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See also:Language Lover's Japanese Mnemosyne File (Work in Progress)Nouns[edit]People[edit] human being (ningen)

humanity (jinrui)

person (hito)

male (otoko)

man (otokonohito)

boy (otokonoko)

female (onna)

woman (onnanohito)

girl (onnanoko)

baby (akachan)

youth, young person (wakamono)

I, myself (watashi)

I, myself (watakushimost formal)

I, myself (boku, mainly used by males)

I, myself (ore, mainly used by males [informal])

I, myself (atashi, mainly used by females [softer sounding])

girl (shoujo)

boy (shounen)

Occupations[edit] doctor (isha)

nurse (kangoshi)

female nurse (kangofu)

oror dentist (shikai or ha-isha)

politician (seijika)

lawyer (bengoshi)

firefighter (shouboushu)

police officer (keisatsukan)

soldier (heishi)

architect (kenchikuka)

teacher (sensei)

(academic) teacher (kyoushi)

singer (kashu)

Body[edit] foot, leg (ashi)

heel (kakato)

shin (sune)

knee (hiza)

thigh (momo)

head (atama)

face (kao)

mouth (kuchi)

lips (kuchibiru)

tooth (ha)

nose (hana)

moustache, beard (hige)

hair (kami)

ear (mimi)

stomach (i)

arm (ude)

elbow (hiji)

shoulder (kata)

nail (tsume)

hand (te)

wrist (tekubi)

palm of hand (te-no-hira)

finger, toe (yubi)

buttocks (shiri)

abdomen (o-naka)

liver (kanz)

liver (kimo)

muscle (kin'niku)

neck (kubi)

heart [as in feelings] (kokoro)

waist, hip (koshi)

heart (shinz)

back (senaka)

blood (chi)

meat (niku)

skin (hada)

skin (hifu)

bone (hone)

chest (mune)

cold [illness] (kaze)

diarrhea (geri)

illness (byki)

Family[edit] family (kazoku)

parents (goryoushin)

children, child (kodomo)

father (chichi)

mother (haha)

wife (tsuma)

husband (otto)

older brother (ani) (on-san)

older sister (ane) (on-san)

younger brother (otto)

younger sister (imto)

brothers, siblings (kydai)

sisters (shimai)

grandfather (sofu)

grandmother (sobo)

grandchild (mago)

uncle (oji)

aunt (oba)

cousin (itoko)

niece (mei)

nephew (oi)

Life[edit] living creatures (ikimono)

monster (bakemono)

Animals[edit] animal (dbutsu)

dog (inu)

cat (neko)

cow (ushi)

pig (buta)

horse (uma)

sheep (hitsuji)

monkey (saru)

mouse, rat (nezumi)

tiger (tora)

wolf (okami)

rabbit (usagi)

dragon (ry,tatsu)

deer (shika)

frog (kaeru)

toad (gama)

lion (Shishi)

giraffe (kirin)

elephant (z)

bird (tori)

chicken (niwatori)

sparrow (suzume)

crow, raven (karasu)

eagle (washi)

hawk, falcon (taka)

fish (sakana)

red snapper (tai)

shrimp, lobster (ebi)

sardine (iwashi)

tuna (maguro)

bonito (katsuo)

pike (sanma)

horse mackerel (aji)

mackerel (saba)

squid (ika)

octopus (tako)

insect (mushi)

butterfly (ch)

moth (ga)

cicada (semi)

dragonfly (tonbo)

grasshopper (batta)

spider (kumo)

firefly (hotaru)

housefly (hae)

mosquito, gnat (ka)

cockroach (gokiburi)

snail (katatsumuri)

slug (namekuji)

earthworm (mimizu)

shellfish (kai)

shell (kaigara)

lizard (tokage)

snake (hebi)

Plants[edit] - plants (shokubutsu)

- grass (kusa,Shibafu)

- flower (hana)

- fruit (mi)

- tree (ki)

oror- leaf (ha or happa)

oror- root (ne or nekko)

- stem (kuki)

- mushroom (kinoko)

