Japanese Hiragana and Katakana Flash Cards Kit_ Learn the Two Japanese Alphabets Quickly & Easily with this Japanese Flash Cards Kit

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Dr. Emiko Konomi received her Ph.D. in linguistics from Cornell University.
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Glen McCabe has studied the Japanese language and business subjects at the
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Canterbury, and the Australian National University.

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Contents

Quick Guide: What’s On the Cards

The Hiragana Characters
The Katakana Characters

Introduction

How to Use the Cards: Best Learning Strategies
Reading and Remembering
Pronunciation and Listening
Repetition
Writing

Using the Cards Your Way
Finally…

Index of Cards in Numeric Order
English-Japanese Index

Cards Hiragana
CARD 1 Hiragana
CARD 2 Hiragana
CARD 3 Hiragana
CARD 4 Hiragana
CARD 5 Hiragana
CARD 6 Hiragana
CARD 7 Hiragana
CARD 8 Hiragana

CARD 9 Hiragana
CARD 10 Hiragana
CARD 11 Hiragana
CARD 12 Hiragana
CARD 13 Hiragana
CARD 14 Hiragana
CARD 15 Hiragana
CARD 16 Hiragana
CARD 17 Hiragana
CARD 18 Hiragana
CARD 19 Hiragana
CARD 20 Hiragana
CARD 21 Hiragana
CARD 22 Hiragana
CARD 23 Hiragana
CARD 24 Hiragana
CARD 25 Hiragana
CARD 26 Hiragana
CARD 27 Hiragana
CARD 28 Hiragana
CARD 29 Hiragana
CARD 30 Hiragana
CARD 31 Hiragana
CARD 32 Hiragana
CARD 33 Hiragana
CARD 34 Hiragana
CARD 35 Hiragana
CARD 36 Hiragana
CARD 37 Hiragana
CARD 38 Hiragana
CARD 39 Hiragana
CARD 40 Hiragana
CARD 41 Hiragana

CARD 42 Hiragana
CARD 43 Hiragana
CARD 44 Hiragana
CARD 45 Hiragana
CARD 46 Hiragana
CARD 47 Hiragana
CARD 48 Hiragana
CARD 49 Hiragana
CARD 50 Hiragana
CARD 51 Hiragana
CARD 52 Hiragana
CARD 53 Hiragana
CARD 54 Hiragana
CARD 55 Hiragana
CARD 56 Hiragana
CARD 57 Hiragana
CARD 58 Hiragana
CARD 59 Hiragana
CARD 60 Hiragana
CARD 61 Hiragana
CARD 62 Hiragana
CARD 63 Hiragana
CARD 64 Hiragana
CARD 65 Hiragana
CARD 66 Hiragana
CARD 67 Hiragana
CARD 68 Hiragana
CARD 69 Hiragana
CARD 70 Hiragana
CARD 71 Hiragana
CARD 72 Hiragana
CARD 73 Hiragana
CARD 74 Hiragana

CARD 75 Hiragana
CARD 76 Hiragana
CARD 77 Hiragana
CARD 78 Hiragana
CARD 79 Hiragana
CARD 80 Hiragana
CARD 81 Hiragana
CARD 82 Hiragana
CARD 83 Hiragana
CARD 84 Hiragana
CARD 85 Hiragana
CARD 86 Hiragana
CARD 87 Hiragana
CARD 88 Hiragana
CARD 89 Hiragana
CARD 90 Hiragana
CARD 91 Hiragana
CARD 92 Hiragana
CARD 93 Hiragana
CARD 94 Hiragana
CARD 95 Hiragana
CARD 96 Hiragana
CARD 97 Hiragana
CARD 98 Hiragana
CARD 99 Hiragana
CARD 100 Hiragana

Cards Katakana
CARD 101 Katakana
CARD 102 Katakana
CARD 103 Katakana
CARD 104 Katakana
CARD 105 Katakana

CARD 106 Katakana
CARD 107 Katakana
CARD 108 Katakana
CARD 109 Katakana
CARD 110 Katakana
CARD 111 Katakana
CARD 112 Katakana
CARD 113 Katakana
CARD 114 Katakana
CARD 115 Katakana
CARD 116 Katakana
CARD 117 Katakana
CARD 118 Katakana
CARD 119 Katakana
CARD 120 Katakana
CARD 121 Katakana
CARD 122 Katakana
CARD 123 Katakana
CARD 124 Katakana
CARD 125 Katakana
CARD 126 Katakana
CARD 127 Katakana
CARD 128 Katakana
CARD 129 Katakana
CARD 130 Katakana
CARD 131 Katakana
CARD 132 Katakana
CARD 133 Katakana
CARD 134 Katakana
CARD 135 Katakana
CARD 136 Katakana
CARD 137 Katakana
CARD 138 Katakana

