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

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
town / cityまちmachi
houseいえie
building建物たてものtatemono
street / roadとおりtoori
avenue通りとおりtoori
bridge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

EnglishJapaneseJapanese
(Hiragana)
Japanese
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
vehicle自動車じどうしゃjidousha
car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ふねfune
(train) station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

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