| Japanese Words |
| Honorifics: ~san: Used to be polite. It's common, and is like sying Mrs. or Mr. Mostly used when you are not familiar with the person. ~chan: Used between people with good relationships (Very very very good freinds, relatives, boyfreind/girlfriend) As sign of affection, or it can be to patronize a little kid. When you use it, the name before should be two sylables, like Moku-chan. ~kun: Sign of respect between boy freinds. Can be used for girls, I guess, but I've never seen it work that way. ~sama: In Japan, it's very polite and formal, but in anime they kinda use it for freindships and things. ~dono: Like '~sama', but more used for addressing letters. ~sensei: Means teacher, or born before. My old karate instructor went as Sensei Jean. ~ko: Used on the end of words (mostly by girls) meaning "my". Colors akai: red aoi: blue kiroi: yellow kuro: black shiroi: white pinku: pink Elements chikiu: earth hikari: light yami: darkness kage: shadow fuaiyaa: fire hono: flames kaze: wind kori: ice mizu: water umi: sea ame: rain toki: time Animals neko: cat inu: dog tori: bird usagi: rabbit kitsume: fox ryu: dragon saru: monkey habi: snake koinu: puppy nezumi: mouse uma: horse Negative words baka: Idiot, stupid, fool korosu: Kill shine: Die urusai: Shut up kirai: Hate kuso/k'so: damn usotsuki: liar hidoi: mean person kodoku: loneliness kowaii: scary naku: cry or weep shimatta: curse word tsumetai: cold hearted abunai: danger Positive words genki: energy yasashii: gentle kirei: pretty koi/ai: love kawaii: cute kiseki: miracle aka-chan: baby abunakunai: not dangerous yume: dream hana: flowers sakura: cherry blossoms kokoro: heart chibi: little kimochi: feelings |
| Family Okaa-san: mother Otou-san: father Onii-san (I usually use nii-sama) older brother Onee-san: older sister Imouto-san: little sister Ototo-san: little brother Oji-san: grandfather Oba-san: grandmother Musuko: son Musume: Daughter Shujin: Husband Kanai: Wife Ane: my older sister Imoto: my little sister Ani: my older brother Ototo: my younger brother Chi-chi: my father Ha-ha: my mother Oji: my uncle Oba: my aunt Phrases Nande?: Why? Nani?: What? Ne?: Right? Yeah? Hai: Yes Iie: No Dame: No, will not Kono: This Boku: I (for boys) Atashi: I (for girls) Minna: Everyone Ohayo: Good morning Konnichiwa: Good morning, hello Konbanwa: Good evening Oyasumi: Good night Gomen: I'm sorry Itai: Ouch! Arigatou: Thank you Aishiteru: I love you Dozo: Please Otanjobi omedeto: Happy Birthday! Kurisumasu omedeto: Merry Christmas Matte: Wait Ja ne: See you Daijoubu: Are you alright? It is alright Nakanaide: Don't cry Ano: Um... (hesitating) Kakkoi: Cool, neat Tasukete: Help Itadakaimasu: Let's eat People Shounen: boy shoujo: girl bishounen: pretty boy bishoujo: pretty girl (also called bishies) tomodachi: good friend ami: friend onna no hito: woman otoko to hito: man nakama: ally ribaru: rival kami: god Okami-sama: THE God |
| Things anzu: apricot banana: banana dai dai: orange daidokoro: kitchen denwa: telephone doobutsuen: zoo enpitsu: pencil fuku: uniform gakkou: school ichigo: strawberry jitensha: bicycle kasa: umbrella koora: soda mise: store okane: money ongaku: music paati: party pan: bread hon: book ringo: apple terebi: television yoake: dawn yuugi: game zasshi: magazine Months and numbers Getsuyo: Monday Kayo: Tuesday Suiyo: Wednesday Mokuyo: Thursday Kinyo: Friday Doyo: Saturday Ichigatsu: January Nigatsu: February Sangatsu: March Shigatsu: April Gogatsu: May Rokugatsu: June Shichigatsu: July Hachigatsu: August Kugatsu: September Jugatsu: October Juichigasu: November Junigatsu: December haru: spring natsu: summer aki: fall fuyu: winter ichi: one ni: two san: three shi/yon: four go: five roku: six shichi/nana: seven hachi: eigt ku: nine ju: ten ni-jyuu: twenty san-jyuu: thirty yon-jyuu: forty gou-jyuu: fifty roku-jyuu: sixty nana-jyuu: seventy hachi-jyuu: eighty kyuu-jyuu: ninety hyaku: one hundred |