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Japanese Vocabulary
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📦 Nouns (433)
🏃 Verbs (208)
⚡ Adverbs (79)
🎨 Adjectives (41)
✨ Particles (21)
👤 Pronouns (17)
💬 Interjections (11)
🔗 Conjunctions (5)
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アップタウン ahp-poo-town
uptown
noun 勉強 ben-kyoh
study
noun 昼ご飯 Hee-roo-goh-hahn
Lunch
noun お詫び oh-wah-bee
apology (humble)
noun 二十四節気 nee-joo-shee sek-kee
24 solar terms
noun 大雪 tai-set-soo
Major Snow / Heavy Snow (solar term)
noun 始まり ha-jee-mah-ree
beginning / start
noun 日本 Nee-hon
Japan
noun 12月 Joo-nee-gah-tsu
December
noun 7日 Nah-noh-kah
7th day, seven days
noun クリスマスツリー Koo-ree-soo-mah-soo Tsoo-ree
Christmas Tree
noun カスタム kah-soo-tah-moo
custom
noun 文章 boon-shoh
sentence, writing, text
noun 文 boon
sentence
noun 関西 Kahn-sai
Kansai region
noun 針供養 Hah-ree Koo-yoh
Needle Mass (memorial service)
noun 雅子皇后 mah-sah-koh koh-goh (long 'o' sounds)
Empress Masako
noun 忘年会 boh-nen-kai
year-end party
noun 年賀状 nen-gah-joh
New Year's card
noun 東北地方 toh-ho-koo chee-hoh
Tohoku region
noun 清水寺 kee-yoh-mee-zoo-deh-rah
Kiyomizu Temple
noun 漢字 kahn-jee
Chinese character
noun サンドイッチ sahn-doh-eech-chee
sandwich
noun こたつ koh-tah-tsoo
kotatsu
noun 年末 nen-maht-soo
year-end
noun 宝くじ tah-kah-rah-koo-jee
lottery ticket
noun 世田谷 Seh-tah-gah-yah
Setagaya
noun ぼろ市 Boh-roh-ee-chee
Boro-ichi flea market
noun 中国地方 choo-go-koo chee-hoh
Chugoku region
noun デパート deh-PAH-toh
department store
noun おせち料理 oh-SEH-chee RYOH-ree
Osechi cuisine (traditional Japanese New Year's food)
noun 浅草 Ah-sah-koo-sah
Asakusa (place name)
noun 浅草寺 Sen-soh-jee
Senso-ji Temple
noun 羽子板市 Hah-goh-ee-tah-ee-chee
Hagoita Fair / Battledore Fair
noun ブリ BOO-ree (like 'boo' in 'book', 'ree' in 'reel')
yellowtail (fish)
noun 脂 AH-boo-rah (like 'ah' in 'father', 'boo' in 'book', 'rah' in 'bra')
fat, oil (animal fat)
noun 大掃除 Oh-soh-jee
big house cleaning, year-end cleaning
noun 大晦日 Oh-mee-so-kah
New Year's Eve
noun 冬至 Toh-jee
Winter Solstice
noun ゆず湯 Yoo-zoo-yoo
yuzu bath
noun クリスマスケーキ koo-ree-soo-mah-soo kay-kee
Christmas cake
noun M-1グランプリ Em-wan Goo-rahn-poo-ree
M-1 Grand Prix
noun 優勝 yoo-shoh
victory, championship
noun コンビ kohn-bee
duo, pair (often for comedy acts)
noun 大阪万博 Oh-sah-kah Bahn-pah-koo
Osaka Expo
noun 1月3日 ee-chee-gah-tsoo meek-kah
January 3rd
noun フライドチキン foo-RY-doh CHEE-keen
fried chicken
noun バケツ bah-KET-soo
bucket
noun 福袋 foo-koo-boo-koo-roh
lucky bag
noun 空気 koo-kee
air
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