- chrysanthemum (kiku)

- cherry blossom (sakura)

Crops[edit] uncooked rice (kome)

rice growing in a field (ine)

wheat, barley, oats (mugi)

vegetable (yasai)

fruit for eating (kudamono)

yam, potato, taro (imo)

beans, peas (mame)

Japanese white radish (daikon)

carrot (ninjin)

apple (ringo)

mandarin orange (mikan)

banana (banana,kansh)

pear (nashi)

chestnut tree (kuri)

peach (momo)

tomato (tomato,banka)

watermelon (suika)

Food[edit] - food (tabemono)

- breakfast (chshoku,asagohan)

- lunch (hirugohan)

- supper (bangohan)

- cooked rice or food (gohan)

- miso (miso)

- cooking (ryri)

- salad (sarada)

- dessert (dezto)

- bread (pan)

- sandwich (sandoitchi)

- snack (oyatsu)

- ice cream (aisukurmu)

Drink[edit] - drink/beverage (nomimono)

- green tea (ocha)

- coffee (kh)

- milk (gyny)

Seasoning[edit] - sugar (sat)

- salt (shio)

- soy sauce (shyu)

Time[edit] time (jikan)

~hours (toki,ji)

calendar (koyomi,karend)

minute (fun)

second (by)

day (hi,nichi)

month (tsuki,gatsu)

(# -gatsu / (January,1st Month): Ichi-,Ni-,San-,Shi-,Go-,Roku-,Shichi-,Hachi-,Ku-,Jyu-,JyuIchi-,JyuNi- (December,12th Month)

year (toshi,nen)

(Last Year: Kyounen, This Year: Kotoshi, Next Year: Rainen),

yesterday (kin,sakujitsu)

today (ky)

tomorrow (ashita,asu,mynichi)

morning (asa)

(Yesterday Morning: Kinou no asa, This Morning: Kesa, Tomorrow Morning: Ashita no asa)

afternoon (hiru)

evening (ygata)

evening (ban)

evening, night (yoru)

~day (ybi)

Monday (getsu-ybi)

Tuesday (ka-ybi)

Wednesday (sui-ybi)

Thursday (moku-ybi)

Friday (kin-ybi)

Saturday (do-ybi)

Sunday (nichi-ybi)

week (sh)

(Last Week: Senshyu, This Week: Konshyu, Next Week: Raishyu)

one week (isshkan)

Weather[edit] sun (taiy)

moon (tsuki)

star (hoshi)

weather (tenki)

clear weather (hare)

rain (ame)

cloudy (kumori)

snow (yuki)

wind (kaze)

thunder, lightning (kaminari)

typhoon (taif)

storm (arashi)

sky (sora)

Directions and positions[edit] north (kita)

east (higashi)

south (minami)

west (nishi)

here (koko)

there (soko)

over there (asoko)

right (migi)

left (hidari)

above, up (ue)

below, down (shita)

front (mae)

behind (ushiro)

the other side, opposite side (muk)

diagonal (naname)

nearer, more in front (temae)

far (oku, tooi), (near,close - Chikai)

Materials[edit] water (mizu)

hot water (yu)

ice (kri)

steam (yuge)

fire (hi)

gas (gasu)

air, atmosphere (kki)

earth, ground (tsuchi)

metal, metallic (kinzoku)

mud, mire, clay, plaster (doro)

smoke, tobacco, opium (kemuri)

iron [Fe] (tetsu)

copper [Cu] (d)

gold [Au]; money (kin)

silver [Ag]; wealth (gin)

lead [Pb] (namari)

salt [NaCl] (shio)

Weights and measures[edit] meter (mtoru)

liter (rittoru)

gram (guramu)

kilo- (kiro)

milli- (miri)

, centimeter (senchi)

inch (inchi)

Society[edit] society (shakai)

economy, economics (keizai)

company (kaisha)

meeting (kaigi)

school (gakk)

local government office (yakusho)

store (mise)

hotel (hoteru)

factory (kj)

money (kane, most commonlyo-kane)

bill [of money, e.g., a thousand-yen bill] (satsu)

small change (kozeni)

change (tsurisen), change (o-tsuri)

vending machine, slot machine (jidhanbaiki)

ticket (public transport, fine) (kippu)

stamp (kitte)

