Learn Japanese Free Learn Japanese Free
Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 18
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 |
| 友 | とも | friend, companion, pal |
| 友人 | ゆうじん | friend |
| 友情 | ゆうじょう | friendship, fellowship |
| 双子 | ふたご | twins, a twin |
| 反抗 | はんこう | opposition, resistance |
| 収める | おさめる | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | income, receipts, revenue |
| 収穫 | しゅうかく | harvest, crop, ingathering |
| 取り上げる | とりあげる | to take up, to pick up, to disqualify, to confiscate, to deprive |
| 取れる | とれる | to come off, to be taken off, to be removed |
| 受け取る | うけとる | to receive, to get, to accept, to take |
| 句 | く | sentence |
| 叩く | たたく | to strike, to clap, to dust, to beat |
| 叫ぶ | さけぶ | to shout, to cry |
| 可 | か | passable |
| 可能 | かのう | possible, practicable, feasible |
| 台 | だい | stand, rack, table, support, counter for machine |
| 叱る | しかる | to scold |
| 合わせる | あわせる | to join together, to be opposite, to face, to unite |
| 合図 | あいず | sign, signal |
| 合格 | ごうかく | success, passing (e.g. exam), eligibility |
| 合計 | ごうけい | sum total, total amount |
| 同一 | どういつ | identity, sameness, similarity |
| 同僚 | どうりょう | coworker, colleague, associate |
| 同時 | どうじ | simultaneous(ly), concurrent, same time, synchronous |
| 同様 | どうよう | identical, equal to, same (kind), like |
| 名 | な | name, reputation |
| 名人 | めいじん | master, expert |
| 吐く | はく | to breathe out, to vomit |
| 向かい | むかい | facing, opposite, across the street, other side |
| 向く | むく | to face |
| 向ける | むける | to turn towards, to point |
| 吠える | ほえる | to bark, to bay, to howl, to bellow, to roar, to cry |
| 否 | いや | no, the nose |
| 否定 | ひてい | negation, denial, repudiation |
| 含む | ふくむ | to hold in the mouth, to bear in mind |
| 吸収 | きゅうしゅう | absorption, suction, attraction |
| 周囲 | しゅうい | surroundings, circumference, environs |
| 味方 | みかた | friend, ally, supporter |
| 呼吸 | こきゅう | breath, respiration |
| 命 | いのち | , life, destiny |
| 命じる | めいじる | to order, to command, to appoint |
| 命令 | めいれい | order, command, decree, directive, (software) instruction |
| 咳 | せき | cough |
| 哀れ | あわれ | helpless, pity, sorrow, grief |
| 品 | しな | thing, article, goods, dignity, article (goods), counter for meal courses |
| 品 | ひん | elegance, grace, dignity, |
| 哲学 | てつがく | philosophy |
| 唯 | ただ | mere, sole, only |
| 唯 | たった | only (use with a word which indicates numbers) |
| 唯一 | ゆいいつ | only, sole, unique |
| 商人 | しょうにん | trader, shopkeeper, merchant |
| 商品 | しょうひん | commodity, article of commerce, goods, stock, merchandise |
| 商売 | しょうばい | trade, business, commerce, transaction, occupation |
| 問い | とい | question, query |
| 善 | ぜん | good, goodness, right, virtue |
| 喉 | のど | throat |
| 喜び | よろこび | (a) joy, (a) delight, congratulations, felicitations |
| 喧嘩 | けんか | quarrel, (drunken) brawl, failure |
| 営業 | えいぎょう | business, trade, management |
| 嘘 | うそ | lie, falsehood, incorrect fact, inappropriate |
| 噂 | うわさ | rumour, report, gossip, common talk |
| 器用 | きよう | skillful, handy |
| 四 | し/よん | four |
| 四 | よん | four |
| 回 | かい | counter for occurrences |
| 回す | まわす | to turn, to revolve |
| 回り | まわり | circumference, surroundings, circulation |
| 回復 | かいふく | recovery (from illness), improvement, rehabilitation, restoration |
| 団体 | だんたい | organization, association, a group |
| 困難 | こんなん | difficulty, distress |
| 囲む | かこむ | to surround, to encircle |
| 図 | ず | figure (e.g. Fig 1), drawing, picture, illustration |
| 図書 | としょ | books |
| 国会 | こっかい | National Diet, parliament, congress |
| 国境 | こっきょう | national or state border |
| 国家 | こっか | state, country, nation |
| 国民 | こくみん | national, people, citizen |
| 国語 | こくご | national language |
| 土 | つち | earth, soil |
| 土地 | とち | plot of land, lot, soil |
| 土曜/土曜日 | どよう/どようび | Saturday |
| 土産 | みやげ | present, souvenir |
| 地 | ち | earth |
| 地下 | ちか | basement, underground |
| 地位 | ちい | (social) position, status |
| 地区 | ちく | district, section, sector |
| 地域 | ちいき | area, region |
| 地平線 | ちへいせん | horizon |
| 地方 | ちほう | area, locality, district, region, the coast |
| 地球 | ちきゅう | the earth |
| 型 | かた | mold, model, style, shape, data-type |
| 埃 | ほこり | dust |
| 城 | しろ | castle |
| 基 | もと | basis |
| 基づく | もとづく | to be grounded on, to be based on, to be due to, to originate from |
| 基本 | きほん | foundation, basis, standard |
| 報告 | ほうこく | report, information |
| 場 | ば | place, field (physics) |
| 場面 | ばめん | scene, setting (e.g. of novel) |
| 塀 | へい | wall, fence |
| 塔 | とう | tower, pagoda |
| 塵 | ごみ | dust, dirt rubbish |
| 境 | さかい | border, boundary, mental state |
| 墓 | はか | grave, tomb |
| 増す | ます | to increase, to grow |
| 増加 | ぞうか | increase, addition |
| 売れる | うれる | to be sold |
| 変化 | へんか | goblin, ghost, apparition, bugbear |
| 変更 | へんこう | change, modification, alteration |
| 夕べ | ゆうべ | evening |
Related Post:
1000 Most Common Japanese Words List – Part 1
1000 Most Common Japanese Words List – Part 2
