# Japanese words

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**Japanese words** or language. Approximately **120 million** people in Japan and Japanese living in Hawaii use this language.

| “We”彼ら (Karera) – “They” | 他の (\*Hoka no\* ) – “Other” |
| 明日 ■■■■■■■■■ ) – “Tomorrow” | 大学 (\*Daigaku\* ) – “College” |

## Japanese words:

**![japanese words](https://image.shutterstock.com/image-vector/japanese-kanji-calligraphic-words-translated-260nw-615831647.jpg)**

Start by learning basic Japanese words to become fluent faster. Based on analysis of[newspapers](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/newspaper/16730), novels, and even Wikipedia pages, the first 100 words in a language can [represent](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/representative/12594) 50% to 60% of what you hear or read. Think about it. With just 100 words, you can understand 50% of written Japanese. Of the 1,000 words you understand, about 70% and 10,000 words make up about 92%. You only need to learn 10 times as many words, and your comprehension will improve by 20%. Why do these words often appear? Some of these 100 words are in use all the time. For example, は, が, o, に, etc. Appears in almost every sentence. In Japanese, it’s like “a”, “the” or “and” used in most English sentences. These words are called particles, and although it is nice to know them, this article will not introduce them. In terms of frequency, Japanese auxiliary words are the most popular Japanese words because they are used to connect all other words. This sentence sounds like a Tarzan-style speech. Each particle tells the audience the relationship between the words before him and the words after him, so his knowledge and understanding are crucial. Because they are more about the grammar than the content of the sentence. So I will limit myself to other basic words you should know by now. The remaining core words are simple Japanese words, they are easy to remember because they often appear in different contexts.

I want to point out that this is not a general vocabulary for beginners. This is a list of the most commonly used words when learning the frequency method. Combine the knowledge you learned here with basic Japanese words and phrases for beginners to use, such as greetings. Combining them can help[ensure](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/9-ways-to-ensure-healthy-functioning-of-lungs/36452)that you know all the words and phrases you hear most and all the words you want to say to form a basic sentence. You will be ahead of everyone! With this in mind, these 101 basic Japanese words are words you should learn now, whether you are a beginner or an advanced student. These include pronouns, nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and conjugations. Once you have mastered the first 101, you can start building up to 1,000 or even 10,000! Learn about Hiragana and Katakana. This will help you learn to pronounce [Japanese](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/japanese-culture/39949)words correctly and make them easier to read.

## Top 8 Japanese pronouns-

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8IUlF0ckalA/maxresdefault.jpg " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IUlF0ckalA)

It’s important to understand Japanese pronouns, but honestly, although these are basic words, in many cases you will only hear and use the first three in this list because pronouns are usually understanding. The [context](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/context/7006)cannot be said to be for clarification. You will also notice that I did not include “你” (あ なた, “anata”) in this list. This is because it is rarely used, except when the person does not have a name (such as in an example in a song or textbook). Every time you say “you” in English, use a person’s name followed by “-san” (-さん), such as “Tanaka-san” (田中さん).これ/この(Kore/Kono)——“this” or “this\_(thing/person)” それ/その(pain/noise)——“that/that” or "that\_(thing/person)"あれ/あの(Are / Ano)-“right there” or "something/person over there"私 / 僕 (Watashi / Boku) – “I” (私 is gender-neutral, while 僕 is masculine. 彼 (Kare) – “He”彼女 (Kanojo) – “She”私たち ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ – “We”彼ら (Karera) – “They”

## 42 basic Japanese nouns:

which nouns are most useful? Everyone has different words, and according to their daily lives, they say more. Either way, you should take the time to create your scripts and lists of frequently spoken words to remember them. But from the[frequency](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/frequency/12732) list, these are the words you are most likely to hear or use. Of course, the nouns of time and [transportation](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/transport/16906), and the common words of place and people are among the best in terms of survival effectiveness. One last thing. Most Chinese characters are pronounced differently, especially when[combined](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/combination/11961) with other Chinese characters. However, the meaning of English words remains unchanged. I have listed the most common ways to read them in Romaji (the English characters used to write Japanese words). Now, don’t worry, but know that as you progress in the classroom, there may and usually more options.

