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Basic Japanese Phrases – Part 26
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 |
| 苦しい | くるしい | painful, difficult |
| 苦しむ | くるしむ | to suffer, to groan, to be worried |
| 苦労 | くろう | troubles, hardships |
| 苦手 | にがて | poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of) |
| 苦痛 | くつう | pain, agony |
| 茶 | ちゃ | tea |
| 莫大 | ばくだい | enormous, vast |
| 菓子 | かし | pastry |
| 著者 | ちょしゃ | author, writer |
| 虎 | とら | tiger |
| 虫歯 | むしば | cavity, tooth decay, decayed tooth, caries |
| 行き | いき/ゆき | going, |
| 行儀 | ぎょうぎ | manners |
| 行動 | こうどう | action, conduct, behaviour, mobilization |
| 街 | まち | (1) town, city |
| 衛星 | えいせい | satellite |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ | collision, conflict |
| 衣服 | いふく | clothes |
| 表 | ひょう | table (e.g. Tab 1), chart, list |
| 表す | あらわす | to express, to show, to reveal |
| 表情 | ひょうじょう | facial expression |
| 表現 | ひょうげん | expression, presentation, representation (math) |
| 表面 | ひょうめん | surface, outside, face, appearance |
| 袋 | ふくろ | bag, sack |
| 袖 | そで | sleeve |
| 被る | かぶる | to put on , wear, cover (one’s) head, |
| 被害 | ひがい | damage |
| 裁判 | さいばん | trial, judgement |
| 装置 | そうち | equipment, installation, apparatus |
| 裏切る | うらぎる | to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross |
| 裸 | はだか | naked, nude |
| 製品 | せいひん | manufactured goods, finished goods |
| 製造 | せいぞう | manufacture, production |
| 褒める | ほめる | to praise, to admire, to speak well |
| 要するに | ようするに | in a word, after all, the point is .., in short .. |
| 要求 | ようきゅう | request, demand, requisition |
| 要点 | ようてん | gist, main point |
| 要素 | ようそ | element |
| 覆う | おおう | to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise |
| 見事 | みごと | splendid, magnificent, beautiful, admirable |
| 見当 | けんとう | be found, aim, estimate, guess, approx |
| 見舞い | みまい | enquiry, expression of sympathy, expression of concern |
| 見解 | けんかい | opinion, point of view |
| 見送り | みおくり | seeing one off, farewell, escort |
| 覚ます | さます | to awaken |
| 覚める | さめる | to wake, to wake up |
| 覚悟 | かくご | resolution, resignation, readiness, preparedness |
| 親しい | したしい | intimate, close (e.g. friend) |
| 親友 | しんゆう | close friend, buddy |
| 親戚 | しんせき | relative |
| 観光 | かんこう | sightseeing |
| 観客 | かんきゃく | audience, spectator(s) |
| 観察 | かんさつ | observation, survey |
| 角 | つの | horn |
| 解く | とく | to unfasten, to solve |
| 解ける | とける | to come untied, to come apart |
| 解決 | かいけつ | settlement, solution, resolution |
| 解釈 | かいしゃく | explanation, interpretation |
| 触れる | ふれる | to touch |
| 言う | ゆう | to say |
| 言わば | いわば | so to speak |
| 言語 | げんご | language |
| 計 | かたち | shape, form |
| 計る | はかる | to measure, to weigh, to survey |
| 計画 | けいかく・する | plan, project, schedule, scheme, program, to plan |
| 計算 | けいさん | calculation, reckoning |
| 訓 | くん | native Japanese reading of a Chinese character |
| 訓練 | くんれん | practice, training |
| 記事 | きじ | article, news story, report, account |
| 記入 | きにゅう | entry, filling in of forms |
| 記念 | きねん | commemoration, memory |
| 記憶 | きおく | memory, recollection, remembrance |
| 記者 | きしゃ | reporter |
| 記録 | きろく | record, minutes, document |
| 訪問 | ほうもん | call, visit |
| 設備 | せつび | equipment, device, facilities, installation |
| 設計 | せっけい | plan, design |
| 許す | ゆるす | to permit, to allow, to approve, to forgive |
| 訳 | やく | translation, a version |
| 訴える | うったえる | to sue (a person), to resort to, to appeal to |
| 診察 | しんさつ | medical examination |
| 証明 | しょうめい | proof, verification |
| 評価 | ひょうか | valuation, estimation, assessment, evaluation |
| 評判 | ひょうばん | fame, reputation, popularity, arrant |
| 試し | ためし | trial, test |
| 試す | ためす | to attempt, to test |
| 詩 | し | poem, verse of poetry |
| 詩人 | しじん | poet |
| 詰める | つめる | to pack, to shorten, to work out (details) |
| 話し合う | はなしあう | to discuss, to talk together |
| 話題 | わだい | topic, subject |
| 詳しい | くわしい | knowing very well, detailed, full, accurate |
| 誇り | ほこり | pride |
| 認める | みとめる | to recognize, to appreciate, to approve, to admit, to notice |
| 誕生 | たんじょう | birth |
| 誘う | さそう | (1) to invite, to ask, (2) to tempt, to lure, to induce |
| 語 | ご | suffix for language, word |
| 語る | かたる | to talk, to tell, to recite |
| 語学 | ごがく | language study |
| 誤り | あやまり | error |
| 誤解 | ごかい | misunderstanding |
| 説 | せつ | theory |
| 読み | よみ | reading |
| 読書 | どくしょ | reading |
| 誰か | だれか | someone, somebody |
| 課 | か | counter for chapters (of a book) section |
| 調子 | ちょうし | condition, form, shape, tune, tone, key |
| 調査 | ちょうさ | investigation, examination, inquiry, survey |
| 請求 | せいきゅう | claim, demand, application, request |
| 論じる | ろんじる | to argue, to discuss, to debate |
| 論争 | ろんそう | controversy, dispute |
| 論文 | ろんぶん | thesis, essay, treatise, paper |
| 諦める | あきらめる | to give up, to abandon |
| 諺 | ことわざ | proverb, maxim |
| 謎 | なぞ | riddle, puzzle, enigma |
| 講演 | こうえん | lecture, address |
| 警告 | けいこく | warning, advice |
| 議会 | ぎかい | Diet, congress, parliament |
| 議員 | ぎいん | member of the Diet, congress or parliament |
| 議論 | ぎろん | argument, discussion, dispute |
| 議長 | ぎちょう | chairman |
| 譲る | ゆずる | to turn over, to assign, to hand over |
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