We’ll now learn talking about parts of the human body as well as some useful Japanese words and phrases related to Health and Illnesses. Let’s hope you’ll never need them, but better be prepared than sorry as they say…

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Japanese“.

Body & Health in Japanese

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The Body

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
bodyからだkaradaja-sing_body
headあたまatamaja-sing_head
faceかおkaoja-sing_face
eyemeja-sing_eye
earみみmimija-sing_ear
noseはなhanaja-sing_nose
mouthくちkuchija-sing_mouth
tongueしたshitaja-sing_tongue
neckくびkubija-sing_neck
chestむねmuneja-sing_chest
back / shoulder背中せなかsenakaja-sing_backshoulder
stomachija-sing_stomach
heart心臓しんぞうshinzouja-sing_heart
armうでudeja-sing_arm
elbowひじhijija-sing_elbow
handteja-sing_hand
right hand右手みぎてmigiteja-sing_right-hand
left hand左手ひだりてhidariteja-sing_left-hand
fingerゆびyubija-sing_finger
legあしashija-sing_leg
footあしashija-sing_foot
skin皮膚ひふhifuja-sing_skin
hairかみkamija-sing_hair
toothhaja-sing_tooth
bloodchija-sing_blood

Health & Illnesses

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
healthy健康けんこうkenkouja-sing_healthy
ill / sick病気びょうきbyoukija-sing_illsick
ache痛みいたみitamija-sing_ache
My [...] aches. / My [...] hurts.私の[…]が痛いですわたしの […] がいたいですwatashi no […] ga itai desuja-sing_my--achesmy--hurts
My [...] ache. / My [...] hurt.私の[…]が痛いですわたしの […] がいたいですwatashi no […] ga itai desuja-sing_my--achemy--hurt
I have a stomach ache.私は腹痛がありますわたしはふくつうがありますwatashi wa fukutsuu ga arimasuja-sing_i-have-a-stomach-ache
My legs hurt.私の脚が痛みますわたしのあしがいたいですwatashi no ashi ga itamimasuja-sing_my-legs-hurt
doctor医者いしゃishaja-sing_doctor
medical office / doctor’s surgery医療事務いりょうじむiryoujimuja-sing_medical-officedoctors-surgery
chemist’s / drugstore薬局やっきょくyakkyokuja-sing_chemistsdrugstore
hospital病院びょういんbyouinja-sing_hospital
illness / malady病気びょうきbyoukija-sing_illnessmalady

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