Japanese Word List 200593

This document contains a list of Japanese words and phrases commonly used in everyday conversation. The list is arranged alphabetically by the first letter of the Japanese word. Each entry includes the Japanese word or phrase, the English translation, and the Japanese pronunciation. The pronunciation is given in the Hepburn romanization system.

A

a あ [ah] - I
ai あい [eye] - love
anata あなた [anahtah] - you (used to address someone who is not close to you)
arigatou ありがとう [ahreegahtoh] - thank you
arimasu あります [ahreemahs] - there is/are
asa あさ [ahsah] - morning
atashi あたし [ahtahshee] - I (used by young women)
ato あと [ahtoh] - after
atsui あつい [ahtswee] - hot

B

baka ばか [bahkah] - fool
benkyou べんきょう [benkyoh] - study
boku ぼく [bohku] - I (used by young men)
byoushi びょうし [byohshee] - doctor

C

chotto ちょっと [chottoh] - a little bit
conbini コンビニ [konbeeenee] - convenience store

D

da だ [dah] - is/are
daijobu だいじょうぶ [dahjohboo] - it's okay
desu です [dess] - is/are (polite form)
doko どこ [dohkoh] - where
donna どんな [donnah] - what kind of

E

eki えき [ehkee] - station
eigo えいご [ehngoh] - English
eki えき [ehkee] - station
eigo えいご [ehngoh] - English
eki えき [ehkee] - station
eigo えいご [ehngoh] - English

F

futari ふたり [footahree] - two people

G

ga が [gah] - subject marker
gakkou がっこう [gahkkoh] - school
genki げんき [genkee] - healthy
gohan ごはん [gohhahn] - rice

H

hai はい [high] - yes
hajimemashite はじめまして [hahjeemehmahshteh] - nice to meet you
hanashi はなし [hahnahshee] - story
hazimemashite はじめまして [hahjeemehmahshteh] - nice to meet you
hazimemashite はじめまして [hahjeemehmahshteh] - nice to meet you

I

ie いえ [eeh] - no
ii いい [eeh-ee] - good
iken いけん [eehken] - opinion
ikutsu いくつ [eekuts] - how many

J

jibun じぶん [jeeboon] - self
jishin じしん [jee sheen] - earthquake

K

ka か [kah] - question marker
kaisha かいしゃ [kah-ee-shah] - company
kawaii かわいい [kah-wah-ee] - cute
keitai けいたい [keh-eye-tah-ee] - cellphone
kimi きみ [keemee] - you (used to address someone who is close to you)
kirei きれい [kee-reh-ee] - beautiful
kita きた [kee-tah] - north
kore これは [koh-reh-hah] - this
kudasai ください [koo-dah-sah-ee] - please give me

L

lie 旅 [rah] - trip

M

mada まだ [mahdah] - not yet
majime まじめ [mah-jee-meh] - serious
mattaku まったく [mahttahkoo] - really
minna みんな [meennah] - everyone
misu みす [mee-soo] - mistake
moshiもし [moh-shee] - hello (used when answering the phone)

N

nani なに [nahnee] - what
nani nani なんになに [nahnee nahnee] - what's up
natsu なつ [nahtsoo] - summer
ni に [nee] - to
nihongo にほんご [nee-hong-goh] - Japanese
ningen にんげん [neen-gen] - person

O

ocha おちゃ [oh-chah] - tea
ohayou おはよう [oh-hah-yoh] - good morning
oishii おいしい [oh-ee-shee] - delicious
okashi おかし [oh-kah-shee] - candy
okane おかね [oh-kah-neh] - money
omoi おもい [oh-moh-ee] - heavy
omoshiroi おもしろい [oh-moh-shee-roh-ee] - interesting
onegai おねがい [oh-neh-gah-ee] - please
onna おんな [ohn-nah] - woman
ore おれ [oh-reh] - I (used by men)

P

paatii パーティー [pah-tee] - party

R

redii レディ [reh-dee] - lady
renraku れんらく [rehn-rah-koo] - contact
resutoran レストラン [reh-stoh-rahn] - restaurant
rizumu リズム [ree-zoo-moo] - rhythm
roboto ロボット [roh-boh-toh] - robot
rokku ロック [roh-koo] - rock (music)

S

sakura さくら [sah-koo-rah] - cherry blossom
san さん [sahn] - Mr./Ms./Mrs.
sayonara さようなら [sah-yoh-nah-rah] - goodbye
sensei せんせい [sehn-say] - teacher
shaberu しゃべる [shah-beh-roo] - to talk
shashin しゃしん [shah-sheen] - picture
shigoto しごと [shee-goh-toh] - work
shinjuku しんじゅく [sheen-joo-koo] - Shinjuku (a district in Tokyo)
shinpai しんぱい [sheen-pah-ee] - worry
shitte いる [sheet-teh] - to know

T

tadaima ただいま [tah-dah-ee-mah] - I'm home!
taihen たいへん [tie-hen] - difficult
takai たかい [tah-kah-ee] - expensive
tame ため [tah-meh] - for the purpose of
tantei たんてい [tahn-teh-ee] - detective
tanoshii たのしい [tah-noh-shee] - fun
te つて [teh] - hand
tenki てんき [tehn-kee] - weather
toka どこか [toh-kah] - somewhere
tokidoki ときどき [toh-kee-doh-kee] - sometimes
tokei とけい [toh-keh-ee] - watch
toire トイレ [toh-ee-reh] - toilet
tomodachi ともだち [toh-moh-dah-chee] - friend
tsugi つぎ [tsoo-gee] - next
tsukareta つかれた [tsoo-kah-reh-tah] - tired

U

umai うまい [oo-mah-ee] - delicious
umi うみ [oo-mee] - sea
un うん [oon] - yes (informal)

V

vendingu べんディング [vehn-deeng-oo] - vending machine

W

wakaranai わからない [wah-kah-rah-nah-ee] - I don't understand
warui わるい [wah-roo-ee] - bad
watashi わたし [wah-tah-shee] - I (used by women)

Y

yappari やっぱり [yahp-pah-ree] - after all
yatta やった [yah-ttah] - I did it!
yo よ [yoh] - particle used at the end of a sentence
yoku よく [yoh-koo] - often
yume ゆめ [yoo-meh] - dream

Z

zenbu ぜんぶ [zehn-boo] - all
zutto ずっと [zhoo-ttoo] - always

2025-02-09

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