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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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