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Japanese Words N-Z
I just bought a Japanese-English/English-Japanese dictionary, so I can make sure
these are correct. Also, if there's a word you want translated from Jap. to Eng.
of Eng. to Jap., then just email me and I'll look it up for you that day, and
get back to you within 24 hours of getting the email.
| Pronunciation
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Parts
of speech
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My
marks
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| (Vowels)
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adj.
adjective
adv. adverb
art. article
aux. vb. auxiliary verb
conj. conjunction
interj. interjection
n. noun
parti. particle
prep. prepisition
pron. pronoun
vb. verb
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*
will mark a word that is not in my dictionary, but that others have said
that's what it is.
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| A
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I
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U
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E
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O
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| (ah)
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(ee)
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(ooh)
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(eh)
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(oh)
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| Long
vowels are shown w/ a macron ex, a,
i, u,
e, o
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Some
words have more than one distinct definition.
I will put them in this layout... See 'aki' below.
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| (Double
consonants)
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| Double
consonants are pronounced separately adn so marked like k'k. ex, kk is
like bookcase.
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| ~N~ |
Top |
| namida |
n.
tears |
| nan |
1.
adj. what 2. pron. what |
| nani |
pron.
what
(usually in the form of a question) |
| ne* |
Eh (usually
in context of searching for agreement) |
| neko |
n.
cat |
| ni |
n.
two (number) |
| parti.
1. at; by; for; from; in; on; to 2. per |
| ninmu |
n.
duty (mission) |
| ninmu kaishi* |
Begin
mission |
| ninmu
kanryou* |
Mission
accomplished/ completed |
| ninmu
ryoukai* |
Mission
accepted/ acknowledged |
| ninmu
shippai* |
Mission
failure |
| no |
n.
field |
| parti.
at; for; in; of; on; from |
| ~O~ |
Top |
| ohayo
(gozaimasu) |
interj.
Good morning! |
| oi |
n.
nephew |
| n.
old age |
| interj.
Hey! |
| ojosan |
n.
1. young girl 2. (someone else's) daughter |
| okashi |
n.
confection; cake |
| okorippoi |
adj.
short-tempered |
| omae |
pron.
you (informal) |
| omae o
korosu* |
I'm going to
kill you, I will kill you |
| omae wa ore
no mono da* |
You belong
to me |
| onesan |
n.
elder sister |
| onegai
shimasu |
adv.
please (used when making a request) |
| ongaku |
n.
music |
| oniichan |
n.
elder brother |
| on'na |
n.
woman |
| ore |
n.
I (male, informal) |
| ~P~ |
Top |
| pocky* |
Japanese
snack- thin crackers dipped in a choice of flavors |
| ~R~ |
Top |
| roku |
n.
six |
| ryokai |
n.
agreement; consent; understanding |
| ~S~ |
Top |
| -sama |
Mr.;
Mrs.; Ms.(formal) |
| san |
n.
three |
| n.
acid |
| -san |
Mr.;
Mrs.; Ms. |
| sayonara |
interj.
Goodbye. |
| senshi |
n.
warrior |
| n.
death in action |
| shimatta |
interj.
Damn! |
| shi |
n.
four |
| n.
death |
| n.
poem |
| n.
teacher; master |
| n.
city |
| Shinigami* |
n.
God of Death |
| shitsurei
(shimasu) |
vb.
1. Excuse me 2. I must be going |
| shojo |
n.
girl |
| shonen |
n.
boy |
| sogishiki
appu* |
Wake up |
| sotto
suru |
vb.
faint; swoon |
| sugoi |
adj.
1. amazing; wonderful 2. awful; terrifying |
| suki |
n.
plow |
| n.
1. gap; opening 2. carelessness; inattentiveness |
| 1.
n. fondness; love 2. adj. favorite; fond
3. vb. like; love |
| suki da* |
'I care
about you' OR 'love you' |
| sumimasen |
interj.
1. I am sorry! Excuse me! 2. Thank you! |
| sushi |
n.
raw fish slices on rice |
| ~T~ |
Top |
| tabi |
n.
Japanese-style socks |
| n.
traveling; trip; tabi o suru take a trip; travel |
| tadaima |
adv.
1. at present 2. soon |
| interj.
I'm home! |
| ~U~ |
Top |
| uma |
n.
horse |
| unmei |
n.
destiny |
| urusai |
adj.
1. annoying 2. noisy 3. fussy; meticulous 4.
inquisitive |
| ushi |
n.
cow; bull |
| uso |
n.
lie |
| uso
(no) |
adj.
false |
| ~W~ |
Top |
| wakaru |
vb.
understand; know; recognize |
| ~Y~ |
Top |
| yaro |
n.
1. man; guy (slang) 2. rascal |
| yo |
n.
yang; positive |
| n.
1. business; job 2. errand |
| look
like; sounds like; Honto no yo desu. (It) sounds true. |
| yon |
n.
four |
| yoshi,
yosh |
interj.
Good! |
| yume |
n.
dream; yume ga aru have a dream |
| ~Z~ |
Top |
| zutto |
adv.
1. always; all the while; all the way 2. very much; far more; zutto
omoshiroi far more interesting |
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