Japanese Vocabulary for Students and Daily Life

Kuni

countries

Koogaku

engineering

Kangoshi

nurse

Itterasshai

please go and come back

Okaeri nasai

welcome home

...go

language

Keezai

economics

Kokusaikankee

international relations

Rekishi

history

Tadaima

im home

Daigaku

college/university

Kookoo

highschool

Gakusee

student

Daigakusee

college student

Ryugakusee

international student

Sensee

teacher

...Nensee

...Year student

Ichi nensee

first year student

Senkoo

major

Watashi

i

Tomodachi

friend

...san

Mr/Mrs

...jin

...people

Nihonjin

japanese people

Ima

now

Gozen

am

Gogo

pm

...ji

...o clock

Ichiji

one o clock

Han

half

Niji han

half past two

Nihon

Japan

Amerika

usa

Nihongo

japanese language

...sai

... years old

Denwa

telephone

..ban

number

Bangoo

number

Namae

name

Nan/ nani

what

Anoo

um

Hai

yes

Soo desu

thats right

Soo desu ka

i see is that so

Igirisu

britain

Oosutoraria

australia

Kankoku

korea

kanada

canada

Chuugoku

china

Indo

india

Ejiputo

egypt

Firipin

phillipines

Senkoo

majors

Ajia kenkyuu

asian studies

Konpyuutaa

computer

Seeji

politics

Seebutsugaku

biology

Nijinesu

business

Bungaku

literature

Isha

doctor

Kaishain

office worker

Kookoosee

high school student

Shufu

housewife

Daigakuinsee

graduate student

Bengoshi

lawyer

Okaasan

mother

Otoosan

father

Oneesan

older sister

Oniisan

older brother

Imooto

younger sister

Otooto

younger brother

Ohayoo/ohayoo gozaimasu

good morning

Konnichiwa

good afternoon

Konbanwa

good evening

Sayoonara

goodbye

Oyasumi nasai

good night

Arigatoo/ arigatoo gozaimasu

thank you

Sumimasen

excuse me/im sorry

Iie

no/not at all

Itte kimasu

ill go and come back

Itadakimasu

thank you for the meal (before eating)

Gochisoosama/Gochisoosama deshita

thank you for the meal (after eating)

Hajimemashite

how do you do?

Yoroshiku onegai shimasu

nice to meet you