Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 17
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Basic Japanese vocabulary
Kanji for digital flash cards
Share with you the list of basic Japanese vocabulary.
Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
全く | まったく | really, truly, entirely, completely |
全て | すべて | all, the whole, entirely, in general, wholly |
全て | すべて | all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan |
全体 | ぜんたい | whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter) |
全員 | ぜんいん | all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew |
全国 | ぜんこく | country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national |
全然 | ぜんぜん | (1) wholly, entirely, completely, (2) not at all (with neg. verb) |
公平 | こうへい | fairness, impartial, justice |
共に | ともに | sharing with, participate in |
共同 | きょうどう | cooperation, association, collaboration, joint |
共通 | きょうつう | commonness, community |
具体 | ぐたい | concrete, tangible, material |
典型 | てんけい | type, pattern, archetypal |
内 | うち | inside |
内容 | ないよう | subject, contents, substance, |
円 | えん | circle, money |
再び | ふたたび | again, once more, a second time |
冒険 | ぼうけん | risk, venture, adventure |
冗談 | じょうだん | jest, joke |
冷静 | れいせい | calm, composure, coolness, serenity |
凍る | こおる | to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal |
処理 | しょり | processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal |
出会い | であい | meeting, rendezvous, encounter |
出会う | であう | to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter |
出席 | しゅっせき・する | attendance, presence, to attend |
出来るだけ | できるだけ | as (much) (soon) as possible |
出来事 | できごと | incident, affair, happening, event |
出版 | しゅっぱん | publication |
出発 | しゅっぱつ・する | departure, to depart |
出身 | しゅっしん | graduate from, come from |
刀 | かたな | sword, saber, knife, engraving tool |
分 | ぶ | dividing, part |
分 | ぶん | dividing, part, segment |
分ける | わける | to divide, to separate |
分析 | ぶんせき | analysis |
分野 | ぶんや | field, sphere, realm, division, branch |
切れ | きれ | cloth, piece, cut, chop |
切れる | きれる | (1) to cut well, to be sharp, (2) to break (off) |
刈る | かる | to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest |
刑事 | けいじ | a police detective |
列 | れつ | queue, line, row |
列車 | れっしゃ | train (ordinary) |
判断 | はんだん | judgement, decision |
別に | べつに | (not) particularly, nothing |
別れ | わかれ | parting, separation, farewell |
利口 | りこう | clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent |
利益 | りえき | profits, gains, (political, economic) interest |
到着 | とうちゃく | arrival |
制度 | せいど | system, institution, organization |
制限 | せいげん | restriction, restraint, limitation |
券 | けん | ticket, coupon, bond, certificate |
刺激 | しげき | stimulus, impetus, incentive |
前者 | ぜんしゃ | the former |
前進 | ぜんしん | advance, drive, progress |
割る | わる | to divide, to cut, to break, to halve |
劇 | げき | drama, play |
劇場 | げきじょう | theatre, playhouse |
加える | くわえる | to append, to sum up, to add (up) |
加わる | くわわる | to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence) |
加減 | かげん | addition and subtraction, allowance for |
劣る | おとる | to fall behind, to be inferior to |
助ける | たすける | to help, to save, to rescue |
助手 | じょしゅ | helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor |
努力 | どりょく | great effort, exertion, endeavour, effort |
労働 | ろうどう | manual labor, toil, work |
効く | きく | to be effective |
効果 | こうか | effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result |
勇気 | ゆうき | courage, bravery, valour, nerve, boldness |
勉強/勉強する | べんきょう・する | study, work, to study, to sell (a thing) cheap |
動かす | うごかす | to move, to shift |
動詞 | どうし | verb |
勘 | かん | perception, intuition, the sixth sense |
勘定 | かんじょう | calculation, counting, consideration |
務め | つとめ | (1) service, duty, |
勝ち | かち | win, victory |
勢い | いきおい | force, vigour, energy, spirit |
勤め | つとめ | (1) service, business, job(2) Buddhist religious services |
勧める | すすめる | to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine) |
勿論 | もちろん | of course, certainly, naturally |
匂い | におい | odour, scent, smell, stench |
包み | つつみ | bundle, package, parcel, bale |
化学 | かがく | chemistry |
化粧 | けしょう | make-up (cosmetic) |
区別 | くべつ | distinction, differentiation, classification |
医師 | いし | doctor, physician |
医療 | いりょう | medical care, medical treatment |
十 | じゅう | 10, ten |
十 | とお | 10, ten |
半ば | なかば | middle, half, semi, halfway, partly |
協力 | きょうりょく | cooperation, collaboration |
単なる | たんなる | mere, simple, sheer |
単に | たんに | simply, merely, only, solely |
単位 | たんい | unit, denomination, credit (in school) |
単純 | たんじゅん | simplicity |
単語 | たんご | word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word |
博士 | はかせ | doctorate, PhD |
博物館 | はくぶつかん | museum |
占める | しめる | (1) to comprise, to account for, to make up (of), (2) to hold, to occupy |
印 | しるし | (1) mark, (2) symbol, (3) evidence |
印刷 | いんさつ | printing |
印象 | いんしょう | impression |
厄介 | やっかい | trouble, burden, care, bother |
原 | はら | field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness |
去る | さる | to leave, to go away |
参加 | さんか | participation |
参考 | さんこう | reference, consultation |
又 | また | again, and |
及ぼす | およぼす | to exert, to cause, to exercise |
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