Recurso de Vocabulรกrio
102 most common Japonรชs words
with examples and translations
High-frequency vocabulary every Japonรชs learner should know in their first 30 days. Each entry includes the word, romanization, an English translation, and a short example sentence in Japonรชs. Use this list as a reference, then move the words into daily practice with the AI tutor inside Lingo Practice.
Showing 102 entries for Japonรชs.
| # | Japonรชs | Romanization | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ใใใซใกใฏ | konnichiwa | hello / good afternoon | ใใใซใกใฏใใๅ
ๆฐใงใใ๏ผ Hello, how are you? |
| 2 | ใใฏใใใใใใพใ | ohayou gozaimasu | good morning (polite) | ใใฏใใใใใใพใใ็ฐไธญใใใ Good morning, Mr. Tanaka. |
| 3 | ใใใฐใใฏ | konbanwa | good evening | ใใใฐใใฏใ็ใใใ Good evening, everyone. |
| 4 | ใใใใชใ | sayounara | goodbye | ใใใใชใใใพใๆๆฅใ Goodbye, see you tomorrow. |
| 5 | ใใใใจใใใใใพใ | arigatou gozaimasu | thank you (polite) | ใ่ฆชๅใซใใใใจใใใใใพใใ Thank you for your kindness. |
| 6 | ใฉใใใใใพใใฆ | douitashimashite | you're welcome | โใใใใจใใโใฉใใใใใพใใฆใ โThanks. โYou're welcome. |
| 7 | ใ้กใใใพใ | onegai shimasu | please (with a request) | ใณใผใใผใใ้กใใใพใใ Coffee, please. |
| 8 | ใใฟใพใใ | sumimasen | excuse me / sorry | ใใฟใพใใใ้ง
ใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ Excuse me, where is the station? |
| 9 | ใฏใ | hai | yes | ใฏใใใใใใพใใใ Yes, I understand. |
| 10 | ใใใ | iie | no | ใใใใ็ตๆงใงใใ No, thank you. |
| 11 | ็ง | watashi | I (formal) | ็งใฏๆฅๆฌไบบใงใใ I am Japanese. |
| 12 | ใใชใ | anata | you | ใใชใใฎๅๅใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ What is your name? |
| 13 | ๅฝผ | kare | he | ๅฝผใฏ็งใฎๅ
ใงใใ He is my brother. |
| 14 | ๅฝผๅฅณ | kanojo | she / girlfriend | ๅฝผๅฅณใฏใใใงๅใใฆใใพใใ She works here. |
| 15 | ็งใใก | watashitachi | we | ็งใใกใฏๆฑไบฌใซไฝใใงใใพใใ We live in Tokyo. |
| 16 | ไฝ | nani / nan | what | ใใใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ What is this? |
| 17 | ่ชฐ | dare | who | ใใฎไบบใฏ่ชฐใงใใ๏ผ Who is that person? |
| 18 | ใฉใ | doko | where | ใใคใฌใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ Where is the toilet? |
| 19 | ใใค | itsu | when | ใใคๆฅใพใใ๏ผ When are you coming? |
| 20 | ใชใ | naze | why | ใชใใงใใ๏ผ Why? |
| 21 | ใฉใ | dou | how | ่ชฟๅญใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ How are you doing? |
| 22 | ใใใ | ikura | how much | ใใใฏใใใใงใใ๏ผ How much is this? |
| 23 | ใงใ | desu | to be (polite copula) | ๅญฆ็ใงใใ I am a student. |
| 24 | ใใใพใ | arimasu | to have / there is (objects) | ๆฌใใใใพใใ There is a book. |
| 25 | ใใพใ | imasu | to have / there is (animate) | ็ฌใใใพใใ There is a dog. |
| 26 | ใใ | suru | to do | ไฝใใใฆใใพใใ๏ผ What are you doing? |
| 27 | ่กใ | iku | to go | ๅญฆๆ กใซ่กใใพใใ I'm going to school. |
