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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 27

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 27
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Basic Japanese vocabulary
Kanji for digital flash cards
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Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning
たに valley
まめ beans, peas
豊か ゆたか abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich
豊富 ほうふ abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty
ぞう elephant
豪華 ごうか wonderful, gorgeous, splendor, pomp, extravagance
負け まけ defeat, loss, losing (a game)
財産 ざいさん property, fortune, assets
貢献 こうけん contribution, services
貧しい まずしい poor, needy
販売 はんばい sale, selling, marketing
責める せめる to condemn, to blame, to criticize
責任 せきにん duty, responsibility
貯金 ちょきん (bank) savings
貰う もらう to receive
貴重 きちょう precious, valuable
費用 ひよう cost, expense
資本 しほん funds, capital
資源 しげん resources
賛成 さんせい approval, agreement, support, favour
しょう prize, award
賢い かしこい wise, clever, smart
しつ quality, nature (of person)
贅沢 ぜいたく luxury, extravagance
贈る おくる to send, to give to, to award to, to confer on
起こる おこる to occur, to happen
越える こえる to exceed, to cross over, to cross
越す こす to go over (e.g. with audience)
あと  (1) trace, tracks, mark, sign, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar
body, main part, oneself, sword
身体 しんたい the body
身長 しんちょう height (of body), stature
ぐん army, force, troops
軍隊 ぐんたい army, troops
けん a couter for house
のき eaves
転ぶ ころぶ to fall down, to fall over
輝く かがやく to shine, to glitter, to sparkle
ring, hoop, circle
輸入 ゆにゅう・する importation, import, introduction, to import
輸出 ゆしゅつ・する export, to export
轢く ひく to run somebody over (with vehicle), to knock someone down
辛い つらい painful, heart-breaking
辞める やめる to retire
農家 のうか farmer, farm family
農業 のうぎょう agriculture
農民 のうみん farmers, peasants
辺り あたり vicinity, nearby
迎え むかえ meeting, person sent to pick up an arrival
近代 きんだい modern ages
近頃 ちかごろ lately, recently, nowadays
述べる のべる to state, to express, to mention
迷子 まいご lost (stray) child
迷惑 めいわく trouble, bother, annoyance
追い付く おいつく to overtake, to catch up (with)
追う おう to chase, to run after
退屈 たいくつ tedium, boredom
ぎゃく reverse, opposite
逆らう さからう to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy
途端 とたん just (now, at the moment, etc.)
通じる つうじる  to run to, to lead to, to communicate, to understand
通す とおす to let pass, to overlook, to continue
通り とおり in accordance with ~, following ~, ~ Street, ~ Avenue
通り過ぎる とおりすぎる to pass, to pass through
通信 つうしん correspondence, communication, news, signal
通学 つうがく commuting to school
通行 つうこう passage, passing
通過 つうか passage through, passing
速度 そくど speed, velocity, rate
連れ つれ companion, company
連想 れんそう association (of ideas), suggestion
連続 れんぞく serial, consecutive, continuity, continuing
逮捕 たいほ arrest, apprehension, capture
しゅう week
週間 しゅうかん week, weekly
進める すすめる to advance, to promote, to hasten
進学 しんがく  going on to a higher level school,
進歩 しんぽ progress, development
遂に ついに finally, at last
遅刻 ちこく lateness, late coming
うん fortune, luck
運動 うんどう・する motion, exercise, to exercise
運転 うんてん・する operation, motion, driving, to drive
過ごす すごす to pass, to spend, to go through, to tide over
過去 かこ the past, bygone days, the previous
道徳 どうとく morals
道路 どうろ road, highway
達する たっする to reach, to get to
違い ちがい difference, discrepancy
違いない ちがいない (phrase) sure, no mistaking it, for certain
違反 いはん violation (of law), transgression, infringement, breach
遠慮 えんりょ diffidence, restraint, reserve
適する てきする to fit, to suit
適切 てきせつ pertinent, appropriate, adequate, relevance
適度 てきど moderate
適用 てきよう applying
選手 せんしゅ (1) player (in game), (2) team
選択 せんたく selection, choice
避ける さける (1) to avoid (physical contact ), (2) to ward off, to avert
邪魔 じゃま hindrance, intrusion
部分 ぶぶん portion, section, part
郵便 ゆうびん mail, postal service
みやこ capital
都会 とかい city
都市 とし town, city, municipal, urban
配達 はいたつ delivery, distribution
さけ alcohol, sake
酔う よう to get drunk, to become intoxicated
酸素 さんそ oxygen
重大 じゅうだい serious, important, grave, weighty
重要 じゅうよう important, momentous, essential, principal, major
重視 じゅうし importance, stress, serious consideration
field
りょう quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food)
かね (1) gold, (2) gold general (shogi) (abbr)
きん (1) gold, (2) gold general (shogi) (abbr)
金属 きんぞく metal
金庫 きんこ safe, vault, treasury, provider of funds
金曜 きんよう (abbr) Friday
金融 きんゆう finance, monetary circulation,
金銭 きんせん money, cash
金額 きんがく amount of money

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