|
English |
Kana |
Kanji |
Mnemonic (some require previous japanese knowledge - some are only
partial) |
| 1 |
wind |
かぜ |
風 |
|
| 2 |
meaning |
いみ |
意味 |
|
| 3 |
shoes |
くつ |
靴 |
|
| 4 |
a pond |
いけ |
池 |
|
| 5 |
a tooth |
は |
歯 |
|
| 6 |
my younger
sister |
いもうと |
妹 |
|
| 7 |
to teach/to
inform/to instruct |
おしえる |
教える |
Oh, Shae! Teach me! |
| 8 |
kitchen |
だいどころ |
台所 |
Die? Doko? In the kitchen!? |
| 9 |
to go |
いく |
行く |
|
| 10 |
to work for a
company |
つとめる |
勤める |
Tsunami of tomatos!! |
| 11 |
a school |
がっこう |
学校 |
|
| 12 |
a lot/many/much |
|
たくさん |
|
| 13 |
a (person's)
head |
あたま |
頭 |
|
| 14 |
my wife |
かない |
家内 |
|
| 15 |
very/terrible/awful |
たいへん |
大変 |
Thai hen's are very terribly awful >_< |
| 16 |
number one |
いちばん |
一番 |
|
| 17 |
big |
おおきい |
大きい |
|
| 18 |
your elder
brother |
おにいさん |
お兄さん |
|
| 19 |
tall/high,
expensive |
たかい |
高い |
|
| 20 |
to take
photos/make a film |
とる |
撮る |
|
| 21 |
a restroom
(place to wash hands) |
おてあらい |
お手洗い |
|
| 22 |
painful (body) |
いたい |
痛い |
|
| 23 |
a building |
たてもの |
建物 |
|
| 24 |
quiet |
しずか |
静か |
Shizu's are very quiet when they kaka. |
| 25 |
dark/gloomy |
くらい |
暗い |
When it's dark and gloomy children
tend to cry. |
| 26 |
a cafe |
きっさてん |
喫茶店 |
|
| 27 |
next to |
となり |
隣 |
|
| 28 |
s/th is liked (I
like s/th) |
すき |
好き |
|
| 29 |
birthday |
たんじょうび |
誕生日 |
|
| 30 |
a place |
ところ |
所 |
|
| 31 |
to buy |
かう |
買う |
Whenever buying food, you must buy cow. |
| 32 |
to become |
|
なる |
|
| 33 |
a Western style
door |
|
ドア |
|
| 34 |
to sell |
うる |
売る |
|
| 35 |
work/occupation |
しごと |
仕事 |
|
| 36 |
a name |
なまえ |
名前 |
|
| 37 |
a dining
room/cafeteria |
しょくどう |
食堂 |
Show kudos to the crazy
lady serving you in the cafeteria. |
| 38 |
to be/exist
(non-living object), to have |
|
ある |
|
| 39 |
bloom (flowers) |
さく |
咲く |
Sakura are beautiful when
they bloom. |
| 40 |
business suit
(japanese word) |
せびろ |
背広 |
|
| 41 |
weather |
てんき |
天気 |
|
| 42 |
to be born |
うまれる |
生まれる |
|
| 43 |
autumn |
あき |
秋 |
|
| 44 |
Monday |
げつようび |
月曜日 |
|
| 45 |
katakana |
かたかな |
片仮名 |
|
| 46 |
very |
|
とても |
|
| 47 |
to put s/th in
s/th |
いれる |
入れる |
I always put my giant eraser in my tent to keep it safe. |
| 48 |
cool |
すずしい |
涼しい |
Suzuki shi is a cool sounding city. |
| 49 |
food |
たべもの |
食べ物 |
You have to eat something. Some kind
of food! |
| 50 |
to jump/fly |
とぶ |
飛ぶ |
Toe boo boo's make you jump sometimes. |
| 51 |
sugar |
さとう |
砂糖 |
|
| 52 |
summer |
なつ |
夏 |
Natsumi left for Japan in
the summer. |
| 53 |
to drink |
のむ |
飲む |
|
| 54 |
a river |
かわ |
