High-Frequency Japanese Words91

When learning a new language, it is important to focus on the most frequently used words and phrases. This will help you to build a strong foundation in the language and to communicate effectively. In Japanese, there are a number of words that are used very frequently. These words are essential for everyday conversation and for understanding written materials.

The following is a list of the 100 most frequently used Japanese words, along with their English translations:
私は watashi (I)
あなた anata (you)
は wa (particle marking the subject of a sentence)
が ga (particle marking the subject of a question or the object of a verb)
の no (possessive particle)
に ni (particle marking the indirect object of a verb or the location of an action)
を o (particle marking the direct object of a verb)
で de (particle marking the location of an action or the means by which something is done)
へ e (particle marking the direction of an action or the recipient of a gift)
と to (particle marking the accompaniment of one person or thing by another)
から kara (particle marking the starting point of an action or the reason for something)
まで made (particle marking the ending point of an action or the extent of something)
も mo (particle indicating inclusion or emphasis)
か ka (particle indicating a question)
な na (particle indicating an exclamation or a question)
や ya (particle indicating an exclamation or a question)
ね ne (particle indicating a request for confirmation or agreement)
よ yo (particle indicating emphasis or exclamation)
この kono (this)
その sono (that)
あの ano (that over there)
私 watashi (I)
彼 kare (he)
彼女 kanojo (she)
人 hito (person)
男 otoko (man)
女 onna (woman)
子供 kodomo (child)
先生 sensei (teacher)
生徒 seito (student)
親友 shin'yu (best friend)
家族 kazoku (family)
友達 tomodachi (friend)
恋人 koibito (lover)
家 ie (house)
学校 gakko (school)
会社 kaisha (company)
病院 byoin (hospital)
レストラン resutoran (restaurant)
公園 koen (park)
図書館 toshokan (library)
本 hon (book)
新聞 shinbun (newspaper)
雑誌 zasshi (magazine)
テレビ terebi (television)
ラジオ rajio (radio)
インターネット inta-netto (internet)
電話 denwa (telephone)
メール me-ru (email)
車 kuruma (car)
電車 densha (train)
バス basu (bus)
飛行機 hikoki (airplane)
船 fune (ship)
お金 okane (money)
時間 jikan (time)
日 hi (day)
月 tsuki (month)
年 toshi (year)
季節 kisetsu (season)
天気 tenki (weather)
暑い atsui (hot)
寒い samui (cold)
雨 ame (rain)
雪 yuki (snow)
風 kaze (wind)
台風 taifu (typhoon)
地震 jishin (earthquake)
津波 tsunami (tsunami)
災害 saigai (disaster)
戦争 sensō (war)
平和 heiwa (peace)
幸せ shiawase (happiness)
愛 ai (love)
希望 kibō (hope)
夢 yume (dream)
目標 mokuhyō (goal)
成功 seikō (success)
失敗 shippai (failure)
喜び yorokobi (joy)
悲しみ kanashimi (sorrow)
怒り ikari (anger)
恐れ osore (fear)
不安 fuan (anxiety)
ストレス sutoresu (stress)
健康 kenkō (health)
病気 byōki (sickness)
怪我 kega (injury)
死 shi (death)
命 inochi (life)
人間 ningen (human)
社会 shakai (society)
文化 bunka (culture)
歴史 rekishi (history)
政治 seiji (politics)
経済 keizai (economics)
科学 kagaku (science)
技術 gijutsu (technology)
芸術 geijutsu (art)
スポーツ supōtsu (sports)
音楽 ongaku (music)
ダンス dansu (dance)
映画 eiga (movie)
ドラマ dorama (drama)
アニメ anime (animation)
漫画 manga (comics)
ゲーム ge-mu (game)
旅行 ryokō (travel)
観光 kankō (sightseeing)
食 taberu (to eat)
飲む nomu (to drink)
寝る neru (to sleep)
起きる okiru (to wake up)
着る kiru (to wear)
履く haku (to wear shoes)
走る hashiru (to run)
歩く aruku (to walk)
乗る noru (to ride)
降りる oriru (to get off)
話す hanasu (to talk)
聞く kiku (to listen)
読む yomu (to read)
書く kaku (to write)
勉強する benkyō suru (to study)
働く hataraku (to work)
遊ぶ asobu (to play)
笑う warau (to laugh)
泣く naku (to cry)
怒る okoru (to get angry)
驚く odoroku (to be surprised)
心配する shinpai suru (to worry)
楽しむ tanoshimu (to enjoy)