カテゴリー: Everyday Japanese

牛乳

GYUUNYUU

cow's milk; whole milk

園芸

ENGEI

horticulture; gardening; cultivation of plants

食べ物

TABEMONO

food; something to eat

お皿

OSARA

plate; dish; saucer

飲み物

NOMIMONO

drink; beverage; something to drink

果物

KUDAMONO

fruit

提灯

CHOUCHIN

paper lantern; chochin lantern

国籍

KOKUSEKI

nationality; citizenship; national status

儀式

GISHIKI

ceremony; ritual; rite; formal observance

武士

BUSHI

samurai; warrior; military man of feudal Japan

卵

TAMAGO

egg; fish roe (when preceded by a fish name)

醤油

SHOUYU

soy sauce; Japanese soy sauce

障子

SHOUJI

shoji; a sliding screen door made of a wooden lattice frame covered with translucent Japanese paper

扇子

SENSU

folding fan; a Japanese folding fan

料理

RYOURI

cooking; cuisine; a dish; to cook

パン

PAN

bread; a bread roll; baked goods (from Portuguese 'pão')

お酒

OSAKE

alcohol; alcoholic drink; sake (Japanese rice wine)

お金

OKANE

money

肉

NIKU

meat; flesh

猫

NEKO

cat

名前

NAMAE

name; a personal name

水

MIZU

water (cold or room-temperature water; as distinct from hot water)

味噌汁

MISOSHIRU

miso soup; the traditional Japanese soup made from miso paste and dashi

三日坊主

MIKKA BOUZU

quitter; someone who gives up after just three days; a person who can't stick with anything

今日

KYOU

today; this day

時間

JIKAN

time; an amount of time; hour

犬

INU

dog

家

IE

house; home; family; household