to likesuki
ๅ–ใ‚‹ (ใจใ‚‹)to taketoru
ใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹to giveageru
ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‹to understandwakaru

Adjectives

WordEnglish MeaningPronunciation
ๅคงใใ„ (ใŠใŠใใ„)bigookii
ๅฐใ•ใ„ (ใกใ„ใ•ใ„)smallchiisai
ใ„ใ„ / ่‰ฏใ„goodii / yoi
ๆ‚ชใ„ (ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ„)badwarui
ใใ‚Œใ„beautiful / cleankirei
ๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ (ใ‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใ„)newatarashii
ๅคใ„ (ใตใ‚‹ใ„)oldfurui
่‹ฅใ„ (ใ‚ใ‹ใ„)youngwakai
ๅฌ‰ใ—ใ„ (ใ†ใ‚Œใ—ใ„)happyureshii
ๆ‚ฒใ—ใ„ (ใ‹ใชใ—ใ„)sadkanashii
ๅผทใ„ (ใคใ‚ˆใ„)strongtsuyoi
้€Ÿใ„ (ใฏใ‚„ใ„)fasthayai
้…ใ„ (ใŠใใ„)slowosoi
็†ฑใ„ (ใ‚ใคใ„)hotatsui
ๅฏ’ใ„ (ใ•ใ‚€ใ„)coldsamui
็ฐกๅ˜ (ใ‹ใ‚“ใŸใ‚“)easykantan
้›ฃใ—ใ„ (ใ‚€ใšใ‹ใ—ใ„)difficultmuzukashii
ๅคงๅˆ‡ (ใŸใ„ใ›ใค)importanttaisetsu
ๆš‡ (ใฒใพ)free (time)hima
ๆœฌๅฝ“ (ใปใ‚“ใจใ†)true / realhontou

Adverbs

WordEnglish MeaningPronunciation
ใจใฆใ‚‚verytotemo
ใ‚‚also / toomo
ใ„ใคใ‚‚alwaysitsumo
ๅ…จ็„ถ (ใœใ‚“ใœใ‚“)never / not at allzenzen
ใ‚ˆใoften / wellyoku
ไปŠ (ใ„ใพ)nowima
ใ‚‚ใ†alreadymou
ใพใ still / not yetmada
ใŸใถใ‚“maybe / probablytabun
ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจa littlechotto
ใฏใ‚„ใquicklyhayaku
ใ“ใ“herekoko
ใใ“theresoko
ไธ€็ท’ใซ (ใ„ใฃใ—ใ‚‡ใซ)togetherissho ni
ใ ใ‘onlydake
ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซ (ใปใ‚“ใจใ†ใซ)reallyhontou ni
ใŸใใ•ใ‚“a lottakusan
ใ‚ใพใ‚Šnot much / tooamari
ๅ…จ้ƒจ (ใœใ‚“ใถ)all / everythingzenbu
ใ™ใsoon / immediatelysugu