Human made objects[edit]Home[edit] desk (tsukue)

chair, position (isu)

a tatami mat (tatami)

door, family (to)

door panel (tobira)

door (doa)

window (mado)

futon (futon)

entrance (genkan)

house, home (ie)

elevator (erebt)

escalator (esukart)

electricity (denki)

Tools[edit] nail, spike (kugi)

string, cord (himo)

rope, string (nawa)

pocket, bag (fukuro)

leather bag (kaban)

umbrella, parasol (kasa)

door bolt, key (kagi)

sculpture, engraving (chkoku)

Stationary[edit] stationery (bunbgu)

ink (inku)

pen (pen)

ball-point pen (brupen)

fountain pen (mannenhitsu)

pencil (enpitsu)

brush for writing or painting (fude)

chalk (chku)

eraser (keshigomu)

pencil sharpener (enpitsu-kezuri)

ruler (jgi)

notebook (nto)

diary (nikki)

book cover (kab)

envelope (ft)

scissors (hasami)

stapler (hotchikisu)

Clothes[edit] clothes (fuku)

western clothing (yfuku)

kimono (kimono)

Japanese clothing (wafuku)

sleeve (sode)

lapel, collar (eri)

button (botan)

zipper, zipper fastener (chakku, fasun, jipp)

belt (beruto)

shoe (kutsu)

glasses (megane)

Transport[edit] railway (tetsud)

station (eki)

airplane (hikki)

airport (kk,hikj)

street, way, road (michi)

road (dro)

bus-stop (basutei)

avenue (tri)

train (densha)

car (jidsha)

Language[edit] letter, character, script (moji)

a letter, character (ji)

Chinese character (kanji)

hiragana syllabary characters (hiragana)

katakana syllabary characters (katakana)

numbers (sji)

alphabet (arufabetto)

Roman characters, Latin script (rmaji)

foreign language (gaikokugo)

Japanese [language] (nihongo)

English [language] (eigo)

Chinese [language] (chgokugo)

German [language] (doitsugo)

Spanish [language] (supeingo)

French [language] (furansugo)

Korean [language], South Korean [language] (chsengo,kankokugo)

Media[edit] book (hon)

paper (kami)

letter (tegami)

newspaper (shinbun)

dictionary (jisho)

personal computer (pasokon)

Colors[edit] color (iro,shikisai)

red (aka)

yellow (kiiro)

green (midori)

blue (ao)

purple (murasaki,murasakiiro)

white (shiro)

black (kuro)

pink (pinku)

brown (chairo)

grey (haiiro,nezumiiro)

orange (orenjiiro)

Others[edit] picture (e)

music (ongaku)

science (rika)

arithmetic (sans)

history (rekishi)

geography (chiri)

physical education (taiiku)

sport (suptsu)

system (shisutemu)

information, news (jh)

necessity (hitsuy)

study (benky)

request (irai)

Numbers[edit] zero (rei, zero)

one (ichi)

two (ni)

three (san)

four (yon,shi)

five (go)

six (roku)

seven (nana,shichi)

eight (hachi)

nine (ky,ku)

ten (j)

hundred (hyaku)

thousand (sen)

ten thousand (man)

one hundred million (oku)

one, one thing (hitotsu)

two, two things (futatsu)

three, three things (mittsu)

four, four things (yottsu)

five, five things (itsutsu)

six, six things (muttsu)

seven, seven things (nanatsu)

eight, eight things (yattsu)

nine, nine things (kokonotsu)

ten, ten things (t)

Abstract nouns[edit] this, it (kore)

that (sore)

that over there (are)

which (dore)

this direction, thing, person, or place (kochira,kocchi)

that direction, thing, person, or place (sochira,socchi)

that direction, thing, person, or place over there (achira,acchi)

which direction, thing, person, or place (dochira,docchi)

secret (himitsu)

automatic (jid)

content (naiy)

hem, piece, strip (haba)

formality (seishiki)

marriage (kekkon)

now (genzai)

now (ima)

past (kako)

future (mirai)

