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Useful Japanese vocabulary for real conversations
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N5 · CEFR A1
First conversations
over thereあそこasoko
youあなたanata
thank youありがとうarigatou
that over thereあれare
noいいえiie
how muchいくらikura
whenいつitsu
udon noodlesうどんudon
rice ballおにぎりonigiri
motherお母さんokaasan
fatherお父さんotousan
teaお茶ocha
moneyお金okane
pleaseお願いしますonegaishimasu
bathお風呂ofuro
hereここkoko
thisこれkore
helloこんにちはkonnichiwa
rice / mealご飯gohan
excuse me / sorryすみませんsumimasen
thereそこsoko
buckwheat noodlesそばsoba
thatそれsore
a little / a short timeちょっとchotto
please / go aheadどうぞdouzo
whereどこdoko
whichどのdono
which oneどれdore
yesはいhai
hiraganaひらがなhiragana
everyoneみんなminna
one more timeもう一度mou ichido
slowly / leisurelyゆっくりyukkuri
katakanaカタカナkatakana
gameゲームgeemu
convenience storeコンビニkonbini
coffeeコーヒーkoohii
soccerサッカーsakkaa
juiceジュースjuusu
sportスポーツsupootsu
smartphoneスマホsumaho
supermarketスーパーsuupaa
taxiタクシーtakushii
testテストtesuto
televisionテレビterebi
toilet / bathroomトイレtoire
doorドアdoa
busバスbasu
bagバッグbaggu
personal computerパソコンpasokon
breadパンpan
pudding (esp. custard)プリンpurin
present / giftプレゼントpurezento
bedベッドbeddo
petペットpetto
penペンpen
hotelホテルhoteru
email / messageメールmeeru
ramenラーメンraamen
restaurantレストランresutoran
above / on top上ue
inside中naka
person人hito
now今ima
today今日kyou
this morning今朝kesa
work / job仕事shigoto
to rest / take off休むyasumu
to meet会うau
company会社kaisha
company employee会社員kaishain
what何nani
to make作るtsukuru
umbrella傘kasa
to work働くhataraku
well / energetic元気genki
older brother兄ani
teacher先生sensei
entrance入口iriguchi
park公園kouen
yen円en
photograph写真shashin
winter冬fuyu
cold to the touch冷たいtsumetai
exit出口deguchi
can do / be able to出来るdekiru
minute分fun
understand分かりますwakarimasu
do not understand分かりませんwakarimasen
stamp / postage stamp切手kitte
ticket切符kippu
front / before前mae
study勉強benkyou
to study勉強するbenkyou suru
doctor医者isha
p.m. / afternoon午後gogo
half半han
egg卵tamago
friend友達tomodachi
old古いfurui
kitchen台所daidokoro
right右migi
name名前namae
question / problem問題mondai
Saturday土曜日doyoubi
slope / hill坂saka
voice声koe
summer夏natsu
outside外soto
night夜yoru
big大きいookii
all right / okay大丈夫daijoubu
really like / love大好きdaisuki
weather天気tenki
woman / female女onna
like / fond of好きsuki
younger sister妹imouto
older sister姉ane
child子供kodomo
school学校gakkou
student学生gakusei
inexpensive安いyasui
house / home家ie
furniture家具kagu
family家族kazoku
homework宿題shukudai
cold weather寒いsamui
to sleep / go to bed寝るneru
sushi寿司sushi
small小さいchiisai
to be / exist (living things)居るiru
mountain山yama
river川kawa
left左hidari
to return home帰るkaeru
shop / restaurant店mise
to sit座るsuwaru
younger brother弟otouto
to wait待つmatsu
behind後ろushiro
bad悪いwarui
cleaning掃除souji
class / lesson授業jugyou
classroom教室kyoushitsu
cooking / cuisine料理ryouri
new新しいatarashii
travel / trip旅行ryokou
Sunday日曜日nichiyoubi
Japanese language日本語nihongo
early早いhayai
tomorrow明日ashita
movie映画eiga
spring春haru
daytime / noon昼hiru
lunch昼ご飯hiru gohan
o'clock時ji
time / hours時間jikan
dinner晩ご飯ban gohan
clear weather晴れhare
