Basic Japanese vocabulary (romanji)
A list of 129 Japanese words (or thereabouts) suggested as a basic first set by the online Japanese course 'Japanese is Possible' (Google to find).
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- kikoeru
- be heard (verb)
- kokoro
- heart (noun)
- noru
- ride (verb)
- nomu
- drink (verb)
- kuru
- come (verb)
- tataku
- hit (verb)
- mise
- store (noun)
- neko
- cat (noun)
- ningen
- human (noun)
- otousan
- father (noun)
- terebi
- TV (noun)
- ame
- rain (noun)
- osu
- push (verb)
- miru
- see, watch (verb)
- hontou
- true (adj)
- hayai
- fast (adj)
- kotae
- answer (noun)
- tsuzukeru
- continue (verb)
- aoi
- blue (adj)
- onna
- woman (noun)
- kage
- shadow (noun)
- erabu
- choose (verb)
- atama
- head (noun)
- kuchi
- mouth (noun)
- warui
- bad (adj)
- osoi
- slow (adj)
- kesshite
- never (adverb)
- obake
- ghost (noun)
- doko
- where? (interrogative)
- muzukashii
- hard, difficult (adj)
- nante
- such a thing as (particle)
- tsumetai
- cold (adj)
- akai
- red (adj)
- kiku
- listen (verb)
- boushi
- hat (noun)
- hon
- book (noun)
- chikai
- near (adj)
- tooi
- far (adj)
- ikutsu
- how many? (interrogative)
- hito
- person (noun)
- chiisai
- small (adj)
- taberu
- eat (verb)
- chikara
- power (noun)
- sagasu
- search (for) (verb)
- tekagen suru
- hold back (verb)
- ai
- love
- kumo
- cloud (noun)
- otoko
- man (noun)
- utau
- sing (verb)
- muri
- hopeless, impossible (adj)
- toru
- take (verb)
- makoto
- truth (noun)
- itsumo
- always (adverb)
- nagai
- long (adj)
- kisama
- you (pronoun, extremely disrespectful)
- atarashii
- new (adj)
- bakemono
- monster (noun)
- shiroi
- white (adj)
- okane
- money (noun)
- kare
- he (pronoun)
- temee
- you (rude) (pronoun)
- hidoi
- terrible, awful (adj)
- arigatou
- thanks (casual) (excl)
- chi
- blood (noun)
- tasukeru
- rescue (verb)
- mukau
- face, head for (verb)
- tsukeru
- attach (verb)
- tamesu
- test (verb)
- kanojo
- she (neutral) (pronoun)
- tsukiau
- hang around, date (verb)
- iku
- go (verb)
- akai
- red (adj)
- jibun
- oneself, yourself (pronoun)
- kanarazu
- without a doubt (adverb)
- sore
- that (independent) (close to listener) (demonstrative pronoun)
- tomaru
- stop (verb)
- aruku
- walk (verb)
- asa
- morning (noun)
- samui
- cold (adj)
- pasokon
- computer (noun)
- dare
- who? (interrogative)
- anata
- you (pronoun)
- uta
- song (noun)
- iku
- go (verb)
- hitsuyou
- necessary (adj)
- yukkuri
- slowly, leisurely (adverb)
- nani
- what? (interrogative)
- itsu
- when? (interrogative)
- tabemono
- food, food item (noun)
- heya
- room
- densha
- train (noun)
- atsui
- hot (adj)
- minna
- everyone
- motsu
- have (verb)
- inu
- dog (noun)
- amai
- sweet, naive (adj)
- kuroi
- black (adj)
- kami
- 1. god 2. hair (noun)
- hanasu
- speak (verb)
- ki
- energy, spirit (noun)
- mijikai
- short (adj, as e.g. hair)
- mono
- thing, object (concrete) (noun)
- kuruma
- car (noun)
- okaasan
- mother (noun)
- iru
- exist (animate objects) (noun)
- mitsukeru
- find (takes o particle) (verb)
- korosu
- kill (verb)
- omae
- you (pronoun)
- furui
- old (adj)
- hashiru
- run (verb)
- ooki
- big (adj)