河 |
River's are kinda kawaii, don’t you agree? |
| 55 |
to say |
いう |
言う |
|
| 56 |
to be worried/in
trouble |
こまる |
困る |
People are
usually worried if
someone is in a coma. Luckily tree's cant be. |
| 57 |
to request (I'm
begging!) |
たのむ |
頼む |
|
| 58 |
salt |
しお |
塩 |
|
| 59 |
the day before
yesterday |
|
おととい |
|
| 60 |
a girl (child) |
おんなのこ |
女の子 |
|
| 61 |
a classroom |
きょうしつ |
教室 |
Kyou children are very shitsurei in the classroom. |
| 62 |
to take s/th,
pick up s/th |
とる |
取る |
|
| 63 |
to climb (a
place) |
のぼる |
登る |
No boars are able to climb! |
| 64 |
homework |
しゅくだい |
宿題 |
|
| 65 |
a watch/clock |
とけい |
時計 |
|
| 66 |
boring |
|
つまらない |
|
| 67 |
a friend |
ともだち |
友達 |
|
| 68 |
a police box |
こうばん |
交番 |
|
| 69 |
a dictionary |
じしょ |
辞書 |
|
| 70 |
to come |
くる |
来る |
|
| 71 |
an essay |
さくぶん |
作文 |
|
| 72 |
a car |
くるま |
車 |
|
| 73 |
sea/beach |
うみ |
海 |
|
| 74 |
a movie/film |
えいが |
映画 |
|
| 75 |
Saturday |
どようび |
土曜日 |
|
| 76 |
to write |
かく |
書く |
|
| 77 |
over there, in
that direction |
|
あちら |
|
| 78 |
far |
とおい |
遠い |
|
| 79 |
tonight/this
evening |
こんばん |
今晩 |
|
| 80 |
warm |
あたたかい |
暖かい |
|
| 81 |
to
bathe/shower/bask in the sun |
あびる |
浴びる |
You always have
to have a beer when
you're basking in the sun! |
| 82 |
to attach s/th
to s/th |
つける |
付ける |
|
| 83 |
your wife |
おくさん |
奥さん |
|
| 84 |
your father |
おとうさん |
お父さん |
|
| 85 |
a song |
うた |
歌 |
|
| 86 |
a walk |
さんぽ |
散歩 |
|
| 87 |
your elder
sister |
おねえさん |
お姉さん |
|
| 88 |
your aunt/a
middle aged woman |
|
おばさん |
|
| 89 |
to play, hang
out |
あそぶ |
遊ぶ |
|
| 90 |
a student |
がくせい |
学生 |
|
| 91 |
to be different,
to differ |
ちがう |
違う |
|
| 92 |
always |
|
いつも |
When? Always! |
| 93 |
near to |
ちかくに |
近くに |
|
| 94 |
all/everything |
ぜんぶ |
全部 |
|
| 95 |
heavy/serious |
おもい |
重い |
|
| 96 |
thin/weak/watery/diluted |
うすい |
薄い |
|
| 97 |
a bicycle |
じてんしゃ |
自転車 |
|
| 98 |
today/this day |
きょう |
今日 |
|
| 99 |
a
tree/wood/timber |
き |
木 |
|
| 100 |
very
likeable/like very much |
だいすき |
大好き |
|
| 101 |
light brown |
ちゃいろ |
茶色 |
|
| 102 |
what kind of? |
|
どんな |
|
| 103 |
an embassy |
たいしかん |
大使館 |
|
| 104 |
don't like |
きらい |
嫌い |
|
| 105 |
foreign
countries |
がいこく |
外国 |
Goku is a Gaijin because he's from a
foreign country. |
| 106 |
a
mouth/opening/entrance |
くち |
口 |
|
| 107 |
Wednesday |
すいようび |
水曜日 |
|
| 108 |
myself/oneself |
じぶん |
自分 |
|
| 109 |
a chair |
いす |
椅子 |
This is a chair. |
| 110 |
bustling/lively |
|
にぎやか |
|
| 111 |
a question |
しつもん |
質問 |
|
| 112 |
to borrow |
かりる |
借りる |
Kari always used to borrow pencils from me. |