CARD 139 Katakana
CARD 140 Katakana
CARD 141 Katakana
CARD 142 Katakana
CARD 143 Katakana
CARD 144 Katakana
CARD 145 Katakana
CARD 146 Katakana
CARD 147 Katakana
CARD 148 Katakana
CARD 149 Katakana
CARD 150 Katakana
CARD 151 Katakana
CARD 152 Katakana
CARD 153 Katakana
CARD 154 Katakana
CARD 155 Katakana
CARD 156 Katakana
CARD 157 Katakana
CARD 158 Katakana
CARD 159 Katakana
CARD 160 Katakana
CARD 161 Katakana
CARD 162 Katakana
CARD 163 Katakana
CARD 164 Katakana
CARD 165 Katakana
CARD 166 Katakana
CARD 167 Katakana
CARD 168 Katakana
CARD 169 Katakana
CARD 170 Katakana
CARD 171 Katakana

CARD 172 Katakana
CARD 173 Katakana
CARD 174 Katakana
CARD 175 Katakana
CARD 176 Katakana
CARD 177 Katakana
CARD 178 Katakana
CARD 179 Katakana
CARD 180 Katakana
CARD 181 Katakana
CARD 182 Katakana
CARD 183 Katakana
CARD 184 Katakana
CARD 185 Katakana
CARD 186 Katakana
CARD 187 Katakana
CARD 188 Katakana
CARD 189 Katakana
CARD 190 Katakana
CARD 191 Katakana
CARD 192 Katakana
CARD 193 Katakana
CARD 194 Katakana
CARD 195 Katakana
CARD 196 Katakana
CARD 197 Katakana
CARD 198 Katakana
CARD 199 Katakana
CARD 200 Katakana

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Quick Guide: What’s On the Cards

The front of each card shows the card number in the set, the kana
character itself, and the related words using that kana. The stroke
order for writing it appears in the small boxes.

After the 46 basic hiragana are covered, the next cards introduce
the “voiced” and “combined” hiragana. Cards 101-200 introduce the
katakana in the same way. You’ll see that the combined-sound cards
contain, instead of stroke order, a row of blank boxes on which you
may write the correct stroke ordering if you wish; simply refer to the
relevant earlier cards.

At the bottom, a note using a “does not equal” sign (≠) may point
out other characters that beginners sometimes confuse with this kana,
to help you avoid making such errors.

The back of the card tells you the reading of the kana in
romanization, and the romanizations and English meanings of the
related words. There are usually 6 related words per card.

We’ve chosen words that are simple and memorable, yet usable—
that is, words that are encountered in everyday life in Japan. The aim

here is to move quickly beyond learning single characters, and begin
to apply them in easy-to-use, real-life vocabulary.

The mnemonic phrase and image offer you a way to quickly
remember the character and its pronunciation. Keep in mind that the
role of mnemonics in learning is very personal; you may think up
additional mnemonics that will work well for you.

The Basic 46 Hiragana Characters

あ a い i うu えe お o
か ka き ki くku け ke こko
さ sa し shi す su せ se そ so
た ta ち chi つ tsu て te とto
な na に ni ぬ nu ね ne の no
は ha* ひ hi ふ fu へ he* ほ ho
ま ma み mi む mu め me も mo
や ya ゆ yu よ yo
ら ra る ru ろ ro
わ wa を o▲
ん n りri れ re





っ (small tsu: double consonant)

* These characters are also used as grammatical particles; they are
pronounced differently then. See cards 26 and 29.

▲ Only used as a grammatical particle—not to spell words.

Additional Hiragana Characters

が ga ぎ gi ぐ gu げ ge ご go
ざ za じ ji ず zu ぜ ze ぞ zo
だ da ぢ ji* づ zu* で de どdo

ば ba び bi ぶ bu べ be ぼ bo
ぱ pa ぴ pi ぷ pu ぺ pe ぽ po

* “ji” and “zu” are usually written with じ and ず.

きゃ kya きゅ kyu きょ kyo
しゃ sha しゅ shu しょ sho
ちゃ cha ちゅ chu ちょ cho
にゃ nya にゅ nyu にょ nyo
ひゃ hya ひゅ hyu ひょ hyo
みゃ mya みゅ myu みょ myo
りゃ rya りゅ ryu りょ ryo
ぎゃ gya ぎゅ gyu ぎょ gyo
じゃ ja じゅ ju じょjo
ぢゃ ja* ぢゅ ju* ぢょ jo*
びゃ bya びゅ byu びょ byo
ぴゃ pya ぴゅ pyu ぴょ pyo

* “ja,” “ju” and “jo” are usually written with じゃ, じゅand じょ.

