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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 8
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
| 又は | または | or, otherwise |
| 友好 | ゆうこう | friendship |
| 反る | かえる | to warp, to be warped, to curve |
| 反映 | はんえい | reflection, influence |
| 反省 | はんせい | reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation |
| 叔母さん | おばさん | (1) aunt, (2) middle-aged lady |
| 叔父さん | おじさん | middle-aged gentleman, uncle |
| 取り入れる | とりいれる | to harvest, to take in, to adopt |
| 取り出す | とりだす | to take out, to produce, to pick out |
| 取り消す | とりけす | to cancel |
| 受け持つ | うけもつ | to take (be in) charge of |
| 受取 | うけとり | receipt |
| 受話器 | じゅわき | (telephone) receiver |
| 受験 | じゅけん | taking an examination |
| 口実 | こうじつ | excuse |
| 口紅 | くちべに | lipstick |
| 古典 | こてん | old book, classics, classic |
| 句読点 | くとうてん | punctuation marks |
| 只 | ただ | free of charge, mere, sole, only, usual, common |
| 可決 | かけつ | approval, adoption (e.g. motion, bill), passage |
| 司会 | しかい | chairmanship |
| 各々 | おのおの | each, every, either, respectively, severally |
| 各地 | かくち | every place, various places |
| 各自 | かくじ | individual, each |
| 合同 | ごうどう | combination, incorporation, union, amalgamation |
| 合流 | ごうりゅう | confluence, union, linking up, merge |
| 合理 | ごうり | rational |
| 吊す | つるす | to hang |
| 吊る | つる | to hang |
| 同格 | どうかく | the same rank, equality, apposition |
| 名作 | めいさく | masterpiece |
| 名刺 | めいし | business card |
| 名字 | みょうじ | surname, family name |
| 名所 | めいしょ | famous place |
| 名物 | めいぶつ | famous product, special product, speciality |
| 名詞 | めいし | noun |
| 吐き気 | はきけ | nausea, sickness in the stomach |
| 向う | むかう | to face, to go towards |
| 含める | ふくめる | to include, to instruct, to make one understand |
| 吹雪 | ふぶき | snow storm |
| 呑気 | のんき | carefree, optimistic, careless, reckless, heedless |
| 周辺 | しゅうへん | circumference, outskirts, environs, (computer) peripheral |
| 味わう | あじわう | to taste, to savor, to relish |
| 呼び出す | よびだす | to summon, to call (e.g. phone) |
| 呼び掛ける | よびかける | to call out to, to accost, to address (crowd), to appeal |
| 命ずる | めいずる | to command, to appoint |
| 和服 | わふく | Japanese clothes |
| 和英 | わえい | Japanese-English |
| 咥える | くわえる | to add |
| 唇 | くちびる | lips |
| 商店 | しょうてん | shop, business firm |
| 商業 | しょうぎょう | commerce, trade, business |
| 商社 | しょうしゃ | trading company, firm |
| 問い合わせ | といあわせ | enquiry, ENQ |
| 問答 | もんどう | questions and answers, dialogue |
| 嗅ぐ | かぐ | to sniff, to smell |
| 器具 | きぐ | utensil |
| 器械 | きかい | instrument |
| 噴水 | ふんすい | water fountain |
| 噴火 | ふんか | eruption |
| 囁く | ささやく | to whisper, to murmur |
| 四つ角 | よつかど | four corners, crossroads |
| 四季 | しき | four seasons |
| 四捨五入 | ししゃごにゅう | rounding up (fractions) |
| 四角 | しかく | square |
| 四角い | しかくい | square |
| 回り道 | まわりみち | detour |
| 回数 | かいすう | number of times, frequency |
| 回数券 | かいすうけん | book of tickets |
| 回答 | かいとう | reply, answer |
| 回転 | かいてん | rotation, revolution, turning |
| 因る | よる | to come from |
| 団地 | だんち | multi-unit apartments |
| 図形 | ずけい | figure |
| 図表 | ずひょう | chart, diagram, graph |
| 図鑑 | ずかん | picture book |
| 固い | かたい | stubborn, firm (not viscous or easily moved) |
| 固まる | かたまる | to harden, to solidify, to become firm, to become certain |
| 国王 | こくおう | king |
| 国立 | こくりつ | national |
| 国籍 | こくせき | nationality |
| 園芸 | えんげい | horticulture, gardening |
| 圧縮 | あっしゅく | compression, condensation, pressure |
| 在る | ある | to live, to be |
| 在学 | ざいがく | (enrolled) in school |
| 地下水 | ちかすい | underground water |
| 地名 | ちめい | place name |
| 地味 | じみ | plain, simple |
| 地帯 | ちたい | area, zone |
| 地点 | ちてん | site, point on a map |
| 地盤 | じばん | (the) ground |
| 地質 | ちしつ | geological features |
| 坊さん | ぼうさん | Buddhist priest, monk |
| 坊っちゃん | ぼっちゃん | son (of others) |
| 坊や | ぼうや | boy |
| 垂直 | すいちょく | vertical, perpendicular |
| 垣根 | かきね | hedge |
| 埋める | うめる | to bury, to fill up, to fill (a seat, a vacant position) |
| 執筆 | しっぴつ | writing |
| 基地 | きち | base |
| 基準 | きじゅん | standard, basis, criteria, norm |
| 基盤 | きばん | foundation, basis |
| 基礎 | きそ | foundation, basis |
| 堀 | ほり | moat, canal |
| 堅い | かたい | hard (esp. wood), steadfast, honorable, stuffy writing |
| 塊 | かたまり | lump, mass, clod, cluster |
| 塞がる | ふさがる | to be plugged up, to be shut up |
| 塞ぐ | ふさぐ | to stop up, to close up, to block (up) |
| 塩辛い | しおからい | salty (taste) |
| 塵紙 | ちりがみ | tissue paper, toilet paper |
| 塵芥 | ごみ | trash, rubbish |
| 境界 | きょうかい | boundary |
| 増やす | ふやす | to increase, to add to, to augment |
| 増大 | ぞうだい | enlargement |
| 増減 | ぞうげん | increase and decrease, fluctuation |
| 墨 | すみ | ink |
| 売り切れ | うりきれ | sold-out |
| 売り切れる | うりきれる | to be sold out |
| 売上 | うりあげ | amount sold, proceeds |
| 売店 | ばいてん | shop, stand |
| 売行き | うれゆき | sales |
| 売買 | ばいばい | trade, buying and selling |
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