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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 28
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Basic Japanese vocabulary
Kanji for digital flash cards
Share with you the list of basic Japanese vocabulary.
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
| 針 | はり | needle, hand (e.g. clock) |
| 釣 | つり | fishing |
| 鉄 | てつ | iron |
| 鉄道 | てつどう | railroad |
| 銀 | ぎん | (1) silver, silver coin, silver paint |
| 銃 | じゅう | gun |
| 銅貨 | どうか | copper coin |
| 鋭い | するどい | pointed, sharp |
| 鍋 | なべ | saucepan, pot |
| 鍵 | かぎ | key |
| 鎖 | くさり | chain |
| 長期 | ちょうき | long time period |
| 閉じる | とじる | to close (e.g. book, eyes), to shut |
| 開始 | かいし | start, commencement, beginning |
| 間 | ま | space, room, time, pause |
| 間違い | まちがい | mistake |
| 関する | かんする | to concern, to be related |
| 関心 | かんしん | concern, interest |
| 関連 | かんれん | relation, connection, relevance |
| 防ぐ | ふせぐ | to defend (against), to protect, to prevent |
| 降ろす | おろす | to take down, to launch, to drop |
| 限る | かぎる | to restrict, to limit, to confine |
| 限界 | げんかい | limit, bound |
| 除く | のぞく | to remove, to exclude, to except |
| 陰 | かげ | shade, shadow, other side |
| 陸 | りく | (the) land |
| 陽気な | ようき | cheerful, lively, merry |
| 随分 | ずいぶん | extremely |
| 際 | さい | on the occasion of, circumstances |
| 障害 | しょうがい | obstacle, impediment (fault), damage |
| 隠す | かくす | to hide, to conceal |
| 隠れる | かくれる | to hide, to be hidden, to conceal oneself, to disappear |
| 集まり | あつまり | gathering, meeting, assembly, collection |
| 集中 | しゅうちゅう | concentration, focusing the mind |
| 集団 | しゅうだん | group, mass |
| 雇う | やとう | to employ, to hire |
| 離す | はなす | to part, divide, separate |
| 離れる | はなれる | to be separated from, to leave, to go away, to be a long way off |
| 離婚 | りこん | divorce |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき | atmosphere (e.g. musical), mood, ambience |
| 雷 | かみなり | thunder |
| 電子 | でんし | electron |
| 需要 | じゅよう | demand, request |
| 震える | ふるえる | to shiver, to shake, to quake |
| 霜 | しも | frost |
| 霧 | きり | fog, mist |
| 青年 | せいねん | youth, young man |
| 非常 | ひじょう | emergency, extraordinary, unusual |
| 面 | めん | a mask, the face, the surface, an aspect, a side, |
| 面倒 | めんどう | trouble, difficulty, care, attention |
| 革 | かわ | leather |
| 音 | おん | sound, note |
| 頂く | いただく | to receive, to take food or drink (hum) |
| 頂上 | ちょうじょう | top, summit, peak |
| 頃 | ころ | time, about, toward, approximately (time) |
| 順 | じゅん | order, turn |
| 順番 | じゅんばん | turn (in line), order of things |
| 順調 | じゅんちょう | favourable, doing well, O.K., all right |
| 預ける | あずける | to give into custody, to entrust, to deposit |
| 頬 | ほお | cheek (of face) |
| 頬 | ほほ | cheek (of face) |
| 頭痛 | ずつう | headache |
| 頼る | たよる | to rely on, to have recourse to, to depend on |
| 題 | だい | title, subject, theme, topic |
| 額 | がく | picture frame |
| 額 | ひたい | forehead, brow |
| 願い | ねがい | desire, wish, request |
| 願う | ねがう | to desire, to wish, to request |
| 風呂 | ふろ | bath |
| 風景 | ふうけい | scenery |
| 飛ばす | とばす | to skip over, to omit |
| 飛び出す | とびだす | to jump out, to rush out, to fly out |
| 飛行 | ひこう | aviation |
| 食う | くう | (male) (vulg) to eat |
| 食事 | しょくじ・する | meal, to have a meal |
| 食卓 | しょくたく | dining table |
| 食品 | しょくひん | commodity, foodstuff |
| 食料 | しょくりょう | food |
| 食欲 | しょくよく | appetite (for food) |
| 食物 | しょくもつ | food, foodstuff |
| 食糧 | しょくりょう | provisions, rations |
| 飯 | めし | (sl) meals, food |
| 飼う | かう | to keep, to raise, to feed |
| 飽きる | あきる | to get tired of, to lose interest in, to have enough |
| 餌 | えさ | feed, bait |
| 首相 | しゅしょう | Prime Minister |
| 首都 | しゅと | capital city |
| 香り | かおり | aroma, fragrance, scent, smell |
| 馬 | うま | (1) horse, (2) promoted bishop (shogi) |
| 馬鹿 | ばか | fool, idiot, trivial matter, folly |
| 駄目 | だめ | useless, no good, hopeless |
| 駐車 | ちゅうしゃ | parking (e.g. car) |
| 騒ぎ | さわぎ | uproar, disturbance |
| 騒音 | そうおん | noise |
| 骨 | ほね | bone |
| 骨折 | こっせつ | bone fracture |
| 高価 | こうか | high price |
| 高速 | こうそく | high speed, high gear |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ | hair (head) |
| 鬼 | おに | ogre, demon, it (i.e., in a game of tag) |
| 魅力 | みりょく | charm, fascination, glamour |
| 魚 | うお | fish |
| 黒板 | こくばん | blackboard |
| 黙る | だまる | to be silent |
| 鼠 | ねずみ | mouse, rat |
| お代わり | おかわり | second helping, another cup |
| お出掛け | おでかけ | just about to leave |
| お参り | おまいり | worship, shrine visit |
| お帰り | おかえり | return, welcome |
| お手伝いさん | おてつだいさん | maid |
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