| 28 | ๆฅใ | kuru | to come | ใใใซๆฅใฆใใ ใใใ Please come here. |
| 29 | ่ฆใ | miru | to see / to watch | ๆ ็ปใ่ฆใพใใใ I watched a movie. |
| 30 | ็ฅใ | shiru | to know | ็ฅใใพใใใ I don't know. |
| 31 | ่จใ | iu | to say | ไฝใจ่จใใพใใใ๏ผ What did you say? |
| 32 | ้ฃในใ | taberu | to eat | ใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใ I'm eating rice/a meal. |
| 33 | ้ฃฒใ | nomu | to drink | ๆฐดใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใ I drink water. |
| 34 | ๅฏใ | neru | to sleep | ใใๅฏใพใใ I'm going to sleep now. |
| 35 | ๅใ | hataraku | to work | ไผ็คพใงๅใใฆใใพใใ I work at a company. |
| 36 | ๅฅฝใ | suki | to like | ใณใผใใผใๅฅฝใใงใใ I like coffee. |
| 37 | ไธ | ichi | one | ไธใคใใ ใใใ One, please. |
| 38 | ไบ | ni | two | ไบไบบใงใใ We are two people. |
| 39 | ไธ | san | three | ไธๆใซไผใใพใใใใ Let's meet at three. |
| 40 | ๅ | shi / yon | four | ๅใคใใใพใใ There are four. |
| 41 | ไบ | go | five | ไบๅๅพใซ่กใใพใใ I'm going in five minutes. |
| 42 | ๅ ญ | roku | six | ๅ
ญๆใซ่ตทใใพใใ I wake up at six. |
| 43 | ไธ | shichi / nana | seven | ไธๆฅ้ใงใใ It's seven days. |
| 44 | ๅ ซ | hachi | eight | ๅ
ซๆใซๅงใพใใพใใ It starts at eight. |
| 45 | ไน | kyuu / ku | nine | ไนๆญณใงใใ I'm nine years old. |
| 46 | ๅ | juu | ten | ๅๅใใใใพใใ It takes ten minutes. |
| 47 | ๆๆๆฅ | getsuyoubi | Monday | ๆๆๆฅใซไผใใพใใใใ Let's meet on Monday. |
| 48 | ็ซๆๆฅ | kayoubi | Tuesday | ็ซๆๆฅใฏๆๆฅญใใใใพใใ On Tuesday I have class. |
| 49 | ๆฐดๆๆฅ | suiyoubi | Wednesday | ไปๆฅใฏๆฐดๆๆฅใงใใ Today is Wednesday. |
| 50 | ๆจๆๆฅ | mokuyoubi | Thursday | ๆจๆๆฅใซ็ใใพใใ I arrive on Thursday. |
| 51 | ้ๆๆฅ | kinyoubi | Friday | ้ๆๆฅใซๅบ็บใใพใใ We leave on Friday. |
| 52 | ๅๆๆฅ | doyoubi | Saturday | ๅๆๆฅใฎๅๅพใ Saturday afternoon. |
| 53 | ๆฅๆๆฅ | nichiyoubi | Sunday | ๆฅๆๆฅใฏไผใฟใพใใ On Sundays I rest. |
| 54 | ไปๆฅ | kyou | today | ไปๆฅใฏๆใใงใใ Today is hot. |
| 55 | ๆจๆฅ | kinou | yesterday | ๆจๆฅๆ ็ปใ่ฆใพใใใ Yesterday I watched a movie. |
| 56 | ๆๆฅ | ashita | tomorrow | ๆๆฅใพใไผใใพใใใใ Let's meet again tomorrow. |
| 57 | ไป | ima | now | ไปใๅฟใใใงใใ I'm busy now. |
| 58 | ๅพใง | ato de | later | ๅพใง้ป่ฉฑใใพใใ I'll call you later. |
| 59 | ใใคใ | itsumo | always | ใใคใๆ้้ใใซๆฅใพใใ I always come on time. |
| 60 | ๆฐด | mizu | water | ๆฐดใใใ ใใใ Water, please. |
| 61 | ้ฃใน็ฉ | tabemono | food | ๅฅฝใใช้ฃใน็ฉใฏไฝใงใใ๏ผ What food do you like? |
| 62 | ใณใผใใผ | koohii | coffee | ใณใผใใผใใ้กใใใพใใ Coffee, please. |
| 63 | ใใณ | pan | bread | ๆใฏใใณใ้ฃในใพใใ I eat bread in the morning. |
| 64 | ๅฎถ | ie / uchi | house / home | ๅฎถใซๅธฐใใพใใ I'm going home. |
| 65 | ไปไบ | shigoto | work / job | ไปไบใๅฟใใใงใใ Work is busy. |
| 66 | ๆ้ | jikan | time | ๆ้ใใใใพใใใ I don't have time. |
