Practice JLPT| Audio | Japanese | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| あなた | anata | you (pronoun) | |
| 人ひと | hito | person (noun) | |
| 新しいあたらしい | atarashii | new (adj) | |
| 冷たいつめたい | tsumetai | cold (adj to touch) | |
| 必要ひつよう | hitsuyou | necessary, needed | |
| 貴様きさま | kisama | you bastard (pronoun, extremely disrespectful) | |
| 短いみじかい | mijikai | short (adj, e.g. hair) , brief (time) | |
| 誰だれ | dare | who? (interrogative) | |
| 寒いさむい | samui | cold (adj for weather or feeling cold) | |
| 探すさがす | sagasu | to search (for) (verb) | |
| 無理むり | muri | hopeless, impossible (na adj) | |
| 止めるとめる | tomeru | to stop (direct object) (verb) requires を (wo) Ex. 車を 止める kuruma wo ______ I stop the car | |
| 助けるたすける | tasukeru | To rescue, to help (usually used in a crisis, not for chores like tetsudau) | |
| 向かうむかう | mukau | to face, head for (verb) | |
| もの | mono | thing, object (concrete) (noun) | |
| お母さんおかあさん | okaasan | mother (polite noun) — use this one to refer to other people's moms | |
| みんな | minna | everyone | |
| 答えこたえ | kotae | answer, solution, reply (noun) | |
| 帽子ぼうし | boushi | hat (noun) | |
| 押すおす | osu | to push, press (verb) | |
| 彼かれ | kare | he (pronoun), boyfriend | |
| 選ぶえらぶ | erabu | to choose (verb) | |
| お父さんおとうさん | otousan | father (noun) | |
| 続けるつづける | tsuzukeru | to continue, follow (direct object) (verb) | |
| ゆっくり | yukkuri | slowly, leisurely (adverb) | |
| てめえ | temee | you (rude) (pronoun) | |
| 口くち | kuchi | mouth (noun) | |
| テレビ | terebi | TV (noun) | |
| 必ずかならず | kanarazu | without fail, always (adverb) | |
| 人間にんげん | ningen | human (noun) | |
| おばけ | obake | ghost (noun) | |
| ひどい | hidoi | terrible, awful, cruel (adj) | |
| 殺すころす | korosu | to kill (verb) | |
| 電車でんしゃ | densha | train (noun) | |
| いつも | itsumo | always (adverb) | |
| 化け物ばけもの | bakemono | monster (noun) | |
| 持つもつ | motsu | to have, carry (verb) | |
| 影かげ | kage | shadow (noun) | |
| 聞こえるきこえる | kikoeru | To hear, be heard (verb) | |
| 飲むのむ | nomu | to drink (verb) | |
| 犬いぬ | inu | dog (noun) | |
| どこ | doko | where? (interrogative) | |
| 見るみる | miru | to see, watch (verb) | |
| パソコン | pasokon | computer (noun) | |
| 女おんな | onna | woman (noun) | |
| 本当ほんとう | hontou | true (adj), really | |
| 幾つ (2)いくつ | ikutsu | 1. how many? (tsu counter) 2. how old? ( formal ) ex. toshi wa ____ desu ka | |
| 力ちから | chikara | power, strength, might (noun) | |
| お前おまえ | omae | you (pronoun) | |
| 聞くきく | kiku | to listen, ask, hear (verb) | |
| ありがとう | arigatou | thanks (casual) | |
| 近いちかい | chikai | near (adj) | |
| 試すためす | tamesu | to test (verb) | |
| 彼女かのじょ | kanojo | she (neutral) (pronoun) , one’s girlfriend | |
| 古いふるい | furui | old (things, not people; adj) | |
| 雲くも | kumo | cloud (noun) | |
| 心こころ | kokoro | heart (noun) | |
| 遠いとおい | tooi | far, distant (adj) | |
| 決してけっして | kesshite | never (adverb) | |
| 車くるま | kuruma | car (noun) |
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This set has 873 common Japanese words and phrases, each with its reading, romaji, meaning, and native audio pronunciation.
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