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Japanese words: meanings and examples
61 Japanese words with readings, original example sentences and usage notes.
- 夢 (yume) — Dream; an ambition
- 助けて (tasukete) — Help me; help!
- 愛 (ai) — Love; deep affection
- 好き (suki) — Liked; fond of
- 嬉しい (ureshii) — Glad; pleased
- 幸せ (shiawase) — Happiness; happy; fortunate
- 楽しい (tanoshii) — Fun; enjoyable
- 学生 (gakusei) — Student
- 待つ (matsu) — To wait
- 本当 (hontou) — Truth; real; really
- 乾杯 (kanpai) — Cheers; a toast
- 雲 (kumo) — Cloud
- 車 (kuruma) — Car; vehicle
- 明日 (ashita) — Tomorrow
- 友だち (tomodachi) — Friend; friends
- 駄目 (dame) — Not allowed; no good; unsuitable
- 夏 (natsu) — Summer
- 週末 (shuumatsu) — Weekend
- 元気 (genki) — Well; energetic; vitality
- 宿題 (shukudai) — Homework; an assigned task
- もっと (motto) — More; further
- 面白い (omoshiroi) — Interesting; amusing
- 優しい・易しい (yasashii) — Kind; gentle / easy
- よく (yoku) — Well; often
- ちょっと (chotto) — A little; a moment
- 人 (hito) — Person; people
- うさぎ (usagi) — Rabbit
- 話す (hanasu) — To speak; to talk
- 寝る (neru) — To go to bed; to sleep
- 走る (hashiru) — To run
- 高い (takai) — High; tall; expensive
- ねずみ (nezumi) — Mouse; rat
- 水 (mizu) — Water
- 闇 (yami) — Darkness
- いる・要る (iru) — To exist (living things) / to need
- 馬 (uma) — Horse
- 気持ち (kimochi) — Feeling; mood
- 図書館 (toshokan) — Library
- 久しぶり (hisashiburi) — For the first time in a while; long time no see
- 素晴らしい (subarashii) — Wonderful; splendid
- 眼鏡 (megane) — Glasses; spectacles
- 寂しい (sabishii) — Lonely; desolate
- そして (soshite) — And; and then
- 午後 (gogo) — Afternoon; p.m.
- 午前 (gozen) — Morning; a.m.
- 犬 (inu) — Dog
- 仲間 (nakama) — Companion; fellow member of a group
- 懐かしい (natsukashii) — Fondly remembered; nostalgic
- 妻 (tsuma) — Wife
- 心 (kokoro) — Heart; mind; feelings
- 皆さん (minasan) — Everyone; everybody (as an address)
- 怖い (kowai) — Scary; frightening; afraid
- 疲れた (tsukareta) — Tired; became tired
- さすが (sasuga) — As expected; just what one would expect
- 戦い (tatakai) — Fight; battle; struggle
- 一緒に (issho ni) — Together; with someone
- いつか (itsuka) — Someday; at some time
- 光 (hikari) — Light
- 早く・速く (hayaku) — Early; quickly
- 用事 (youji) — An errand; something to do
- 浅い (asai) — Shallow; not deep