The Basic 46 Katakana Characters

ア a イ i ウ u エ e オ o
カ ka キ ki クku ケ ke コ ko
サ sa シ shi ス su セ se ソ so
タ ta チ chi ツ tsu テ te トto
ナ na ニ ni ヌ nu ネ ne ノ no
ハ ha* ヒ hi フ fu へ he* ホ ho
マ ma ミ mi ム mu メ me モ mo
ヤ ya ユ yu ヨ yo
ラ ra ル ru ロ ro
ワ wa ヲ o▲
ン n リri レ re





* These characters are also used as grammatical particles; they are
pronounced differently then.

▲ Only used as a grammatical particle—not to spell words.

Additional Katakana Characters

ガ ga ギ gi グ gu ゲ ge ゴ go
ザ za ジ ji/zi ズ zu ゼ ze ゾ zo
ダ da ヂ ji ヅ zu デ de ド do
バ ba ビ bi ブ bu べ be ボ bo
パ pa ピ pi プ pu ぺ pe ポ po

キャ kya シュ shu キュ kyu キョ kyo
シャ sha チュ chu シェ she* ショ sho
チャ cha チェ che チョ cho

ニャ nya ニュ nyu ニョ nyo
ヒャ hya ヒュ hyu ヒョ hyo

* Innovative pronunciation ミュ myu ミョ myo
リュ ryu リョ ryo
ミャ mya
リャ rya

ギャ gya ギュ gyu ギョgyo
ジョ jo
ジャ ja ジュ ju ジェ je*

* Innovative pronunciation ビュ byu ビョ byo
ピュ pyu ピョ pyo
ビャ bya
ピャ pya

Innovative Pronunciations

ティ ti テュ tu

ディ di デュ du

フア fa フィ fi フュ fyu フェ fe フオ fo
ツィ tsi
ツア tsa ウェ we ツェ tse
ヴ vu
ウィ wi ウオ wo

ヴア va ヴィ vi ヴェ ve ヴオ vo

Introduction

Welcome! This set of flash cards, with its accompanying wall charts
and audio disc, is designed to supplement your study of written
Japanese. This set will help you master hiragana and katakana.

Japanese is written using 3 types of symbols. One type is the kanji
(symbols that were adopted from the Chinese language). The other
type, kana, are phonetic symbols. There are two different kana
“alphabets,” so to speak, called hiragana and katakana. Hiragana is
used to represent some nouns, all particles, inflectional endings of all
verbs and adjectives, and all forms of the copula (desu, deshita).
Katakana is used primarily to write words borrowed from Western
languages.

This comprehensive set includes the 110 syllabic units (i.e., mora)
in hiragana and special pronunciation for some hiragana (particles,
double consonants). Also included are the same syllabic units plus
several special representations for innovative pronunciation in
katakana.

Each card features an individual kana character and six example
words that include the character. (The exceptions are the lesser-used
kana that have fewer than six examples in widespread or relevant
current use.) Most examples are typically written in kana only, as in
authentic use, but there are cases where words typically written in
kanji, or a combination of kanji and kana, are provided. Words are
selected on the basis of how common and practical they are, and are
ordered by complexity level.

How to Use the Cards: Best Learning Strategies

The flash cards work on the same principle as that used to teach
Japanese children their Japanese, in that they begin first with teaching
the hiragana (used for native Japanese words), followed by the
katakana (for words of imported origins, including those with a
distinctive Japanese flavor, like bebīkā, “a stroller/pram”).

The organizing ring allows you to select and group the cards
however works best for you. You can conveniently carry with you the
specific cards you’re currently working on—take them to work, on
errands, and so on. See more below on taking advantage of your
everyday “down time” to learn!

Reading and Remembering
The front of each card shows the card number in the set, the kana
character itself, and the related words using that kana. The back of the
card offers you a mnemonic to help in learning it, and gives the
reading of the kana in romanization, along with the related words’
romanizations and English meanings. Some cards include important
learning tips as well. After you succeed in initially grasping the kana,
you’ll of course place your focus on the Japanese text itself—that is,
the front of the card—flipping to the back of the card only to check
your progress, or whenever you get stuck and need a reminder.

The mnemonic phrase and image offer you a way to quickly
remember the character and its pronunciation.

As mentioned earlier, keep in mind that mnemonics work in a very
personal way. You may think up additional mnemonics that will work
well for you.

Don’t forget to put the wall charts up where you’ll frequently see
them. Use them as a reminder to practice and review.

Pronunciation and Listening

It is ideal if you begin to learn to read Japanese after having already
learned some of the spoken language. This follows the same principle
as that of Japanese children learning how to read after they’re already
speaking. For the student who has not had such instruction, it is
important to learn the Japanese pronunciation represented by the
romanized symbols by hearing them read by a native speaker, or by
listening to the accompanying audio files. The audio disc in this set
allows you to hear and repeat all the kana, and the example
words/phrases. As you study each card, listen, repeat, and listen again!
Saying the words out loud helps you to learn them, as well as
polishing your Japanese pronunciation, so don’t be shy about it.

