Japanese Phrases for Beginners

| No. | Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
| 1 | 軟らかい | やわらかい | soft, tender, limp |
| 2 | 転々 | てんてん | moving from place to place |
| 3 | 転がす | ころがす | to roll |
| 4 | 転がる | ころがる | to roll, to tumble |
| 5 | 載せる | のせる | to place on (something), to take on board, to give a ride |
| 6 | 載る | のる | to appear (in print), to be recorded |
| 7 | 輸血 | ゆけつ | blood transfusion |
| 8 | 輸送 | ゆそう | transport, transportation |
| 9 | 農村 | のうそん | agricultural community, farm village, rural |
| 10 | 農産物 | のうさんぶつ | agricultural produce |
| 11 | 農薬 | のうやく | agricultural chemicals |
| 12 | 近々 | ちかぢか | nearness, before long |
| 13 | 近付ける | ちかづける | to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with |
| 14 | 近寄る | ちかよる | to approach, to draw near |
| 15 | 迫る | せまる | to draw near, to press |
| 16 | 述語 | じゅつご | predicate |
| 17 | 迷信 | めいしん | superstition |
| 18 | 追い掛ける | おいかける | to chase or run after someone, to run down, to pursue |
| 19 | 追い越す | おいこす | to pass (e.g. car), to outdistance, to outstrip |
| 20 | 追加 | ついか | addition, supplement, appendix |
| 21 | 退く | どく | (1) to retreat, to recede, to withdraw |
| 22 | 退ける | どける | to remove, to take away, to dislodge, to put something out of the way |
| 23 | 退院 | たいいん | leaving hospital |
| 24 | 送り仮名 | おくりがな | part of word written in kana |
| 25 | 送別 | そうべつ | farewell, send-off |
| 26 | 送料 | そうりょう | postage, carriage |
| 27 | 逃がす | にがす | to let loose, to set free, to let escape |
| 28 | 逆さ | さかさ | reverse, inversion, upside down |
| 29 | 逆様 | さかさま | inversion, upside down |
| 30 | 透き通る | すきとおる | to be(come) transparent |
| 31 | 透明 | とうめい | transparency, cleanness |
| 32 | 這う | はう | to creep, to crawl |
| 33 | 通ずる | つうずる | to be open (to traffic); to pass; to be understood |
| 34 | 通り掛かる | とおりかかる | to happen to pass by |
| 35 | 通勤 | つうきん | commuting to work |
| 36 | 通帳 | つうちょう | passbook |
| 37 | 通用 | つうよう | popular use, circulation |
| 38 | 通知 | つうち | notice, notification |
| 39 | 通訳 | つうやく | interpretation |
| 40 | 通貨 | つうか | currency |
| 41 | 通路 | つうろ | passage, pathway |
| 42 | 速力 | そくりょく | speed |
| 43 | 速達 | そくたつ | express, special delivery |
| 44 | 造船 | ぞうせん | shipbuilding |
| 45 | 連合 | れんごう | union, alliance |
| 46 | 逸れる | それる | to stray (turn) from subject, to get lost, to go astray |
| 47 | 遊園地 | ゆうえんち | amusement park |
| 48 | 運河 | うんが | canal, waterway |
| 49 | 過剰 | かじょう | excess, over- |
| 50 | 過半数 | かはんすう | majority |
| 51 | 過失 | かしつ | error, blunder, accident |
| 52 | 過程 | かてい | process |
| 53 | 道順 | みちじゅん | itinerary, route |
| 54 | 遠足 | えんそく | trip, hike, picnic |
| 55 | 遡る | さかのぼる | to go back, to go upstream, to make retroactive |
| 56 | 適確 | てきかく | precise, accurate |
| 57 | 遭う | あう | to meet, to encounter (undesirable nuance) |
| 58 | 郡 | ぐん | country, district |
| 59 | 部品 | ぶひん | parts, accessories |
| 60 | 部首 | ぶしゅ | radical (of a kanji character) |
| 61 | 郵送 | ゆうそう | mailing |
| 62 | 都心 | としん | heart (of city) |
| 63 | 酌む | くむ | to serve sake |
| 64 | 配る | くばる | to distribute, to deliver |
| 65 | 酒場 | さかば | bar, bar-room |
| 66 | 酔っ払い | よっぱらい | drunkard |
| 67 | 酢 | す | vinegar |
| 68 | 酸性 | さんせい | acidity |
| 69 | 醜い | みにくい | ugly |
| 70 | 醤油 | しょうゆ | soy sauce |
| 71 | 重たい | おもたい | heavy, massive, serious |
