Vocabulary

Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

22000 words

kaisha

N5

company

mainichi, kaisha ni ikimasu

I go to the company every day.

shigoto

N5

work / job

shigoto wa kuji ni hajimarimasu

Work starts at nine.

iku

N5

to go

ashita, toukyou e ikimasu

I will go to Tokyo tomorrow.

kuru

N5

to come

tomodachi ga nihon ni kimasu

My friend is coming to Japan.

💡 Irregular verb: きます, きて, こない.

miru

N5

to see / to watch

yoru, eiga o mimasu

I watch a movie at night.

taberu

N5

to eat

hirugohan o tabemashita

I ate lunch.

nomu

N5

to drink

douryou to koohii o nomimasu

I drink coffee with my coworker.

hito

N5

person

ano hito wa atarashii shain desu

That person is a new employee.

jikan

N5

time / hour

jikan ga arimasen

There is no time.

kyou

N5

today

kyou wa isogashii desu

I am busy today.

ashita

N5

tomorrow

ashita, kaigi ga arimasu

There is a meeting tomorrow.

mainichi

N5

every day

mainichi, nihongo o benkyou shimasu

I study Japanese every day.

asa

N5

morning

asa, meeru o chekku shimasu

I check email in the morning.

eki

N5

station

eki wa kaisha no chikaku desu

The station is near the company.

densha

N5

train

densha de kaisha e ikimasu

I go to the company by train.

ie

N5

house / home

ie de rimooto waaku o shimasu

I work remotely from home.

mizu

N5

water

mizu o ippai kudasai

A glass of water, please.

okane

N5

money

okane o ginkou ni iremasu

I put money in the bank.

tomodachi

N5

friend

kaisha no tomodachi to hirugohan o tabemasu

I eat lunch with friends from work.

namae

N5

name

onamae o oshiete kudasai

Please tell me your name.

atarashii

N5

new

atarashii pasokon o kaimashita

I bought a new computer.

ookii

N5

big

kono kaisha wa ookii desu

This company is big.

chiisai

N5

small

chiisai chiimu de hataraite imasu

I work in a small team.

takai

N5

expensive / tall

toukyou no yachin wa takai desu

Rent in Tokyo is expensive.

yasui

N5

cheap

kono mise wa yasukute oishii desu

This restaurant is cheap and tasty.

kau

N5

to buy

konbini de bentou o kaimasu

I buy a boxed lunch at the convenience store.

yomu

N5

to read

maiban, hon o yomimasu

I read a book every night.

kaku

N5

to write

nihongo de meeru o kakimasu

I write emails in Japanese.

hanasu

N5

to speak / to talk

joushi to hanashimashita

I talked with my boss.

yasumi

N5

holiday / day off

doyoubi to nichiyoubi wa yasumi desu

Saturday and Sunday are days off.

kaigi

N4

meeting

kaigi wa juuji kara desu

The meeting is from ten o'clock.

renraku

N4

contact / communication

ato de renraku shimasu

I will contact you later.

💡 Very common at work: ご連絡ありがとうございます。

yotei

N4

plan / schedule

ashita no yotei o kakunin shimasu

I will check tomorrow's schedule.

junbi

N4

preparation

kaigi no junbi o shite imasu

I am preparing for the meeting.

setsumei

N4

explanation

tsukaikata o setsumei shimasu

I will explain how to use it.

shitsumon

N4

question

shitsumon shite mo ii desu ka

May I ask a question?

kotaeru

N4

to answer

mensetsu de shitsumon ni kotaemashita

I answered questions in the interview.

okureru

N4

to be late

densha ga okurete imasu

The train is delayed.

💡 Use 遅れてすみません to apologize for being late.

isogu

N4

to hurry

shimekiri ga aru node isoide imasu

I am hurrying because there is a deadline.

kimeru

N4

to decide

tsugi no yotei o kimemashou

Let's decide the next schedule.

shiraberu

N4

to look up / to investigate

eraa no gen'in o shirabemasu

I will investigate the cause of the error.

naosu

N4

to fix / to repair

bagu o naoshimashita

I fixed the bug.

okuru

N4

to send

shiryou o meeru de okurimasu

I will send the documents by email.

ukeru

N4

to take / to receive

raigetsu, JLPT o ukemasu

I will take the JLPT next month.

keiken

N4

experience

kaihatsu no keiken ga sannen arimasu

I have three years of development experience.

💡 Key word for interviews and resumes.

gijutsu

N4

technology / technical skill

atarashii gijutsu o benkyou shite imasu

I am studying new technology.

koujou

N4

factory

koujou de kikai o tsukutte imasu

They make machines at the factory.

jimusho

N4

office

jimusho wa gokai ni arimasu

The office is on the fifth floor.

kyuuryou

N4

salary

kyuuryou wa getsumatsu ni demasu

Salary is paid at the end of the month.

zangyou

N4

overtime work

kyou wa zangyou ga arimasu

I have overtime today.

💡 Often asked about in interviews: 残業はどのくらいありますか。