| 113 |
last month |
せんげつ |
先月 |
|
| 114 |
a library |
としょかん |
図書館 |
Shao Kahn studies at the library. |
| 115 |
to sit |
すわる |
座る |
Only Swat have the luxury to sit down on the job. |
| 116 |
my father |
ちち |
父 |
|
| 117 |
this morning |
けさ |
今朝 |
|
| 118 |
a key |
かぎ |
鍵 |
|
| 119 |
the year after
next |
さらいねん |
再来年 |
Rhino's will invade the
planet the year after next. Be wary. |
| 120 |
to line up/to
set in a line |
ならべる |
並べる |
Sometimes narrators get together and
all line up
and sing "Down by the bay". |
| 121 |
to put/to place |
おく |
置く |
|
| 122 |
a country |
くに |
国 |
kuni-bob is the master of countries |
| 123 |
dangerous/watch
out! |
あぶない |
危ない |
|
| 124 |
to leave, to
appear |
でる |
出る |
|
| 125 |
a garden |
にわ |
庭 |
Just my left knee was really dirty
after working in the garden. Weird o_O |
| 126 |
to go home/back |
かえる |
帰る |
|
| 127 |
dirty |
きたない |
汚い |
|
| 128 |
sometimes |
ときどき |
時々 |
|
| 129 |
a voice |
こえ |
声 |
|
| 130 |
precious (thing) |
たいせつ |
大切 |
Thai sets of ornaments are
very precious. |
| 131 |
to become
cloudy/dim |
くもる |
曇る |
|
| 132 |
inside/middle/among |
なか |
中 |
Tanakasan is always right in the middle of every
text book. |
| 133 |
shopping |
かいもの |
買い物 |
|
| 134 |
on/above |
うえ |
上 |
Ou est mon stylo? Oh
that's right, it's on the table. |
| 135 |
bird/fowl/poultry |
とり |
鳥 |
|
| 136 |
to listen/to ask |
きく |
聞く |
|
| 137 |
to live
(somewhere) |
すむ |
住む |
The sand on the
beaches where I live
is very smooth. |
| 138 |
to
erase/delete/turn off power |
けす |
消す |
There's always a
way to erase or delete incase you make a mistake. |
| 139 |
under/below/beneath |
した |
下 |
I'm doin the fish taunt. The under the table fish
taunt. |
| 140 |
delicious/tasty |
|
おいしい |
|
| 141 |
pencil |
えんぴつ |
鉛筆 |
|
| 142 |
money |
おかね |
お金 |
|
| 143 |
cold (weather) |
さむい |
寒い |
|
| 144 |
to wash |
あらう |
洗う |
Washing our owies really hurts. |
| 145 |
to remove
clothes |
ぬぐ |
脱ぐ |
They made this new goo that you rub on
your body to remove clothes easier. |
| 146 |
to go to bed |
ねる |
寝る |
It's time to go to bed ね? |
| 147 |
to
chirp/bark/purr/make a sound (animal) |
なく |
鳴く |
When animals snack they make a lot of weird sounds. |
| 148 |
a desk |
つくえ |
机 |
つなみ！早く、くえ！！
Oh actually I just kicked the desk. |
| 149 |
after |
あと |
後 |
|
| 150 |
breakfast |
あさごはん |
朝御飯 |
|
| 151 |
to come to a
halt/stop |
とまる |
止まる |
Stop right there. It's
pronounced tomaaato;
not tomaeeto. |
| 152 |
your mother |
おかあさん |
お母さん |
|
| 153 |
to walk |
あるく |
歩く |
|
| 154 |
a newspaper |
しんぶん |
新聞 |
|
