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Genki Vocabulary: Lesson 9
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The Japanese vocabulary is extracted from the Genki textbook.
Nouns
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| いい子 | いいこ | iiko | good child |
| 色 | いろ | iro | color |
| 弁当 | べんとう | bento | boxed lunch |
| 温泉 | おんせん | onsen | hot spring |
| 歌舞伎 | かぶき | kabuki | kabuki |
| – | ギター | gitaa | guitar |
| 薬 | くすり | kusuri | medicine |
| – | コンサート | konsaato | concert |
| 今度 | こんど | kondo | near future |
| 作文 | さくぶん | sakubun | essay |
| 試験 | しけん | shiken | exam |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん | shinkansen | bullet train |
| – | スキー | sukii | ski |
| 先月 | せんげつ | sengetsu | last month |
| 単語 | たんご | tango | word / vocabulary |
| – | ピアノ | piano | piano |
| 病気 | びょうき | byooki | sickness |
い – adjectives
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 青い | あおい | aoi | blue |
| 赤い | あかい | akai | red |
| 黒い | くろい | kuroi | black |
| 寂しい | さびしい | sabishii | lonely |
| 白い | しろい | shiroi | white |
| 若い | わかい | wakai | young |
な – adjective
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 意地悪 | いじわる | ijiwaru | mean-spirited |
U – verbs
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 踊る | おどる | odoru | to dance |
| 終わる | おわる | owaru | (something) ends |
| 人気がある | にんきがある | ninki ga aru | to be popular |
| 始める | はじめる | hajimeru | (something) begins |
| 弾く | ひく | hiku | to play (a string instrument or piano) |
| – | もらう | morau | to get (from somebody) |
Irregular – verbs
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 覚える | おぼえる | oboeru | to memorize |
| 出る | でる | deru | to leave |
Adverbs and Other Expressions
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| – | 〜から | 〜kara | from 〜 |
| 是非 | ぜひ | zehi | by all means |
| – | ところで | tokorode | by the way |
| 皆んな | みんな | minna | all |
| – | もう | moo | already |
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