Words for Japanese Basics

がくせい

(noun) student (esp. a university student)

にほんじん

(noun) Japanese person

アメリカじん

(noun) American person

あなた

(noun) you (trad. polite in ref. to someone of equal or lower status, now oft. regarded as rude or distant)

いしゃ

(noun) doctor, physician

いそがしい

(Adjective/-い) 1. busy, occupied, hectic; 2.restless, hurried, fidgety

くるま

(noun) 1. car, automobile, vehicle; 2. wheel, castor, caster

たかい

(Adjective/-い) 1. high, tall; 2. expensive, high-priced; 3. high (level); 4. loud; 5. high-pitched, shrill

えんぴつ

(noun) pencil

やすい

(Adjective/-い) 1. cheap, inexpensive; 2. calm, peaceful, quiet

すし

(noun) (food) sushi

おいしい

(Adjective/-い) 1. good(-tasting), nice, delicious, tasty; 2. attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.)

きおう

(noun/adverb) today, this day

あつい

(Adjective/-い) 1. hot, warm, sultry, heated; 2.passionate; 3. on everybody's mind

あした

(noun/adverb) tomorrow

どようび

(noun/adverb) Saturday

しけん

(noun/する verb) 1. examination, exam, test; 2.trial, experiment, test

むずがしい

(Adjective/-い) 1. difficult, hard, troublesome, complicated; 2. (euphemistic) impossible

しんせつ

(Adjective/-な) kind, gentle, considerate, generous, friendly, nice

げんき

(Adjective/-な) 1. lively, full of spirit, energetic, vigorous; 2. healthy, well, fit, in good health

ひま

(Adjective/-な) 1. spare time, free time, leisure; 2.time (it takes to do something)

かいしゃいん

(noun) company employee, office worker, white-collar worker

ハンサム

(Adjective/-な) handsome

ここ

(noun) 1. here, this place; 2. this point, here, now; 3. these past ... (e.g. three years)

ゆうめい

(Adjective/-な) famous, well-known

これ

(noun) this, this one (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)

ペン

(noun) pen

へや

(noun) 1. room, chamber; 2. apartment, flat, pad; 3. (sumo) (abbreviation) stable

にちようび

(noun/adverb) Sunday

こいびと

(noun) lover, sweetheart, boyfriend, girlfriend

だいがく

(noun) 1. university, college; 2. (historical term)(abbreviation) former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators)

せんせい

(noun) 1. teacher, instructor, master; 2.(honorific) sensei; 3. (archaism) one's elder (orig. meaning)

カメラ

(noun) camera

ざっし

(noun) journal, magazine, periodical

それ

(noun) 1. that; 2. then, that point (in time); 3.(archaism) there (indicating a place near the listener)

ほん

(noun) 1. book, volume, script; 2. (prefix) this, present; 3. (prefix) main, head

あれ

(noun) that, that thing (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically))

にほんご

(noun) Japanese (language)

じしゃ

(noun) 1. dictionary, lexicon; 2. (archaism) letter of resignation

ともだち

(noun) friend, companion

かばん

(noun) bag, satchel, briefcase, basket

にほん

(noun) Japan

いえ

(noun) 1. house, residence, dwelling; 2. family, household; 3. lineage, family name

おおきい

(Adjective/-い) 1. big, large, great; 2. loud; 3.extensive, spacious; 4. important, decisive

せまい

(Adjective/-い) 1. narrow, confined, small, cramped; 2. limited, narrow-minded, confining

ろょうり

(noun/する verb) 1. cooking, cookery, cuisine, meal, food, dish; 2. (easily) dealing with something

ちゅうごくじん

(noun) Chinese person

おかあさん

(noun) 1. (honorific) mother, mom, mum, ma; 2.(honorific) wife; 3. (pronoun) (familiar language) you (of an elderly person older than the speaker)

かいしゃ

(noun) 1. company, corporation, firm; 2. one's workplace

おかし

(noun) confections, sweets, candy, cake