Japanese vocabulary
300 words · 600 questions · 10 themes. Choose a word, read an example, save it and practise with scheduled reviews.
Selected for beginners and the everyday texts on this site. This is not an official JLPT vocabulary list. Saving does not change your score; answering questions creates review dates.
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Transport and directions
Read platforms, departures and directions, then practise the words needed to find your way.
Shopping, prices and clothes
Learn words for choosing an item, asking its price and following a shop’s counter instructions.
Food, drinks and ordering
Practise meal, drink and ordering words in sentences you can connect to a café notice.
School, lessons and study
Use classroom and study words to understand lesson instructions, schedules and school notices.
Work, bookings and services
Learn words used in work messages, reservations and service-counter instructions.
Home, rooms and laundry
Read room descriptions and shared-facility notices with words for places, objects and everyday use.
Time, days and quantities
Keep clock times, deadlines and dates distinct when reading short everyday messages.
Weather, seasons and nature
Recognise weather and nature words in plans, descriptions and changes to outdoor activities.
People, family and conversation
Practise words for people, family, feelings and the body in short spoken-style sentences.
Everyday actions
Learn common actions in full sentences, then connect dictionary forms to the forms used in notices.
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300 words
駅 えき
station
電車 でんしゃ
train
バス バス
bus
自転車 じてんしゃ
bicycle
車 くるま
car
道 みち
road; path
地図 ちず
map
切符 きっぷ
ticket
行き いき
bound for
番線 ばんせん
platform number
出発 しゅっぱつ
departure
空港 くうこう
airport
飛行機 ひこうき
airplane
船 ふね
boat; ship
地下鉄 ちかてつ
subway
タクシー タクシー
taxi
信号 しんごう
traffic light
橋 はし
bridge
交差点 こうさてん
intersection
右 みぎ
right (direction)
左 ひだり
left (direction)
前 まえ
front; before
後ろ うしろ
behind; back
近く ちかく
nearby; vicinity
隣 となり
next to; neighbouring place
奥 おく
inner part; back
入口 いりぐち
entrance
出口 でぐち
exit
工事 こうじ
construction work
着く つく
arrive
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Japanese Time Words: Today, Tomorrow, Last Week, and Next Week
Learn time expressions as a connected set, then use them in short plans. The contrast between 昨日 and 明日 is more useful when you can also choose an appropriate verb ending.
Iku, Kuru, and Kaeru: Japanese Movement Verbs in Context
Follow where the person starts and where they are going. 行く, 来る, and 帰る describe movement from different viewpoints, even when English could use “go.”
Kiru, Haku, and Kaburu: Which Japanese Verb Means Wear?
Japanese chooses different verbs for putting on different items. Learn a small outfit as verb–noun pairs instead of translating every item with 着る.
Miru, Kiku, and Yomu: Read, Watch, Listen, and Ask in Japanese
Choose an action that matches the medium and purpose. Practise reading a message, watching a film, listening to music, and asking a person a question.
Aku, Akeru, Shimaru, Shimeru: Open and Close with the Right Subject
Distinguish a door opening from someone opening a door. These four verbs help you connect vocabulary, particles, and the resulting state expressed with ている.
Kariru vs Kasu: Borrow and Lend with Clear Roles
Borrowing and lending describe opposite sides of one exchange. Identify who gets temporary use of the item before choosing 借りる or 貸す.
Japanese Frequency Words: Itsu Mo, Yoku, Tokidoki, and Amari
Say how often you do something without assigning invented percentages to frequency words. Practise common expressions and the negatives used with あまり and 全然.
Japanese Family Words: Your Family and Someone Else’s
Choose family terms for a specific conversation. When speaking politely about your family to an outsider, some terms differ from the words used for someone else’s family.
Japanese Weather Words: Atsui, Samui, Atatakai, and Suzushii
Describe the weather with a small set of adjectives, then change them into past and negative forms. Keep atmospheric temperature separate from the temperature of a drink.
Japanese Taste Words: Sweet, Salty, Spicy, Sour, and Bitter
Describe how food tastes with Japanese adjectives. Notice that 甘い and 辛い differ by more than one English label, and learn each word with a plausible food example.