Japanese Vocabulary
Welcome to the 9th lesson about the Japanese vocabulary. We're dedicating this page to the most important and most used words in Japanese. For example: clothes, languages, countries, travel, survival words, class, and house components. The sound is also provided.
shirt  シャツ [shatsu] | sweater セーター [sētā] | jacket ジャケット [jaketto] | coat コート [kōto] |
socks 靴下 [kutsushita] | shoes 靴 [kutsu] | trousers ズボン [zubon] | pajamas パジャマ [pajama] |
belt ベルト [beruto] | underwear 下着 [shitagi] | hat 帽子 [boushi] | skirt スカート [sukāto] |
The following words are related to languages and countries.
| Language | Japanese | Pronunciation | Country | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | アラビア語 | [arabia go] | Morocco | モロッコ | [morokko] |
| Chinese | 中国語 | [chuugoku go] | China | 中国 | [chuugoku] |
| English | 英語 | [eigo] | England | イングランド | [ingurando] |
| French | フランス語 | [furansugo] | France | フランス | [furansu] |
| German | ドイツ語 | [doitsu go] | Germany | ドイツ | [doitsu] |
| Greek | ギリシャ語 | [girisha go] | Greece | ギリシャ | [girisha] |
| Portuguese | ポルトガル語 | [porutogaru go] | Portugal | ポルトガル | [porutogaru] |
| Hindi | ヒンディー語 | [hindī go] | India | インド | [indo] |
| Italian | イタリア語 | [itaria go] | Italy | イタリア | [itaria] |
| Japanese | 日本語 | [nihongo] | Japan | 日本 | [nippon] |
| Russian | ロシア語 | [roshia go] | Russia | ロシア | [roshia] |
| Spanish | スペイン語 | [supein go] | Spain | スペイン | [supein] |
| Swedish | スウェーデン語 | [suwēden go] | Sweden | スウェーデン | [suwēden] |
The following vocabulary is related to travel and survival.
| Travel | Japanese | Pronunciation | Survival | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| airport | 空港 | [kuukou] | doctor | 医師 | [ishi] |
| airplane | 飛行機 | [hikouki] | medicines | 医薬品 | [iyakuhin] |
| train | 電車 | [densha] | pharmacy | 薬局 | [yakkyoku] |
| taxi | タクシー | [takushī] | hospital | 病院 | [byouin] |
| bus | バス | [basu] | ambulance | 救急車 | [kyuukyuu sha] |
| car | 車 | [kuruma] | poison | 毒 | [doku] |
| ticket | チケット | [chiketto] | help me | 助けてください。 | [tasuke te kudasai] |
| hotel | ホテル | [hoteru] | danger | 危険 | [kiken] |
| reservation | 予約 | [yoyaku] | accident | 事故 | [jiko] |
| passport | パスポート | [pasupōto] | police | 警察 | [keisatsu] |
| luggage | 荷物 | [nimotsu] | headache | 頭痛 | [zutsuu] |
| tourism | 観光 | [kankou] | stomach ache | 胃痛 | [itsuu] |
The following list of words is related to a class environment and the components of a house.
| Class | Japanese | Pronunciation | House | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| books | 本 | [hon] | toilet | トイレ | [toire] |
| pen | ペン | [pen] | bed | ベッド | [beddo] |
| dictionary | 辞書 | [jisho] | bedroom | 寝室 | [shinshitsu] |
| library | 図書館 | [toshokan] | furniture | 家具 | [kagu] |
| desk | 机 | [tsukue] | house | 家 | [ie] |
| student | 学生 | [gakusei] | kitchen | 台所 | [daidokoro] |
| teacher | 教師 | [kyoushi] | plate | プレート | [purēto] |
| chair | 椅子 | [isu] | refrigerator | 冷蔵庫 | [reizouko] |
| paper | 紙 | [kami] | room | 部屋 | [heya] |
| page | ページ | [pēji] | table | テーブル | [tēburu] |
| pencil | 鉛筆 | [enpitsu] | window | 窓 | [mado] |
| question | 質問 | [shitsumon] | television | テレビ | [terebi] |
Did you enjoy this lesson about the Japanese vocabulary? I hope so, if you have any problem with this lesson contact me with questions here. You can now check the next lesson below.
| Japanese Verbs |
Inspirational Quote: You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You have to work for it, however. Richard Bach |