Basic Japanese Phrases: Part 5

Japanese Phrases for Beginners

No.	Kanji	Hiragana	Romaji	Meaning
1	知人	ちじん	Chijin	friend, acquaintance
2	知合い	しりあい	Shiriai	acquaintance
3	短所	たんしょ	Tansho	(1) defect, demerit, weak point, (2) disadvantage
4	短期	たんき	Tanki	short term
5	短編	たんぺん	Tanpen	short (e.g. story, film)
6	石鹸	せっけん	Sekken	soap
7	研修	けんしゅう	Kenshuu	training
8	砕く	くだく	Kudaku	to break, to smash
9	砕ける	くだける	Kudakeru	to break, to be broken
10	破く	やぶく	Yabuku	to tear; to rip
11	破れる	やぶれる	Yabureru	to get torn, to wear out
12	破片	はへん	Hahen	fragment, splinter, broken piece
13	確率	かくりつ	Kakuritsu	probability
14	社会科学	しゃかいかがく	Shakai kagaku	social science
15	社説	しゃせつ	Shasetsu	editorial, leading article
16	祖先	そせん	Sosen	ancestor
17	祝日	しゅくじつ	Shukujitsu	national holiday
18	神話	しんわ	Shinwa	myth, legend
19	祭る	まつる	Matsuru	to deify, to enshrine
20	祭日	さいじつ	Saijitsu	national holiday, festival day
21	私立	しりつ	Shiritsu	private (establishment)
22	私鉄	してつ	Shitetsu	private railway
23	秤	はかり	Hakari	scales, weighing machine
24	移転	いてん	Iten	moving, transfer, demise
25	稀	まれ	Mare	rare, seldom
26	稽古	けいこ	Keiko	practice, training, study
27	積む	つむ	Tsumu	to pile up, to stack
28	空っぽ	からっぽ	Karappo	empty, vacant, hollow
29	空想	くうそう	Kuusou	daydream, fantasy, fancy, vision
30	突き当たり	つきあたり	Tsukiatari	end (e.g. of street)
31	突き当たる	つきあたる	Tsukiataru	to run into, to collide with
32	突っ込む	つっこむ	Tsukkomu	to plunge into, to go into deeply
33	窓口	まどぐち	Madoguchi	ticket window
34	対立	たいりつ	Tairitsu	confrontation, opposition, antagonism
35	立ち止まる	たちどまる	Tachidomaru	to stop, to halt, to stand still
36	童話	どうわ	Douwa	fairy tale
37	競馬	けいば	Keiba	horse racing
38	竹	たけ	Take	bamboo, middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
39	符号	ふごう	Fugou	sign, mark, symbol
40	筆者	ひっしゃ	Hissha	writer, author
41	筆記	ひっき	Hikki	(taking) notes, copying
42	等分	とうぶん	Toubun	division into equal parts
43	納める	おさめる	Osameru	to obtain, to reap, to pay, to supply, to accept
44	純情	じゅんじょう	Junjou	pure heart, naivete, self-sacrificing devotion
45	純粋	じゅんすい	Junsui	pure, true, genuine, unmixed
46	紙屑	かみくず	Kamikuzu	wastepaper
47	紙幣	しへい	Shihei	paper money, notes, bills
48	素人	しろうと	Shirouto	amateur, novice
49	素直	すなお	Sunao	obedient, meek, docile, unaffected
50	素質	そしつ	Soshitsu	character, qualities, genius
51	索引	さくいん	Sakuin	index, indices
52	終了	しゅうりょう	Shuuryou	end, close, termination
53	終点	しゅうてん	Shuuten	terminus, last stop (e.g. train)
54	組み立てる	くみたてる	Kumitateru	to assemble, to set up, to construct
55	組合せ	くみあわせ	Kumiawase	combination
56	絞る	しぼる	Shiboru	to press, to wring, to squeeze
57	給与	きゅうよ	Kyuuyo	allowance, grant, supply
58	統一	とういつ	Touitsu	unity, consolidation, uniformity
59	統計	とうけい	Toukei	scattering, a scatter, dispersion
60	絵の具	えのぐ	Enogu	colors, paints
61	絶えず	たえず	Taezu	constantly
62	継続	けいぞく	Keizoku	continuation
63	続々	ぞくぞく	Zokuzoku	successively, one after another
64	総理大臣	そうりだいじん	Souri daijin	Prime Minister
65	線路	せんろ	Senro	line, track, roadbed
66	締め切る	しめきる	Shimekiru	to shut up
67	締切	しめきり	Shimekiri	closing, cut-off, end, deadline, Closed, No Entrance
68	編集	へんしゅう	Henshuu	editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)
69	緩い	ゆるい	Yurui	loose, lenient, slow
70	緯度	いど	Ido	latitude (nav.)
71	縮む	ちぢむ	Chijimu	to shrink, to be contracted
72	縮める	ちぢめる	Chijimeru	to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink
73	縮れる	ちぢれる	Chijireru	to be wavy, to be curled
74	縮小	しゅくしょう	Shukushou	reduction, curtailment
75	繋がり	つながり	Tsunagari	connection, link, relationship
76	繋がる	つながる	Tsunagaru	to be tied together, to be connected to, to be related to
77	繋げる	つなげる	Tsunageru	to connect
78	纏まる	まとまる	Matomaru	to be collected, to be settled, to be in order
79	纏める	まとめる	Matomeru	to put in order, to collect, to bring to a conclusion
80	缶詰	かんづめ	Kanzume	packing (in cans), canning, canned goods, tin can
81	美容	びよう	Biyou	beauty of figure or form
82	群れ	むれ	Mure	group, crowd, flock, herd
83	羨ましい	うらやましい	Urayamashii	envious, enviable
84	羨む	うらやむ	Urayamu	to envy
85	習字	しゅうじ	Shuuji	penmanship
86	耕地	こうち	Kouchi	arable land
87	職人	しょくにん	Shokunin	worker, mechanic, artisan, craftsman
88	肌着	はだぎ	Hadagi	underwear
89	肯定	こうてい	Koutei	positive, affirmation
90	育児	いくじ	Ikuji	childcare, nursing, upbringing
91	背負う	せおう	Seou	to be burdened with, to carry on back or shoulder
92	能率	のうりつ	Nouritsu	efficiency
93	脱線	だっせん	Dassen	derailment, digression
94	腰掛け	こしかけ	Koshikake	seat, bench
95	腰掛ける	こしかける	Koshikakeru	to sit (down)
96	膨らます	ふくらます	Fukuramasu	to swell, to expand, to inflate, to bulge
97	膨らむ	ふくらむ	Fukuramu	to expand, to swell (out), to get big, to become inflated
98	膨大	ぼうだい	Boudai	huge, bulky, enormous, extensive, swelling, expansion
99	臨時	りんじ	Rinji	temporary, special, extraordinary
100	自治	じち	Jichi	self-government, autonomy
101	自然科学	しぜんかがく	Shizen kagaku	natural science
102	自習	じしゅう	Jishuu	self-study
103	自衛	じえい	Jiei	self-defense
104	至急	しきゅう	Shikyuu	urgent, pressing
105	船便	ふなびん	Funabin	surface mail (ship)

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