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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 30
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Basic Japanese vocabulary
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Share with you the list of basic Japanese vocabulary.
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
| 元々 | もともと | originally, by nature, from the start |
| 先々月 | せんせんげつ | month before last |
| 先々週 | せんせんしゅう | week before last |
| 先祖 | せんぞ | ancestor |
| 先程 | さきほど | some time ago |
| 先端 | せんたん | pointed end, tip, fine point |
| 先頭 | せんとう | head, lead, vanguard, first |
| 光線 | こうせん | beam, light ray |
| 免税 | めんぜい | tax exemption, duty exemption |
| 児童 | じどう | children, juvenile |
| 入れ物 | いれもの | container, case, receptacle |
| 入社 | にゅうしゃ | entry to a company |
| 全般 | ぜんぱん | (the) whole, universal, wholly, general |
| 全身 | ぜんしん | the whole body, full-length (portrait) |
| 全集 | ぜんしゅう | complete works |
| 公共 | こうきょう | public, community, public service, society, communal |
| 公務 | こうむ | official business, public business |
| 公害 | こうがい | public nuisance, pollution |
| 公式 | こうしき | formula, formality, official |
| 公正 | こうせい | justice, fairness, impartiality |
| 公衆 | こうしゅう | the public |
| 公表 | こうひょう | official announcement, proclamation |
| 兵隊 | へいたい | soldier, sailor |
| 具える | そなえる | to be furnished with |
| 兼ねる | かねる | to hold (position), to serve, to be unable |
| 内科 | ないか | internist clinic, internal medicine |
| 内線 | ないせん | phone extension, indoor wiring, inner line |
| 円い | まるい | round, circular, spherical |
| 円周 | えんしゅう | circumference |
| 再三 | さいさん | again and again, repeatedly |
| 再来年 | さらいねん | year after next |
| 再来月 | さらいげつ | month after next |
| 再来週 | さらいしゅう | week after next |
| 写る | うつる | to be photographed, to be projected |
| 写生 | しゃせい | sketching, drawing from nature |
| 冠 | かんむり | crown, diadem, first, best |
| 冷ます | さます | to cool, to dampen, to let cool |
| 冷める | さめる | to become cool, to wear off, to abate, to subside |
| 冷やす | ひやす | to cool, to refrigerate |
| 冷凍 | れいとう | freezing, cold storage, refrigeration |
| 凍える | こごえる | to freeze, to be chilled, to be frozen |
| 凸凹 | でこぼこ | unevenness, roughness, ruggedness |
| 凹む | へこむ | to be dented, to yield to, to give, to sink, to cave in, to be snubbed |
| 出入り | でいり | in & out, coming & going, income & expenditure, debits & credit |
| 出入口 | でいりぐち | exit and entrance |
| 出勤 | しゅっきん | going to work, at work |
| 出合い | であい | an encounter |
| 出張 | しゅっちょう | official tour, business trip |
| 出掛ける | でかける | to depart, to set out, to start, to be going out |
| 出来上がり | できあがり | be finished, ready, made for, cut out |
| 出来上がる | できあがる | (1) to be finished, to be ready, by definition, (2) to be very drunk |
| 出迎え | でむかえ | meeting, reception |
| 出迎える | でむかえる | to meet, to greet |
| 分かれる | わかれる | to branch off, to diverge from, to scatter, to divide into |
| 分る | わかる | to be understood |
| 分布 | ぶんぷ | distribution |
| 分数 | ぶんすう | fraction (in math) |
| 分解 | ぶんかい | analysis, disassembly |
| 分量 | ぶんりょう | amount, quantity |
| 分類 | ぶんるい | classification |
| 列島 | れっとう | chain of islands |
| 初めに | はじめに | first, introduction |
| 初旬 | しょじゅん | first 10 days of the month |
| 初級 | しょきゅう | elementary level |
| 判事 | はんじ | judge, judiciary |
| 判子 | はんこ | seal (used for signature) |
| 別々 | べつべつ | separately, individually |
| 別荘 | べっそう | holiday house, villa |
| 利害 | りがい | advantages and disadvantages, interest |
| 制作 | せいさく | work (film, book) |
| 刷る | する | to print |
| 刺さる | ささる | to stick, to be stuck |
| 刺す | さす | to pierce, to stab, to prick, to thrust |
| 刺身 | さしみ | sliced raw fish |
| 刻む | きざむ | to mince, to carve, to engrave |
| 剃る | そる | to shave |
| 剃刀 | かみそり | razor |
| 削る | けずる | to cut down little by little, to take a percentage |
| 削除 | さくじょ | elimination, cancellation, deletion, erasure |
| 前後 | ぜんご | around, throughout, front and back, before and behind, before and after |
| 剥く | むく | to peel, to skin, to pare, to hull |
| 剥す | はがす | to tear off, to peel off, to rip off |
| 副詞 | ふくし | adverb |
| 割と | わりと | relatively, comparitively |
| 割引 | わりびき | discount, reduction, rebate |
| 割算 | わりざん | division (math) |
| 創作 | そうさく | production, literary creation, work |
| 力強い | ちからづよい | reassuring, emboldened |
| 功績 | こうせき | achievements, merit, meritorious service, meritorious deed |
| 加熱 | かねつ | heating |
| 加速 | かそく | acceleration |
| 加速度 | かそくど | acceleration |
| 助かる | たすかる | to be saved, to be rescued, to survive, to be helpful |
| 助教授 | じょきょうじゅ | assistant professor |
| 努める | つとめる | (1) to serve, to fill a post, to serve under, to work (for) |
| 効力 | こうりょく | effect, efficacy, validity, potency |
| 勇ましい | いさましい | brave, valiant, gallant, courageous |
| 動作 | どうさ | action, movements, motions, bearing, behaviour, manners |
| 勘違い | かんちがい | misunderstanding, wrong guess |
| 務める | つとめる | (1) to serve, to fill a post, to serve under, to work (for) |
| 勝敗 | しょうはい | victory or defeat, issue (of battle) |
| 勝負 | しょうぶ | victory or defeat, match, contest, game, bout |
| 募集 | ぼしゅう | recruiting, taking applications |
| 匂う | におう | to be fragrant, to smell, to stink |
| 包帯 | ほうたい | bandage, dressing |
| 包装 | ほうそう | packing, wrapping |
| 北極 | ほっきょく | North Pole |
| 匙 | さじ | spoon |
| 区分 | くぶん | division, section, classification |
| 区切る | くぎる | to punctuate, to cut off, to mark off, to stop, to put an end to |
| 区域 | くいき | limits, boundary, domain, zone, sphere, territory |
| 半島 | はんとう | peninsula |
| 半径 | はんけい | radius |
| 卑怯 | ひきょう | cowardice, meanness, unfairness |
| 卒直 | そっちょく | frankness, candour, openheartedness |
| 南北 | なんぼく | south and north |
| 南極 | なんきょく | south pole, Antarctic |
| 南米 | なんべい | South America |
| 単数 | たんすう | singular (number) |
| 占う | うらなう | to forecast, to predict |
| 危うい | あやうい | dangerous, critical, grave |
| 却って | かえって | on the contrary, rather, all the more, instead |
| 卸す | おろす | to sell wholesale, grated (vegetables) |
| 厚かましい | あつかましい | impudent, shameless, brazen |
| 原始 | げんし | origin, primeval |
| 原料 | げんりょう | raw materials |
| 原理 | げんり | principle, theory, fundamental truth |
| 原産 | げんさん | place of origin, habitat |
| 原稿 | げんこう | manuscript, copy |
| 厳重 | げんじゅう | strict, rigour, severe, firm |
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