Kanji & 日本語 Basics

Question 1

僕

Answer 1

I, me (masculine — boyish)

ぼく

Question 2

俺

Answer 2

I, me (masculine — casual/rough)

おれ

Question 3

私

Answer 3

I, me (gender neutral / feminine)

わたし

Question 4

あなた

Answer 4

You

(sometimes considered rude — better to use person’s name)

Question 5

私達

Answer 5

We

わたしたち

Question 6

ここ

Answer 6

Here (close to speaker)

Question 7

そこ

Answer 7

There (close to listener)

Question 8

あそこ

Answer 8

Over there (away from speaker and listener)

Question 9

どこ

Answer 9

Where

Question 10

すみません

Answer 10

Excuse me; sorry

Question 11

誰

Answer 11

Who

だれ

Question 12

大きな

Answer 12

Big

おおきな

Question 13

郵便局

Answer 13

Post Office

ゆうびんきょく

Question 14

場所

Answer 14

Place, location, spot.

ばしょ

Question 15

何 / なに

Answer 15

What

Question 16

ケーキ屋

Answer 16

Cake Shop, Pastry Shop

けーきや

Question 17

女性

Answer 17

Woman, female; (Grammar) feminine gender

じょせい

Question 18

背の高い

Answer 18

Tall (of a person)

せのたかい

Question 19

男性

Answer 19

Man; male. (Grammar) Masculine gender

だんせい

Question 20

赤い

Answer 20

Red, crimson, scarlet; Communist

あかい

Question 21

シャツ

Answer 21

Shirt, undershirt

Question 22

辛い

Answer 22

1. Spicy, hot; 2. Salty; 3. Harsh; 4. Painful, bitter.

からい

Question 23

鳥

Answer 23

1. Bird; 2. Bird meat (esp. Chicken), fowl, poultry

Question 24

歌

Answer 24

1. Song, singing; 2. Classical japanese poem; 3. Modern poetry

Question 25

ケーキ

Answer 25

Cake

Question 26

どんな

Answer 26

What kind of, what sort of. 2. No matter what (kind of), whatever, any, all.

Question 27

お兄さん

Answer 27

1. Older brother. 2. Young man, buddy, fella. おにいさn

Question 28

教師

Answer 28

Teacher (referring to self as) きょうし. Used instead of 先生, when referring to yourself as a teacher.