Christmas vocabulary in Japanese No. Kanji Hiragana/Katakana Romaji Meaning 1 クリスマス kurisumasu Christmas 2 メリークリスマス merī kurisumasu Merry Christmas! 3 良い よい クリスマスを yoi kurisumasu o Merry Christmas! 4 クリスマスおめでとうございます kurisumasu omedetō gozaimasu Merry Christmas! 5 十二月 じゅうにがつ jūnigatsu December 6 クリスマスパーティー kurisumasu pātī Christmas party 7 クリスマスイヴ kurisumasu ivu …
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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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1000 Most Common Japanese Words – Part 8 701. あちこち (achikochi) : all over, here and there 702. そちら (sochira) : there, that way (polite) 703. あちら (achira) : over there, that way (polite) 704. もし (moshi) : if, in case of 705. うるさい (urusai) : noisy, annoying 706. 固い …
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1000 Most Common Japanese Words – Part 7 601. なるほど (naruhodo) : I see, really 602. つまり (tsumari) : in short, that is to say 603. そのまま (sonomama) : as it is, just like that 604. はっきり (hakkiri) : clearly 605. 大変 (taihen) : awful, hard 606. 簡単 (kantan) : …
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1000 Most Common Japanese Words – Part 6 501. 氏名 (shimei) : full name 502. 今夜 (konya) : tonight, this evening 503. 夜中 (yonaka) : midnight 504. 来週 (raishuu) : next week 505. 誰か (dareka) : someone 506. 何 (nan) : what. それはなんですか. What is that? 507. 今朝 (kesa) : …
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1000 Most Common Japanese Words – Part 5 401. 問題 (mondai) : problem, question 402. 必要 (hitsuyou) : need, necessary 403. もつ (motsu) : last long, be durable 404. 開く (hiraku) : open 405. 昨年 (sakunen) : last year (formal, often used in writing) 406. 治る (naoru) : be cured, …
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1000 Most Common Japanese Words – Part 4 301. 易しい (yasashii) : easy, simple (colloquial) 302. お兄さん (oniisan) : older brother 303. 大きい (ooki) : big 304. 小さい (chiisai) : small 305. 辛い (karai) : spicy, hot 306. 八 (hachi) : eight 307. あそこ (asoko) : over there 308. 来る …
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