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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 27
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Basic Japanese vocabulary
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Share with you the list of basic Japanese vocabulary.
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
| 谷 | たに | valley |
| 豆 | まめ | beans, peas |
| 豊か | ゆたか | abundant, wealthy, plentiful, rich |
| 豊富 | ほうふ | abundance, wealth, plenty, bounty |
| 象 | 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 |
| 賞 | しょう | prize, award |
| 賢い | かしこい | wise, clever, smart |
| 質 | 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) |
| 跡 | あと | (1) trace, tracks, mark, sign, (2) remains, ruins, (3) scar |
| 身 | み | body, main part, oneself, sword |
| 身体 | しんたい | the body |
| 身長 | しんちょう | height (of body), stature |
| 軍 | ぐん | army, force, troops |
| 軍隊 | ぐんたい | army, troops |
| 軒 | けん | a couter for house |
| 軒 | 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 |
| 輪 | わ | 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 |
| 逆 | 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 |
| 週 | 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 |
| 運 | 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 |
| 都 | 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 |
| 酒 | 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 |
| 野 | の | field |
| 量 | りょう | quantity, amount, volume, portion (of food) |
| 金 | かね | (1) gold, (2) gold general (shogi) (abbr) |
| 金 | 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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