VOCAB—fundamental Flashcards
katakana
カタカナ
same
同じ
[おなじ]
every day
毎日
[まいにち]
purse, wallet
財布
[さいふ]
something
何か
[なにか]
sweets, snacks
お菓子
[おかし]
excuse me (general use)
すみません
November
十一月
[じゅういちがつ]
a lot, in large quantity
たくさん
child
children
子供
[こども]
子供達
[こどもたち]
few, a little
少ない
[すくない]
from
から
shop, store
店
[みせ]
the side, side-to-side / horizontal, lying down
横
[よこ]
new
新しい
[あたらしい]
pink (loan word)
ピンク
full name, identity
氏名
[しめい]
telephone, phone call
to call someone (by phone)
telephone number
電話
[でんわ]
電話する
電話番号
ice / ice cream (loan word)
アイス
アイスクリーム
painful, sore
痛い
[いたい]
number one / the best, most
一番
[いちばん]
urgent, sudden, abrupt / sharp, steep
suddenly… unexpectedly..
急
[きゅう]
急に
[きゅうに]
homework
宿題
[しゅくだい]
up, above, on top of
上
[うえ]
first, outset
最初
[さいしょ]
entrance
入口
[いりぐち]
Shinto shrine
神社
[じんじゃ]
which way, which direction, which one (when there are two choices)
どちら
どっち
how’s it going?
how are you?
元気?
元気ですか?
お元気ですか?
next month
来月
[らいげつ]
strong
強い
[つよい]
how many… how old…
幾つ
> [いくつ]
baseball
野球
[やきゅう]
difficult / hard to please, fastidious
難しい
[むずかしい]
six
六
[ろく]
this, this one
これ
secret
秘密
[ひみつ]
hotel (loan word)
ホテル
normal, regular / normally
普通
[ふつう]
that— (pre-noun)
その
one / best, first and foremost
一
[いち]
spicy, hot
辛い
[からい]
affectionate, kind
優しい
[やさしい]
sometimes
時々
[ときどき]
dinner (formal)
夕食
[ゆうしょく]
August
八月
[はちがつ]
the end
終わり
[おわり]
(individual) character, letter
字
[じ]
town
block, quarter, neighborhood
町
[まち]
街
[まち]
an order (of food, etc.)
to order / to place an order
to take an order
注文
[ちゅうもん]
注文する
注文を取る
注文を受ける
last
最後
[さいご]
face
顔
[かお]
nose
鼻
[はな]
outside, exterior, open air
外
[そと]
radio (loan word)
ラジオ
recently / most recent
最近
[さいきん]
forest
森
[もり]
September
九月
[くがつ]
play, playing, amusement
遊び
[あそび]
soccer (loan word)
サッカー
impossible / unreasonable
無理
[むり]
right
右
[みぎ]
amount, share
分
[ぶん]
color
色
[いろ]
more
もっと
prefecture / —prefecture
県
[けん]
explanation
to explain (something)
説明
[せつめい]
説明する
feeling, sensation
気持ち
[きもち]
cousin
いとこ
従兄弟 (male)
従姉妹 (female)
last year (colloquial)
去年
[きょねん]
important and valuable, a serious matter
please take care of yourself… feel better soon…
大事
[だいじ]
お大事に
Japanese boxed lunch
弁当
[べんとう]
we (colloquial)
私たち
[わたしたち]
cell phone
携帯電話
[けいたいでんわ]
nobody (with neg. verb) / everyone, anyone
誰も
[だれも]
train
電車
[でんしゃ]
strict
厳しい
[きびしい]
cheap, inexpensive
安い
[やすい]
廉い
hair, hairstyle
hair (e.g. strands of….)
