Adventures in Japanese 1 Chapter 3 Vocabulary
ちち chichi
my father
はは haha
my mother
あに ani
my older brother
あね ane
my older sister
おとうと otooto
my younger brother
いもうと imooto
my younger sister
かぞく kazoku
family
きょうだい kyoodai
siblings
なまえ namae
name
だれ dare
who
~にん ~nin
people (counter)
~さい ~sai
years old (counter)
そうですか soo desu ka
oh really
ほんとうですか hontoo desu ka
is that true?
いぬ inu
dog
ねこ neko
cat
ペット petto
pet
おとうさん otoosan
someone else’s father
おかあさん okaasan
someone else’s mother
おじいさん ojiisan
someone else’s grandfather
おばあさん obaasan
someone else’s grandmother
おにいさん oniisan
someone else’s older brother
おねえさん oneesan
someone else’s older sister
おとうとさん otootosan
someone else’s younger brother
いもうとさん imootosan
someone else’s younger sister
と to
and (to connect nouns)
ごかぞく gokazoku
someone else’s family
おなまえ onamae
name (polite)
そして soshite
and, then
おじさん ojisan
uncle
おばさん obasan
aunt
いとこ itoko
cousin
がつこう gakkoo
school
せいと seeto
student (elementary school through high school)
がくせい gakusee
student (college)
だいがく daigaku
college, university
ちゅうがく chuugaku
junior high school (level)
ちゅうがっこう chuugakkoo
junior high school (school)
ちゅうがくせい chuugakusee
junior high school student
こうこう kookoo
high school
こうこうせい kookoosee
high school student
ちゅうがくいちねんせい chuugaku ichinensei
1st year junior high school student (7th grade)
ちゅうがくにねんせい chuugaku ninensee
2nd year junior high school student (8th grade)
ちゅうがくさんねんせい chuugaku sannensee
3rd year junior high school student (9th grade)
こうこういちねんせい kookoo ichinensee
1st year high school student (10th grade)
こうこうにねんせい kookoo ninensee
2nd year high school student (11th grade)
こうこうさんえんせい kookoo sannensee
3rd year high school student (12th grade)
よねんせい yonensee
4th year student
ごねんせい gonensee
5th year student
ろくねんせい rokunensee
6th year student
なんねんせい nannensee
what grade?
しょうがく shoogaku
elementary school (level)
しょうがっこう shoogakkoo
elementary school (school)
しょうがくせい shoogakusee
elementary school student
ようちえん yoochien
kindergarten
ほいくえん hoikuen
preschool
も mo
too, also
どこ doko
where
こちら kochira
this one (polite)
にほん nihon
Japan
にほんじん nihonjin
Japanese citizen
アメリカ amerika
America
アメリカじん amerikajin
U.S. citizen
なにじん nanijin
what nationality?
どちら dochira
where (polite)
ちゅうごく chuugoku
China
かんこく kankoku
Korea
フランス furansu
France
スペイン supein
Spain
ドイツ doitsu
Germany
ロシア roshi
Russia
イギリス igirisu
England
メキシコ mekishiko
Mexico
にっけいじん nikkeejin
person of Japanese descent who is a citizen of another country
オーストラリア oosutoraria
Australia
カナダ kanada
Canada
(お)しごと (o)shigoto
job
いしゃ isha
doctor
おいじゃさん oishasan
doctor (polite)
べんごし bengoshi
lawyer
がいじゃいん kaishain
company employee
じゅふ shufu
housewife
こうむいん koomuin
government worker
ひしょ hisho
secretary
しゃちょう shachoo
company president
かんごふ kangofu
nurse
いま ima
now
まえ mae
before