hot weather暑いatsui
to write書くkaku
Monday月曜日getsuyoubi
to exist / have有るaru
clothes服fuku
morning朝asa
breakfast朝ご飯asa gohan
tree木ki
Thursday木曜日mokuyoubi
book本hon
desk机tsukue
to come来るkuru
fruit果物kudamono
chair椅子isu
fun / enjoyable楽しいtanoshii
wanted / desired欲しいhoshii
to sing歌うutau
to walk歩くaruku
my mother母haha
every day毎日mainichi
every night毎晩maiban
every morning毎朝maiasa
water水mizu
Wednesday水曜日suiyoubi
pond池ike
laundry洗濯sentaku
sea海umi
kanji漢字kanji
Tuesday火曜日kayoubi
hot熱いatsui
my father父chichi
milk牛乳gyuunyuu
dog犬inu
cat猫neko
sweet甘いamai
man / male男otoko
number番号bangou
hospital病院byouin
white白いshiroi
I / me私watashi
autumn秋aki
sky空sora
airport空港kuukou
window窓mado
to stand立つtatsu
answer答えkotae
simple / easy簡単kantan
picture; drawing; painting絵e
practice練習renshuu
delicious美味しいoishii
to listen / ask聞くkiku
meat肉niku
bicycle自転車jitensha
good良いii
colour色iro
flower花hana
English language英語eigo
to go行くiku
to see / watch見るmiru
to say / tell言うiu
word / language言葉kotoba
to speak話すhanasu
to read読むyomu
who誰dare
shopping買い物kaimono
to buy買うkau
question質問shitsumon
red赤いakai
to run走るhashiru
to wake up起きるokiru
hobby趣味shumi
car車kuruma
spicy辛いkarai
near近いchikai
late / slow遅いosoi
to play / hang out遊ぶasobu
road / way道michi
far遠いtooi
room部屋heya
vegetable野菜yasai
Friday金曜日kinyoubi
bank銀行ginkou
key / lock鍵kagi
next to隣tonari
difficult難しいmuzukashii
rain雨ame
snow雪yuki
electricity / light電気denki
telephone / phone call電話denwa
train電車densha
blue (noun); also used for some greens, such as a green traffic light青ao
blue青いaoi
interesting / funny面白いomoshiroi
shoes靴kutsu
music音楽ongaku
face顔kao
wind風kaze
airplane飛行機hikouki
to eat食べるtaberu
to drink飲むnomu
station駅eki
expensive / high高いtakai
fish魚sakana
black黒いkuroi
N4 · CEFR A2
Everyday independence
boringつまらないtsumaranai
sparkling; shinyぴかぴかpikapika
pleasantly warmぽかぽかpokapoka
together一緒にissho ni
unpleasant tasting不味いmazui
office事務所jimusho
meeting会議kaigi
address住所juusho
senior先輩senpai
refrigerator冷蔵庫reizouko
subway地下鉄chikatetsu
map地図chizu
to sell売るuru
important / valuable大事daiji
happy / glad嬉しいureshii
relief / peace of mind安心anshin
guest / customer客kyaku
junior後輩kouhai
busy忙しいisogashii
scary / afraid怖いkowai
romantic partner恋人koibito
sad悲しいkanashii
warm暖かいatatakai
order注文chuumon
to swim泳ぐoyogu
washing machine洗濯機sentakuki
cool涼しいsuzushii
entrance hall玄関genkan
tired疲れたtsukareta
oneself自分jibun
nature自然shizen
ship / boat船fune
weekend週末shuumatsu
post office郵便局yuubinkyoku
N3 · CEFR B1
Connected conversation
for now / just in case一応ichiou
plan / schedule予定yotei
worry心配shinpai
opinion意見iken
I love you / love deeply愛してるaishiteru
to decide決めるkimeru
experience経験keiken
in the end結局kekkyoku
to continue続けるtsuzukeru
nervousness / tension緊張kinchou
explanation説明setsumei
atmosphere雰囲気funiki
N2 · CEFR B2
Nuanced communication
assumption仮定katei
tendency傾向keikou
concrete / specific具体的gutaiteki
influence / effect影響eikyou
abstract抽象的chuushouteki
proposal提案teian
contradiction矛盾mujun
evaluation評価hyouka
discussion / debate議論giron
responsibility責任sekinin
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