Japanese Phrases for Beginners

| No. | Kanji | Hiragana | Romaji | Meaning |
| 1 | 又は | または | Matawa | or, otherwise |
| 2 | 友好 | ゆうこう | Yuukou | friendship |
| 3 | 反る | かえる | Kaeru | to warp, to be warped, to curve |
| 4 | 反映 | はんえい | Han’ei | reflection, influence |
| 5 | 反省 | はんせい | Hansei | reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation |
| 6 | 叔母さん | おばさん | Obasan | (1) aunt, (2) middle-aged lady |
| 7 | 叔父さん | おじさん | Ojisan | middle-aged gentleman, uncle |
| 8 | 取り入れる | とりいれる | Toriireru | to harvest, to take in, to adopt |
| 9 | 取り出す | とりだす | Toridasu | to take out, to produce, to pick out |
| 10 | 取り消す | とりけす | Torikesu | to cancel |
| 11 | 受け持つ | うけもつ | Ukemotsu | to take (be in) charge of |
| 12 | 受取 | うけとり | Uketori | receipt |
| 13 | 受話器 | じゅわき | Juwaki | (telephone) receiver |
| 14 | 受験 | じゅけん | Juken | taking an examination |
| 15 | 口実 | こうじつ | Koujitsu | excuse |
| 16 | 口紅 | くちべに | Kuchibeni | lipstick |
| 17 | 古典 | こてん | Koten | old book, classics, classic |
| 18 | 句読点 | くとうてん | Kutouten | punctuation marks |
| 19 | 只 | ただ | Tada | free of charge, mere, sole, only, usual, common |
| 20 | 可決 | かけつ | Kaketsu | approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage |
| 21 | 司会 | しかい | Shikai | chairmanship |
| 22 | 各々 | おのおの | Onoono | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 23 | 各地 | かくち | Kakuchi | every place, various places |
| 24 | 各自 | かくじ | Kakuji | individual, each |
| 25 | 合同 | ごうどう | Goudou | combination, incorporation, union, amalgamation |
| 26 | 合流 | ごうりゅう | Gouryuu | confluence, union, linking up, merge |
| 27 | 合理 | ごうり | Gouri | rational |
| 28 | 同格 | どうかく | Doukaku | the same rank, equality, apposition |
| 29 | 名作 | めいさく | Meisaku | masterpiece |
| 30 | 名刺 | めいし | Meishi | business card |
| 31 | 名字 | みょうじ | Myouji | surname, family name |
| 32 | 名所 | めいしょ | Meisho | famous place |
| 33 | 名物 | めいぶつ | Meibutsu | famous product, special product, speciality |
| 34 | 名詞 | めいし | Meishi | noun |
| 35 | 吐き気 | はきけ | Hakike | nausea, sickness in the stomach |
| 36 | 向う | むかう | Mukau | to face, to go towards |
| 37 | 含める | ふくめる | Fukumeru | to include, to instruct, to make one understand |
| 38 | 吹雪 | ふぶき | Fubuki | snow storm |
| 39 | 呑気 | のんき | Nonki | carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless |
| 40 | 周辺 | しゅうへん | Shuuhen | circumference, outskirts, environs, (computer) peripheral |
| 41 | 味わう | あじわう | Ajiwau | to taste, to savor, to relish |
| 42 | 呼び出す | よびだす | Yobidasu | to summon, to call (e.g. phone) |
| 43 | 呼び掛ける | よびかける | Yobikakeru | to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal |
| 44 | 命ずる | めいずる | Meizuru | to command, to appoint |
| 45 | 和服 | わふく | Wafuku | Japanese clothes |
| 46 | 和英 | わえい | Waei | Japanese-English |
| 47 | 咥える | くわえる | Kuwaeru | to add |
| 48 | 唇 | くちびる | Kuchibiru | lips |
| 49 | 商店 | しょうてん | Shouten | shop, business firm |
| 50 | 商業 | しょうぎょう | Shougyou | commerce, trade, business |
| 51 | 商社 | しょうしゃ | Shousha | trading company, firm |
