Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 16
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
軟らかい | やわらかい | soft, tender, limp |
転々 | てんてん | moving from place to place |
転がす | ころがす | to roll |
転がる | ころがる | to roll, to tumble |
載せる | のせる | to place on (something), to take on board, to give a ride |
載る | のる | to appear (in print), to be recorded |
輸血 | ゆけつ | blood transfusion |
輸送 | ゆそう | transport, transportation |
農村 | のうそん | agricultural community, farm village, rural |
農産物 | のうさんぶつ | agricultural produce |
農薬 | のうやく | agricultural chemicals |
近々 | ちかぢか | nearness, before long |
近付ける | ちかづける | to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with |
近寄る | ちかよる | to approach, to draw near |
迫る | せまる | to draw near, to press |
述語 | じゅつご | predicate |
迷信 | めいしん | superstition |
追い掛ける | おいかける | to chase or run after someone, to run down, to pursue |
追い越す | おいこす | to pass (e.g. car), to outdistance, to outstrip |
追加 | ついか | addition, supplement, appendix |
退く | どく | (1) to retreat, to recede, to withdraw |
退ける | どける | to remove, to take away, to dislodge, to put something out of the way |
退院 | たいいん | leaving hospital |
送り仮名 | おくりがな | part of word written in kana |
送別 | そうべつ | farewell, send-off |
送料 | そうりょう | postage, carriage |
逃がす | にがす | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
逆さ | さかさ | reverse, inversion, upside down |
逆様 | さかさま | inversion, upside down |
透き通る | すきとおる | to be(come) transparent |
透明 | とうめい | transparency, cleanness |
這う | はう | to creep, to crawl |
通ずる | つうずる | to be open (to traffic); to pass; to be understood |
通り掛かる | とおりかかる | to happen to pass by |
通勤 | つうきん | commuting to work |
通帳 | つうちょう | passbook |
通用 | つうよう | popular use, circulation |
通知 | つうち | notice, notification |
通訳 | つうやく | interpretation |
通貨 | つうか | currency |
通路 | つうろ | passage, pathway |
速力 | そくりょく | speed |
速達 | そくたつ | express, special delivery |
造船 | ぞうせん | shipbuilding |
連合 | れんごう | union, alliance |
逸れる | それる | to stray (turn) from subject, to get lost, to go astray |
遊園地 | ゆうえんち | amusement park |
運河 | うんが | canal, waterway |
過剰 | かじょう | excess, over- |
過半数 | かはんすう | majority |
過失 | かしつ | error, blunder, accident |
過程 | かてい | process |
道順 | みちじゅん | itinerary, route |
遠足 | えんそく | trip, hike, picnic |
遡る | さかのぼる | to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive |
適確 | てきかく | precise, accurate |
遭う | あう | to meet, to encounter (undesirable nuance) |
郡 | ぐん | country, district |
部品 | ぶひん | parts, accessories |
部首 | ぶしゅ | radical (of a kanji character) |
郵送 | ゆうそう | mailing |
都心 | としん | heart (of city) |
酌む | くむ | to serve sake |
配る | くばる | to distribute, to deliver |
酒場 | さかば | bar, bar-room |
酔っ払い | よっぱらい | drunkard |
酢 | す | vinegar |
酸性 | さんせい | acidity |
醜い | みにくい | ugly |
醤油 | しょうゆ | soy sauce |
重たい | おもたい | heavy, massive, serious |
重なる | かさなる | to be piled up, lie on top of one another, overlap each other |
重ねる | かさねる | to pile up, to put something on another, to heap up, to add, to repeat |
重体 | じゅうたい | seriously ill, serious condition, critical state |
重力 | じゅうりょく | gravity |
重役 | じゅうやく | director, high executive |
重点 | じゅうてん | important point, lay stress on, colon, emphasis |
重量 | じゅうりょう | (1) weight, (2) heavyweight boxer |
量る | はかる | to measure, to weigh, to survey |
金魚 | きんぎょ | goldfish |
釘 | くぎ | nail |
釜 | かま | iron pot, kettle |
針路 | しんろ | course, direction, compass bearing |
針金 | はりがね | wire |
釣り合う | つりあう | to balance, to be in harmony, to suit |
鈍い | にぶい | dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid |
鈍い | のろい | dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid |
鈴 | すず | bell |
鉄橋 | てっきょう | railway bridge, iron bridge |
鉄砲 | てっぽう | gun |
鉢 | はち | a bowl, a pot |
鉱物 | こうぶつ | mineral |
銅 | どう | copper |
銘々 | めいめい | each, individual |
錆 | さび | rust (colour) |
錆びる | さびる | to rust, to become rusty |
録音 | ろくおん | (audio) recording |
鐘 | かね | bell, chime |
鑑賞 | かんしょう | appreciation |
長女 | ちょうじょ | eldest daughter |
長引く | ながびく | to be prolonged, to drag on |
長所 | ちょうしょ | (1) strong point, merit, (2) advantage |
長方形 | ちょうほうけい | rectangle, oblong |
長男 | ちょうなん | eldest son |
長短 | ちょうたん | length, long and short |
閉会 | へいかい | closure |
開会 | かいかい | opening of a meeting |
開放 | かいほう | open, throw open, liberalization |
開通 | かいつう | opening, open |
間も無く | まもなく | soon, before long, in a short time |
間接 | かんせつ | indirection, indirectness |
間隔 | かんかく | space, interval, SPC |
関東 | かんとう | eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo |
防止 | ぼうし | prevention, check |
防犯 | ぼうはん | prevention of crime |
附属 | ふぞく | attached, belonging, affiliated |
限度 | げんど | limit, bounds |
険しい | けわしい | inaccessible place, sharp eyes |
陽射 | ひざし | sunlight, rays of the sun |
随筆 | ずいひつ | essays, miscellaneous writings |
隔てる | へだてる | to be shut out |
隙間 | すきま | crevice, crack, gap, opening |
障子 | しょうじ | paper sliding door |
集会 | しゅうかい | meeting, assembly |
集合 | しゅうごう | gathering, assembly, meeting, set (math) |
集金 | しゅうきん | money collection |
雑巾 | ぞうきん | house-cloth, dust cloth |
雑音 | ざつおん | noise (jarring, grating) |
雨戸 | あまど | sliding storm door |
零点 | れいてん | zero, no marks |
電力 | でんりょく | electric power |
電柱 | でんちゅう | telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole |
電池 | でんち | battery |
電波 | でんぱ | electro-magnetic wave |
電流 | でんりゅう | electric current |
電球 | でんきゅう | light bulb |
青少年 | せいしょうねん | youth, young person |
青白い | あおじろい | pale, pallid |
静まる | しずまる | to quieten down, to calm down, to subside |
面倒臭い | めんどうくさい | bother to do, tiresome |
面接 | めんせつ | interview |
面積 | めんせき | area |
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