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Japanese A1 — Daily Life Official

250 everyday Japanese words (CEFR A1 / JLPT N5). Family, food, body parts, clothing, home, animals, weather, emotions, occupations, and transportation. All words and example sentences include rōmaji romanization alongside kanji and hiragana.

CEFR A1 — Beginner
At this level you can introduce yourself, order food, ask directions. Vocabulary: ~500 words (cumulative).
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家族 (かぞく · kazoku) family 私の家族は五人です。 (Watashi no kazoku wa gonin desu.)
My family has five people.
父 (ちち · chichi) father (my) 父は会社員です。 (Chichi wa kaishain desu.)
My father is an office worker.
母 (はは · haha) mother (my) 母は料理が上手です。 (Haha wa ryouri ga jouzu desu.)
My mother is good at cooking.
お父さん (おとうさん · otousan) father (someone's / polite) お父さんはお元気ですか? (Otousan wa ogenki desu ka?)
Is your father well?
お母さん (おかあさん · okaasan) mother (someone's / polite) お母さんにこれをあげてください。 (Okaasan ni kore o agete kudasai.)
Please give this to your mother.
兄 (あに · ani) older brother (my) 兄は大学生です。 (Ani wa daigakusei desu.)
My older brother is a university student.
姉 (あね · ane) older sister (my) 姉は東京に住んでいます。 (Ane wa Toukyou ni sunde imasu.)
My older sister lives in Tokyo.
弟 (おとうと · otouto) younger brother 弟は高校生です。 (Otouto wa koukousei desu.)
My younger brother is a high school student.
妹 (いもうと · imouto) younger sister 妹は十歳です。 (Imouto wa jussai desu.)
My younger sister is ten years old.
お兄さん (おにいさん · oniisan) older brother (someone's / polite) お兄さんはどこに住んでいますか? (Oniisan wa doko ni sunde imasu ka?)
Where does your older brother live?
お姉さん (おねえさん · oneesan) older sister (someone's / polite) お姉さんはきれいですね。 (Oneesan wa kirei desu ne.)
Your older sister is beautiful.
息子 (むすこ · musuko) son 息子は七歳です。 (Musuko wa nanasai desu.)
My son is seven years old.
娘 (むすめ · musume) daughter 娘は学校が好きです。 (Musume wa gakkou ga suki desu.)
My daughter likes school.
夫 (おっと · otto) husband 夫は銀行で働いています。 (Otto wa ginkou de hataraite imasu.)
My husband works at a bank.
妻 (つま · tsuma) wife 妻は看護師です。 (Tsuma wa kangoshi desu.)
My wife is a nurse.
おじいさん (ojiisan) grandfather おじいさんは八十歳です。 (Ojiisan wa hachijussai desu.)
Grandfather is eighty years old.
おばあさん (obaasan) grandmother おばあさんはとても元気です。 (Obaasan wa totemo genki desu.)
Grandmother is very energetic.
子供 (こども · kodomo) child / children 子供が公園で遊んでいます。 (Kodomo ga kouen de asonde imasu.)
Children are playing in the park.
赤ちゃん (あかちゃん · akachan) baby 赤ちゃんがかわいいです。 (Akachan ga kawaii desu.)
The baby is cute.
友達 (ともだち · tomodachi) friend 友達と遊びます。 (Tomodachi to asobimasu.)
I hang out with friends.

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