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Nouns represent people or things. You’ll need them whenever you want to refer to somebody or something. Memorize the Japanese nouns below and you’ll be well equipped for almost every basic conversation.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Japanese“.
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Important nouns
| English | Japanese | Japanese (Hiragana) | Japanese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| child | 子供 | こども | kodomo | |
| man | 男性 | だんせい | dansei | |
| woman | 女性 | じょせい | jyosei | |
| family | 家族 | かぞく | kazoku | |
| town / city | 町 | まち | machi | |
| country | 田舎 | いなか | inaka | |
| world | 世界 | せかい | sekai | |
| house | 家 | いえ | ie | |
| car | 車 | くるま | kuruma | |
| street / road | 道 | みち | michi | |
| shop | お店 | おみせ | omise | |
| door | ドア | どあ | doa | |
| table | テーブル | てーぶる | teeburu | |
| chair | 椅子 | いす | isu | |
| window | 窓 | まど | mado | |
| newspaper | 新聞 | しんぶん | shinbun | |
| book | 本 | ほん | hon | |
| pen | ボールペン | ぼーるぺん | bouru pen | |
| bag | バッグ | ばっぐ | baggu | |
| rucksack | リュックサック | りゅっくさっく | ryukkusakku | |
| happiness | 幸せ | しあわせ | shiawase | |
| love | 愛 | あい | ai | |
| flower | 花 | はな | hana | |
| ball | ボール | ぼーる | booru | |
| work | 仕事 | しごと | shigoto | |
| vacation | 休暇 | きゅうか | kyuuka | |
| passport | パスポート | ぱすぽーと | pasupooto | |
| language | 言語 | げんご | gengo | |
| question | 質問 | しつもん | shitsumon | |
| answer | 答え | こたえ | kotae | |
| beginning / start | 始まり | はじまり | hajimari | |
| end | 終わり | おわり | owari |
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