| 155 |
Tuesday |
かようび |
火曜日 |
|
| 156 |
animals |
どうぶつ |
動物 |
do re mi DOUBUTSU. |
| 157 |
to disappear/go
out |
きえる |
消える |
|
| 158 |
to lend |
かす |
貸す |
|
| 159 |
to remember/to
memorize |
おぼえる |
覚える |
Oh boy, I really am sick
of memorizing and remembering all this stuff. |
| 160 |
someone's
uncle/a middle aged man |
|
おじさん |
|
| 161 |
this way |
|
こちら |
|
| 162 |
a
company/corporation |
かいしゃ |
会社 |
Sometimes companies buy (かい) doctors
(いしゃ) |
| 163 |
the year before
last |
|
おととし |
|
| 164 |
to get on/ride
(transport) |
のる |
乗る |
It's hard to get on the bus or train
in Japan because there is just no room. |
| 165 |
to use |
つかう |
使う |
A tsunami of cows is impossible to find
a use for!! |
| 166 |
nine days/the
ninth day |
ここのか |
九日 |
|
| 167 |
how much?/how
many? |
|
いくら
(adv,n) |
|
| 168 |
small/little
(size) |
ちいさい |
小さい |
|
| 169 |
to meet |
あう |
会う |
When I meet babies, the first
thing I say is "aw" |
| 170 |
a doctor |
いしゃ |
医者 |
The Irish are good doctors. |
| 171 |
a telephone |
でんわ |
電話 |
|
| 172 |
a
coat/tunic/jacket/outer garment |
うわぎ |
上着 |
Unagi with a wa. |
| 173 |
strong/powerful |
つよい |
強い |
|
| 174 |
rain |
あめ |
雨 |
|
| 175 |
a movie
theatre/cinema |
えいがかん |
映画館 |
|
| 176 |
tea |
おちゃ |
お茶 |
|
| 177 |
an umbrella |
かさ |
傘 |
|
| 178 |
a bank |
ぎんこう |
銀行 |
|
| 179 |
time/hours |
じかん |
時間 |
|
| 180 |
this (thing) |
|
この |
|
| 181 |
last week |
せんしゅう |
先週 |
|
| 182 |
meat |
にく |
肉 |
Nick really likes meat. He's a meaty guy. |
| 183 |
to wear
something on your head |
|
かぶる |
|
| 184 |
Chinese
characters/kanji |
かんじ |
漢字 |
|
| 185 |
quite/pretty
(adv) |
けっこう |
結構 |
|
| 186 |
an electric
train |
でんしゃ |
電車 |
|
| 187 |
a university |
だいがく |
大学 |
|
| 188 |
that place over
there |
|
あそこ |
|
| 189 |
a magazine |
ざっし |
雑誌 |
|
| 190 |
a letter (in the
post) |
てがみ |
手紙 |
|
| 191 |
an entrance
hallway |
げんかん |
玄関 |
|
| 192 |
the English
language |
えいご |
英語 |
|
| 193 |
baggage |
にもつ |
荷物 |
|
| 194 |
ten days/the
tenth |
とおか |
十日 |
|
| 195 |
seven days/the
seventh |
なのか |
七日 |
|
| 196 |
a Japanese door |
と |
戸 |
|
| 197 |
rice/a meal |
ごはん |
御飯 |
|
| 198 |
next |
つぎ |
次 |
|
| 199 |
Sunday |
にちようび |
日曜日 |
|
| 200 |
enjoyable/fun |
たのしい |
楽しい |
|
| 201 |
a corner |
かど |
角 |
|
| 202 |
cleaning |
そうじ |
掃除 |
|
| 203 |
foreigner |
がいこくじん |
外国人 |
|
| 204 |
to give, to
raise s/th |
あげる |
上げる |
|
| 205 |
to cut |
きる |
切る |
|
| 206 |
a hot (thing) |
あつい |
熱い |
|
| 207 |
thick |
あつい |
厚い |
|
| 208 |
sky |
そら |
空 |
|
| 209 |
black (i-adj) |
くろい |
黒い |
|
| 210 |
to get off
(transport)/descend (a mountain) |