Repetition
Repetition is key in learning a language. It improves memory and
fluency, builds up confidence, and helps with application. We
recommend that you move beyond an isolated character and practice
recognizing it in meaningful words as soon as possible. This helps
develop your scanning skills, which is essential for reading.

At the beginning, you won’t know many kana, so you may not
recognize the others that form the related words. Don’t worry! Just
work through the cards covering the basic hiragana and katakana,
reviewing the characters you have already covered, and noticing the
kana you know in the related words. You will start recognizing more
and more.

“Looping back” to previously studied cards is an essential part of
remembering characters. We suggest that after covering three cards,
you loop back to the first two before moving on to the fourth, and
after covering six cards, shuffle all six cards and see if you can
identify each. You can choose your own pace to work at, but make
sure you “loop back” frequently and avoid “linear” learning.

Writing
Once you become comfortable reading some of the words, you are

then ready to start writing practice. Writing is best
practiced on paper printed with grid-like boxes, so that you may

use one box for each symbol. This helps you ensure that you’re
writing the strokes in the correct positions relating to each other, and
that you’re writing the characters at consistent sizes.

In Japanese there are specific rules about the correct direction and
order in which to write the strokes that make up every character. The
writing charts on the fronts of the kana cards indicate that information.
The basics to keep in mind are:

• From top to bottom.
• From left to right.

Again, we recommend that as soon as you master writing an
individual character, you move on to practice writing it in frequently
used words that include it, instead of practicing the character in
isolation. After all, the goal of reading and writing Japanese is not to
merely recognize individual symbols, but rather to comprehend
authentic texts. All of the Tuttle card sets are designed to help you
achieve this goal.

Using the Cards Your Way

Try to find the most comfortable way to use the cards for you. Mix
and match the various ways of learning mentioned above—listening,
reading, writing, speaking—to help you master each kana. For
example, you may find that listening to the audio disc, and repeating
the Japanese aloud, works well for you during your rushed morning
routine. Perhaps at a quieter time later in the day, you’ll again review
some cards, then grab a pencil and write out the kana as you
remember them. Be sure to check your work against the card, so that
you can discover and fix your mistakes very quickly. Practice hearing,
reading, writing, and speaking until you are confident you know the
kana by heart—practice makes perfect! Above all, don’t forget the
essential practice of “looping” (see above).

You can choose your own pace at which to work, setting a target to
learn the kana at a speed that suits you. But try not to go too fast or
slow—trying to do too much too soon will cause confusion and may
result in forgetting the contents of some cards previously learned in
the rush. An overly cautious approach may cause you to forget the
contents of some cards between review sessions. Find the best balance
for you.

There’s a reason that flash cards have been used as a key tool in
Japanese learning: they really work. But you need to put in the time;
frequent review of the cards will definitely speed up your learning
process. These cards are easy to carry around, so try to take advantage
of your “down time” to review the kana—and if you don’t have a
pencil handy, just use your finger to trace the shape on your hand!
Doing that helps to tune your mind to Japanese, and lays the
groundwork for your next levels of learning.

Finally…
Learning a language is about repetition at each stage to build up
confidence, application, and then moving on to learn more! These

kana cards are geared towards helping you achieve this goal. You can
check that you have mastered the kana cards by shuffling the pack and
testing yourself on random cards. Be honest—do you know each kana
by heart, without thinking about it? Can you use the related words? If
so, well done! You’re then ready to continue in your Japanese
language learning.

—Gambatte kudasai!
Study hard! And enjoy yourself in the process.

Index of Cards in Numeric Order

Card Kana Romanization

1 あ a
2 い i
3 う u
4 え e
5 お o
6 か ka
7 き ki
8 く ku
9 け ke
10 こ ko
11 さ sa
12 し shi
13 す su
14 せ se
15 そ so
16 た ta
17 ち chi

18 つ tsu
19 て te
20 と to
21 な na
22 に ni
23 ぬ nu
24 ね ne
25 の no [particle connecting

nouns]
26 は ha
26 は wa [particle indicating

contrast]
27 ひ hi
28 ふ fu
29 へ he
29 へ e [particle indicating

direction]
30 ほ ho
31 ま ma
32 み mi
33 む mu
34 め me
35 も mo
36 や ya
37 ゆ yu

38 よ yo

39 ら ra

40 り ri

41 る ru

42 れ re

43 ろ ro

44 わ wa

45 を o

46 ん n

47 っ [small tsu: double
consonant]

