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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 16
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Basic Japanese vocabulary
Kanji for digital flash cards
Share with you the list of basic Japanese vocabulary.
| Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 人工 | じんこう | artificial, manmade, human work, human skill, artificiality |
| 人気 | にんき | popularity |
| 人物 | じんぶつ | character, personality, person, man, personage, talented man |
| 人生 | じんせい | (human) life (i.e. conception to death) |
| 人種 | じんしゅ | race (of people) |
| 人込み | ひとごみ | crowd of people |
| 人間 | にんげん | human being, man, person |
| 人類 | じんるい | mankind, humanity |
| 今に | いまに | before long, even now |
| 今にも | いまにも | at any time, soon |
| 今回 | こんかい | now, this time, lately |
| 今後 | こんご | from now on, hereafter |
| 今日 | こんにち | today, this day |
| 仏 | ほとけ | Buddha, merciful person, Buddhist image, the dead |
| 他 | た | other (esp. places and things) |
| 他（外） | ほか | some, other place, the rest |
| 他人 | たにん | another person, unrelated person, outsider, stranger |
| 付き合い | つきあい | association, socializing, fellowship |
| 付ける | つける | to attach, to join, to add, to append |
| 代理 | だいり | representation, agency, proxy, deputy, agent |
| 代表 | だいひょう | representative, representation, delegation, type, example, model |
| 代金 | だいきん | price, payment, cost, charge |
| 以前 | いぜん | ago since, before, previous |
| 以来 | いらい | since, henceforth |
| 仲 | なか | relation, relationship |
| 仲間 | なかま | company, fellow, colleague, associate |
| 任せる | まかせる | to entrust to another, to leave to |
| 企業 | きぎょう | enterprise, undertaking |
| 休憩 | きゅうけい | rest, break, recess, intermission |
| 休暇 | きゅうか | holiday, day off, furlough |
| 会 | かい | meeting, assembly, party, association, club |
| 会合 | かいごう | meeting, assembly |
| 会員 | かいいん | member, the membership |
| 会計 | かいけい | account, finance, accountant |
| 伝統 | でんとう | tradition, convention |
| 伸ばす | のばす | to lengthen, to stretch, to reach out, to grow (beard) |
| 伸びる | のびる | to stretch, to extend, to make progress, to grow (beard, body height) |
| 伺う | うかがう | (hon) to visit, to ask, to inquire |
| 似合う | にあう | to suit, to match, to become, to be like |
| 位 | くらい | grade, rank, about |
| 位置 | いち | place, situation, position, location |
| 住宅 | じゅうたく | resident, housing |
| 住民 | じゅうみん | citizens, inhabitants, residents, population |
| 体温 | たいおん | temperature (body) |
| 体育 | たいいく | physical education, gymnastics, athletics |
| 何 | なに | what |
| 何か | なにか | something |
| 何で | なんで | Why?, What for? |
| 何でも | なんでも | by all means, everything |
| 何とか | なんとか | somehow, anyhow, one way or another |
| 余り | あまり | not very (used as adverb), not much |
| 余分 | よぶん | extra, excess, surplus |
| 余裕 | よゆう | surplus, composure, margin, room, time, allowance, scope, rope |
| 作品 | さくひん | work, opus, performance, production |
| 作家 | さっか | author, writer, novelist, artist |
| 作曲 | さっきょく | composition, setting (of music) |
| 作業 | さぎょう | work, operation, manufacturing, fatigue duty |
| 作法 | さほう | manners, etiquette, propriety |
| 作物 | さくもつ | produce (e.g. agricultural), crops |
| 使用 | しよう | use, application, employment, utilization |
| 例 | れい | instance, example, case |
| 供給 | きょうきゅう | supply, provision |
| 依頼 | いらい | (1) request, commission, dispatch, (2) dependence, trust |
| 価値 | かち | value, worth, merit |
| 価格 | かかく | price, value, cost |
| 便 | びん | way, means |
| 便り | たより | news, tidings, information, correspondence, letter |
| 係 | かかり | official, duty, person in charge |
| 保存 | ほぞん | preservation, conservation, storage, maintenance |
| 保証 | ほしょう | guarantee, security, assurance, pledge, warranty |
| 信じる | しんじる | to believe, to place trust in |
| 信仰 | しんこう | (religious) faith, belief, creed |
| 信号 | しんごう | traffic lights, signal, semaphore |
| 信用 | しんよう | confidence, dependence, credit, faith |
| 信頼 | しんらい | reliance, trust, confidence |
| 修正 | しゅうせい | amendment, correction, revision, modification |
| 修理 | しゅうり | repairing, mending |
| 俳優 | はいゆう | actor, actress, player, performer |
| 個人 | こじん | individual, private person, personal, private |
| 倒す | たおす | to throw down, to beat, to bring down, to blow down |
| 候補 | こうほ | candidacy |
| 借金 | しゃっきん | debt, loan, liabilities |
| 値 | ね | value, price, cost, worth, merit |
| 値段 | ねだん | price, cost |
| 偉大 | いだい | greatness |
| 停留所 | ていりゅうじょ | bus or tram stop |
| 健康 | けんこう | health, sound, wholesome |
| 側 | そば | side, edge, third person |
| 偶々 | たまたま | casually, unexpectedly, accidentally, by chance |
| 偶然 | ぐうぜん | (by) chance, unexpectedly, suddenly |
| 備える | そなえる | to furnish, to provide for, to equip, to install |
| 傷 | きず | wound, injury, hurt, cut |
| 傾向 | けいこう | tendency, trend, inclination |
| 僅か | わずか | only, merely, a little, small quantity |
| 働き | はたらき | work, labor |
| 優れる | すぐれる | to surpass, to outstrip, to excel |
| 優勝 | ゆうしょう | overall victory, championship |
| 優秀 | ゆうしゅう | superiority, excellence |
| 元 | もと | (1) origin, original, (2) former |
| 先ず | まず | first (of all), to start with, about, almost, hardly (with neg. verb) |
| 先日 | せんじつ | the other day, a few days ago |
| 光景 | こうけい | scene, spectacle |
| 克服 | こくふく | subjugation, conquest |
| 免許 | めんきょ | license, permit, licence, certificate |
| 兎 | うさぎ | rabbit, hare |
| 党 | とう | party (political) |
| 入場 | にゅうじょう | entrance, admission, entering |
| 入学 | にゅうがく | entry to school or university, matriculation |
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