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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 15
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Basic Japanese vocabulary
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Share with you the list of basic Japanese vocabulary.
| Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 集める | あつめる | to collect something |
| 集る | あつまる | to gather |
| 雲 | くも | cloud |
| 電報 | でんぽう | telegram |
| 電灯 | でんとう | electric light |
| 非常に | ひじょうに | extremely |
| 音 | おと | sound, note |
| 飛行場 | ひこうじょう | airport |
| 食料品 | しょくりょうひん | groceries |
| 飾る | かざる | to decorate |
| 首 | くび | neck |
| 駐車場 | ちゅうしゃじょう | parking lot |
| 騒ぐ | さわぐ | to make noise, to be excited |
| 驚く | おどろく | to be surprised |
| 高校 | こうこう | high school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい | high school student |
| 高等学校 | こうとうがっこう | high school |
| 髪 | かみ | hair |
| 鳴る | なる | to sound |
| お互い | おたがい | mutual, reciprocal, each other |
| お昼 | おひる | lunch, noon |
| お腹 | おなか | stomach, tummy |
| 一人一人 | ひとりひとり | one by one, each, one at a time |
| 一体 | いったい | (1) one object, one body, (2) what on earth?, really?, (3) generally |
| 一家 | いっか | a house, a home, a family, a household |
| 一層 | いっそう | much more, still more, all the more |
| 一度に | いちどに | all at once |
| 一方 | いっぽう | (1) on the other hand, (2) meanwhile, (3) only, simple, in turn |
| 一時 | いちじ | moment, time |
| 一生 | いっしょう | whole life, a lifetime, all through life |
| 一番 | いちばん | best, first, number one |
| 一瞬 | いっしゅん | a moment, an instant |
| 一種 | いっしゅ | a species, a kind, a variety |
| 一致 | いっち | (1) coincidence, agreement, (2) conformity |
| 一般 | いっぱん | general, liberal, universal, ordinary, average |
| 一言 | ひとこと | single word |
| 七 | しち・なな | seven |
| 七 | なな | seven |
| 万一 | まんいち | by any chance |
| 上 | かみ | (1) first volume, (2) superior quality, (3) governmental |
| 上 | じょう | (1) first volume, (2) superior quality, |
| 上京 | じょうきょう | proceeding to the capital (Tokyo) |
| 上等 | じょうとう | superiority, first class, very good |
| 上達 | じょうたつ | improvement, advance, progress |
| 下 | げ | under, below, beneath |
| 下 | しも | under, below, beneath |
| 下さる | くださる | (hon) to give, to confer |
| 下す | おろす | to lower, to let go down |
| 下り | くだり | down-train (going away from Tokyo) |
| 不 | ふ | un, non, negative prefix |
| 不利 | ふり | disadvantage, handicap, unfavorable, drawback |
| 不可 | ふか | wrong, bad, improper, unjustifiable, inadvisable |
| 不安 | ふあん | anxiety, uneasiness, insecurity, suspense |
| 不平 | ふへい | complaint, discontent, dissatisfaction |
| 不幸 | ふこう | unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ | mystery, curiosity |
| 不正 | ふせい | injustice, unfairness |
| 不満 | ふまん | dissatisfaction, displeasure, discontent, complaints, unhappiness |
| 不自由 | ふじゆう | discomfort, disability, inconvenience, destitution |
| 不足 | ふそく | insufficiency, shortage, deficiency, lack, dearth |
| 与える | あたえる | to give, to present, to award |
| 世の中 | よのなか | society, the world, the times |
| 世紀 | せいき | century, era |
| 世話 | せわ・する | looking after, help, aid, assistance, to look after |
| 世間 | せけん | world, society |
| 丘 | おか | hill, height, knoll, rising ground |
| 両替 | りょうがえ | change, money exchange |
| 中 | ちゅう | inside, middle, among |
| 中古 | ちゅうこ | (1) used, second-hand, old |
| 中央 | ちゅうおう | centre, central, center, middle |
| 中学 | ちゅうがく | middle school, junior high school |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん | center, core, heart, pivot, emphasis, balance |
| 中止 | ちゅうし | suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption |
| 丸 | まる | circle, full (month), perfection, purity, suffix for ship names |
| 丸い | まるい | round, circular, spherical |
| 主に | おもに | mainly, primarily |
| 主婦 | しゅふ | housewife, |
| 主張 | しゅちょう | claim, request, insistence, assertion |
| 主義 | しゅぎ | doctrine, rule, principle |
| 主要 | しゅよう | chief, main, principal, major |
| 乗せる | のせる | to take on board, to give a ride |
| 乗客 | じょうきゃく | passenger |
| 九 | きゅう / く | nine |
| 九 | く | nine |
| 予報 | よほう | forecast, prediction |
| 予期 | よき | expectation, assume will happen, forecast |
| 予測 | よそく | prediction, estimation |
| 予算 | よさん | estimate, budget |
| 予防 | よぼう | prevention, precaution, protection against |
| 事 | こと | thing, matter, fact, circumstances |
| 事件 | じけん | event, affair, incident |
| 事務 | じむ | business, office work |
| 事実 | じじつ | fact, truth, reality |
| 事情 | じじょう | circumstances, consideration, conditions, situation, reasons |
| 事態 | じたい | situation, present state of affairs |
| 二十（歳） | はたち | 20 years old, |
| 互い | たがい | mutual, reciprocal |
| 交換 | こうかん | exchange, interchange, reciprocity |
| 交際 | こうさい | company, friendship, association, society, acquaintance |
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