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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 17
Japanese Phrases for Beginners
Basic Japanese vocabulary
Kanji for digital flash cards
Share with you the list of basic Japanese vocabulary.
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Meaning |
| 全く | まったく | really, truly, entirely, completely |
| 全て | すべて | all, the whole, entirely, in general, wholly |
| 全て | すべて | all, whole, entire, complete, overall, pan |
| 全体 | ぜんたい | whole, entirety, whatever (is the matter) |
| 全員 | ぜんいん | all members (unanimity), all hands, the whole crew |
| 全国 | ぜんこく | country-wide, nation-wide, whole country, national |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | (1) wholly, entirely, completely, (2) not at all (with neg. verb) |
| 公平 | こうへい | fairness, impartial, justice |
| 共に | ともに | sharing with, participate in |
| 共同 | きょうどう | cooperation, association, collaboration, joint |
| 共通 | きょうつう | commonness, community |
| 具体 | ぐたい | concrete, tangible, material |
| 典型 | てんけい | type, pattern, archetypal |
| 内 | うち | inside |
| 内容 | ないよう | subject, contents, substance, |
| 円 | えん | circle, money |
| 再び | ふたたび | again, once more, a second time |
| 冒険 | ぼうけん | risk, venture, adventure |
| 冗談 | じょうだん | jest, joke |
| 冷静 | れいせい | calm, composure, coolness, serenity |
| 凍る | こおる | to freeze, to be frozen over, to congeal |
| 処理 | しょり | processing, dealing with, treatment, disposition, disposal |
| 出会い | であい | meeting, rendezvous, encounter |
| 出会う | であう | to meet by chance, to come across, to happen to encounter |
| 出席 | しゅっせき・する | attendance, presence, to attend |
| 出来るだけ | できるだけ | as (much) (soon) as possible |
| 出来事 | できごと | incident, affair, happening, event |
| 出版 | しゅっぱん | publication |
| 出発 | しゅっぱつ・する | departure, to depart |
| 出身 | しゅっしん | graduate from, come from |
| 刀 | かたな | sword, saber, knife, engraving tool |
| 分 | ぶ | dividing, part |
| 分 | ぶん | dividing, part, segment |
| 分ける | わける | to divide, to separate |
| 分析 | ぶんせき | analysis |
| 分野 | ぶんや | field, sphere, realm, division, branch |
| 切れ | きれ | cloth, piece, cut, chop |
| 切れる | きれる | (1) to cut well, to be sharp, (2) to break (off) |
| 刈る | かる | to cut (hair), to mow (grass), to harvest |
| 刑事 | けいじ | a police detective |
| 列 | れつ | queue, line, row |
| 列車 | れっしゃ | train (ordinary) |
| 判断 | はんだん | judgement, decision |
| 別に | べつに | (not) particularly, nothing |
| 別れ | わかれ | parting, separation, farewell |
| 利口 | りこう | clever, shrewd, bright, sharp, wise, intelligent |
| 利益 | りえき | profits, gains, (political, economic) interest |
| 到着 | とうちゃく | arrival |
| 制度 | せいど | system, institution, organization |
| 制限 | せいげん | restriction, restraint, limitation |
| 券 | けん | ticket, coupon, bond, certificate |
| 刺激 | しげき | stimulus, impetus, incentive |
| 前者 | ぜんしゃ | the former |
| 前進 | ぜんしん | advance, drive, progress |
| 割る | わる | to divide, to cut, to break, to halve |
| 劇 | げき | drama, play |
| 劇場 | げきじょう | theatre, playhouse |
| 加える | くわえる | to append, to sum up, to add (up) |
| 加わる | くわわる | to join in, to accede to, to increase, to gain in (influence) |
| 加減 | かげん | addition and subtraction, allowance for |
| 劣る | おとる | to fall behind, to be inferior to |
| 助ける | たすける | to help, to save, to rescue |
| 助手 | じょしゅ | helper, helpmeet, assistant, tutor |
| 努力 | どりょく | great effort, exertion, endeavour, effort |
| 労働 | ろうどう | manual labor, toil, work |
| 効く | きく | to be effective |
| 効果 | こうか | effect, effectiveness, efficacy, result |
| 勇気 | ゆうき | courage, bravery, valour, nerve, boldness |
| 勉強/勉強する | べんきょう・する | study, work, to study, to sell (a thing) cheap |
| 動かす | うごかす | to move, to shift |
| 動詞 | どうし | verb |
| 勘 | かん | perception, intuition, the sixth sense |
| 勘定 | かんじょう | calculation, counting, consideration |
| 務め | つとめ | (1) service, duty, |
| 勝ち | かち | win, victory |
| 勢い | いきおい | force, vigour, energy, spirit |
| 勤め | つとめ | (1) service, business, job(2) Buddhist religious services |
| 勧める | すすめる | to recommend, to advise, to encourage, to offer (wine) |
| 勿論 | もちろん | of course, certainly, naturally |
| 匂い | におい | odour, scent, smell, stench |
| 包み | つつみ | bundle, package, parcel, bale |
| 化学 | かがく | chemistry |
| 化粧 | けしょう | make-up (cosmetic) |
| 区別 | くべつ | distinction, differentiation, classification |
| 医師 | いし | doctor, physician |
| 医療 | いりょう | medical care, medical treatment |
| 十 | じゅう | 10, ten |
| 十 | とお | 10, ten |
| 半ば | なかば | middle, half, semi, halfway, partly |
| 協力 | きょうりょく | cooperation, collaboration |
| 単なる | たんなる | mere, simple, sheer |
| 単に | たんに | simply, merely, only, solely |
| 単位 | たんい | unit, denomination, credit (in school) |
| 単純 | たんじゅん | simplicity |
| 単語 | たんご | word, vocabulary, (usually) single-character word |
| 博士 | はかせ | doctorate, PhD |
| 博物館 | はくぶつかん | museum |
| 占める | しめる | (1) to comprise, to account for, to make up (of), (2) to hold, to occupy |
| 印 | しるし | (1) mark, (2) symbol, (3) evidence |
| 印刷 | いんさつ | printing |
| 印象 | いんしょう | impression |
| 厄介 | やっかい | trouble, burden, care, bother |
| 原 | はら | field, plain, prairie, tundra, moor, wilderness |
| 去る | さる | to leave, to go away |
| 参加 | さんか | participation |
| 参考 | さんこう | reference, consultation |
| 又 | また | again, and |
| 及ぼす | およぼす | to exert, to cause, to exercise |
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