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.

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

Cities & Traffic in Japanese

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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
shopみせmiseja-sing_shop
department storeデパートでぱーとdepaatoja-sing_department-store
kioskキオスクきおすくkiosukuja-sing_kiosk
bakeryパン屋ぱんやpanyaja-sing_bakery
confectioneryケーキ屋けーきやkeeki yaja-sing_confectionery
butcher’s肉屋にくやniku yaja-sing_butchers
market市場いちばichibaja-sing_market
library図書館としょかんtoshokanja-sing_library
church教会きょうかいkyoukaija-sing_church
cinema映画えいがeigaja-sing_cinema
theater劇場げきじょうgekijyouja-sing_theater
hotelホテルほてるhoteruja-sing_hotel
bank銀行ぎんこうginkouja-sing_bank
school学校がっこうgakkouja-sing_school
university大学だいがくdaigakuja-sing_university
kindergarten幼稚園ようちえんyouchienja-sing_kindergarten
chemist’s / drugstore薬局やっきょくyakkyokuja-sing_chemistsdrugstore
hospital病院びょういんbyouinja-sing_hospital

Cities and Places

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
town / cityまちmachija-sing_towncity
houseいえieja-sing_house
building建物たてものtatemonoja-sing_building
street / roadとおりtoorija-sing_streetroad
avenue通りとおりtoorija-sing_avenue
bridgeはしhashija-sing_bridge
center/city center中央ちゅうおうchuuouja-sing_center
crossing交差点こうさてんkousatenja-sing_crossing
square広場ひろばhirobaja-sing_square
park公園こうえんkouenja-sing_park
landmark / sight目印めじるしmejirushija-sing_landmarksight
monument記念碑きねんひkinenhija-sing_monument

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
vehicle自動車じどうしゃjidoushaja-sing_vehicle
carくるまkurumaja-sing_car
train電車でんしゃdenshaja-sing_train
busバスばすbasuja-sing_bus
tram市街電車しがいでんしゃshigaidenshaja-sing_tram
metro地下鉄ちかてつchikatestuja-sing_metro
bicycle自転車じてんしゃjitenshaja-sing_bicycle
motorbikeモーターバイクもーたーばいくmootaa baikuja-sing_motorbike
taxiタクシーばいくbaikuja-sing_taxi
airplane飛行機ひこうきhikoukija-sing_plane
shipふねfuneja-sing_ship
(train) stationえきekija-sing_train-station
main station中心の駅ちゅうしんのえきchuushin no ekija-sing_main-station
stop停止ていしteishija-sing_stop
station / stop停車駅ていしゃえきteisha ekija-sing_stationstop
parking area駐車場ちゅうしゃじょうchuusha jouja-sing_parking-area
petrol stationガソリンスタンドがそりんすたんどgasorin sutandoja-sing_petrol-station
(to) go by car車で行くくるまでいくkuruma de ikuja-sing_to-go-by-car
(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 ikuja-sing_to-go-by-motorbike
(to) go by bike自転車で行くじてんしゃでいくjitensha de ikuja-sing_to-go-by-bike
(to) go by busバスで行くばすでいくbasu de ikuja-sing_to-go-by-bus
(to) go by metro地下鉄で行くちかてつでいくchikatestu de ikuja-sing_to-go-by-metro

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