髪
[かみ]
髪の毛
[かみのけ]
light (of weight)
軽い
[かるい]
tears
to shed tears / to weep
涙
[なみだ]
涙を流す
[なみだをながす]
four days / fourth of the month
四日
[よっか]
(buddhist) temple
寺
[てら]
お寺
car, automobile
車
[くるま]
cold (to touch)
冷たい
[つめたい]
morning
朝
[あさ]
all, whole
全部
[ぜんぶ]
aunt
おば
おばさん
叔母さん (mother’s side)
伯母さん (father’s side)
bank
銀行
[ぎんこう]
just a little…
ちょっと
cold (temperature of the air)
寒い
[さむい]
unusual / rare
珍しい
[めずらしい]
often, well
よく
Monday
月曜日
[げつようび]
月曜
news (loan word)
ニュース
doctor
医者
[いしゃ]
お医者さん
next to
隣
[となり]
last month
先月
[せんげつ]
good, skilled at
上手
[じょうず]
April
四月
[しがつ]
self, oneself
自分
[じぶん]
Friday
金曜日
[きんようび]
金曜
no good / don’t do that…
駄目
> [だめ]
health
健康
[けんこう]
police officer (colloquial)
お巡りさん
> [おまわりさん]
paper
紙
[かみ]
cloud
雲
[くも]
overseas, abroad
海外
[かいがい]
desk
机
[つくえ]
letter
手紙
[てがみ]
blue / green (in old Japanese)
青
[あお]
青い
thing, object
物
[もの]
which one (of three or more)
どれ
wide, big, spacious
広い
[ひろい]
preparation
to prepare
準備
[じゅんび]
準備する
photograph
写真
[しゃしん]
slow / late
遅い
[おそい]
schedule, plan
to be planned / to be scheduled / to be expected
予定
[よてい]
予定する
book
本
[ほん]
position, location
to be located (somewhere) / to be positioned (somewhere)
位置
[いち]
位置する
six (things)
六つ
[むっつ]
low / short
低い
[ひくい]
summer
夏
[なつ]
toilet (loan word)
トイレ
science
scientific
scientist
科学
[かがく]
科学的
科学者
daughter / a girl
娘
[むすめ]
famous / fame
有名
[ゆうめい]
many, numerous
much, largely, abudently
多い
[おおい]
多く
week
週
[しゅう]
mouth
口
[くち]
Japanese-style straw mat
畳
[たたみ]
thought, idea
考え
[かんがえ]
magazine, journal
雑誌
[ざっし]
mountain
山
[やま]
weak
弱い
[よわい]
congratulations!
おめでとう
おめでとうございます
near, close
近い
[ちかい]
coffee
iced coffee
(loan word)
コーヒー
アイスコーヒー
place, space
場所
[ばしょ]
hat, cap
帽子
[ぼうし]
she / her / one’s girlfriend
彼女
[かのじょ]
see you, bye
じゃね
じゃあね
test (loan word)
テスト
teacher
先生
[せんせい]
kokoro (mind, heart, and spirit)
心
[こころ]
beautiful
美しい
[うつくしい]
window
窓
[まど]
five (things)
五つ
[いつつ]
wife (informal)
wife (formal)
(someone else’s) wife
妻
[つま]
家内
[かない]
奥さん
[おくさん]
world
世界
[せかい]
very (colloquial)
とても
easy, simple (colloquial)
易しい
[やさしい]
fun, enjoyable
楽しい
[たのしい]
Thursday
木曜日
[もくようび]
木曜
wall
壁
[かべ]
talk, story
話
[はなし]
period of one year
年間
[ねんかん]
near, close to / in the near future / nearly…
近く
[ちかく]
husband (informal)
husband (polite)
(someone else’s) husband
夫
[おっと]
主人
[しゅじん]
ご主人
high, tall / expensive
高い
[たかい]
I see… indeed…
なるほど
some time, some day
いつか
cool (of temperature), refreshing
涼しい
[すずしい]
March
三月
[さんがつ]
umbrella / parasol
傘
[かさ]
(tv) program
番組
[ばんぐみ]
sugar
砂糖
[さとう]
there, that way, in that direction
そちら
そっち
park
公園
[こうえん]
Tuesday
火曜日
[かようび]
火曜
OK, not bad, so-so / now, now… (e.g. when calming people down)
まあまあ
safety
安全
[あんぜん]
yesterday (colloquial)
昨日
[きのう]
practice
to practice something
練習
[れんしゅう]
練習する
good night
おやすみ
おやすみなさい
knee / lap
膝
[ひざ]
delicious
美味しい
> [おいしい]
(one’s own) older brother
(another’s) older brother
兄
[あに]
兄さん
[にいさん]
お兄さん
rain
雨
[あめ]
evening, night (from sunset to bedtime)
晩
[ばん]
beef
牛肉
[ぎゅうにく]
situation, case
場合
[ばあい]
one (thing) / for one thing
only (after a noun)
not even (w / neg. verb)
一つ
[ひとつ]
alcohol, rice wine
酒
[さけ]
everybody (colloquial)
皆
> [みんな]
star
星
[ほし]
every morning
毎朝
[まいあさ]
shoes
靴
[くつ]
shirt (loan word)
シャツ
this— (pre-noun)
この
horse
馬
[うま]
tobacco, cigarette
tobacco shop
たばこ
たばこ屋
[たばこや]
(speaker’s) mother
(another’s) mother
母
[はは]
お母さん
[おかあさん]
river, stream
川
[かわ]
Chinese character (kanji)
漢字
[かんじ]
cloudy weather
曇り
[くもり]
fat / thick
太い
[ふとい]
meaning
to mean something / to signify or imply meaning
意味
[いみ]
意味する
zero, none (loan word)
ゼロ
word / language used
言葉
[ことば]
Good work! / Thanks for your hard work and have a good day!