Adjectives[edit]Forms[edit] good (ii,yoi)

amazing (sugoi)

wonderful (subarashii)

bad, inferior (warui)

expensive, high (takai)

low (hikui)

cheap (yasui)

big (kii)

small (chiisai)

thin (hosoi)

thick (futoi)

old (furui)

new (atarashii)

young (wakai)

light, easy (karui)

heavy (omoi)

easy, simple (yasashii)

difficult (muzukashii)

soft (yawarakai)

hard (katai)

hot (atsui)

cold (tsumetai)

cold (samui)

delicious (oishii)

delicious, appetizing (umai)

tastes awful (mazui)

sweet (amai)

hot [spicy] (karai)

salty (shoppai)

bitter (nigai)

Feelings[edit] happy (ureshii)

sad (kanashii)

lonely (sabishii)

scary (kowai)

painful (itai)

itchy (kayui)

stinky (kusai)

painful, heart-breaking (tsurai)

Verbs[edit] to do (suru)

to do (yaru)

Existence[edit] to exist [for animate objects] (iru)

to exist [for inanimate objects] (aru)

to become (naru)

to occur (okoru)

, to appear (arawareru)

to live (ikiru)

to give birth (umu)

to die (shinu)

, to breakin(kowareru)

inintransitive sense

Movement[edit] to go (iku)

to come (kuru)

to return (kaeru)

to walk (aruku)

to jump, to fly (tobu)

to swim (oyogu)

Actions[edit] to movein(ugoku)

to dance (odoru)

to sleep (neru)

to sing (utau)

to bite (kamu)

to eat (taberu)

to drink (nomu)

to touch (sawaru)

to throw (nageru)

to hold (motsu)

to hit, to strike (utsu)

to hit, to strike (naguru)

to point (sasu)

to stab (sasu)

to raise or extend one's hands (sasu)

to kick (keru)

to sit (suwaru)

to stand (tatsu)

to run (hashiru)

inintransitive sense

Changes of state[edit] , to become unoccupied (aku)

, to be crowded (komu)

, to need (iru)

, to become dry (kawaku)

,- to disturb, to disarrange (midasu)

,- to be disturbed, to become confused (midareru)

,- to serve, to work for (tsukaeru)

,- to be furnished with (sonawaru)

,- to excel, to surpass (sugureru)

,- to grow cold, to get chilly, to cool down (hieru)

,- to wake, to become sober, to be disillusioned (sameru)

,- to cool down (sameru)

,- to face, to turn toward (muku)

,- to fall, to collapse (taoreru)

,- to harden, to solidify, to become firm (katamaru)

,- to be filled, to be surrounded, to overflow (umaru)

,- to be buried, to be covered (umoreru)

,- to increase, to grow (masu)

,- to increase, to multiply (fueru)

,- to decrease (heru)

,- to deviate (hazureru)

,- to grow fat (futoru)

,- to begin (hajimaru)

,- to finish, to close (owaru)

,- to decide (kimeru)

Senses[edit] to see (miru)

to hear, to listen (kiku)

to touch, to feel (sawaru)

to smell (kagu)

Speech[edit] to say (iu)

to speak (hanasu)

to tell (kataru)

to write (kaku)

to read (yomu)

Work[edit] to use (tsukau)

to make (tsukuru)

to fix, repair (naosu)

to discard, throw away (suteru)

to take (toru)

to put (oku)

Emotions[edit] to be sad (kanashimu)

to cry (naku)

to laugh (warau)

to be angry (okoru)

to encourage (homeru)

to celebrate, to be jubilant, to have joy, to have delight, to have rapture (yorokobu)

joy, delight, rapture (yorokobi)

to console, to consolate, to provide empathy (nagusameru)

to be disinterested, to be bored, to be tired of, to be weary (akiru)

to be astonished, to be surprised, to be scared (odoroku)