- 年 (_Toshi_ or _Nen_ ) – “Year”
- 月 (_Getsu_ or _Tsuki_ ) – “Month” and “Moon”
- 日 (_Nichi_ or _Hi_ ) – “Day” and “Sun”
- 週 (_Shuu_ ) – “Week”
- 今日 (_Kyou_ ) – “Today”
- 明日 (_■■■■■■_ ) – “Tomorrow”
- 昨日 (_Kinou_ ) – “Yesterday”
- 時間 (_Jikan_ ) – “Time” (As in, a time frame.)
- 分 (_Fun_ or _Bun_ ) – “Minute”
- 時 (_Ji_ or _Toki_ ) – “Hour” or “Time”
- こと (_Koto_ ) – “About (this thing)”
- 日本 (_Nihon_ ) – “Japan”
- ため (_Tame_ ) – “For” or “In regards to”
- 人 (_Hito_ or _Nin_ ) – “Person”
- 物 (_Mono_ ) – “Thing”
- 国 (_Kuni_ or _Koku_ ) – “Country”
- 大学 (_Daigaku_ ) – “College”
- 今 (_Ima_ ) – “Now”
- 前 (_Mae_ ) – “Before”
- 後 (_Atom_ ) – “After”
- 駅 (_Eki_ ) – “(Train) Station”
- 線 (_Sen_ ) – “Line”
- 電車 (_Densha_ ) – “Train”
- 車 (_Kuruma_ ) – “Car”
- 部屋 (_Heya_ ) – “Room”
- 名前 (_Namae_ ) – “Name”
- 所 / 場所 (_Tokoro_ / _Basho_ ) – “Place”
- 地下鉄 (_Chikatetsu_ ) – “Subway”
- 中 (_Naka_ or _Chuu_ ) – “Middle,” “Inside,” or “During”
- 外 (_Soto_ or _Gai_ ) – “Outside”
- 学校 (_Gakkou_ ) – “School”
- 語 (_Go_ ) – “Language” (Combine it with other words like 言語 (_gengo_ , “language”), 単語 (_tango_ , “words”), 日本語 (_Nihongo_ , “Japanese”), 英語 (_Eigo_ , “English”), スペイン語 (_Supeingo_ , “Spanish”).)
- 水 (_Mizu_ ) – “Water”
- 映画 (_Eiga_ ) – “Movie”
- テレビ (_Terebi_ ) – “TV”
- 家族 (_Kazoku_ ) – “Family”
- 町 (_Machi_ ) – “Town”
- 他の (_Hoka no_ ) – “Other”
- 出身 (_Shusshin_ ) – “Hometown”
- トイレ / お手洗い (_Toire_ / _Otearai_ ) – “Bathroom”
- 家 (_Uchi_ or _Ie_ ) – “Home” or “House”
- 店 (_Mise_ or _Ya_ ) – “Shop”

## 23 Korean-Japanese Verbs:

Many [verbs](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/verbal-judo/33702) teach you to speak, especially the first one on this list: る Sur (Surah). The verb itself means “to do”. But it also means “do \_\_” when combined with nouns. For example, you can combine する with nouns such as ben (benkyou, “learning”) to form a barely すben (benkyou suru, “learning”). It is a very useful and versatile verb, even if it is one of two [irregular](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/irregular-demand/17749) verbs. But isn’t it great? There are only two irregular verbs in Japanese: する and 来る (kuru, “来”).

- する (_Suru_ ) – “To do”
- です (_Desu_ ) – “To be” or “it is”
- なる (_Naru_ ) – “To become”
- ある (_Aru_ ) – “There is” for inanimate objects and plants.
- いる (_Iru_ ) – “There is” for living things, like humans and animals.
- 言う (_Iu_ ) – “To say”
- 行く (_Iku_ ) – “To go”
- 出来る (_Dekiru_ ) – “To be able to do” or “can-do”
- 見る (_Miru_ ) – “To see”
- 送る (_Okuru_ ) – “To send”
- 持つ (_Motsu_ ) – “To have” or “to hold”
- 待つ (_Matsu_ ) – “To wait”
- 会う (_Au_ ) – “To meet”
- 呼ぶ (_Yobu_ ) – “To call”
- 置く (_Oku_ ) – “To put”
- 受ける (_Ukeru_ ) – “To receive”
- 作る (_Tsukuru_ ) – “To make”
- 着く (_Tsuku_ ) – “To arrive”
- 使う (_Tsukau_ ) – “To use”
- 学ぶ (_Manabu_ ) – “To learn”
- 食べる (_Taberu_ ) – “To eat”
- 飲む (_Nomu_ ) – “To drink”
- 帰る (_Kaeru_ ) – “To return home”

## Top 20 basic Japanese adjectives and adverbs:

These are the most common Japanese adjectives and adverbs to add description and[color](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/black-color/39724) to your Japanese. Please note that す ご い (Sugoi)-“amazing”. It is used so much that it means a lot. “Awesome”, “Wow”, “This is crazy”, etc.

