Kanji

Hiragana or
Katakana

Romaji

Meaning

1.

kao

Face

2.

kami

Hair

3.

kami no ke

Hair

4.

atama

Head

5.

mimi

Ear

6.

mimitabu

Earlobe

7.

hoo/hoho

Cheek

8.

hoppeta

Cheek

9.

hitai

Forehead

10.

odeko

Forehead

11.

mayu

Eyebrow

12.

me

Eye

13.

mabuta

Eyelids

14.

matsuge

Eyelashes

15.

hana

Nose

16.

bikou

Nostril

17.

kuchi

Mouth

18.

kuchibiru

Lips

19.

ha

Teeth

20.

haguki

Gum / Tooth Ridge

21.

shita

Tongue

22.

ago

Chin / Jaw

23.

karada

Body

24.

kubi

Neck

25.

nodo

Throat

26.

kata

Shoulder

27.

ude

Arm

28.

waki no shita

Armpit

29.

hiji

Elbow

30.

te

Hand

31.

tekubi

Wrist

32.

kobushi

Fist

33.

yubi

Finger

34.

oya yubi

Thumb

35.

hitosashi yubi

Index Finger

36.

naka yubi

Middle Finger

37.

kusuri yubi

Ring Finger

38.

ko yubi

Little Finger

39.

tsume

Fingernail / Toenail

40.

mune

Breast / Chest

41.

onaka

Stomach

42.

hara

Stomach

43.

heso

Belly Button

44.

koshi

Waist / Hips

45.

futomomo

Thigh

46.

fukurahagi

Calf

47.

hiza

Knee

48.

hizagashira

Kneecap

49.

ashi

Foot / Leg

50.

ashikubi

Ankle

51.

kakato

Heel

52.

tsumasaki

Toe / Tiptoe

53.

senaka

Back (of Body)

54.

oshiri

Buttocks

55.

hada

Skin

56.

hone

Bone

57.

kinniku

Muscle

58.

Hai

Lung (organ)

59.

Shinzou

Heart (organ)

60.

Stomach (organ)

Tables for Japanese Numbers

Table for numbers from 0 to 90

The table above shows the numbers from zero to ninety. Take note of the highlighted
numbers where there are two different pronunciations.
Table for numbers from 100 to 1,000,000,000,000

Greetings
hajimemashite
How do you do, Pleased to see you; To the person whom you meet for the first time
ohayoo gozaimasu
Good morning
konnichiwa
Good afternoon
konbanwa
Good evening
oyasumi nasai
Good night
ja mata
See you, Bye
mata ashita
See you tomorrow
sayoonara
Good-by
hisashiburi
Long time, no see
o-genki desu ka?
Are you fine?; It is often translated into "how are you", but it's not used to the people whom
you meet every day like English "how are you?", but to the people whom you meet after a
long time. Ohayoo, konnichiwa and atsui desu ne etc. are used to the people whom you
meet every day.
atsui desu ne
It's hot, isn't it?; These expressions on weather are used as daily greetings, like English "How
are you?".
samui desu ne
It's cold, isn't it?
ii tenki desu ne
It is a fine day, isn't it?
gomennasai
I'm sorry; Casual expression of apology
sumimasen
Excuse me, Sorry; In daily conversation, suimasen is overwhelming often used and it is also
used as a light apology. The polite form is Sumimasen.
itte kimasu
Said when you go out. (lit. Go and come back)

itterasshai
Reply to itte kimasu
tadaima
When you return your home or office.
okaerinasai
Reply to tadaima
o-saki ni shitsurei shimasu
When you leave office earlier than others.
otsukaresama deshita
1) Reply to o-saki ni shitsurei shimasu
2) When you finished something which you did with others such as a meeting.
o-saki ni doozo
Go ahead
ki o tsukete
lit. "be careful", To the person who will go to travel like "Have a nice trip" in English.
omedetoo gozaimasu
Congratulations
ki ni shinaide
Don't mention it
doozo o-hairi kudasai
Please come in
doozo o-kake kudasai
Please have a seat
doozo o-suwari kudasai
Please sit down, Please have a seat
Ganbatte!
Good Luck!, do your best, try hard

Foods, Drinks & Restaurant

asagohan

breakfast

hirugohan

lunch

bangohan

dinner

shokuji

meal

ryoori

cuisine, a dish, cooking

washoku

koshoo

pepper

abura

Oil

udon

noodles

soba

buckwheat noodles

raamen

Chinese noodles

koori

Ice

aisu

ice cream

pan

bread

toosuto

toast

suupu

soup

Japanese foods

yooshoku

Western foods

Chuuka

Chinese foods

Furansuryoori

French foods

reitoo
shokuhin

frozen food

Itariaryoori

Italian foods

oishii

tasty, delicious

zairyoo

ingredients

mazui

nasty

nomimon
o

drinks

amai

sweet

karai

hot, spicy

obentoo
(bentoo)

box lunch

nigai

bitter

sakana

fish

suppai

sour

yasai

vegetables

shinsen

fresh

niku

meat

furui

old

osara
(sara)