おりる |
降りる |
|
| 211 |
a subway |
ちかてつ |
地下鉄 |
|
| 212 |
soap |
せっけん |
石鹸 |
The second mistake you make
will be dropping the soap. |
| 213 |
light/non-serious/minor |
かるい |
軽い |
|
| 214 |
to eat |
たべる |
食べる |
|
| 215 |
what? |
なに |
何 |
|
| 216 |
to swim |
およぐ |
泳ぐ |
|
| 217 |
to take (time) |
かかる |
掛かる |
It takes time to take a kaka (crap) |
| 218 |
a small amount |
すこし |
少し |
|
| 219 |
interesting/amusing |
おもしろい |
面白い |
|
| 220 |
sweets/cakes |
おかし |
お菓子 |
|
| 221 |
outside |
そと |
外 |
|
| 222 |
socks |
くつした |
靴下 |
|
| 223 |
cute |
|
かわいい |
|
| 224 |
beef |
ぎゅうにく |
牛肉 |
|
| 225 |
family |
かぞく |
家族 |
|
| 226 |
s/th closes |
しまる |
閉まる |
|
| 227 |
to get up (out
of bed) |
おきる |
起きる |
People from Okinawa always get up really early
because its so hot there. |
| 228 |
new |
あたらしい |
新しい |
|
| 229 |
medicine |
くすり |
薬 |
|
| 230 |
to need |
いる |
要る |
|
| 231 |
the day after
tomorrow |
|
あさって |
|
| 232 |
A.M. (the
morning) |
ごぜん |
午前 |
|
| 233 |
to learn (from a
teacher) |
ならう |
習う |
|
| 234 |
a colour |
いろ |
色 |
|
| 235 |
west |
にし・せい |
西 |
|
| 236 |
a child/children |
こども |
子供 |
|
| 237 |
usually/generally |
|
たいてい |
|
| 238 |
to close/to shut
s/th |
しめる |
閉める |
When someone
dies (しぬ)
the coffin has to be closed and mail has to be sent. |
| 239 |
to die |
しぬ |
死ぬ |
死亡！
(I know this is probably useless to you but I can remember it haha) |
| 240 |
skillful |
じょうず |
上手 |
When you're 上手 you're on top of your game. |
| 241 |
a park |
こうえん |
公園 |
go when to the park?
こうえん？ 英語を分からない |
| 242 |
to arrive/reach
s/where |
つく |
着く |
|
| 243 |
to open
something |
あける |
開ける |
A Kangaroo needs to open their pouch to fit
their kids inside. |
| 244 |
a station |
えき |
駅 |
|
| 245 |
a foot |
あし |
足 |
|
| 246 |
a bag/satchel
(not backpack) |
|
かばん |
When you're
going to your cabin
you need to bring a bag or satchel. |
| 247 |
summer
vacation/summer holiday |
なつやすみ |
夏休み |
Summer vacation is like a
long sleep. Natsu, oyasumi. |
| 248 |
a teacher/doctor |
せんせい |
先生 |
|
| 249 |
a lesson |
じゅぎょう |
授業 |
|
| 250 |
laundry |
せんたく |
洗濯 |
|
| 251 |
a ticket |
きっぷ |
切符 |
|
| 252 |
hot (weather) |
あつい |
暑い |
|
| 253 |
to put/send out,
to release |
だす |
出す |
|
| 254 |
music |
おんがく |
音楽 |
|
| 255 |
ok/all right/no
problem |
だいじょうぶ |
大丈夫 |
|
| 256 |
to stand in a
line |
ならぶ |
並ぶ |
|
| 257 |
marriage |
けっこん |
結婚 |
|
| 258 |
river |
かわ |
川 |
|
| 259 |
an egg |
たまご |
卵 |
|
| 260 |
tomorrow |
あした |
明日 |
|
| 261 |
an exit |
でぐち |
出口 |
|
| 262 |
perhaps/probably |
たぶん |
多分 |
|
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