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First words: what children learn to say first

667 words, in teaching order

Words 201–300
海老えび
prawn; shrimp; lobster
Noun
違ちがう
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with); to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken; to become abnormal; …
Godan verb
降おりる
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; …
Ichidan verb
タオル
towel
Noun
木き
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
Noun
まだ
still; as yet; only; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least; comparatively; relatively; unfinished; …
Adverb
箸はし
chopsticks
Noun
あれ
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there)
Pronoun
豆とう腐ふ
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Noun
なく
to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship; to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices; …
Godan verb
見みる
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge; …
Ichidan verb
着きる
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
Ichidan verb
欲ほしい
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
I-adjective
バイク
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
Noun
シャボン
soap
Noun
弾たま
ball; sphere; globe; orb; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.); …
Noun
じゃ
then; well; so; well then
Conjunction
ん
some
Prefix
献けん本ぽん
complimentary copy of a book
Noun
同おなじ
same; identical; equal; alike; equivalent; anyway; in any case; if one must ...; if one has to ...; as long as ...
Prenominal
ピーマン
bell pepper (esp. green); green pepper; sweet pepper; capsicum
Noun
眠ねむい
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
I-adjective
ねずみ
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
Noun
薬くすり
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic; …
Noun
布ふ団とん
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
Noun
座すわる
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to kneel (on the floor); to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
Godan verb
ゴリラ
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
Noun
いる
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Ichidan verb
脱ぬぐ
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
Godan verb
後あとで
later (on); afterwards
Expression
わに
crocodile; alligator
Noun
書かく
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Godan verb
鞄かばん
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
Noun
立たつ
to stand (up); to rise; to get to one's feet; to stand on end (e.g. of hairs); to stick up; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to take up (a position, post, etc.); …
Godan verb
すごい
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific; to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
I-adjective
蛇へび
snake; serpent; large snake
Noun
コーン
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone
Noun
大だい丈じょう夫ぶ
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay; certainly; …
Na-adjective
積つむ
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
Godan verb
せんべい
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
Noun
ドア
door
Noun
いる
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
Godan verb
乗のる
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; …
Godan verb
烏からす
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
Noun
豆まめ
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; pea; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy; small; miniature; baby; midget; …
Noun
何なに
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; what?; …
Pronoun
鳩はと
pigeon; dove
Noun
入いれる
to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo); to admit; to accept; …
Ichidan verb
終おわる
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to close; to be over; to complete; to conclude; to finish doing
Godan verb
くる
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; …
Kuru verb
仕し事ごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
Noun
コアラ
koala
Noun
メロン
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
Noun
パジャマ
pajamas; pyjamas
Noun
下した
below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; …
Noun
汽き車しゃ
steam locomotive; steam train; non-electric train; diesel train
Noun
ペン
pen
Noun
暗くらい
dark; gloomy; murky; depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood); dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding; …
I-adjective
寒さむい
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
I-adjective
一いっ回かい
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat; one inning
Noun
時計とけい
clock; watch; timepiece
Noun
大だい根こん
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor; ham actor
Noun
読よむ
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine; to pronounce; …
Godan verb
家いえ
house; residence; dwelling; home; family; household; lineage; family name
Noun
臭くさい
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; cheesy; clumsy; unskilled; (overly) gamey; …
I-adjective
緑みどり
green; greenery; verdure
Noun
クッキー
cookie; biscuit; browser cookie
Noun
歌うたう
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
Godan verb
クレヨン
crayon
Noun
片かた付づける
to put in order; to tidy up; to clean up; to put away; to clear away; to settle (a matter); to solve; to deal with; to dispose of; to finish; …
Ichidan verb
河か馬ば
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius); hippo
Noun
蜂はち
bee; wasp; hornet
Noun
ヘリコプター
helicopter
Noun
指ゆび
finger; toe; digit
Noun
持もつ
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; …
Godan verb
辛からい
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); strict; painful; bitter; difficult; tough
I-adjective
どこ
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Pronoun
全ぜん部ぶ
all; entire; whole; altogether
Noun
プリン
pudding (esp. custard)
Noun
はさみ
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
Noun
プール
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
Noun
氷こおり
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
Noun
綺き麗れい
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; …
Na-adjective
雛ひよこ
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice; rookie; juvenile
Noun
電でん気き
electricity; (electric) light
Noun
ゴミ箱ばこ
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
Noun
シャワー
shower
Noun
りす
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Noun
雲くも
cloud
Noun
捨すてる
to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard; to abandon; to desert; to leave; to give up; to resign; to sacrifice (stones)
Ichidan verb
ねえ
right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think?; hey; say; listen; look; come on; …
Particle
紙かみ
paper
Noun
閉しめる
to close; to shut
Ichidan verb
楽たのしい
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
I-adjective
一ひとつ
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Numeric
ううん
um; er; well; nuh-uh; no; oof
Interjection
買かう
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to have a high opinion of; to appreciate; to recognize; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers); to invite (e.g. scorn); …
Godan verb
酸すっぱい
sour; acid
I-adjective
ボタン
button (clothing); push-button; button
Noun