plate, dish

koppu

cup

gyuu-niku beef
tori-niku

chicken

buta-niku

pork

gohan

(cooked) rice / meal

okome
(kome)

rice

soosu

sauce

oshooyu
(shooyu)

soy sauce

omizu
(mizu)

water

ocha

green tea

koocha

black tea

koohii

coffee

gyuunyuu milk

ohashi
(hashi)

chopsticks

naifu

knife

fooku

fork

teishoku

set menu

ranchi
me'nyuu

lunch menu

teeburu

table

seki

seat

isu

chair

juusu

juice

kin'en(seki)

non smoking (section)

osake
(sake)

liquor / Japanese Sake

me'nyuu

menu

biiru

beer

okanjoo

bill (for meal)

namabiiru

issho

(pay) all together

draft beer
(pay) separately

wain

wine

betsubets
u

uisukii

whisky

warikan

split the cost

shio

salt

satoo

sugar

2-nin-mae (dish) for two people

Months

Days of a week

1.

ichi-gatsu

January

1.

getsu-yoobi

Monday

2.

ni-gatsu

February

2.

ka-yoobi

Tuesday

3.

san-gatsu

March

3.

sui-yoobi

Wednesday

4.

shi-gatsu

April

4.

moku-yoobi

Thursday

5.

go-gatsu

May

5.

kin-yoobi

Friday

6.

roku-gatsu

June

6.

do-yoobi

Saturday

7.

shichi-gatsu

July

7.

nichi-yoobi

Sunday

8.

hachi-gatsu

August

9.

ku-gatsu

September

10. juu-gatsu

October

11. juuichi-gatsu

November

12. juuni-gatsu

December

Last, this & next

Day

Week

kinoo

yesterday

senshuu

last week

kyoo

today

konshuu

this week

ashita

tomorrow

raishuu

next week

Last, this & next

Month

Year

sengetsu

last month

kyonen

last year

kongetsu

this month

kotoshi

this year

raigetsu

next month

rainen

next year

Important Japanese Verbs

Learn Japanese Verbs such as eat, drink, buy, watch, etc. with audio, here.
The verbs come at the end of the sentence and conjugate to show present or past tenses as
well as affirmative and negative.
In Japanese language, there are two tenses, past and non-past.
Since there is no future tense the non-past is used for both habitual action and future tense.
ex. ikimasu (to go)
Affirmative

Negative

non-past

iki-masu

iki-masen

Past

iki-mashita

iki-masendeshita

Besides the masu form above, Japanese verbs conjugate into several forms.
We have published several materials to learn Japanse.
You can learn how to use the Japanese verbs step by step in "Building Up Conversation".
Essential Japanese Verbs focuses on each verb and provides over 3,000 example sentences.
tabemasu

to eat

nomimasu

to drink

kaimasu

to buy

mimasu

to watch, look, see

misemasu

to show

kakimasu

to write, draw, paint

okurimasu

to send

tsukurimasu

to make, produce, cook

tsukaimasu

to use

aimasu

to meet / to match, fit

ikimasu

to go

kimasu

to come

kaerimasu

to return

arimasu

to have, be at, exist (inanimate object)

imasu

to have, be at, exist (animate object)

hanashimasu

to talk, speak

yakushimasu

to translate

nemasu

to lie down, go to bed

okimasu

to get up, wake up, happen, occur

kowaremasu

to be broken

naoshimasu

to repair, fix

agemasu

to give, present / to raise, lift up

moraimasu

to receive, be given

karimasu

to borrow, rent

agarimasu

to go up, rise

sagarimasu

to go down, drop

fuemasu

to increase

herimasu

to decrease

naraimasu

to learn

oboemasu

to memorize, learn, master

oshiemasu

to teach, inform, notice, let somebody know

shirabemasu

to check, investigate

wasuremasu

to forget

hajimarimasu

to begin, start, open

owarimasu

to finish, end

akemasu

to open

shimemasu

to close

kachimasu

to win

makemasu

to lose (a game)

magarimasu

to turn, curve

tomarimasu

to stop / to stay (the night), lodge

norimasu

to get on, ride

orimasu

to get off

suwarimasu

to sit, have a seat

araimasu

to wash

yakimasu

to grill, bake, roast, toast

kirimasu

to cut

kimasu

to wear, put on (clothes)

nugimasu

to take off (shoes, clothes)

torimasu

to take, get / to take a picture

shimasu

to do, play (something)

Important Japanese Verbs

Learn Japanese Verbs such as eat, drink, buy, watch, etc. with audio, here.
The verbs come at the end of the sentence and conjugate to show present or past tenses as
well as affirmative and negative.
In Japanese language, there are two tenses, past and non-past.
Since there is no future tense the non-past is used for both habitual action and future tense.
ex. ikimasu (to go)
Affirmative

