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Summary
Memorize Japanese words and characters.
Basic words
Helps you remember Japanese Hiragana Alphabet.
日本語 Romaji English
いかが ikaga how
どこ doko where
ここ koko this place
どうして doushite why
いつ itsu when
なに nani what
だれ dare who
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Everyday Words
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Japanese Romaji English
あいまい aimai ambiguous
エロい eroi sexy
かっこいい kakkoii cool
のどかな nodokana peaceful
お正月 osyougatsu new years day. (noun).
今年 kotoshi this year. (noun).
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Colors
Kanji Hiragana Romaji English
黒い くろい kuroi black
白い しろい shiroi white
灰色 はいいろ haiiro gray/grey
赤い あかい akai red
緑 みどり midori green
青い あおい aoi blue
黄色 きいろ kiiro yellow
茶色 ちゃいろ chairo brown
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Numbers
Formal Use Japanese Romaji English
壱 一 ichi one
弐 二 ni two
参 三 san three
肆 四 yon/shi four
伍 五 go five
陸 六 roku six
質 七 nana/shichi seven
捌 八 hachi eight
玖 九 kyuu nine
拾 十 jyuu ten
佰 百 hyaku hundred
阡 千 sen thousand
萬 万 man ten thousand
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More Japanese numbers. This is called usually used in goro.
Japanese rebus. Example Yoroshiku is written as 4649.
Yakuza is 893.
Number Reading
0 お
1 い, ひ
2 ふ ,さ
3 み
4 よ .し
5 ご
6 ろ
7 な
8 は ,や
9 く
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If you study above carefully, this is also the base of modern Japanese word for 一つ hitotsu, 二つ futatsu, みつ mitsu. the same goes to 一人 hitori, 二人 futari, 三人 sannin (from here it is irregular.) There are a lot of irregularities in Japanese number due to historical evolution of the language. The ancient Japanese read 123 as ひふみ。 A plate number 1122 can read 良い夫婦 ii fuufu which means good marriage.
Hiragana Alphabet
Hiragana Romaji
あ A
い I
う U
え E
お O
か KA
き KI
く KU
け KE
こ KO
さ SA
し SHI
す SU
せ SE
そ SO
た TA
ち CHI
つ TSU
て TE
と TO
な NA
に NI
ぬ NU
ね NE
の NO
は HA
ひ HI
ふ FU
へ HE
ほ HO
ま MA
み MI
む MU
め ME
も MO
や YA
ゆ YU
よ YO
ら RA
り RI
る RU
れ RE
ろ RO
が GA
ぎ GI
ぐ GU
げ GE
ご GO
ぱ PA
ぴ PE
ぷ PO
ぺ PE
ぽ PO
ば BA
び BI
ぶ BO
べ BE
ぼ BO
だ DA
ぢ DI
づ DU
で DE
ど DO
ざ ZA
じ ZI
ず ZU
ぜ ZE
ぞ ZO
きゃ KYA
きゅ KYU
きょ KYO
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Directions
Japanese Romaji English
上 Ue up
下 Shita down
右 Migi right
左 Hidari left
北 Kita North
南 Minami South
東 Higashi East
西 Nishi West
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Simple Plain Present Progressive Tense Verbs
Question Answer
Nomimasu Drink
Ikimasu Go
Kimasu Come
Wakarimasu Understand
Arimasu There is, have
Kikimasu Listen, hear, ask
Yomimasu Read
Oshiemasu Tell, teach
Mimasu See, watch
Shimasu Do
Hanashimasu Talk, speak
Tabemasu Eat
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Random vocab
Question Answer
毛羽立つ けばだつ to become fluffy
外向的 がいこうてき extroverted
地味 じみ plain, subdued
大らかな おおらかな big-hearted
無双 むそう unequalled
反省 はんせい reflection, meditation
施設 しせつ institution, facility
手順 てじゅん process, instructions
同様に どうように similarly
身近な みじかな familiar
用意 ようい preparation
糊 のり paste, glue, starch
順序 じゅんじょ order, sequence procedure
祝日 しゅくじつ national holiday
健やかな すこやかな healthy, sound
幸福 こうふく happiness
柏 かしわ oak
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Japanese Animals and Plants
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Japanese Hiragana English
柏 かしわ oak
桑 くわ mulberry
椿 つばき camellia
鹿 しか deer
山羊 やぎ goat
桜 さくら cherry
梓 あずさ catalpa
柳 やなぎ willow
馬 うま horse
鴨 かも wild duck
蛙 かえる frog
楓 かえで maple
松 まつ pine
猪 いのしし wild boar
木蓮 もくれん magnolia
蓮 はす lotus
睡蓮 すいれん water lily
菖蒲 しょうぶ iris
菊 きく chrysanthemum
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