Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 14
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
知人 | ちじん | friend, acquaintance |
知合い | しりあい | acquaintance |
短所 | たんしょ | (1) defect, demerit, weak point, (2) disadvantage |
短期 | たんき | short term |
短編 | たんぺん | short (e.g. story, film) |
石鹸 | せっけん | soap |
研修 | けんしゅう | training |
砕く | くだく | to break, to smash |
砕ける | くだける | to break, to be broken |
破く | やぶく | to tear; to rip |
破れる | やぶれる | to get torn, to wear out |
破片 | はへん | fragment, splinter, broken piece |
碁 | ご | Go (board game of capturing territory) |
碗 | わん | bowl |
確率 | かくりつ | probability |
磁石 | じしゃく | magnet |
社会科学 | しゃかいかがく | social science |
社説 | しゃせつ | editorial, leading article |
祖先 | そせん | ancestor |
祝日 | しゅくじつ | national holiday |
神様 | かみさま | god |
神話 | しんわ | myth, legend |
祭る | まつる | to deify, to enshrine |
祭日 | さいじつ | national holiday, festival day |
私立 | しりつ | private (establishment) |
私鉄 | してつ | private railway |
秤 | はかり | scales, weighing machine |
移転 | いてん | moving, transfer, demise |
稀 | まれ | rare, seldom |
稽古 | けいこ | practice, training, study |
積む | つむ | to pile up, to stack |
空っぽ | からっぽ | empty, vacant, hollow |
空中 | くうちゅう | sky, air |
空想 | くうそう | daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision |
突き当たり | つきあたり | end (e.g. of street) |
突き当たる | つきあたる | to run into, to collide with |
突く | つく | (1) to thrust, to strike, (2) to poke |
突っ込む | つっこむ | to plunge into, to go into deeply |
窓口 | まどぐち | ticket window |
立 | たいりつ | confrontation, opposition, antagonism |
立ち止まる | たちどまる | to stop, to halt, to stand still |
童話 | どうわ | fairy tale |
競馬 | けいば | horse racing |
竹 | たけ | bamboo, middle (of a three-tier ranking system) |
符号 | ふごう | sign, mark, symbol |
筆者 | ひっしゃ | writer, author |
筆記 | ひっき | (taking) notes, copying |
等分 | とうぶん | division into equal parts |
箒 | ほうき | (n) broom |
算数 | さんすう | arithmetic |
算盤 | そろばん | abacus |
箸 | はし | chopsticks |
粒 | つぶ | grain |
粗い | あらい | coarse, rough |
糊 | のり | paste, starch |
系統 | けいとう | system, family line, geological formation |
紅葉 | こうよう | (1) (Japanese) maple |
紅葉 | もみじ | (1) (Japanese) maple |
納める | おさめる | to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept |
純情 | じゅんじょう | pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion |
純粋 | じゅんすい | pure, true, genuine, unmixed |
紙屑 | かみくず | wastepaper |
紙幣 | しへい | paper money, notes, bills |
素人 | しろうと | amateur, novice |
素直 | すなお | obedient, meek, docile, unaffected |
素質 | そしつ | character, qualities, genius |
索引 | さくいん | index, indices |
紫 | むらさき | purple colour, violet |
紺 | こん | navy blue, deep blue |
終了 | しゅうりょう | end, close, termination |
終点 | しゅうてん | terminus, last stop (e.g train) |
組み立てる | くみたてる | to assemble, to set up, to construct |
組合せ | くみあわせ | combination |
経度 | けいど | longitude |
絞る | しぼる | to press, to wring, to squeeze |
給与 | きゅうよ | allowance, grant, supply |
統一 | とういつ | unity, consolidation, uniformity |
統計 | とうけい | scattering, a scatter, dispersion |
絵の具 | えのぐ | colors, paints |
絶えず | たえず | constantly |
継続 | けいぞく | continuation |
続々 | ぞくぞく | successively, one after another |
綱 | つな | rope |
総理大臣 | そうりだいじん | Prime Minister |
線路 | せんろ | line, track, roadbed |
締め切る | しめきる | to shut up |
締切 | しめきり | closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance |
編む | あむ | to knit |
編集 | へんしゅう | editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee) |
緩い | ゆるい | loose, lenient, slow |
緯度 | いど | latitude (nav.) |
縛る | しばる | to tie, to bind |
縞 | しま | stripe |
縫う | ぬう | to sew |
縮む | ちぢむ | to shrink, to be contracted |
縮める | ちぢめる | to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink |
縮れる | ちぢれる | to be wavy, to be curled |
縮小 | しゅくしょう | reduction, curtailment |
繋がり | つながり | connection, link, relationship |
繋がる | つながる | to be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to |
繋げる | つなげる | to connect |
纏まる | まとまる | to be collected, to be settled, to be in order |
纏める | まとめる | to put in order, to collect, to bring to a conclusion |
缶詰 | かんづめ | packing (in cans), canning, canned goods, tin can |
羊毛 | ようもう | wool |
美容 | びよう | beauty of figure or form |
群れ | むれ | group, crowd, flock, herd |
羨ましい | うらやましい | envious, enviable |
羨む | うらやむ | to envy |
羽根 | はね | shuttlecock |
習字 | しゅうじ | penmanship |
耕す | たがやす | to till, to plow, to cultivate |
耕地 | こうち | arable land |
職人 | しょくにん | worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman |
肌着 | はだぎ | underwear |
肘 | ひじ | elbow |
肯定 | こうてい | positive, affirmation |
育児 | いくじ | childcare, nursing, upbringing |
背負う | せおう | to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder |
胡椒 | こしょう | pepper |
能率 | のうりつ | efficiency |
脂 | あぶら | fat, tallow, lard |
脱線 | だっせん | derailment, digression |
腰掛け | こしかけ | seat, bench |
腰掛ける | こしかける | to sit (down) |
膨らます | ふくらます | to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge |
膨らむ | ふくらむ | to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated |
膨大 | ぼうだい | huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion |
臨時 | りんじ | temporary, special, extraordinary |
自治 | じち | self-government, autonomy |
自然科学 | しぜんかがく | natural science |
自習 | じしゅう | self-study |
自衛 | じえい | self-defense |
至急 | しきゅう | urgent, pressing |
船便 | ふなびん | surface mail (ship) |
艶 | つや | gloss, glaze |
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