48 が ga

49 ぎ gi

50 ぐ gu

51 げ ge

52 ご go

53 ざ za

54 じ ji

55 ず zu

56 ぜ ze

57 ぞ zo

58 だ da

59 ぢ ji

60 づ zu

61 で de
62 ど do

63 ば ba
64 び bi
65 ぶ bu
66 べ be
67 ぼ bo
68 ぱ pa
69 ぴ pi
70 ぷ pu
71 ぺ pe
72 ぽ po
73 きゃ kya
74 きゅ kyu
75 きょ kyo
76 しゃ sha
77 しゅ shu
78 しょ sho
79 ちゃ cha
80 ちゅ chu
81 ちょ cho
82 にゃ nya
83 にゅ nyu
84 にょ nyo

85 ひゃ hya
86 ひゅ hyu

87 ひょ hyo

88 みゃ mya

89 みょ myo

90 りゃ rya

91 りゅ ryu

92 りょ ryo

93 ぎゃ gya

94 ぎゅ gyu

95 ぎょ gyo

96 じゃ ja

97 じゅ ju

98 じょ jo

99 ぢゃ ja

99 びゃ bya

99 びゅ byu

99 びょ byo

100 ぴゃ pya

100 ぴゅ pyu

100 ぴょ pyo

101 ア a

102 イ i

103 ウ u

104 エ e
o
105 オ ka
106 カ ki
107 キ ku
108 ク ke
109 ケ ko
110 コ sa
111 サ shi
112 シ su
113 ス se
114 セ so
115 ソ ta
116 タ chi
117 チ tsu
118 ツ te
119 テ to
120 ト na
121 ナ ni
122 ニ nu
123 ヌ ne
124 ネ no
125 ノ ha
126 ハ hi
127 ヒ

128 フ fu
129 へ he
130 ホ ho
131 マ ma
132 ミ mi
133 ム mu
134 メ me
135 モ mo
136 ヤ ya
137 ユ yu
138 ヨ yo
139 ラ ra
140 リ ri
141 ル ru
142 レ re
143 ロ ro
144 ワ wa
145 ン n
146 ガ ga
147 ギ gi
148 グ gu
149 ゲ ge
150 ゴ go
151 ザ za

152 ジ ji/zi
153 ズ zu
154 ゼ ze

155 ゾ zo

156 ダ da

157 デ de

158 ド do

159 バ ba

160 ビ bi

161 ブ bu

162 べ be

163 ボ bo

164 パ pa

165 ピ pi

166 プ pu

167 ぺ pe

168 ポ po

169 キャ kya

170 キュ kyu

171 シャ sha

172 シュ shu

173 シェ she

174 ショ sho

175 チャ cha

176 チュ chu
177 チェ che
178 チョ cho

179 ニャ nya
180 ニュ nyu
181 ニョ nyo
182 ヒャ hya
182 ヒョ hyu
182 ヒョ hyo
183 ミャ mya
183 ミュ myu
183 ミョ myo
184 リャ rya
184 リュ ryu
184 リョ ryo
185 ギャ gya
186 ギュ gyu
186 ギョ gyo
187 ジャ ja
188 ジュ ju
189 ジェ je
189 ジョ jo
190 ビャ bya

190 ビュ byu
190 ビョ byo
191 ピャ pya
191 ピュ pyu
191 ピョ pyo
192 ティ ti
193 テュ tu
194 ディ di
195 デュ du
196 ファ fa
196 フィ fi
197 フェ fe
197 フォ fo
198 ウィ wi
199 ウェ we
200 ヴア va

English-Japanese Index

1-Seg (digital broadcasting service for mobile devices) ワン セグ 144
a bit, little ちょっと 81
a covered table with a heat source underneath こたつ 10
a little bit ぴかぴか 69
abbreviation りゃく 90
about [approximate point in time] ごろ 52
about, approximately ぐらい 50
above; on; over うえ 3
absence from home るす 41
absolutely ぜったい 56
abuse, ill-treatment ぎゃくたい 93
access アクセス 101
accident じこ 54
acronym; abbreviation りゃくご 90
act tardily, hesitantly ぐずぐず 50
actress じょゆう 98
actually じつは 26
address じゅうしょ 97
address アドレス 101
adult おとな 5
adversity ぎゃっきょう 93
[affirmation] yes ええ 4
[affirmation] yes; sure はい 26
[affirmation/informal] yes うん 46
after all やっぱり 47
air conditioner エアコン 104
air conditioner クーラー 108
alcohol-free ノンアルコール 125
all right; safe だいじょうぶ 58
all sort of lies; tissue of lies うそはっぴゃく 100

