Basic Japanese Phrases: Part 3

Japanese Phrases for Beginners

No.	Kanji	Hiragana/ Katakana	Meaning
1	芯	しん	core, heart, wick, marrow
2	花嫁	はなよめ	bride
3	花火	はなび	fireworks
4	芸能	げいのう	public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments
5	若々しい	わかわかしい	youthful, young
6	苦心	くしん	pain, trouble
7	苦情	くじょう	complaint, troubles, objection
8	英文	えいぶん	sentence in English
9	茂る	しげる	to grow thick, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
10	茶碗	ちゃわん	rice bowl, tea cup, teacup
11	草履	ぞうり	zoori (Japanese footwear), sandals
12	荒い	あらい	rough, rude, wild
13	落し物	おとしもの	lost property
14	落着く	おちつく	to calm down, to settle down
15	落第	らくだい	failure, dropping out of a class
16	著す	あらわす	to write, to publish
17	葬式	そうしき	funeral
18	蒔く	まく	to sow (seeds)
19	蒸し暑い	むしあつい	humid, sultry
20	蒸す	むす	to steam, to poultice, to be sultry
21	蒸気	じょうき	steam, vapour
22	蒸発	じょうはつ	evaporation, unexplained disappearance
23	蓄える	たくわえる	to store, to lay in stock
24	蓋	ふた	cover, lid, cap
25	蕎麦	そば	soba (buckwheat noodles)
26	薄める	うすめる	to dilute, to water down
27	薄暗い	うすぐらい	dim, gloomy
28	薬品	やくひん	medicine(s), chemical(s)
29	薬局	やっきょく	pharmacy, drugstore
30	薬指	くすりゆび	ring finger
31	薬缶	やかん	kettle
32	蘇る	よみがえる	to be revived, to be resuscitated, to be rehabilitated
33	虹	にじ	rainbow
34	蚊	か	mosquito
35	蛇口	じゃぐち	faucet, tap
36	蛍光灯	けいこうとう	fluorescent lamp, person who is slow to react
37	蝋燭	ろうそく	candle
38	血圧	けつあつ	blood pressure
39	血液	けつえき	blood
40	行事	ぎょうじ	event, function
41	行列	ぎょうれつ	(1) line, procession, (2) matrix (math)
42	街角	まちかど	street corner
43	衣食住	いしょくじゅう	necessities of life (food, clothing, etc.)
44	表紙	ひょうし	front cover, binding
45	被せる	かぶせる	to cover (with something)
46	裁縫	さいほう	sewing
47	裂く	さく	to tear, to split
48	裏口	うらぐち	backdoor, rear entrance
49	裏返す	うらがえす	to turn inside out, to turn (something) over
50	補う	おぎなう	to compensate for
51	製作	せいさく	manufacture, production
52	複写	ふくしゃ	copy, duplicate
53	複数	ふくすう	plural, multiple
54	襖	ふすま	sliding screen
55	西暦	せいれき	Christian Era, anno domini (A.D.)
56	要旨	ようし	gist, essentials, summary, fundamentals
57	要領	ようりょう	point, gist, essentials, outline
58	見下ろす	みおろす	to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on something
59	見付かる	みつかる	to be found, to be discovered
60	見付ける	みつける	to be familiar, to discover, to detect
61	見出し	みだし	heading, caption, subtitle, index
62	見学	けんがく	inspection, study by observation, field trip
63	見慣れる	みなれる	to become used to seeing, to be familiar with
64	見掛け	みかけ	outward appearance
65	見本	みほん	sample
66	見直す	みなおす	to look again, to get a better opinion of
67	見舞う	みまう	to ask after (health), to visit
68	見送る	みおくる	(1) to see off, to farewell, (2) to escort, (3) to let pass
69	規律	きりつ	order, rules, law
70	規準	きじゅん	standard, basis, criteria, norm
71	覗く	のぞく	to peep in, to look in, to peek in, to stick out
72	親指	おやゆび	thumb
73	親類	しんるい	relation, kin
74	観念	かんねん	(1) idea, notion, conception, (2) sense (e.g. of duty)
75	観測	かんそく	observation
76	角度	かくど	angle
77	解放	かいほう	release, liberation, emancipation
78	解散	かいさん	breakup, dissolution
79	解答	かいとう	answer, solution
80	解説	かいせつ	explanation, commentary
81	言い付ける	いいつける	to tell, to tell on (someone), to order
82	言い出す	いいだす	to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice
83	言付ける	ことづける	to send word, to send a message
84	言葉遣い	ことばづかい	speech, expression, wording
85	討つ	うつ	to attack, to avenge
86	記号	きごう	symbol, code
87	訳す	やくす	to translate
88	診る	みる	to examine (medical)
89	診断	しんだん	diagnosis
90	評論	ひょうろん	criticism, critique
91	詫びる	わびる	to apologize
92	詰まる	つまる	to be blocked, to be packed
93	話し掛ける	はなしかける	to accost a person, to talk (to someone)
94	話中	はなしちゅう	while talking, the line is busy
95	話合い	はなしあい	discussion, conference
96	誓う	ちかう	to swear, to vow, to take an oath, to pledge
97	課程	かてい	course, curriculum
98	課税	かぜい	taxation
99	調味料	ちょうみりょう	condiment, seasoning
100	調整	ちょうせい	regulation, adjustment, tuning
101	調節	ちょうせつ	regulation, adjustment, control
102	請う	こう	to ask, to request
103	論ずる	ろんずる	to argue, to discuss, to debate
104	謎謎	なぞなぞ	riddle, puzzle, enigma
105	謙虚	けんきょ	modesty, humility
106	謙遜	けんそん	humble, humility, modesty
107	講師	こうし	lecturer
108	警備	けいび	defense, guard, policing, security
109	貝	かい	shell, shellfish
110	貨物	かもつ	cargo, freight
111	貯蔵	ちょぞう	storage, preservation
112	貸し出し	かしだし	lending, loaning
113	貸家	かしや	house for rent
114	貸間	かしま	room to let
115	資料	しりょう	materials, data
116	賞品	しょうひん	prize, trophy
117	賞金	しょうきん	prize, monetary award
118	赤道	せきどう	equator
119	起床	きしょう	rising, getting out of bed
120	超える	こえる	to exceed, to cross over, to cross
121	超す	こす	to cross, to pass, to tide over
122	超過	ちょうか	excess, being more than
123	足る	たる	to be sufficient, to be enough
124	足袋	たび	tabi, Japanese socks (with split toe)
125	足跡	あしあと	footprints
126	跳ねる	はねる	to jump, to leap
127	跳ぶ	とぶ	to jump, to fly, to leap
128	踏切	ふみきり	railway crossing, level crossing, starting line, scratch, crossover
129	蹴る	ける	to kick
130	身分	みぶん	social position, social status
131	車庫	しゃこ	garage, car shed
132	車掌	しゃしょう	(train) conductor
133	車輪	しゃりん	(car) wheel

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