お疲れ様でした
[おつかれさまでした]
お疲れ様
お疲れ
the police
警察
[けいさつ]
elementary school
小学校
[しょうがっこう]
小学
[しょうがく]
great, incredible, amazing
凄い
> [すごい]
that (over there)
あれ
all right, OK
大丈夫
[だいじょうぶ]
west
西
[にし]
beverage, drink
飲み物
[のみもの]
meeting
to hold a meeting or conference
会議
[かいぎ]
会議する
marriage
to get married / to be married
結婚
[けっこん]
結婚する
(one’s own) younger brother
(another’s) younger brother
弟
[おとうと]
弟さん
problem, question (on a test, etc.)
問題
[もんだい]
review
to review (notes, information, etc.)
復習
[ふくしゅう]
復習する
arm / (one’s) skill in a certain task
腕
[うで]
little girl
女の子
[おんなのこ]
human being
人間
[にんげん]
pupil, student
生徒
[せいと]
fork / folk (loan word)
フォーク
snow
雪
[ゆき]
good evening
こんばんは
street, path, way
道
[みち]
vegetable
野菜
[やさい]
June
六月
[ろくがつ]
athlete, (sports) player
選手
[せんしゅ]
correct, righteous
正しい
[ただしい]
chopsticks
箸
[はし]
body, physique
体
[からだ]
reason, motive
理由
[りゆう]
purple
紫
[むらさき]
second floor, upstairs
二階
[にかい]
seven (things)
七つ
[ななつ]
nothing, nothing at all (with neg. verb)
何も
[なにも]
clock
時計
[とけい]
socks
靴下
[くつした]
parent
親
[おや]
warm (weather, temperature)
暖かい
[あたたかい]
暖か(な)
[あたたか(な)]
cat
猫
[ねこ]
three
三
[さん]
Japanese yen / circle (original meaning)
円
[えん]
ten days / tenth of the month
十日
[とおか]
therefore… so… consequently… (conjunction)
だから
ですから
exam
試験
[しけん]
A.M., morning
午前
[ごぜん]
at once, soon
immediately, very soon
直ぐ
> [すぐ]
すぐに
company, corporation
会社
[かいしゃ]
December
十二月
[じゅうにがつ]
popularity, popular feeling / sign of life, presence of people
人気
[にんき]
人気のある
white
白
[しろ]
白い
today (colloquial)
今日
[きょう]
ten thousand
万
[まん]
century
世紀
[せいき]
fire, flame
火
[ひ]
orange (loan word)
オレンジ
restaurant (loan word)
レストラン
what
what! hey! (expressing surprise or anger)
what-do-you-call-it
何
[なに]
typhoon
台風
[たいふう]
house
家
[いえ]
souvenir
土産
[みやげ]
お土産
dirty
汚い
[きたない]
airport
空港
[くうこう]
society / social studies
社会
[しゃかい]
shoulder
肩
[かた]
thick, bulky
厚い
[あつい]
promise
to promise
約束
[やくそく]
約束する
seven
七
[なな]
七
[しち]
bag
鞄
> [かばん]
fine weather, clear sky
晴れ
[はれ]
bridge
橋
[はし]
last week
先週
[せんしゅう]
husband and wife, married couple
夫婦
[ふうふ]
life, living
to live (in a certain way)
生活
[せいかつ]
生活する
special
特別
[とくべつ]
travel, a trip
to travel
旅行
[りょこう]
旅行する
young
若い
[わかい]
last night, last evening (colloquial)
昨夜
[ゆうべ]
bath / bathtub
風呂
[ふろ]
お風呂
welcome!
ようこそ
heat / fever
熱
[ねつ]
soy sauce
醤油
[しょうゆ]