This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Japanese words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.
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This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Japanese“.
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Shops, Buildings and Institutions
English | Japanese | Japanese (Hiragana) | Japanese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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shop | 店 | みせ | mise | |
department store | デパート | でぱーと | depaato | |
kiosk | キオスク | きおすく | kiosuku | |
bakery | パン屋 | ぱんや | panya | |
confectionery | ケーキ屋 | けーきや | keeki ya | |
butcher’s | 肉屋 | にくや | niku ya | |
market | 市場 | いちば | ichiba | |
library | 図書館 | としょかん | toshokan | |
church | 教会 | きょうかい | kyoukai | |
cinema | 映画 | えいが | eiga | |
theater | 劇場 | げきじょう | gekijyou | |
hotel | ホテル | ほてる | hoteru | |
bank | 銀行 | ぎんこう | ginkou | |
school | 学校 | がっこう | gakkou | |
university | 大学 | だいがく | daigaku | |
kindergarten | 幼稚園 | ようちえん | youchien | |
chemist’s / drugstore | 薬局 | やっきょく | yakkyoku | |
hospital | 病院 | びょういん | byouin |
Cities and Places
English | Japanese | Japanese (Hiragana) | Japanese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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town / city | 町 | まち | machi | |
house | 家 | いえ | ie | |
building | 建物 | たてもの | tatemono | |
street / road | 通 | とおり | toori | |
avenue | 通り | とおり | toori | |
bridge | 橋 | はし | hashi | |
center/city center | 中央 | ちゅうおう | chuuou | |
crossing | 交差点 | こうさてん | kousaten | |
square | 広場 | ひろば | hiroba | |
park | 公園 | こうえん | kouen | |
landmark / sight | 目印 | めじるし | mejirushi | |
monument | 記念碑 | きねんひ | kinenhi |
Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation
English | Japanese | Japanese (Hiragana) | Japanese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|---|
vehicle | 自動車 | じどうしゃ | jidousha | |
car | 車 | くるま | kuruma | |
train | 電車 | でんしゃ | densha | |
bus | バス | ばす | basu | |
tram | 市街電車 | しがいでんしゃ | shigaidensha | |
metro | 地下鉄 | ちかてつ | chikatestu | |
bicycle | 自転車 | じてんしゃ | jitensha | |
motorbike | モーターバイク | もーたーばいく | mootaa baiku | |
taxi | タクシー | ばいく | baiku | |
airplane | 飛行機 | ひこうき | hikouki | |
ship | 船 | ふね | fune | |
(train) station | 駅 | えき | eki | |
main station | 中心の駅 | ちゅうしんのえき | chuushin no eki | |
stop | 停止 | ていし | teishi | |
station / stop | 停車駅 | ていしゃえき | teisha eki | |
parking area | 駐車場 | ちゅうしゃじょう | chuusha jou | |
petrol station | ガソリンスタンド | がそりんすたんど | gasorin sutando | |
(to) go by car | 車で行く | くるまでいく | kuruma de iku | |
(to) go by motorbike | モーターバイクで行く | もーたーばいくでいく | mootaa baiku de iku | |
(to) go by bike | 自転車で行く | じてんしゃでいく | jitensha de iku | |
(to) go by bus | バスで行く | ばすでいく | basu de iku | |
(to) go by metro | 地下鉄で行く | ちかてつでいく | chikatestu de iku |
Vocabulary trainer: Cities & Traffic in Japanese
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center/city center
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