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First words: what children learn to say first

667 words, in teaching order

Words 301–400
あげる
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest); to give; to enrol (one's child in school); …
Ichidan verb
抱だく
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with; to sit on (eggs); to brood
Godan verb
走はしる
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail; to rush (to); to dash; to race; to retreat; …
Godan verb
とら
tiger (Panthera tigris)
Noun
一ひとつ
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
Numeric
あれ
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there)
Pronoun
区く
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
Noun
あら
oh!; ah!; oh no
Interjection
する
to do; to carry out; to perform; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); …
Suru verb
鯨くじら
whale (Cetacea spp.)
Noun
野や菜さい
vegetable
Noun
硬かたい
hard; solid; tough; stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing); strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe; …
I-adjective
しまうま
zebra
Noun
パズル
puzzle
Noun
ハム
ham (cured pig meat); ham (amateur radio enthusiast)
Noun
未ひつじ
the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; the Goat
Noun
なす
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
Noun
雪ゆき
snow; snowfall
Noun
貸かす
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
Godan verb
撮とる
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
Godan verb
白しろい
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; unmarked; spotless; immaculate; innocent; not guilty; pure
I-adjective
ラーメン
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
Noun
ストロー
drinking straw; straw
Noun
置おく
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc.); to bear (in mind, etc.); …
Godan verb
大だい事じ
important; serious; crucial; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis; great undertaking; …
Na-adjective
みんな
everyone; everybody; all; everything
Noun
狐きつね
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
Noun
丸まるい
round; circular; spherical; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm; peaceful; amiable; amicable
I-adjective
アヒル
domestic duck
Noun
冷れい蔵ぞう庫こ
refrigerator; fridge
Noun
朝あさ
morning; breakfast
Noun
尻尾しっぽ
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
Noun
風かぜ
wind; breeze; draught; draft; manner; behaviour; behavior; cold; influenza
Noun
ミルク
milk; infant formula; formula; baby milk; condensed milk
Noun
机つくえ
desk
Noun
海うみ
sea; ocean; waters
Noun
高たかい
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched; shrill
I-adjective
言いう
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
Godan verb
早はやい
fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt; early; soon; earlier than usual; …
I-adjective
狸たぬき
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; sly person
Noun
ホットケーキ
hotcake; (American) pancake
Noun
スリッパ
slipper; slippers
Noun
お金かね
money
Noun
こぼす
to spill; to drop; to shed (tears); to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
Godan verb
枕まくら
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
Noun
お友とも達だち
friend; child (one does not know); another child; other children
Noun
入はいる
to enter; to come in; to go in; to get in; to arrive; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to enroll (in); to go into (e.g. politics); to get into; …
Godan verb
拭ふく
to wipe; to dry
Godan verb
濡ぬれる
to get wet
Ichidan verb
砂すな場ば
sandpit; sandbox
Noun
転ころぶ
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize; to roll; to tumble
Godan verb
チョコレート
chocolate
Noun
背せ中なか
back (of the body)
Noun
ちょっと
a little; a bit; slightly; just a minute; for a moment; briefly; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; …
Adverb
鉛えん筆ぴつ
(wooden) pencil
Noun
空そら
sky; the air; the heavens; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling; (from) memory; (by) heart; …
Noun
長ながい
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
I-adjective
でる
to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out; to move forward; …
Ichidan verb
おでこ
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow
Noun
待まつ
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
Godan verb
嫌きらう
to hate; to dislike; to loathe; to abhor; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
Godan verb
雨あめ
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
Noun
長ちょう
head; chief; leader; elder; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Noun
壊こわす
to break; to destroy; to demolish; to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; to break (a bill, etc.)
Godan verb
首くび
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing; sacking
Noun
明あかるい
light; bright; well-lit; well-lighted; bright (colour); cheerful; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition); bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy; …
I-adjective
テーブル
table
Noun
飛とぶ
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop; to spatter; to scatter; to splash; …
Godan verb
肩かた
shoulder
Noun
やる
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; …
Godan verb
汚きたない
dirty; filthy; foul; unclean; disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting); indecent (language, etc.); vulgar; …
I-adjective
押おす
to push; to thrust; to shove; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to exert pressure on; to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf); to push (someone for something); …
Godan verb
人にん形ぎょう
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
Noun
店みせ
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
Noun
姉ねえさん
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
Noun
笑わらう
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
Godan verb
寿す司し
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
Noun
そう
in that way; thus; such; so; the same; that's the case; so?
Adverb
機き
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
Noun
作つくる
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; …
Godan verb
また
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time; also; too; as well; likewise; on the other hand; …
Adverb
絵え
picture; drawing; painting; sketch; image (TV, film, etc.); footage
Noun
兄にいさん
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy; fella; laddie
Noun
カーテン
curtain; curtains
Noun
投なげる
to throw; to hurl; to fling; to toss; to cast; to give up; to abandon; to throw away; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
Ichidan verb
えっ
huh?; what's up?
Interjection
え
eh?; what?; oh?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request
Interjection
鶏にわとり
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
Noun
カメラ
camera
Noun
やめる
to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
Ichidan verb
うまい
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate; delicious; tasty; …
I-adjective
黒くろい
black; dark; blackish; sun-tanned (skin); suspicious; criminal; illicit; darkened and dirty; sooty; covered in dirt; …
I-adjective
なんで
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
Adverb
窓まど
window
Noun
草くさ
grass; weed; herb; thatch; not genuine; substandard
Noun
夜よる
night; evening; dinner
Noun