Vocab 2

Japanese Hiragana & Katakana for beginners

あたま

a ta ma, head

たのしい

ta no shi i, fun, enjoyable

いたい

i ta i, painful, hurts

たかい

ta ka i, high, tall, expensive

いち

i chi, one

うち

u chi, house, home

くち

ku chi, mouth

みち

mi chi, road, path

しち

shi chi, seven

はち

ha chi, eight, bee

あつい

a tsu i, hot

つなみ

tsu na mi, tsunami wave

いつ

i tsu, when

くつ

ku tsu, shoes

つよい

tsu yo i, strong

て

te, hand

からて

ka ra te, karate

すてき

su te ki, lovely, cool, superb

ちかてつ

chi ka te tsu, subway

てんき

te n ki, weather

とら

to ra, tiger

とり

to ri, bird

ひと

hi to, person

そと

so to, outside

おととい

o to to i, day before yesterday

なつ

na tsu, summer

なに

na ni, what

なか

na ka, inside, middle

なまえ

na ma e, name

みんな

min n na, all, everyone

くに

ku ni, country, nation

にく

ni ku, meat

わに

wa ni, alligator

にほん

ni ho n, japan

まいにち

ma i ni chi, everyday

いぬ

i nu, dog

ぬいぐるみ

nu i gu ru mi, stuffed animal

しぬ

shi nu, to die

ぬる

nu ru, to paint, to colour

ぬま

nu ma, swamp, pond

ねこ

ne ko, cat

むね

mu ne, chest

おかね

o ka ne, money

ねる

ne ru, to sleep, to lie down

ねつ

ne tsu, fever, temperature

ふね

fu ne, boat

のり

no ri, glue

のど

no do, throat

もの

mo no, thing, object

のみもの

no mi mo no, beverage, drink

きのう

ki nō, yesterday

はる

ha ru, spring

はい

ha i, yes

ほこ

ho ko, box

はさみ

ha sa mi, scissors

は

ha, tooth, teeth

はれ

ha re, fine weather

ひざ

hi za, knee, lap

ひじ

hi ji, elbow

ひ

hi, fire, flame

ひる

hi ru, noon, daytime

ひつじ

hi tsu ji, sheep

ふじ

fu ji, mount fuji

ふゆ

fu yu, winter

とうふ

tō fu, tofu

ふとん

fu to n, futon

おふろ

o fu ro, bath

へや

he ya, room, bedroom

へび

he bi, snake

へん

he n, odd, strange

へた

he ta, unskillful

おへそ

o he so, navel/belly button

ほん

ho n, books

ほし

ho shi, books

ほね

ho ne, bones

えほん

e ho n, picture books

ほそい

ho so i, thin, slender