| 67 | ใ้ | okane | money | ใ้ใใใใพใใใ I don't have money. |
| 68 | ๅ้ | tomodachi | friend | ๅ้ใจไผใใพใใ I'm meeting a friend. |
| 69 | ๅฎถๆ | kazoku | family | ็งใฎๅฎถๆใฏๅไบบใงใใ My family is four people. |
| 70 | ็ถ | chichi | father | ็ถใฏไผ็คพๅกใงใใ My father is an office worker. |
| 71 | ๆฏ | haha | mother | ๆฏใฏๆ็ใไธๆใงใใ My mother is good at cooking. |
| 72 | ๅ | ani | older brother | ๅ
ใฏๆฑไบฌใซใใพใใ My older brother is in Tokyo. |
| 73 | ๅง | ane | older sister | ๅงใฏๅป่
ใงใใ My older sister is a doctor. |
| 74 | ๅผ | otouto | younger brother | ๅผใฏๅญฆ็ใงใใ My younger brother is a student. |
| 75 | ๅฆน | imouto | younger sister | ๅฆนใฏไบๆญณใงใใ My younger sister is five. |
| 76 | ็บ | machi | town / city | ใใฎ็บใฏ้ใใงใใ This town is quiet. |
| 77 | ๅฝ | kuni | country | ใฉใฎๅฝใใๆฅใพใใใ๏ผ What country are you from? |
| 78 | ๅบ | mise | shop / store | ๅบใฏๅ
ซๆใซ้ใพใใพใใ The shop closes at eight. |
| 79 | ใฌในใใฉใณ | resutoran | restaurant | ใใใฌในใใฉใณใ็ฅใฃใฆใใพใใ I know a good restaurant. |
| 80 | ใใใซ | hoteru | hotel | ใใใซใฏ่ฟใใงใใ The hotel is nearby. |
| 81 | ้ง | eki | train station | ้ง
ใพใงๆญฉใใพใใ I'm walking to the station. |
| 82 | ็ฉบๆธฏ | kuukou | airport | ็ฉบๆธฏใซ็ใใพใใใ I arrived at the airport. |
| 83 | ๅคงใใ | ookii | big | ๅคงใใๅฎถใงใใญใ It's a big house. |
| 84 | ๅฐใใ | chiisai | small | ๅฐใใ็ฌใใใพใใ There's a small dog. |
| 85 | ใใ | ii / yoi | good | ใใ่ใใงใใ That's a good idea. |
| 86 | ๆชใ | warui | bad | ๅคฉๆฐใๆชใใงใใ The weather is bad. |
| 87 | ๆฐใใ | atarashii | new | ๆฐใใ่ปใ่ฒทใใพใใใ I bought a new car. |
| 88 | ๅคใ | furui | old (things) | ๅคใๆฌใงใใ It's an old book. |
| 89 | ่ตคใ | akai | red | ่ปใฏ่ตคใใงใใ The car is red. |
| 90 | ้ใ | aoi | blue | ็ฉบใฏ้ใใงใใ The sky is blue. |
| 91 | ็ฝใ | shiroi | white | ็ฝใใทใฃใใงใใ It's a white shirt. |
| 92 | ้ปใ | kuroi | black | ้ปใใณใผใใผใใ้กใใใพใใ Black coffee, please. |
| 93 | ๅฉใใฆ | tasukete | help me | ๅฉใใฆใใ ใใ๏ผ Please help! |
| 94 | ใใใใชใใ | gomennasai | I'm sorry | ใใใใชใใใ้
ใใพใใใ I'm sorry, I'm late. |
| 95 | ใใใใพใใ | wakarimasen | I don't understand | ใใฃใใ่ฉฑใใฆใใ ใใใใใใใพใใใ Please speak slowly, I don't understand. |
| 96 | ใใไธๅบฆ | mou ichido | once more | ใใไธๅบฆใ้กใใใพใใ Once more, please. |
| 97 | ใใฃใใ | yukkuri | slowly | ใใฃใใ่ฉฑใใฆใใ ใใใ Please speak slowly. |
| 98 | ่ฑ่ช | eigo | English (language) | ่ฑ่ชใ่ฉฑใใพใใ๏ผ Can you speak English? |
| 99 | ๆฅๆฌ่ช | nihongo | Japanese (language) | ๆฅๆฌ่ชใๅๅผทใใฆใใพใใ I'm studying Japanese. |
| 100 | ใใ ใใ | kudasai | please give me | ๆฐดใใใ ใใใ Water, please. |
| 101 | ๅคงไธๅคซ | daijoubu | okay / fine | ๅคงไธๅคซใงใใ๏ผ Are you okay? |
| 102 | ใใกใใ | mochiron | of course | ใใกใใใใใใงใใใ Of course, that's fine. |
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