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Genki Vocabulary - Lesson 1

Kana Kanji Romaji English

ano um...

ima now

eego English (language) gakusee student

...go language

kookoo high school

gogo P.M.

gozen A.M.

...sai ...years old

...san Mr./Ms....

...ji o'clock

...jin people

sensei teacher; Professor ...

senmon major

soo desu That's right.

daigaku college; university

denwa telephone

tomodachi friend

namae name

nan/nani what

nihon Japan

...nensee ...year student hai yes

han half

bangoo number

ryuugakusee international student

watashi I

amerika U.S.A.

igirisu Britain

Oosutoraria Australia

kankoku Korea

Sueeden Sweden Chuugoku China

kagaku science

ajiakenkyuu Asian studies

kokusaikankei international relations

konpyuutaa computer

jinruigaku anthropology

seeji politics

bijinesu business

bungaku literature rekishi history

shigoto job; work; occupation


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isha doctor

kaishain office worker

kookoosei high school student

shufu housewife

daigakuinsee graduate student

daigakusee college student bengoshi lawyer

okaasan mother

otoosan father

oneesan older sister

oniisan older brother

imooto younger sister

otooto younger brother


Kana Kanji Romaji English

kore this one

sore that one

are that one (over there)

dore which one

kono this ...

sono that ...

ano that ... (over there)

dono which ...

asoko over there

doko where

dare who

oishii delicious

sakana fish tonkatsu pork cutlet

niku meat

menyuu menu

yasai vegetable

enpitsu pencil

kasa umbrella

kaban bag

kutsu shoes

saifu wallet

jiinzu jeans

jisho dictionary


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jitensha bicycle

shinbun newspaper

teepu tape

tokee watch; clock

toreenaa sweat shirt

nooto notebook pen pen

booshi hat; cap

hon book

otearai restroom

kissaten cafe

ginkoo bank

toshokan library

yuubinkyoku post office

keezai economics

ikura how much ...en ...yen

takai expensive

irasshaimase Welcome (to our store)

(...o) onegaishimasu ..., please.

(...o) kudasai Please give me...

jaa then...; if that is the case,...

(...o) doozo Here it is.

doomo Thank you.


Kana Kanji English

movie

music

magazine sports

date (romantic, not calendar)

tennis

TV

video tape; VCR

breakfast

sake; alcohol

green tea

coffee

dinner

hamburger


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lunch

water

home; house

home; house; my place

LL language lab

school morning

tomorrow

when

today

at about

tonight

weekend

Saturday

Sunday

every day every night

to go

to go back; to return

to listen; to hear

to drink

to speak; to talk

to read

to get up

to eat

to sleep; to go to sleep

to see; to look at; to watch

to come

to do

to study

good

early

+ negative not much

+ negative not at all

usually a little

sometimes

often; much

That's right.; Let me see.

but

How about...?; How is...?



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together with (a person)

why

alone

Hello? (used on the phone)

right

left front

back

inside

on

under

near

next

between

there

here Monday


Kana Kanji English

sea

postal stamps ticket

surfing

homework

food

birthday

test

weather

drink

postcard

bus airplane

room

I (used by men)

holiday; day off; absence

travel

new

hot (weather)

hot (objects)

busy (people/days) large

interesting


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frightening

cold (weather-not used for objects)

fun

small

boring

old (thing - not used for people) difficult

easy (problem); kind (person)

inexpensive; cheap (thing)

disgusted with; to dislike

beautiful; clean

healthy; energetic

quiet

fond of; to like

to hate

very fond of; to love lively

handsome

not busy; to have a lot of free time

to swim

to ask

to ride; to board

to do; to perform

to go out

together

and then

It's okay.; Not to worry.; Everything is under control.

very

what kind of...

