Japanese Daily Life and Time Expressions Vocabulary

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering Japanese time expressions, days of the week, frequency adverbs, locations, daily life activities, verbs, and conversational expressions.

〜じ

… o'clock

いちじ

One o'clock ($1$ o'clock)

にじ

Two o'clock ($2$ o'clock)

さんじ

Three o'clock ($3$ o'clock)

よじ

Four o'clock ($4$ o'clock)

ごじ

Five o'clock ($5$ o'clock)

ろくじ

Six o'clock ($6$ o'clock)

しちじ

Seven o'clock ($7$ o'clock)

はちじ

Eight o'clock ($8$ o'clock)

くじ

Nine o'clock ($9$ o'clock)

じゅうじ

Ten o'clock ($10$ o'clock)

じゅういちじ

Eleven o'clock ($11$ o'clock)

じゅうにじ

Twelve o'clock ($12$ o'clock)

なんじ

What time

ごぜん

AM

ごご

PM; afternoon

〜ごろ

Around; about (e.g., いちじごろ / ichijigoro: around one o'clock)

〜はん

Half (past) (e.g., にじはん / nijihan: half past two)

いつ

When

〜ようび

…day (day of the week)

げつようび

Monday

かようび

Tuesday (kayoobi)

すいようび

Wednesday (suiyoobi)

もくようび

Thursday (mokuyoobi)

きんようび

Friday (kin'yoobi)

どようび

Saturday (doyoobi)

にちようび

Sunday (nichiyoobi)

なんようび

What day of the week (nan'yoobi)

こんしゅう

This week (konshuu)

らいしゅう

Next week (raishuu)

しゅうまつ

Weekend (shuumatsu)

ぜんぜん

Never ($0\%$ frequency) (zenzen)

あまり

Not very often (amari)

ときどき

Sometimes (tokidoki)

よく

Often (yoku)

まいにち

Every day ($100\%$ frequency) (mainichi)

いえ / うち

House; home (ie / uchi)

がっこう

School (gakkoo)

しょくどう

Cafeteria; dining hall (shokudoo)

としょかん

Library (toshokan)

へや

Room (heya)

アパート

Apartment (apaato)

カフェ

Café (kafe)

クラス

Class (kurasu)

ジム

Gym (jimu)

りょう

Dormitory (ryoo)

レストラン

Restaurant (resutoran)

あさ

Morning (asa)

ひる

Daytime; midday (hiru)

よる

Night; evening (yoru)

きょう

Today (kyoo)

あした

Tomorrow (ashita)

やすみ

Break; day off (yasumi)

おきる

To get up; to wake up (okiru)

ねる

To sleep; to go to bed (neru)

[thing を] のむ

To drink [a thing] (nomu)

おちゃ

(Green) tea (ocha)

みず

Water (mizu)

コーヒー

Coffee (koohii)

[thing を] たべる

To eat [a thing] (taberu)

ごはん

Meal; cooked rice (gohan)

あさごはん

Breakfast (asagohan)

ひるごはん

Lunch (hirugohan)

ばんごはん

Dinner (bangohan)

[thing を] きく

To listen to [a thing] (kiku)

[person に] きく

To ask [a person] (marks the indirect object) (ni kiku)

[thing を] みる

To look at; to watch [a thing] (miru)

テレビ

TV (terebi)

ニュース

News (nyuusu)

[thing を] よむ

To read [a thing] (yomu)

[thing を] かう

To buy [a thing] (kau)

インターネット / ネット

Internet (intaanetto / netto)

SNS

Social media (esuenuesu)

[thing を] する

To do [a thing] (suru)

しゅくだい

Homework (shukudai)

しゅくだいをする

To do homework (shukudai o suru)

ゲームをする

To play a game (geemu o suru)

べんきょう(を)する

To study (benkyoo (o) suru)

スポーツをする

To play sports (supootsu o suru)

アルバイト / バイト

Part-time job (arubaito / baito)

アルバイトをする

To work part-time (arubaito o suru)

かいもの

Shopping (kaimono)

コンサート

Concert (konsaato)

パーティー

Party (paatii)

[place に] いく

To go [to a place] (ni iku)

[place に] くる

To come [to a place] (ni kuru)

[one's home base に] かえる

To return [to one's home base] (kaeru)

アルバイトにいく

To go to a part-time job (arubaito ni iku)

かいものにいく

To go shopping (kaimono ni iku)

コンサート / パーティーにいく

To go to a concert/party (konsaato / paatii ni iku)

がっこうにいく

To go to school (gakkoo ni iku)

うちにかえる

To go home (uchi ni kaeru)