Japanese Vocabulary

Japanese vocabulary about nature Japanese Nature Vocabulary Kanji Hiragana / Katakana Romaji Meaning 自然 しぜん shizen nature 石 いし ishi stone 岩 いわ iwa rock 丘 おか oka hill 山 やま yama mountain 火山 かざん kazan volcano 川 かわ kawa rive 海 うみ umi sea 湖 みずうみ mizuumi lake 木 …

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 17 Japanese Phrases for Beginners Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning 響き ひびき echo, sound, reverberation, noise 響く ひびく to resound 頂点 ちょうてん top, summit 項目 こうもく  item 順々 じゅんじゅん  in order, in turn 順序 じゅんじょ order, sequence, procedure 預かる あずかる  to keep in custody, to receive …

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 16 Japanese Phrases for Beginners Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning 軟らかい やわらかい soft, tender, limp 転々 てんてん moving from place to place 転がす ころがす to roll 転がる ころがる to roll, to tumble 載せる のせる to place on (something), to take on board, to give a ride …

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 15 Japanese Phrases for Beginners Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning 芯 しん core, heart, wick, marrow 花嫁 はなよめ bride 花火 はなび  fireworks 芸能 げいのう  public entertainment, accomplishments, attainments 若々しい わかわかしい youthful, young 苦心 くしん pain, trouble 苦情 くじょう complaint, troubles, objection 英文 えいぶん sentence in English …

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 14 Japanese Phrases for Beginners Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning 知人 ちじん  friend, acquaintance 知合い しりあい acquaintance 短所 たんしょ (1) defect, demerit, weak point, (2) disadvantage 短期 たんき short term 短編 たんぺん short (e.g. story, film) 石鹸 せっけん soap 研修 けんしゅう  training 砕く くだく to break, …

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 13 Japanese Phrases for Beginners Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning 無地 むじ plain, unfigured 無数 むすう countless number, infinite number 無限 むげん infinite 焦がす こがす to burn, to scorch, to singe, to char 焦げる こげる to burn, to be burned 焦点 しょうてん focus, point 煉瓦 れんが …

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 12 Japanese Phrases for Beginners Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning 標本 ひょうほん example, specimen 標準 ひょうじゅん standard, level 標識 ひょうしき sign, mark 機関車 きかんしゃ locomotive, engine 櫛 くし comb 欄 らん column of text (e.g. as in a newspaper) 次ぐ つぐ to rank next to, to …

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 11 Japanese Phrases for Beginners Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning 挿す さす to insert, to put in, to graft, to wear in belt 捕える とらえる to seize, to grasp, to capture, to arrest 捕る とる to take, to catch (fish), to capture 捜す さがす to search, …

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 10 Japanese Phrases for Beginners Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning 広々 ひろびろ extensive, spacious 広げる ひろげる to spread, to extend, to expand, to enlarge 広さ ひろさ extent 広める ひろめる to broaden, to propagate 広場 ひろば plaza 床の間 とこのま alcove 床屋 とこや barber 庖丁 ほうちょう kitchen knife, …

Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 9 Japanese Phrases for Beginners Kanji Hiragana/ Katakana Meaning 夕刊 ゆうかん evening paper 夕日 ゆうひ (in) the evening sun, setting sun 夕立 ゆうだち  (sudden) evening shower (rain) 外れる はずれる to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of …