- 多い (_Ooi_ ) – “Many”
- たくさん (_Takusan_ ) – “Lots of”
- 少し (_Sukoshi_ ) – “Few”
- 遠い (_Tooi_ ) – “Far”
- 近い (_Chikai_ ) – “Near”
- 小さい (_Chiisai_ ) – “Small”
- 大きい (_Ookii_ ) – “Big”
- 良い (_You_ ) – “Good”
- 悪い (_Warui_ ) – “Bad”
- きれいな (_Kirei na_ ) – “Clean” and “Pretty”
- 醜い (_Minikui_ ) – “Ugly”
- 難しい (_Muzukashii_ ) – “Difficult”
- 簡単な (_Kantan na_ ) – “Easy”
- うまい (_Umai_ ) – “Nice”
- 美味しい (_Oishii_ ) – “Delicious”
- まずい (_Mazui_ ) – “Disgusting”
- 大丈夫 (_Daijoubu_ ) – “All right”
- すごい (_Sugoi_ ) – “Amazing”
- 楽しい (_Tanoshii_ ) – “Enjoyable” or “Pleasant”
- とても (_Totemo_ ) – “Very”

## 8 major Japanese labor unions and connections:

It is always useful to know how to combine sentences with alliances. Like English, there are many conjunctions and conjunctions at the beginning of a sentence, but these are the most common. It means “at the time” in Japanese, but it was incorrectly translated into English. It is closer to the [English](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/how-many-letters-in-the-alphabet/39733)words “when it happens”, “when it happens”, “then” or “simultaneously”, and explains what happens next in the story た(Mata)-"Also"その后( Sono ato)-“Afterwards” その時(Sono Toki)-"At this time"場合は (Baai wa) – “If you” or “If this happens”例えば (Tatoeba) – “For example”それから (Sorekara) – “Then”だから (Dakara) – “So.”

## Frequently Asked Questions:

### **Q1: What does Baka mean?**

**A:** Baka (red deer in hiragana, ばか or バカ in katakana) means “fool” or (as a noun-adjective) “fool” and is the most common derogatory word in Japanese. This Baka word has a long history, its etymology is vague (may come from Sanskrit or classical Chinese), and its language is [complicated](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/complicity/9680).

### **Q2: What is the dosage in Japan?**

**A:** Dozo means forward or forward. Although some words are shortened to make them easier to pronounce (“Arigatou gozaimasu” becomes “Arigatou”), dozo is often expanded to “Cardozo” as if it were a word (Yesgoahead).

### **Q3: Is Sussi Baka a bad word?**

**A:** “Sussi” and “she” are words used in video games among us to describe [suspicious](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/reasonable-suspicion/35576)or suspicious people, and Baka means “fool” in Japanese. Therefore, being Sussi Baka may be a dubious fool, even though the meme seems to have understood the meaning and [processed](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/extrusion-process/39953) it a bit.

### **Q4: What does Watashi Wa mean?**

**A:** I am “Watashi wa” (私は) which means **“I”** in Japanese.

### **Q5: Isn’t it rude to say in Japan?**

**A:** Even if Japanese people want to say no [psychologically](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/what-is-cognitive-psychology/25553), they are often afraid. People who talk to them may feel uncomfortable saying this. Therefore, they can usually pretend that they agree with what others tell them. Conversely, “no” means gracefully avoiding direct answers.

### **Q6: What is a Japanese school sister?**

**A:** In Japan, Senpai (senior, “senior”) and Kohai (senior, “juvenile”) are informal hierarchical relationships that exist in organizations, associations, clubs,[companies](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/worlds-top-insurance-companies/27522), and schools.

### **Q7: Is it rude to hug each other in Japan?**

**A:** Don’t get close to the Japanese. Avoid contact. Prolonged eye contact (seeing) is considered impolite. Don’t show affection in public; B. Hug or pat the back.

### **Q8: What is Bakagagin?**

**A:** Together, Bakka Gaijin is a “stupid foreigner”. The expression itself was recorded in romaji at least in the 1970s and 1989. The Japanese use it for non-Japanese people who believe that they have acted inappropriately.

### **Q9: Can you name this girl’s senior sister?**

**A:** No, it is suitable for both men and women. I went to girls’ school before elementary school, junior high school, and high school. Apart from celebrities, Japanese students admire their ancestors (and everything they did). Do) so they often talk about something

### **Q10: What is the Japanese name of the moon?**

**A:** The month. The Japanese word for the moon is Tsuki, and the kanji is a [symbol](https://howtodiscuss.com/t/squared-symbol/30104)of the crescent moon hidden behind the clouds (two lines).

## Conclusion:

> Basic Japanese words are **#1 Konnichiwa** (こんにちは) – Hello. **#2 Ohayou gozaimasu** (おはようございます) – Good morning. **#3 Konbanwa** (こんにちは) – Good evening. **#4 Moshi Moshi** (もしもし) – Hello (but only if you’re on the phone or something like Skype).

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