Activities[edit] to meet, to interview (au)

to opentr, to unwraptr(akeru)

to play (asobu)

to gatherin(atsumaru)

to sell (uru)

to obtain [some benefit or knowledge] (eru)

to breaktr, to foldtr(oru)

to buy (kau)

to cut (kiru) to wear [on the upper body] (kiru)

to wear [on the lower body] (haku)

to changetr(kaeru)

to exchange, to substitute, to replace (kaeru)

to closetr(shimeru)

to tie, to fasten (shimeru)

to comprise, to account for (shimeru)

to know (shiru) to get tired (tsukareru)

to go out, to depart (dekakeru)

to work [e.g., at a job] (hataraku)

to let go of (hanasu)

to rest, to take a break, to go to bed (yasumu)

to split intoin, to be divided (wakareru)

to partin, to separatein, to break upin(wakareru)

trtransitive sense

inintransitive sense

conjugates as au-verb

Adverbs[edit] already (m)

still, yet (mada)

always (zutto)

very (totemo)

like this (k)

like that (s)

Oh!, Ah! ()

how (d)

often (shibashiba)

Pre-noun adjectival[edit] this (kono)

that (sono)

that (ano)

which (dono)

Interjections[edit] yes (hai)

no (iie)

Conjunctions[edit] - but (kedo)

but, however (shikashi)

and then, Then (soshite)

besides (soreni)

that is because, being because (nazenara)

Terminations of verbs[edit] volitional ending [ foru-verbs, forru-verbs]: "Let's" or "I will" (u,y)

causative ending [ foru-verbs, forru-verbs]: to make [someone do something], to allow (seru,saseru)

passive verb ending [ foru-verbs, forru-verbs]: to be [e.g., , "to be eaten"] (reru,rareru)

indicates that itseemsthe verb occurs [e.g., "It seems he ate"] (sda)

informal past-tense (ta)

indicates desire to perform verb (tai)

indicates that itseemsthe verb occurs; also used to ask whether the verb occurs (dar)

, informal negative (nai,n) [ is a slurred version and sounds a little masculine]

archaic informal negative ["he hath", "thou didst", etc.] (nu)

formal non-past ending (masu)

Particles[edit]Case[edit] subject marker, but (ga)

at, by (de)

and, with (to)

indirect object marker (ni)

possession marker, of (no)

to (e) [Note: is normally readhe, but when used as this particle its reading changes toe]

to (made)

from (kara)

than (yori)

direct object marker (o)

Binding[edit] topic marker (wa) [Note: "" is usually pronounced as "ha", but pronounced "wa" when used as a particle]

as well (mo)

and (ya)

Conjunctive[edit] and (oyobi)

whether (ka)

might be, possible that (kamo)

and then (soshite)

or (soretomo)

things like , including, such things as (dano)

ongoing occurrence (tsutsu) [similar to but has different tone, and both actions have equal weight]

teform of verb or adjective [seeexplanation]

when, if, that (to)

while, though, both (nagara)

as well as (narabini)

whether or not (nari)

to , by (ni)

possession (no)

so (node)

also, again (mata)

or alternatively (matawa)

also, too (mo)

and (ya)

Final[edit] emphasis and question marker, equivalent to "right?" (ne)

question marker (ka)

the copula particle used after quasi-adjectives (na)

I wonder (kashira)

-ness (sa)

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information ["What class is next-kke?"] (-kke)

Adverbial[edit] emphasis (koso)

even (sae)

only (shika)

even (sura)

approximately, about (kurai)

only, as much as (dake)

however (datte)

casual topic marker (ttara) [colloquial form ofto ittara(if you refer to ~; as for ~] said that (tte)

also, or (demo)

(particle used to indicate that what precedes it is an extreme example and strongly negates it) (dokoro)

for example (nado)

if [for verbs]; subject marker [for nouns] (nara)

casual undervalue, dislike, lack (nanka)

casual undervalue, dislike, lack (nante)

topic marker (wa) [althoughhais the hiragana used,wais the pronunciation)

just, full of, only (bakari)

until (made)

too, also (mo)