all the way, by far ざっし 55
all; the whole thing ぜんぶ 56
already, yet, no more もう 35
Amazon アマゾン 155
ambulance きゅうきゅうしゃ 74
America; U.S.A. アメリカ 101
amusement アミューズ メント 183
animation; cartoon アニメ 101
announcement, presentation はっぴょ う 100
annoying [colloquial] うざい 53
apartment アパート 101
apparently らしい 39
apple りんご 40
Arizona アリゾナ 155
artery [medical term] どうみゃく 88
assistant じょしゅ 98
Australia オーストラリア 105
Avignon アビニョン 181
awful; terrible ひどい 27
awfully, very ざんねん 55
bag かばん 6
bag バッグ 159
bagna cauda (Italian sauce) バーニャカウダ 179
balcony ベランダ 162
ball ボール 163
banana バナナ 159
bank ぎんこう 49
bar バー 159
basement ちか 17
bath ふろ 28
BBQ バーベキュー 170
be [copula, formal] です 61
be different; be wrong ちがう 17
be glad; be happy; be delighted うれしい 3
be here ここにある 22
be in a hurry; be impatient あせる 14
beauty ビューティー 190
become なる 21
become disappointed がっかりする 48

become stiff; act tough つっぱる 68
become surprised びっ くりする 64
become wavy; become curly ちぢれ る 59
bed ベッド 162
beef ぎゅうにく 94
beer ビール 141
beer mug ジョッキ 189
behind; back うしろ 3
being overthrown しっきゃく 73
belong; be affiliated with ぞくする 57
belt ベルト 162
bent back; prone posture; weak-kneed へっぴりごし 69
Bermuda バミューダ 183
Best regards, Thank you in advance よろしく 38
best ten ベストテン 145
best; vest ベスト 162
bicycle じてんしゃ 54
bird; chicken とり 20
birthday バースデー 159
bitter melon (Okinawan) ゴーヤ 150
black くろ 43
blueberry ブルーベリー 161
blunder, clumsiness [colloquial] どじ 62
boat ボート 163
Bologna ボローニャ 179
boom ブーム 161
boring; trifling つまらない 18
boss ボス 163
both parents りょうし ん 92
bottle ボトル 163
bottle; jar びん 64
box lunch べんとう 66
bra ブラジャー 161
brand ブランド 161
bread パン 164
break われる 44
brief personal record りゃくれき 90
broccoli ブロッコリ 161
broom ほうき 30

brown hair, dyed hair ちゃぱつ 79
buckwheat noodle; near, vicinity そば 15
buffet ビュッフェ 190
building ビル 160
bus; bath バス 159
business ビジネス 160
business trip しゅっちょう 77
busy [phone] はなしちゅう 80
but [particle] けれど 9
butterfly ちょう 81
button ボタン 163
by all means ぜひ 56
by chance ぐうぜん 50
cabbage キャベツ 169
café カフェ 106
cake ケーキ 109
calorie カロリー 106
can カン 145
can do; come into being できる 61
canned goods かんづめ 60
canoe カヌー 123
captain キャプテン 169
car くるま 8
car navigation system カーナビ 106
card カード 106
career キャリア 169
carefree; at leisure のんびり 25
caretaker; house sitter るすばん 41
carrot にんじん 22
case ケース 109
cashing, take out small loans キャッシング 169
Castille (Spain) カスティ ーリャ 184
cat ねこ 24
Catalonia カタルーニャ 179
catcher キャッチャー 169
cause げんいん 51
caution; attention, advice ちゅうい 80
cell phone ケータイ 109
center (shopping, medical) センター 114

Cezanne セザンヌ 123
chain チェーン 177
chalk チョーク 178
champagne シャンパン 171
champion チャンピオン 175
chance チャンス 175
change チェンジ 177
channel チャンネル 175
chapel チャペル 175
character キャラクター 169
charming チャーミング 175
chart ひょう 87
chattering; chitchat ぺちゃくちゃ 71
check in チェックイン 177
check; plaid チェック 177
cheese チーズ 117
chef シェフ 173
cherry チェリー 177
cherry blossom さくら 39
chess チェス 177
chewing gum チューインガム 176
Chicago シカゴ 150
chicken チキン 117
child こども 10
child チャイルド 175
childish; child-like こどもっぽい 72
Chile チリ 117
chimpanzee チンパンジー 152
China ちゅうごく 80
Chinese cuisine ちゅうかりょうり 80
Chinese dumpling シュウマイ 172
chocolate チョコレート 178
choice チョイス 178
chop チョップ 178
chopsticks はし 26
Christ キリスト 107
Christmas クリスマス 108
circle まる 41
claim クレーム 108

class room きょうしつ 75
clean something そうじ 15
clean; beautiful きれい 7
clock; watch とけい 20
close ちかい 17
club クラブ 108
coffee コーヒー 110
cognac コニャック 179
collage コラージュ 188
collagen コラーゲン 149
color カラー 106
comfortable, easy, relaxing らく 39
comic book コミック 110
commodity prices ぶっか 65
community コミュニティー 110
company employee しゃいん 76
company president しゃちょう 81
computer コンピューター 145
condition ぐあい 50
Congratulations! おめでとう 34
context ぶんみゃく 88
continue; go on つづく 60
continue; to be continued つづく 18
continuous, unbroken みゃくみゃく 88
control コントロール 145
control; have under one’s thumb ぎゅうじる 94
convenience store コンビニ 110
convenient べんり 66
cooked rice; meal めし 34
cooked rice; meal ごはん 52
cookie クッキー 108
cooking; cuisine りょうり 92
cool クール 108
corridor ろうか 43
cost コスト 110
crafty わるぢえ 59
crayon クレヨン 138
cream puffs シュークリーム 172
crushed flat ぺちゃんこ 71

