Japanese Core 1000 - Level 1 Vocabulary

These flashcards cover the initial vocabulary items from the Japanese Core 1000: Step 1 series, including verbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns with their primary English definitions as provided in the lecture materials.

行く [いく]

go

見る [みる]

see, look at

多い [おおい]

a lot of, many

家 [うち]

home, household

これ

this, this one

それ

that, that one

私 [わたし]

I (general)

仕事 [しごと]

work, job

いつ

when

する

do, make

出る [でる]

go out, leave

使う [つかう]

use, make use of

所 [ところ]

place

作る [つくる]

make, create

思う [おもう]

think

持つ [もつ]

have, possess

買う [かう]

buy

時間 [じかん]

time, hour

知る [しる]

know

同じ [おなじ]

same, identical

今 [いま]

now

新しい [あたらしい]

new

なる

become

まだ

(not) yet, still

あと

after

聞く [きく]

hear, ask, listen

言う [いう]

say, tell

少ない [すくない]

few, little

高い [たかい]

high, tall

子供 [こども]

child

そう

so, that way

もう

already, yet

学生 [がくせい]

student

熱い [あつい]

hot (to touch)

どうぞ

please

午後 [ごご]

afternoon, p.m.

長い [ながい]

long

本 [ほん]

book

今年 [ことし]

this year (colloquial)

よく

often, well

彼女 [かのじょ]

she, girlfriend

どう

how, what

言葉 [ことば]

word, language

顔 [かお]

face

終わる [おわる]

finish, end

一つ [ひとつ]

one (thing)

あげる

give, offer (colloquial)

こう

like this, such

学校 [がっこう]

school

くれる

be given

始める [はじめる]

start (something)

起きる [おきる]

get up, get out of bed

春 [はる]

spring

午前 [ごぜん]

morning, a.m.

別 [べつ]

another, different

どこ

where

部屋 [へや]

room

若い [わかい]

young

車 [くるま]

car, automobile

置く [おく]

put, place

住む [すむ]

live, reside

働く [はたらく]

work

難しい [むずかしい]

difficult

先生 [せんせい]

teacher (colloquial)

立つ [たつ]

stand, rise

呼ぶ [よぶ]

call, name

大学 [だいがく]

university, college

安い [やすい]

cheap, inexpensive

もっと

more

帰る [かえる]

go back home

分かる [わかる]

understand

広い [ひろい]

wide, big

数 [かず]

number

近い [ちかい]

near, close

そこ

there

走る [はしる]

run

入れる [いれる]

put in

教える [おしえる]

teach, tell

歩く [あるく]

walk, go on foot

会う [あう]

meet

書く [かく]

write

頭 [あたま]

head

売る [うる]

sell

大好き [だいすき]

like (something) a lot

体 [からだ]

body, physique, physical condition

直ぐ [すぐ]

at once, soon

飛ぶ [とぶ]

fly

とても

very (colloquial)

誰 [だれ]

who

好き [すき]

favorite, liked

読む [よむ]

read

次 [つぎ]

next

あなた

you

飲む [のむ]

drink

古い [ふるい]

old

質問 [しつもん]

question

今日 [きょう]

today (colloquial)

友達 [ともだち]

friend, companion (colloquial)

早い [はやい]

early

どれ

what, which