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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- 117
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- Creation date
- 7 June 2022 - 19:34
- Last updated
- 15 May 2024 - 22:51
Wordpopular obsolete kanji JLPT N5 usually written using kana alone Ichidan verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task
- to be ready, to be completed
- to be made, to be built
- to be good at, to be permitted (to do)
- to become intimate, to take up (with someone)
- to grow, to be raised
- to become pregnant
Wordpopular polite language copula
- be, is
Wordpopular JLPT N5 conjunction particle prefix
- but, however, though, nevertheless, still, yet, even so, also, as well
- even
- however, no matter how, even if, even though
- ... or something
- either ... or ..., neither ... nor ...
- pseudo-, quack, in-name-only
- for lack of anything better to do
Wordpopular JLPT N5 abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- television, TV
- TV program, TV programme, TV broadcast
Wordpopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic)
- train, electric train
ใใคใฌtoireWordpopular JLPT N5 abbreviation noun noun (generic)
- toilet, restroom, bathroom, lavatory
- going to the toilet, relieving oneself
Wordpopular JLPT N5 ใ adjective adjective (generic)
- far, distant, far away, a long way off, in the distance
- distant (past), remote (in time), remote, far-removed (in time)
- distant (relationship or kinship), having little to do (with someone)
- far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.), not similar, way off
- hard (of hearing)
- nearsighted
Wordpopular JLPT N3 noun noun (generic) adverb grammar
- time, hour, moment
- occasion, case
- chance, opportunity, season
- the times, the age, the day
- tense
Wordpopular search-only kanji form JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) adverb suffix usually written using kana alone
- place, spot, scene, site
- address
- district, area, locality
- one's house
- point, aspect, side, facet
- passage (in text), part
- space, room
- thing, matter
- whereupon, as a result
- about to, on the verge of
- was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing
- approximately, around, about
Wordpopular JLPT N5 noun noun (generic) adverb
- year
- age, years
- past one's prime, old age