3000 Most common Japanese words I’ve been studying Japanese on an off for a while, and I was curious about if what I’m studying is actually useful. Ended up making a Google Sheet (feel free to make a copy) that lists the 3000 most common words used in everyday Japanese, …
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Animals Vocabulary in Japanese Learn animal names in Japanese Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Romaji Meaning 動物 どうぶつ dou butsu Animal ハチ hachi Bee 蜂 はち hachi Bee 毛虫 けむし kemushi Caterpillar ミミズ mimizu Earthworm 蚯蚓 みみず mimizu Earthworm ヤモリ yamori Gecko / House Lizard 守宮 やもり yamori Gecko / House Lizard …
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300 Basic Words in Japanese 300 Most Important Japanese Words First Verbs 1. 居る (いる) : be 2. ある : there is 3. 持つ (もつ) : have 4. する : do 5. 行く (いく) : go 6. 欲しい (ほしい) : want (this is an adjective in Japanese) 7. できる : can 8. いる : …
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Japanese Work-related Vocabulary I have prepared a short list with the must-know words used everyday in Japanese companies. 事務所（じむしょ）– office 本社（ほんしゃ）– headquaters, main company 支社（ししゃ）– regional office, branch office 御社（おんしゃ）– a formal way to say “your company”, “the company you’re working at” 経理部（けいりぶ）– accounts department 市場開発部（しじょうかいはつぶ）– marketing department 営業部（えいぎょうぶ）– sales department 法務部（ほうむぶ）– …
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Japanese Skincare Vocabulary Skincare Vocabulary in Japanese スキンケア : Skin Care メイク落とし (メイクおとし) : Makeup Remover クレンジング : Cleansing オイルタイプ : Oil-based 日焼け止め (ひやけどめ) : Sunscreen スクラブ : Exfoliator/Scrub ピーリングゲル : Peel 化粧水 (けしょうすい) : Toner/Lotion 乳液 (にゅうえき) : Cream Lotion 美容液 (びようえき) : Essence ; beauty lotion パック : …
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Christmas vocabulary in Japanese クリスマス – Christmas メリークリスマス！ – Merry Christmas! 良いクリスマスを！[よいクリスマスを] – Merry Christmas! クリスマスおめでとうございます! – Merry Christmas! 十二月 [じゅうにがつ] – December クリスマスパーティー – Christmas party クリスマスイヴ – Christmas Eve クリスマス– Christmas Day ボクシング・デー – Boxing Day / St. Stephen’s Day 公現祭 [こうげんさい] – epiphany 祭 [まつり] – feast, party, celebration 祝う [いわう] – to celebrate サンタクロース – Santa Claus エルフ – …
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A Meal in Japanese Japanese Mealtime Vocabulary ごはん ご飯 (gohan) – meal あさごはん 朝ご飯 (asagohan) – breakfast ひるごはん 昼ご飯 (hirugohan) – lunch ばんごはん 晩ご飯 (bangohan) – dinner おいしい 美味しい (oishii) – delicious this adjective is an い adjective, so the present affirmative becomes おいしいです ([it] is delicious). たべる 食べる (taberu) – to eat this verb is a RU verb, so when conjugating the stem …
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Japanese money and shopping えん 円 (en) – the official currency of japan, the yen (¥) おかね お金 (okane) – money there are currently four types of bills in circulation: ¥1,000, ¥2,000 (but these are very rare), ¥5,000, and ¥10,000. there are currently six types of coins in circulation: ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥50, ¥100, and ¥500. all the bills and coins differ in size! although many stores …
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1000 Most Common Japanese Words – Part 10 901. 何か (nanika) : something, some 902. 向こう (mukou) : over there, on the other side 903. 真ん中 (mannaka) : center, middle (casual) 904. 遠く (tooku) : far away, at a distance 905. 横 (yoko) : side, width across 906. つまらない (tsumaranai) …
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1000 Most Common Japanese Words – Part 9 801. うまい (umai) : sweet, delicious 802. 思い出す (omoidasu) : recollect, recall 803. 聞こえる (kikoeru) : hear, be heard 804. 借りる (kariru) : borrow 805. 返す (kaesu) : return, repay 806. 受け取る (uketoru) : receive, get 807. 捨てる (suteru) : discard, abandon …
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