| 52 | 問い合わせ | といあわせ | Toiawase | enquiry, ENQ |
| 53 | 問答 | もんどう | Mondou | questions and answers, dialogue |
| 54 | 嗅ぐ | かぐ | Kagu | to sniff, to smell |
| 55 | 器具 | きぐ | Kigu | utensil |
| 56 | 器械 | きかい | Kikai | instrument |
| 57 | 噴水 | ふんすい | Funsui | water fountain |
| 58 | 噴火 | ふんか | Funka | eruption |
| 59 | 囁く | ささやく | Sasayaku | to whisper, to murmur |
| 60 | 四つ角 | よつかど | Yotsukado | four corners, crossroads |
| 61 | 四季 | しき | Shiki | four seasons |
| 62 | 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう | Shishagonyuu | rounding up (fractions) |
| 63 | 回数 | かいすう | Kaisuu | number of times, frequency |
| 64 | 回数券 | かいすうけん | Kaisuuken | book of tickets |
| 65 | 回答 | かいとう | Kaitou | reply, answer |
| 66 | 回転 | かいてん | Kaiten | rotation, revolution, turning |
| 67 | 因る | よる | Yoru | to come from |
| 68 | 団地 | だんち | Danchi | multi-unit apartments |
| 69 | 図形 | ずけい | Zukei | figure |
| 70 | 図表 | ずひょう | Zuhyou | chart, diagram, graph |
| 71 | 図鑑 | ずかん | Zukan | picture book |
| 72 | 固い | かたい | Katai | stubborn, firm (not viscous or easily moved) |
| 73 | 固まる | かたまる | Katamaru | to harden, to solidify, to become firm, to become certain |
| 74 | 園芸 | えんげい | Engei | horticulture, gardening |
| 75 | 圧縮 | あっしゅく | Asshuku | compression, condensation, pressure |
| 76 | 在る | ある | Aru | to live, to be |
| 77 | 在学 | ざいがく | Zaigaku | (enrolled) in school |
| 78 | 地下水 | ちかすい | Chikasui | underground water |
| 79 | 地名 | ちめい | Chimei | place name |
| 80 | 地味 | じみ | Jimi | plain, simple |
| 81 | 地帯 | ちたい | Chitai | area, zone |
| 82 | 地点 | ちてん | Chiten | site, point on a map |
| 83 | 地盤 | じばん | Jiban | (the) ground |
| 84 | 地質 | ちしつ | Chishitsu | geological features |
| 85 | 坊さん | ぼうさん | Bousan | Buddhist priest, monk |
| 86 | 垂直 | すいちょく | Suichoku | vertical, perpendicular |
| 87 | 垣根 | かきね | Kakine | hedge |
| 88 | 埋める | うめる | Umeru | to bury, to fill up, to fill (a seat, a vacant position) |
| 89 | 基準 | きじゅん | Kijun | standard, basis, criteria, norm |
| 90 | 堅い | かたい | Katai | hard (esp. wood), steadfast, honorable, stuffy writing |
| 91 | 塊 | かたまり | Katamari | lump, mass, clod, cluster |
| 92 | 塞がる | ふさがる | Fusagaru | to be plugged up, to be shut up |
| 93 | 塞ぐ | ふさぐ | Fusagu | to stop up, to close up, to block (up) |
| 94 | 塩辛い | しおからい | Shiokarai | salty (taste) |
| 95 | 塵紙 | ちりがみ | Chirigami | tissue paper, toilet paper |
| 96 | 塵芥 | ごみ | Gomi | trash, rubbish |
| 97 | 境界 | きょうかい | Kyoukai | boundary |
| 98 | 増やす | ふやす | Fuyasu | to increase, to add to, to augment |
| 99 | 増大 | ぞうだい | Zoudai | enlargement |
| 100 | 増減 | ぞうげん | Zougen | increase and decrease, fluctuation |
| 101 | 売り切れ | うりきれ | Urikire | sold-out |
| 102 | 売り切れる | うりきれる | Urikireru | to be sold out |
| 103 | 売上 | うりあげ | Uriage | amount sold, proceeds |
| 104 | 売店 | ばいてん | Baiten | shop, stand |
| 105 | 売行き | うれゆき | Ureyuki | sales |
| 106 | 売買 | ばいばい | Baibai | trade, buying and selling |
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