[counter for flat objects]

to (a place); as far as (a place); till (a time)

Genki Vocabulary - Lesson 6Kana Kanji English

money

grandmother; old woman

bath

kanji; Chinese character

textbook

this week

Municipal Hospital next

video game


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electricity

train

baggage

page

window

night next week

next year

tough (situation)

to play; to spend time pleasantly

to hurry

to take a bath

to return (things)

to turn off; to erase

to die

to sit down to stand up

to smoke

to use

to help

to enter

to carry; to hold

to be absent (from...); to rest

to open (something)

to teach; to instruct

to get off

to borrow

to close (something)

to turn on

to make a phone call

to forget; to leave behind

to bring (a person)

to bring (a thing)

later on

(do something) late because ...

That would be fine.; That wouldn't be necessary.

right away

Really?

slowly; leisurely; unhurriedly



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Kana Kanji English

(my) older sister

apartment

younger sister

song

younger brother man

older brother

older sister

woman

company

family

hair

brothers and sisters

country; place of origin

car convenience store

cafeteria; dining commons

(my) father

T T-shirt

eye

glasses

bright; smart; clever

great-looking

cute

tall

short (stature)

long

fast

short (length)

kind

convenient

to sing

to put on (a hat)

to get to know I know

I do not know

to live

to put on (items below your waist)

to gain weight

to be on the heavy side

to put on glasses

to put on (clothes above your waist)

to lose weight

to be thin

to get married

but


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one person

two people

of course

if you like


Kana Kanji English

That's too bad.

the day after tomorrow

rain

office worker

camera

karaoke

air

this morning

this month

job; work; occupation

college student

disco

weather forecast

place tomato

summer

something

party

barbecue

chopsticks

winter

homestay; living with a local family

every week

next month skillful; good at...

clumsy; poor at...

famous

it rains

to wash

to say

to need

to be late (for ...)

to think

to cut

to make


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to take (something)

to stare (at ...)

to begin

to drive

to do laundry

to clean to cook

uh-uh; no

uh-huh; yes

Cheers! (a toast)

all (of the people) together


Kana Kanji English

good child

color

boxed lunch

spa; hot spring

Kabuki; traditional Japanese theatrical art

guitar

medicine

to take medicine concert

near future

essay; composition

exam

Shinkansen; "Bullet Train"

ski

last month

word; vocabulary

piano

illness; sickness blue

red

black

lonely

white

young

mean-spirited

to dance

(something) ends to be popular

(something) begins


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to play (a string instrument or piano)

to get (from somebody)

to memorize

(1) to appear; to attend (2) to exit

to do physical exercises

to take a walk by all means

all

already

one

two

three

four

five

six

seven eight

nine

ten


Kana Kanji English fall

station

rich person

face

season

credit card

this year

soccer

shirt

life; living world

subway

gloves

barber's

spring

pants

beauty parlor

flight

ship; boat baseball

celebrity


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reservation

next semester

apple

warm

slow; late

cool (weather) cold (thing/people)

sleepy

easy; simple

to take (amount of time / money)

to stay (at a hotel, etc.)

to become

to pay

to decide

to practice

on foot best

these days

how; by what means

which

how much; how long

(do something) early; fast


Kana Kanji English

snack; sweets

New Year's

boy

toy

girl

foreign country

singer camp

this person (polite)

this semester

president of a company

class

future

drive

beer

art museum host family

lake


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mountain

dream

roommate

to tell a lie

to become hungry

to own (a pet) to cut classes

to take (a class); to get (a grade)

to learn

to climb

to work

to get tired

to quit

to have a fight; to quarrel

to introduce

to go on a diet to be late (for an appointment)

to study abroad

after (an event)

coming from

very

and then

it has been a long time

okay; so-so

more


Kana Kanji English

leg; foot

meaning

stomach cold

girlfriend

boyfriend

temperature (weather)

cloudy weather

match; game

juice

grade (on a test, etc.)

cough

throat

tooth


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flower

sunny weather

clothes

hangover

present

homesickness thing (concrete object)

snow

business to take care of

sweet

hurt; painful

there are many...

narrow; not spacious

inconvenient; to have a scheduling conflict

bad

fantastic to catch a cold

to be interested (in ...)

to lose

to become thirsty

to have a fever

to cough

to break up; to separate

to get nervous

to worry

always

Get well soon.

don't look well

probably; maybe

as much as possible

for two to three days

for the first time

very soon; in a few moments/days

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