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Common Japanese Words & Phrases

873 everyday words with readings, romaji, and native audio

AudioJapaneseRomajiMeaning
食べるたべる taberu to eat (verb)
大きいおおきい ooki big (adj)
みせ mise store (noun)
手加減するてかげんする tekagen suru to hold back (verb)
ki energy, spirit (noun)
見つけるみつける mitsukeru to find (direct object を) (verb)
あい ai love
食べ物たべもの tabemono food, food item (noun)
それ sore that (independent) (close to listener) (demonstrative pronoun)
赤いあかい akai red (adj)
熱いあつい atsui hot to the touch (adj)
乗るのる noru to ride, take, get on (verb)
遅いおそい osoi slow, late (adj)
なんて nante such a thing as (particle)
黒いくろい kuroi black (adj)
chi blood (noun)
ねこ neko cat (noun)
ほん hon book (noun)
なに nani what? (interrogative)
自分じぶん jibun self, oneself, myself (pronoun)
叩くたたく tataku to hit, tap (verb)
いつ itsu when?
白いしろい shiroi white (adj)
おとこ otoko man (noun)
1. 付ける 2. 点ける1.つける2.つける tsukeru 1. To attach (direct or no direct object) 2. To turn on (direct object = electrical or flame-based device)
歩くあるく aruku to walk, go on foot (verb)
取るとる toru to take, get (verb)
歌ううたう utau to sing (verb)
長いながい nagai long (adj)
青いあおい aoi blue (adj)
あたま atama head (noun)
付き合うつきあう tsukiau to hang out with, date (verb)
寝るねる Neru to sleep
起きる (2-4)おきる Okiru 1. to wake up, to get up 2. to occur, happen (spontaneously)
見るみる Miru to watch / to see
嗅ぐかぐ Kagu to smell
触るさわる Sawaru to touch, feel
味わうあじわう Ajiwau to taste
話すはなす Hanasu to speak, talk, tell
言ういう Iu to say, to tell
来るくる Kuru to come
行くいく Iku to go
出かけるでかける Dekakeru to go out, to leave
帰るかえる Kaeru to return home
する Suru to do , wear accessories like earrings
やる Yaru to do (physical action)
分かるわかる Wakaru to understand
いる Iru to exist / to be (people and beings)
ある Aru to exist/ to be (inanimate objects)
散歩するさんぽする Sanposuru to take a walk (for leisure or exercise)
走るはしる Hashiru to run
飛び上がるとびあがる Tobiagaru to jump up, to fly up (more energetic and sudden than tobu to jump/fly)
泳ぐおよぐ Oyogu to swim
跳躍ちょうやく Chouyaku to skip, jump
運動するうんどうする Undousuru to exercise
太るふとる Futoru to gain weight / to be fat
痩せるやせる Yaseru to lose weight / to become thin/skinny
疲れるつかれる Tsukareru to get tired, to become tired
お腹がすくおなかがすく Onaka ga suku I get hungry (present form, casual ) Literal: My stomach empties
喉が乾くのどがかわく Nodo ga kawaku I get thirsty ( present tense , casual ) Literal: my throat gets dry