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The 1000 Most Common Japanese Words: 1โ€“100

Frequency-ordered vocabulary list ยท kanji, reading, romaji and meaning

The very first words any learner meets: greetings, yes and no, the basic pronouns and question words, and the handful of verbs that appear in almost every Japanese sentence. If you learn nothing else, learn these โ€” they carry an enormous share of everyday conversation.

Every entry below shows the word as it is normally written, its reading in hiragana or katakana, the romaji transcription and the English meaning. You can turn this exact range into printable flashcards with the free tool โ€” set the range to 1โ€“100 and print.

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#WordReadingRomajiMeaning
1haiYes
2iieNo
3arigatouThank you
4sumimasenExcuse me / Sorry
5ohayou gozaimasuGood morning
6konnichiwaHello / Good afternoon
7konbanwaGood evening
8sayounaraGoodbye
9watashiI / Me
10anataYou
11koreThis
12soreThat (near you)
13areThat (over there)
14dokoWhere
15dareWho
16naniWhat
17itsuWhen
18nazeWhy
19douHow
20ikuraHow much
21desuIs / Am / Are
22masuPolite verb ending
23naiNot / Negative
24iruTo be (animate)
25aruTo be (inanimate) / Have
26suruTo do
27kuruTo come
28ikuTo go
29miruTo see / watch
30kikuTo listen / ask
31taberuTo eat
32nomuTo drink
33kauTo buy
34yomuTo read
35kakuTo write
36hanasuTo speak
37ookiiBig
38chiisaiSmall
39takaiExpensive / Tall
40yasuiCheap
41iiGood
42waruiBad
43atarashiiNew
44furuiOld
45hayaiFast / Early
46osoiSlow / Late
47muzukashiiDifficult
48yasashiiEasy / Kind
49tanoshiiFun
50kanashiiSad
51akaiRed
52aoiBlue / Green
53shiroiWhite
54kuroiBlack
55kiiroiYellow
56hitoPerson
57otokoMan / Male
58onnaWoman / Female
59kodomoChild
60otonaAdult
61tomodachiFriend
62kazokuFamily
63okaasanMother
64otousanFather
65oniisanOlder brother
66oneesanOlder sister
67otoutoYounger brother
68imoutoYounger sister
69ojiisanGrandfather
70obaasanGrandmother
71senseiTeacher
72gakuseiStudent
73ishaDoctor
74kaishainCompany employee
75keisatsuPolice
76mizuWater
77gohanRice / Meal
78panBread
79nikuMeat
80sakanaFish
81yasaiVegetables
82kudamonoFruit
83tamagoEgg
84gyuunyuuMilk
85koohiiCoffee
86ochaTea
87juusuJuice
88sakeAlcohol / Rice wine
89shokujiMeal / Dining
90asagohanBreakfast
91hirugohanLunch
92bangohanDinner
93miseShop / Store
94resutoranRestaurant
95suupaaSupermarket
96byouinHospital
97gakkouSchool
98daigakuUniversity
99kaishaCompany
100ginkouBank

All 1000 words