Negative

non-past

iki-masu

iki-masen

Past

iki-mashita

iki-masendeshita

Besides the masu form above, Japanese verbs conjugate into several forms.
We have published several materials to learn Japanse.
You can learn how to use the Japanese verbs step by step in "Building Up Conversation".
Essential Japanese Verbs focuses on each verb and provides over 3,000 example sentences.
tabemasu

to eat

nomimasu

to drink

kaimasu

to buy

mimasu

to watch, look, see

misemasu

to show

kakimasu

to write, draw, paint

okurimasu

to send

tsukurimasu

to make, produce, cook

tsukaimasu

to use

aimasu

to meet / to match, fit

ikimasu

to go

kimasu

to come

kaerimasu

to return

arimasu

to have, be at, exist (inanimate

object)

imasu

to have, be at, exist (animate

object)

hanashimas
u

to talk, speak

yakushimas
u

to translate

nemasu

to lie down, go to bed

okimasu

to get up, wake up, happen, occur

kowaremasu to be broken
naoshimasu

to repair, fix

agemasu

to give, present / to raise, lift up

moraimasu

to receive, be given

karimasu

to borrow, rent

agarimasu

to go up, rise

sagarimasu

to go down, drop

fuemasu

to increase

herimasu

to decrease

naraimasu

to learn

oboemasu

to memorize, learn, master

oshiemasu

to teach, inform, notice, let somebody know

shirabemasu to check, investigate

wasuremasu to forget
hajimarimas
u

to begin, start, open

owarimasu

to finish, end

akemasu

to open

shimemasu

to close

kachimasu

to win

makemasu

to lose (a game)

magarimasu

to turn, curve

tomarimasu

to stop / to stay (the night), lodge

norimasu

to get on, ride

orimasu

to get off

suwarimasu

to sit, have a seat

araimasu

to wash

yakimasu

to grill, bake, roast, toast

kirimasu

to cut

kimasu

to wear, put on (clothes)

nugimasu

to take off (shoes, clothes)

torimasu

to take, get / to take a picture

shimasu

to do, play (something)

Japanese Adjectives
Let's learn Japanese adjectives such as big and small, hot and cold.
In Japanese language, there are two kinds of adjectives: regular adjectives called i-adjectives
and irregular adjectives called na-adjectives. Here, we introduced i-adjectives.
The i-adjectives conjugate into different forms, affirmative or negative, present or past.
All i-adjectives end with i. Each form can be made by changing the last, -i as follows.
ex. atsui (hot)
Affirmative

Negative

Present

Atsui

atsu-kunai

Past

atsu-katta

atsu-kunakatta

We explain clearly about Japanese adjectives and how to use it with many examples in our
publications to learn Japanese, Building Up Conversation.

takai

expensive, high, tall

furui

old

yasui

inexpensive, cheap

abunai

dangerous

ookii

big, large

hiroi

wide, spacious

chiisai

small

semai

narrow

atsui

hot

muzukas
hii

difficult

samui

cold

yasashii

easy, gentle

atatakai

warm
amai

sweet

suzushii

cool

karai

hot, spicy

tsumetai

cold (object)
urusai

noisy

tsuyoi

strong

yowai

weak

ooi

many, a lot

sukunai

few, a little

futoi

thick (cylindrical object)

hosoi

thin (cylindrical object)

atsui

thick (flat object)

usui

thin (flat object)

kawaii

lovely, cute

itai

painful

ureshii

happy, glad

kanashii

sad

wakai

young

hayai

fast, early

oishii

delicious, tasty

isogashii

busy

omoshiro
i

interesting, fun

tanoshii

enjoyable, joyful

tsumaran uninteresting,
ai
boring
ii

nice, good

chikai

near

tooi

far

omoi

heavy

karui

light

nagai

long

mijikai

short

akarui

bright, light

kurai

dark

atarashii

new

osoi

slow, late

phrases which are related to shopping.

"Price" is Nedan. "Repair" is Shuuri, and "Delivery" is Haitatsu.

Shopping

nedan

Price

waribiki

Discount

zaiko

Stock

setsumei instruction book, operating

-sho
manual
hoshoosho

a warranty (paper)

ookisa

Size

omosa

Weight

iro

Color

haitatsu

Delivery

henpin

return (goods)

shuuri

repair, fix

koshoo

be broken, out of order

torikaeru

to exchange, replace

haisooryoo

delivery charge

denkiseihin

electrical appliances

shinseihin

latest (model) product

terebi

TV set, TV program

reizooko

Refrigerator

denwa

Telephone

keitaidenwa

mobile phone, cell-phone

denki

electricity, light

denchi

Battery

bideo

video, video tape,

camcorder, VCR

eakon

air-conditioner, AC

suihanki

rice cooker

denshi-renji

microwave oven

denkyuu

electric light bulb

keikootoo

fluorescent light

uriba

sales corner or
floor

kagu-uriba

furniture floor

kutsu-uriba

shoes floor

shokki-uriba

tableware floor

omocha-uriba

toy floor

shokuhin-uriba

foodstuffs floor

shinshi-fuku

men's suits

fujin-fuku

ladies' dresses

kodomo-fuku

children's clothing

chuushajoo

parking lot, car

park

erebeetaa

elevator

esukareetaa

escalator