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List: Core Japanese words

This is arguably the list of the most important words that any beginner student should begin learning. This list is inspired from the content in https://www.fluentin3months.com/core-japanese-words/

List: Core Japanese words
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This is arguably the list of the most important words that any beginner student should begin learning. This list is inspired from the content in https://www.fluentin3months.com/core-japanese-words/
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Creation date
7 June 2022 - 19:34
Last updated
15 May 2024 - 22:51
Showing 91 - 100 of 117 words for the list Core Japanese words.
ๅ ดๆ‰€ใฐใ—ใ‚‡basho

Wordpopular  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic)  sumo 

  • place, location, spot, position
  • room, space
  • basho, wrestling tournament
ๆ—ฅใฒhi

Wordpopular  JLPT N4  noun  noun (generic) 

  • day, days
  • sun, sunshine, sunlight
  • (the) day, daytime, daylight
  • date, deadline
  • (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood)
  • case (esp. unfortunate), event
ไบบใฒใจhito

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  usually written using kana alone 

  • person, someone, somebody
  • human beings, mankind, man, people, humans
  • human (Homo sapiens)
  • (other) people, others
  • character, personality, nature
  • capable person, competent person, suitable person, right person
  • adult, grown-up
  • I, me, one
ๅˆ†ใตใ‚“fun

Wordpopular  JLPT N1  noun  noun (generic) 

  • minute (unit of time)
  • fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
ใธhe

Wordpopular  particle 

  • to, towards, for
้ƒจๅฑ‹ใธใ‚„heya

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  abbreviation  sumo 

  • room, chamber
  • apartment, flat, pad
  • stable
ๅƒ•ใผใboku

Wordpopular  JLPT N4  male term  pronoun  colloquial 

  • I, me
  • you
  • manservant
ๅ‰ใพใˆmae

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  noun  noun (generic)  noun taking the genitive case particle ใฎ  adjective (generic)  adverb  suffix  colloquial 

  • in front (of), before (e.g. a building)
  • before, earlier, previously, prior, ago, (minutes) to (the hour)
  • (the) front, frontal part, fore, head (e.g. of a line)
  • forward, ahead
  • (in the) presence (of), in front (of someone)
  • previous (e.g. page), prior (e.g. engagement), first (e.g. half), former (e.g. example)
  • portion, helping
  • front (of one's body or clothing), breast (of a coat, kimono, etc.)
  • privates, private parts
  • criminal record, previous conviction, (a) prior
ไธๅ‘ณใ„ใพใšใ„mazui

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  usually written using kana alone  ใ„ adjective  adjective (generic) 

  • bad (taste), unpalatable, unsavoury, unsavory, awful, terrible, unpleasant
  • poor, unskillful, unskilful, bungling, clumsy
  • ugly, unattractive, homely, plain
  • awkward, problematic, troublesome, unfavorable, unfavourable, unwise
ๅˆใพใŸmata

Wordpopular  JLPT N5  usually written using kana alone  adverb  conjunction  prefix 

  • again, once more, once again, another time, some other time
  • also, too, as well, likewise
  • on the other hand, while
  • and, in addition, besides, moreover, furthermore
  • or, otherwise
  • really, how, (what, why) on earth
  • indirect

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