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Genki Vocabulary: Lesson 5
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The Japanese vocabulary is extracted from the Genki textbook.
Nouns
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 海 | うみ | sea | sea |
| 切手 | きって | kitte | postal stamps |
| 切符 | きっぷ | kippu | ticket |
| – | サーフィン | saafin | surfing |
| 宿題 | しゅくだい | shukudai | homework |
| 食べ物 | たべもの | tabemono | food |
| 誕生日 | たんじょうび | tanjoobi | birthday |
| – | テスト | tesuto | test |
| 天気 | てんき | tenki | weather |
| 飲み物 | のみもの | nomimono | drink |
| 葉書 | はがき | hagaki | postcard |
| – | バス | basu | bus |
| 飛行機 | ひこうき | hikooki | airplane |
| 部屋 | へや | heya | room |
| 僕 | ぼく | boku | I (used by men) |
| 休み | やすみ | yasumi | holiday / day off / absence |
| 旅行 | りょこう | ryokoo | travel |
い – adjectives
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 新しい | あたらしい | atarashii | new |
| 暑い | あつい | atsui | hot (weather) |
| 熱い | あつい | atsui | hot (things) |
| 忙しい | いそがしい | isogashii | busy |
| 大きい | おおきい | ookii | big / large |
| 面白い | おもしろい | omoshiroi | interesting |
| 怖い | こわい | kowai | scary |
| 寒い | さむい | samui | cold (weather) |
| 楽しい | たのしい | tanoshii | fun |
| 小さい | ちいさい | chiisai | small |
| 古い | ふるい | furui | old (things) |
| 難しい | むずかしい | muzukashii | difficult |
| – | やさしい | yasashii | easy (problem) / kind (person) |
| 安い | やすい | yasui | cheap |
な – adjectives
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 嫌い | きらい | kirai | to dislike |
| 綺麗 | きれい | kiree | clean / beautiful |
| 元気 | げんき | genki | healthy / energetic |
| 静か | しずか | shizuka | quiet |
| 好き | すき | suki | to like |
| 大嫌い | だいきらい | daikirai | to hate |
| 大好き | だいすき | daisuki | to like very much |
| 賑やか | にぎやか | nigiyaka | lively |
| – | ハンサム | hansamu | handsome |
| 暇 | ひま | hima | not busy / to have a lot of free time |
U – verbs & Ru – verb
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 泳ぐ | およぐ | oyogu | to swim |
| 聞く | きく | kiku | to ask (person) |
| 乗る | のる | noru | to ride / to board |
| – | やる | yaru | to do / to perform |
| 出かける | でかける | dekakeru | to go out |
Adverbs and Other Expressions
| Kanji | Hiragana/Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 一緒に | いっしょに | isshoni | together |
| – | それから | sorekara | and then |
| 大丈夫 | だいじょうぶ | daijoobu | It’s okay / Not to worry |
| – | とても | totemo | very |
| – | どんな | donna | what kind of |
| 〜枚 | 〜まい | ~ mai | (counter for flat objects) |
| – | 〜まで | ~ made | till |
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