Cuba キューバ 170
cucumber きゅうり 74
culture ぶんか 65
cup, glass, tumbler コップ 110
curry カレー 106
cushion クッション 174
cute かわいい 6
cute キュート 170
dance ダンス 156
dangerous あぶな い 65
dangerous ぼく 67
data データ 157
date デート 157
daughter むすめ 33
day after tomorrow みょうごにち 89
dear; missed; familiar なつかしい 21
debut デビュー 190
decrease へる 29
deep ディープ 194
delicate; subtle; questionable びみょう 64
delicious おいしい 5
department store ひゃっかてん 85
department store デパート 157
design デザイン 157
dessert デザート 157
diamond ダイヤ 136
diarrhea げり 51
did しました 12
diet ダイエット 156
difficult むずかしい 33
digital デジタル 152
digital camera デジカメ 157
diligent; serious まじめ 31
dinner ディナー 194
directly ちょくせつ 81
director ディレクター 194
disk ディスク 194
dislike; hate きらい 7
disorder, mess めちゃくちゃ 79

distance きょり 75
distinction; demarcation けじめ 9
diving ダイビング 156
divorce りこん 40
do します 12
do する 13
do; give やる 36
doctor いしゃ 76
document; materials; data しりょう 92
dog いぬ 2
dome ドーム 133
door ドア 158
dormitory りょう 92
dotcom ドットコム 158
double ダブル 156
download ダウンロード 156
drama ドラマ 158
dream ゆめ 37
drenched びっしょり 64
dress shirt ワイシャツ 144
dressing (salad) ドレッシング 158
dried seaweed; glue のり 25
drink, eat, accept [polite] いただきます 2
drug store ドラッグストア 158
dual デュアル 195
duet デュエット 195
duo デュオ 195
during absence from home るすちゅう 41
dust ほこり 30
ear みみ 32
earring イヤリング 136
earrings for pierced ears ピアス 165
earthquake じしん 54
easy; kind やさしい 36
eat たべる 16
ecology エコ 104
education エデュケーシ ョン 195
egg たまご 16
eight hundred はっぴゃく 100

El Ninõ エルニーニョ 181
election せんきょ 75
electric fan せんぷうき 70
(electric) shaver シェーバー 173
electricity; light でんき 61
elementary school しょうがっこう 78
elephant ぞう 57
elite エリート 104
Elizabeth エリザベス 151
email; text message メール 134
encyclopedia ひゃっかじてん 85
end おわり 5
end of month げつまつ 51
endure がまんする 48
energy エネルギー 104
English えいご 4
entry hall げんかん 51
entry to school にゅうがく 83
error エラー 104
Euro (currency) ユーロ 137
Europe ヨーロッパ 138
evaluation; assess ひょうか 87
event イベント 102
event, function ぎょうじ 95
everyone [polite] みなさん 32
everyone, all みんな 46
exactly ちょうど 81
exactly; neatly ぴったり 69
Excel エクセル 104
Excuse me… すみませんが 48
exist いる 2
exist; have あります 1
exotic エキゾチック 155
expression of; gratitude れい 42
eye め 34
eyeglasses めがね 34
eyelash curler ビューラー 190
face かお 6
facetious, funny ひょうきん 87

fair play フェアプレー 197
fall (rain) ふる 28
falling in drops, pattering ぱらぱら 68
family ファミリー 196
fashion ファッション 196
fashion; fad りゅうこう 91
father; my father ちち 17
fax ファックス 196
feeling refreshed, completely さっぱり 68
feet フィート 196
female おんな 46
feminine フェミニン 197
fence フェンス 197
fiction フィクション 99
fight ファイト 196
fight; argument けんか 9
figure フィギュア 186
figure skating フィギュ アスケート 186
fill in forms きにゅうす る 83
film フィルム 196
fish フィッシュ 196
fishing industry ぎょぎょう 95
flabby; limp ぐにゃぐにゃ 82
flash フラッシュ 128
flat floor cushion ざぶとん 53
fluent; thin (paper) ぺらぺら 71
focus point ピント 165
foie gras フォアグラ 197
folk; fork フォーク 197
fondue フォンデュ 195
food フード 128
fool; absurd ばか 63
foreigner がいじん 48
form フォーム 197
formal tatami room ざしき 53
forum フォーラム 197
frail; lanky ひょろひょろ 87
France フランス 128
free of charge; but; simply ただ 16

