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Genki Vocabulary: Lesson 12
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The Japanese vocabulary is extracted from the Genki textbook.
Nouns
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 足 | あし | ashi | leg / foot |
| 意味 | いみ | imi | meaning |
| お腹 | おなか | onaka | stomach |
| 風邪 | かぜ | kaze | cold |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | kanojo | girlfriend |
| 彼 | かれ | kare | boyfriend |
| 気温 | きおん | kion | temperature (weather) |
| 曇り | くもり | kumori | cloudy |
| 試合 | しあい | shiai | match / game |
| – | ジュース | juusu | juice |
| 政治 | せいじ | seeji | politics |
| 成績 | せいせき | seeseki | grade (on a test) |
| 咳 | せき | seki | cough |
| 喉 | のど | nodo | throat |
| 歯 | は | ha | tooth |
| 花 | はな | hana | flower |
| 晴れ | はれ | hare | sunny weather |
| 服 | ふく | fuku | clothes |
| 二日酔い | ふつかよい | futsukayoi | hangover |
| – | プレゼント | purezento | present |
| – | ホームシック | hoomushikku | homesickness |
| 物 | もの | mono | thing |
| 雪 | ゆき | yuki | snow |
| 用事 | ようじ | yooji | something to do |
い – adjectives
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 甘い | あまい | amai | sweet |
| 痛い | いたい | itai | painful |
| 多い | おおい | ooi | many |
| 狭い | せまい | semai | narrow |
| 都合が悪い | つごうが わるい | tsugoo ga warui | inconvenient / to have a scheduling conflict |
| 悪い | わるい | warui | bad |
な – adjectives
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 素敵 | すてき | suteki | fantastic |
U – verbs
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 風邪をひく | かぜを ひく | kaze o hiku | to catch a cold |
| 興味がある | きょうみが ある | kyoomi ga aru | to be interested in |
| – | なくす | nakusu | to lose |
| 熱がある | ねつが ある | netsu ga aru | to have a fever |
| 喉が乾く | のどが かわく | nodo ga kawaku | to become thirsty |
Ru – verbs
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 咳が出る | せきが でる | seki ga deru | to cough |
| 別れる | わかれる | wakareru | to break up / to separate |
Irregular – verbs
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 緊張する | きんちょうする | kinchoosuru | to get nervous |
| 心配する | しんぱいする | shinpaisuru | to worry |
Adverbs and Other Expressions
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| – | いつも | itsumo | always |
| お大事に | おだいじに | odaijini | Get well soon |
| – | たぶん | tabun | maybe |
| – | できるだけ | dekirudake | as much as possible |
| – | でしょう | deshoo | 〜 right? |
| 二三日 | にさんにち | nisannichi | for two to three days |
| 初めて | はじめて | hajimete | for the first time |
| – | もうすぐ | moosugu | soon |
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