Words
Japanese vocabulary in kanji and kana. Words with kanji follow the highest school grade of their characters. Kana-only words use editorial learning levels 1–6, from basic to advanced.
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日
day
noun
一
one
no-adjective
noun
prefix
suffix
人
person
noun
二
two
Part of speech unclassified
中
inside
no-adjective
adverb
noun
年
year
noun
月
moon
noun
三
three
Part of speech unclassified
円
yen
noun
上
above
no-adjective
noun
suffix
十
ten
noun
本
book
counter
noun
prefix
日本
Japan
noun
一人
one person
adverb
noun
金
money
noun
気
spirit
noun
五
five
Part of speech unclassified
手
hand
counter
noun
それ
that
pronoun
これ
this
pronoun
大
big
na-adjective
noun
prefix
suffix
子
child
noun
山
mountain
counter
noun
四
four
Part of speech unclassified
出す
to take out
suffix
godan verb (-su)
transitive
目
eye
noun
suffix
一つ
one (thing)
no-adjective
adverb
noun
九
nine
Part of speech unclassified
名
name
noun
二人
two people
noun
大きい
big
i-adjective
水
water
noun
入れる
to put in
ichidan verb
transitive
見える
to be visible
ichidan verb
intransitive
いい
good
i-adjective (yoi/ii)
六
six
Part of speech unclassified
八
eight
Part of speech unclassified
女
woman
noun
先
ahead
no-adjective
noun
男
man
noun
ここ
here
pronoun
七
seven
Part of speech unclassified
千
thousand
Part of speech unclassified
見る
to see
auxiliary verb
ichidan verb
transitive
小さい
small
i-adjective
下
below
no-adjective
noun
百
hundred
Part of speech unclassified
口
mouth
counter
noun
suffix
下さる
to give (honorific)
godan verb (-aru)
transitive
出る
to go out
ichidan verb
intransitive
人々
people
noun
あなた
you
pronoun
そこ
there (place relatively near listener)
pronoun
川
river
noun
suffix
生きる
to live
ichidan verb
intransitive
林
grove
noun
町
town
noun
子ども
child
noun
土
earth
noun
入る
to enter
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
学
learning
noun
木
tree
noun
日本人
Japanese person
noun
大きな
big
pre-noun adjectival
どこ
where
pronoun
足
foot
noun
音
sound
noun
お金
money
noun
大学
university
noun
上げる
to raise
auxiliary verb
suffix
ichidan verb
intransitive
transitive
生
life
noun
生まれる
to be born
ichidan verb
intransitive
力
power
noun
立つ
to stand
godan verb (-tsu)
intransitive
正しい
correct
i-adjective
ヶ月
month(s)
counter
天
heaven
noun
大人
adult
na-adjective
no-adjective
noun
火
fire
noun
学ぶ
to learn
godan verb (-bu)
transitive
見せる
to show
auxiliary verb
ichidan verb
transitive
テレビ
television
noun
ありがとう
thank you
interjection
花
flower
no-adjective
noun
空
sky
noun
上がる
to rise
expression
suffix
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
transitive
先ほど
a short while ago
adverb
noun
休む
to rest
godan verb (-mu)
intransitive
学校
school
noun
小
small
noun
小さな
small
pre-noun adjectival
見つける
to find
ichidan verb
transitive
玉
ball
counter
noun
すごい
amazing (e.g. of strength)
i-adjective
人気
popularity
no-adjective
noun
早い
early
i-adjective
三人
three people
noun
先生
teacher
noun
上る
to climb
godan verb (-ru)
intransitive
日々
every day
no-adjective
adverb
noun
左
left
no-adjective
noun
上手
skilled
na-adjective
noun
気づく
to notice
godan verb (-ku)
intransitive
文
sentence
noun
白い
white
i-adjective
二つ
two (things)
Part of speech unclassified
右
right (direction)
no-adjective
noun
雨
rain
noun
車
car
noun
草
grass
expression
noun
prefix
どれ
which (of three or more)
pronoun
田
rice field
noun
生じる
to arise
ichidan verb
intransitive
transitive
小学校
elementary school
noun
４月
April
noun
バス
bus
noun
立てる
to stand up
suffix
ichidan verb
transitive
６月
June
noun
女の子
girl
expression
noun
人口
population
noun