free time ひま 27
French fries フライドポテト 128
friend ともだち 20
front; before まえ 31
fruit フルーツ 128
full stomach まんぷく 70
full, one glassful いっぱい 47
fun; enjoyable たのしい 16
futon ふとん 28
gallery ギャラリー 185
gamble ギャンブル 185
game ゲーム 133
game ゲーム 149
game center ゲーセン 149
gang ギャング 185
garage ガレージ 146
gardening ガーデニング 146
gas ガス 146
gasoline ガソリン 146
gate ゲート 149
gay ゲイ 149
Gaza Strip ガザ 151
gear ギア 147
gelatin ゼラチン 154
general contractor ゼネコン 154
Geneva ジュネーブ 188
genre ジャンル 187
gesture ジェスチャー 189
get cold feet; get frightened びびる 64
get on; ride のる 25
get wet ぬれる 23
getting in touch, connection れんらく 42
gift ギフト 147
gin ジン 152
girl; gal ギャル 185
Give me ください 8
glass; pane ガラス 146
glitter, sparkle ぴかぴか 69
glove てぶくろ 19

gnocci ニョッキ 181
go backward; back-lighting ぎゃっこう 93
go out でかける 61
goal ゴール 150
Godzilla ゴジラ 150
Golden Week (early May holiday season) ゴールデンウィーク 150
goldfish きんぎょ 95
Good day こんにちは。 46
Good morning おはよう 5
good-looking man; cool guy イケメン 102
Goodbye さよなら 11
goods グッズ 148
gourmet グルメ 148
govt. employment agency ハローワーク 125
gradually だんだん 58
gradually, little by little じょじょに 98
grapes ぶどう 65
grapes ぼうし 67
Greece ギリシャ 147
green みどり 32
green グリーン 148
green onion; scallion ねぎ 24
green pepper ピーマン 165
greeting あいさつ 1
Guam グアム 148
guest ゲスト 149
guest room; cabin; (hotel) room きゃくしつ 73
guest; visitor, customer [plain] きゃく 73
guest; visitor, customer [polite] おきゃ くさん 73
guide ガイド 146
Guinness Book of Records ギネスブッ ク 147
guitar ギター 147
gum; eraser ゴム 150
gym ジム 152
hair ヘア 129
hair style ヘアスタイル 129
hall ホール 130
Halloween ハロウィン 198
ham ハム 133

hamburger ハンバーガー 145
hand て 19
handkerchief ハンカチ 126
hard ハード 158
Harvard Univ. ハーバード 126
Hawaii ハワイ 126
healthy ヘルシー 129
heart ハート 126
heat ヒート 127
heel ヒール 127
helicopter ヘリコプター 129
govt. employment agency ハローワーク 125
helmet ヘルメット 129
help ヘルプ 129
help; lend a hand てつだう 19
Here it is, (It) existed; I found it! あった 47
hero ヒーロー 127
high technology ハイテク 125
Himalaya ヒマラヤ 127
hint ヒント 127
history れきし 42
hit ヒット 127
hobby; tastes しゅみ 77
holiday ホリデー 130
homepage ホームページ 130
homework しゅくだい 77
Hong Kong ホンコン 130
hospital びょういん 99
hospitalization にゅういん 83
hot ホット 130
hot water machine; pot ポット 168
hot water, bath ゆ 37
hotel ホテル 130
house, home うち 3
Houston ヒューストン 182
how many hundred yen なんびゃくえん 99
How much いくら 8
however, but しかし 6
howl (sound of wind) びゅうびゅう 99

hues ヒューズ 182
human ヒューマン 182
human being にんげん 22
humanism ヒューマニズム 182
humid; sultry むしあつい 33
humor ユーモア 137
hundred ひゃく 85
hundred years ひゃくねん 85
hundred years old ひゃくさい 85
hurrah [celebratory cheer] ばんざい 63
husband; my husband, proprietor (of a store), landlord, master しゅじん 77
I; me わたし 44
I am Smith. わたしはス ミスです。 26
(I) ate sushi すしをたべた。 45
(I) cleaned そうじをした。 45
(I) greeted あいさつをした。 45
(I) put on glasses めがねをかけた。 45
I’m sorry; Thank you すみません 13
ice cream アイスクリーム 101
identity アイデンティティ ー 192
ideology イデオロギー 147
idle complaint; grumble ぐち 50
if もし 35
image イメージ 102
impolite; rude ぶしつけ 65
important; principal じゅうよう 97
in every way; somehow; Thank you どうも 62
incineration しょうきゃく 73
India インド 102
industry, business ぎょうかい 95
injury けが 9
input; data entry にゅうりょく 83
institute インスティテュ ート 193
interest (in something) きょうみ 75
interesting; fun おもしろい 5
international exchange student りゅうがくせい 91
internet インターネット 102
interview インタビュー 190
introduction しょうかい 78