| 72 | 重なる | かさなる | to be piled up, lie on top of one another, overlap each other |
| 73 | 重ねる | かさねる | to pile up, to put something on another, to heap up, to add, to repeat |
| 74 | 重体 | じゅうたい | seriously ill, serious condition, critical state |
| 75 | 重力 | じゅうりょく | gravity |
| 76 | 重役 | じゅうやく | director, high executive |
| 77 | 重点 | じゅうてん | important point, lay stress on, colon, emphasis |
| 78 | 重量 | じゅうりょう | (1) weight, (2) heavyweight boxer |
| 79 | 量る | はかる | to measure, to weigh, to survey |
| 80 | 金魚 | きんぎょ | goldfish |
| 81 | 釘 | くぎ | nail |
| 82 | 釜 | かま | iron pot, kettle |
| 83 | 針路 | しんろ | course, direction, compass bearing |
| 84 | 針金 | はりがね | wire |
| 85 | 釣り合う | つりあう | to balance, to be in harmony, to suit |
| 86 | 鈍い | にぶい | dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid |
| 87 | 鈍い | のろい | dull (e.g. a knife), thickheaded, slow (opposite of fast), stupid |
| 88 | 鈴 | すず | bell |
| 89 | 鉄橋 | てっきょう | railway bridge, iron bridge |
| 90 | 鉄砲 | てっぽう | gun |
| 91 | 鉢 | はち | a bowl, a pot |
| 92 | 鉱物 | こうぶつ | mineral |
| 93 | 銅 | どう | copper |
| 94 | 銘々 | めいめい | each, individual |
| 95 | 錆 | さび | rust (colour) |
| 96 | 錆びる | さびる | to rust, to become rusty |
| 97 | 録音 | ろくおん | (audio) recording |
| 98 | 鐘 | かね | bell, chime |
| 99 | 鑑賞 | かんしょう | appreciation |
| 100 | 長女 | ちょうじょ | eldest daughter |
| 101 | 長引く | ながびく | to be prolonged, to drag on |
| 102 | 長所 | ちょうしょ | (1) strong point, merit, (2) advantage |
| 103 | 長方形 | ちょうほうけい | rectangle, oblong |
| 104 | 長男 | ちょうなん | eldest son |
| 105 | 長短 | ちょうたん | length, long and short |
| 106 | 閉会 | へいかい | closure |
| 107 | 開会 | かいかい | opening of a meeting |
| 108 | 開放 | かいほう | open, throw open, liberalization |
| 109 | 開通 | かいつう | opening, open |
| 110 | 間も無く | まもなく | soon, before long, in a short time |
| 111 | 間接 | かんせつ | indirection, indirectness |
| 112 | 間隔 | かんかく | space, interval, SPC |
| 113 | 関東 | かんとう | eastern half of Japan, including Tokyo |
| 114 | 防止 | ぼうし | prevention, check |
| 115 | 防犯 | ぼうはん | prevention of crime |
| 116 | 附属 | ふぞく | attached, belonging, affiliated |
| 117 | 限度 | げんど | limit, bounds |
| 118 | 険しい | けわしい | inaccessible place, sharp eyes |
| 119 | 陽射 | ひざし | sunlight, rays of the sun |
| 120 | 随筆 | ずいひつ | essays, miscellaneous writings |
| 121 | 隔てる | へだてる | to be shut out |
| 122 | 隙間 | すきま | crevice, crack, gap, opening |
| 123 | 障子 | しょうじ | paper sliding door |
| 124 | 集会 | しゅうかい | meeting, assembly |
| 125 | 集合 | しゅうごう | gathering, assembly, meeting, set (math) |
| 126 | 集金 | しゅうきん | money collection |
| 127 | 雑巾 | ぞうきん | house-cloth, dust cloth |
| 128 | 雑音 | ざつおん | noise (jarring, grating) |
| 129 | 雨戸 | あまど | sliding storm door |
| 130 | 零点 | れいてん | zero, no marks |
| 131 | 電力 | でんりょく | electric power |
| 132 | 電柱 | でんちゅう | telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole |
| 133 | 電池 | でんち | battery |
| 134 | 電波 | でんぱ | electro-magnetic wave |
| 135 | 電流 | でんりゅう | electric current |
| 136 | 電球 | でんきゅう | light bulb |
| 137 | 青少年 | せいしょうねん | youth, young person |
| 138 | 青白い | あおじろい | pale, pallid |
| 139 | 静まる | しずまる | to quieten down, to calm down, to subside |
| 140 | 面倒臭い | めんどうくさい | bother to do, tiresome |
| 141 | 面接 | めんせつ | interview |
| 142 | 面積 | めんせき | area |
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