Japanese Vocabulary (1000 words) Flashcards
1
Q
二日
A
ふつか
2
Q
二十日
A
はつか
3
Q
二十
A
はたち
[20 years old]
4
Q
一時
A
ひととき
[a short time, a while, a moment]
5
Q
二子
A
ふたご
[twins]
6
Q
二人前
A
ににんまえ // ふたりまえ
[for two people, (work) of two, (meals) for two]
7
Q
三
A
さん // み
8
Q
三つ
A
みっつ
9
Q
三日
A
みっか
10
Q
七五三
A
しちごさん
[festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5, and 3]
11
Q
四
A
よん // し
12
Q
四つ
A
よっつ
13
Q
四日
A
よっか
14
Q
五つ
A
いつつ
15
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五日
A
いつか
16
Q
五分
A
ごぶ
[half, 50%, tie, evenness, 5 parts, 5%]
17
Q
七日
A
なぬか, なのか
18
Q
八日
A
ようか
19
Q
お八つ // お八
A
おやつ
20
Q
九日
A
ここのか
21
Q
百
A
ひゃく
22
Q
何百
A
なんびゃく
[hundreds]
23
Q
百万
A
ひゃくまん
[one million, million, 1000000]
24
Q
何千
A
なんぜん
[many thousands]
25
右
みぎ
[right, RHS, aforementioned, foregoing, above]
26
左右
さゆう
[left and right, influence, control, domination]
27
右手
みぎて
[right hand]
28
雨
あめ
[rain]
29
雨天
うてん
[rainy weather]
30
小雨
こさめ
[light rain, drizzle]
31
大雨
おおあめ
[heavy rain]
32
雨水
あまみず, うすい
[rain water]
33
時雨
しぐれ
[drizzle, shower in late autumn]
34
円
えん
yen, circle
35
一円
いちえん
whole district, one yen, throughout
36
円高
えんだか
high-valued yen, exchange in favour of the yen
37
円み
まるみ
roundness
38
下
した
below; down; under; younger; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior; trade-in; preliminary; preparatory
39
下手
しもて
lower part; foot; lower direction
したて , したで
humble position; inferior, underarm grip on opponent's belt
40
下りる
おりる
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
41
以下
いか
not exceeding; and downward; ... and below; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following; the rest
42
何れ
どれ
which (of three or more), well; now; c'mon
43
何方
どっち
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
44
火曜日
かようび
Tuesday
45
火曜
かよう
Tuesday
46
火山
かざん
Volcano
47
火
ひ
Fire, flame, blaze
48
外 / 他
ほか
other (place, thing, person); the rest; et al.
49
外国
がいこく
foreign country
50
外国人
がいこくじん
foreigner
51
以外
いがい
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
52
外す
はずす
to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel; to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season); to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
53
間
あいだ / ま
space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch; period of time (during, while); duration; interval; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between); relationship; due to; because of
time; pause; space; room
54
時間
じかん
time, hour
55
人間
にんげん
human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind; character (of a person)
56
年間
ねんかん
year, period of
57
手間
てま
time; labour; labor
58
気
き
spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; intention; mind; will; motivation; mood; feelings; consciousness; care; attention; consideration; worry;
59
天気
てんき
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
60
元気
げんき
lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited; healthy; well; fit; in good health
61
電気
でんき
electricity; (electric) light
62
気分
きぶん
feeling; mood
63
一休み
ひとやすみ
rest
64
昼休み
ひるやすみ
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
65
夏休み
なつやすみ
summer vacation; summer holiday
66
休む
やすむ
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep; to turn in; to retire; to stop doing some ongoing activity for a time; to suspend business
67
休み
やすみ
rest; recess; respite; vacation; holiday; absence; suspension; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
68
金曜
きんよう
Friday
69
金曜日
きんようび
Friday
70
お金
おかね
money
71
金
きん
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money; gold coin; sum (of money); Friday; karat (a measure of the purity of gold); carat; metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing); Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty; gold general; testicles
72
金
かね
money, metal
73
生年月日
せいねんがっぴ
birth date; date of birth; DOB
74
月曜日
げつようび
Monday
75
月曜
げつよう
Monday
76
来月
らいげつ
next month
77
今月
こんげつ
this month
78
先月
せんげつ
last month
79
一月
いちがつ
January
80
月
つき
moon, month
81
発見
はっけん
discovery; detection; finding
82
見当
けんとう
estimate; guess; conjecture; aim; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately; about; around
83
花見
はなみ
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
84
見える
みえる
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to appear; to come
85
見せる
みせる
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others; to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
86
午前中
ごぜんちゅう
in the morning; during the morning
87
午後 / 午后
ごご
afternoon; p.m.
88
午前
ごぜん
morning; a.m.
89
午
うま / ひる
noon; midday
90
前後
ぜんご
front and rear; front and back; before and behind; back and forth; before and after; around; about; approximately; order; context; consequences; just when; around the time of;
91
今後
こんご
from now on; hereafter
92
後ろ
うしろ
back; behind; rear
93
後れる / 遅れる
おくれる
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
94
後
のち
later; afterward; future; after one's death; descendant
あと
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes); left; also; in addition; descendant; successor; heir; after one's death; past; previous
95
国語
こくご
national language; Japanese language; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
96
語学
ごがく
study of foreign languages
97
語る
かたる
to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate; to recite; to chant
98
英語
えいご
English
99
語
ご
word; language
100
校庭
こうてい
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
101
高校生
こうこうせい
senior high school student
102
高校
こうこう
senior high school
103
校長
こうちょう
principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
104
中学校
ちゅうがっこう
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
105
小学校
しょうがっこう
primary school; elementary school; grade school
106
学校
がっこう
school
107
行う
おこな う
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
108
行
ぎょう
line (of text); row; verse; carya (austerities)
samskara (formations)
semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
109
高める
たかめる
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
110
高い
たかい
high; tall
expensive; high-priced
high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
111
国立
こくりつ
national; founded and run by the central government
112
国語
こくご
national language
Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan)
native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
113
国家
こっか
state; country; nation
114
国
くに
country; state
region
province (of Japan)
home (i.e. hometown, home country)
land; earth
115
外国人
がいこくじん
foreigner
116
外国
がいこく
foreign country
117
今後
こんご
from now on; hereafter
118
今にも
いまにも
at any time; soon
119
今に
いまに
before long, even now
120
今月
こんげつ
this month
121
今
いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
another; more