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Irodori Japanese for Life in Japan: Starter (A1)

724 words, in teaching order

Words 1–100
おはよう
good morning
Interjection
ござる
to be; to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Godan verb
こんにちは
hello; good day; good afternoon
Interjection
こんばんは
good evening
Interjection
じゃあ
then; well; so; well then
Conjunction
また
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time; also; too; as well; likewise; on the other hand; …
Adverb
おやすみ
holiday; day off; absence; sleep; rest; good night
Noun
なさる
to do
Godan verb
失しつ礼れいします
excuse me; pardon me; I beg your pardon
Expression
お先さきに失しつ礼れいします
pardon me for leaving (first)
Expression
お疲つかれ様さま
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
Interjection
これ
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); used to stress the subject of a sentence
Pronoun
雨あめ
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
Noun
プレゼント
present; gift
Noun
すみません
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; I beg your pardon; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
Expression
どうも
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret); quite; really; mostly; somehow; in spite of oneself; …
Interjection
ありがとう
thank you; thanks
Interjection
落おとす
to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to spend money at a certain place; …
Godan verb
どうぞ
please; kindly; pray; I beg (of you); by all means; certainly; of course; (go) ahead; (feel) free (to); (you are) welcome (to); …
Adverb
いいえ
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
Interjection
わあ
wow!; oh!; eek!; gee!; yeah!; alright!; hurray!; waah!; boohoo!
Interjection
ごめん
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me; may I come in?; permission; leave; license; dismissal; discharge; …
Interjection
痛いたい
painful; sore
I-adjective
よく
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...; (you have) quite the nerve to; …
Adverb
もう一いち度ど
once more; again
Expression
もう少すこし
a bit more; a bit longer
Expression
ゆっくり
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure; easily (e.g. in time); well; sufficiently; amply; with time to spare; …
Adverb
在ざい留りゅうカード
residence card; resident card
Noun
ここ
here; this place; this point; now; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...; the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
Pronoun
名な前まえ
name; given name; first name
Noun
部屋へや
room; chamber; apartment; flat; pad; stable
Noun
わかる
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); …
Godan verb
お願ねがいします
please
Expression
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
見みせる
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised; to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor; …
Ichidan verb
書かく
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
Godan verb
日本にほん語ご
Japanese (language)
Noun
英えい語ご
English (language)
Noun
中ちゅう国ごく語ご
Chinese (language)
Noun
インドネシア語ご
Indonesian (language); Bahasa Indonesia
Noun
はい
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; OK; okay; present; here; now; here you go; …
Interjection
少すこし
a little; a bit; a small amount; a few; some; slightly; somewhat; a little while; a short time; a moment; …
Adverb
お客きゃくさん
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
Noun
できる
to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do); to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable; to come into existence; to form; to appear; …
Ichidan verb
あのう
say; well; um; er
Interjection
何なん
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few; some
Pronoun
消けしゴム
eraser; rubber
Noun
傘かさ
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap; pileus
Noun
スマホ
smartphone; smart phone
Noun
免めん許きょ証しょう
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
Noun
蚊か
mosquito
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
早そう々そう
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly; promptly; early
Suffix
ミャンマー
Myanmar
Noun
韓かん国こく
South Korea; Republic of Korea
Noun
タイ
Thailand
Noun
ブラジル
Brazil
Noun
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
私わたし
I; me
Pronoun
はじめまして
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
Expression
よろしく
well; properly; suitably; best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of; please do; just like ...; as though one were ...; …
Expression
お願ねがい
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
Noun
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
インドネシア
Indonesia
Noun
出しゅっ身しん
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Noun
ベトナム
Vietnam
Noun
河内ハノイ
Hanoi (Vietnam)
Noun
国くに
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country)
Noun
どちら
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Pronoun
カンボジア
Cambodia
Noun
皆みなさん
all; everyone; everybody
Noun
友とも達だち
friend; companion
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
会かい社しゃ
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
Noun
えーと
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Interjection
そう
in that way; thus; such; so; the same; that's the case; so?
Adverb
国こく籍せき
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
Noun
生せい年ねん月がっ日ぴ
birth date; date of birth; DOB
Noun
西せい暦れき
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; anno domini; AD; Western (Gregorian) calendar
Noun
年ねん
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Noun
月つき
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
Noun
日にち
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Noun
住じゅう所しょ
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
Noun
電でん話わ番ばん号ごう
telephone number; phone number
Noun
メール
email; mail; post
Noun
父ちち
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); founder; God; Father
Noun
母はは
mother
Noun
兄あに
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
Noun
姉あね
older sister; elder sister
Noun
弟おとうと
younger brother; little brother; kid brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)
Noun
妹いもうと
younger sister
Noun
夫おっと
husband
Noun
妻つま
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
Noun
子こ供ども
child; children
Noun
先せん生せい
teacher; instructor; master; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
Noun
紹しょう介かい
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
Noun
こちら
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me; we; us; this person
Pronoun
あれ
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!; listen!
Interjection
内うち
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of; among; amongst; (out) of; between; …
Noun