This page will help you quickly find basic vocabulary words from lists throughout the Beginning Lessons.
Basic expressions are covered in Names and Introductions and Greetings and Other Expressions.
Grammar Words
Vocab By Word Class
Vocab By Topic
- Name Suffixes
- Classroom Objects
- Numbers
- Colors
- Food
- Academic Subjects (basic, comprehensive)
Coming Soon
The following categories will also be covered in future lessons as I get to them.
- counters
- countries and languages
- family relations
- common particles
Some General Vocabulary
These are words you should learn right away as a beginner.
| Kana/Kanji | Roomaji | English |
| 日本（にほん・にっぽん） | Nihon/Nippon | Japan |
| 日本語（にほんご） | Nihongo | Japanese language |
| 日本人（にほんじん） | Nihonjin | Japanese person |
| 英語（えいご） | Eigo | English |
| アメリカ | Amerika | America/The U.S. |
| カナダ | Kanada | Canada |
| イギリス | Igirisu | Britain/The U.K. |
| オーストラリア | Oosutoraria | Australia |
| 私（わたし） | watashi | I/me |
| あなた | anata | you |
| 先生（せんせい） | sensei | teacher |
| 学生（がくせい） | gakusei | student |
| 生徒（せいと） | seito | student (grade/high school) |
| 人（ひと） | hito | person |
| 子供（こども） | kodomo | child |
| だれ | dare | who |
| 本（ほん） | hon | book |
| 車（くるま） | kuruma | car |
| 学校（がっこう） | gakkou | school |
| 大学（だいがく） | daigaku | college/university |
| 何（なに・なん） | nani/nan | what |
| これ | kore | this one |
| それ | sore | that one |
| あれ | are | that one over there |
| どれ | dore | which one |