Level 1 Vocabulary

The 100 most common Japanese words. Know these to pass the VNCR Level 1 quiz and join the server.

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#WordReadingMeaning
1私わたしI; me
2何なにwhat
3俺おれI; me (casual masculine)
4言ういうto say; to tell
5今いまnow; the present
6思うおもうto think; to feel
7行くいくto go
8見るみるto see; to look; to watch
9人ひとperson; people
10来るくるto come
11自分じぶんoneself; myself
12気きfeeling; spirit; mood
13お前おまえyou (casual masculine)
14話はなしtalk; story; conversation
15知るしるto know
16聞くきくto hear; to listen; to ask
17出るでるto go out; to leave; to appear
18待つまつto wait
19大丈夫だいじょうぶalright; okay; safe
20前まえfront; before; previous
21何かなにかsomething; somehow
22中なかinside; middle; during
23手てhand
24今日きょうtoday
25顔かおface
26持つもつto hold; to have; to own
27誰だれwho
28目めeye
29入るはいるto enter; to go in
30早いはやいearly; fast; quick
31違うちがうto differ; to be wrong
32帰るかえるto return home; to go back
33悪いわるいbad; wrong; sorry
34一いちone
35考えるかんがえるto think; to consider
36好きすきlike; fond of; favorite
37年としyear; age
38同じおなじsame; identical
39出すだすto take out; to put out; to send
40時間じかんtime; hour
41前にまえにbefore; previously
42男おとこman; male
43使うつかうto use
44僕ぼくI; me (polite masculine)
45本当にほんとうにreally; truly
46会うあうto meet
47声こえvoice; sound
48方ほうdirection; way; person (polite)
49日ひday; sun
50上うえup; above; on top of
51戻るもどるto return; to go back
52見えるみえるto be visible; to be able to see
53次つぎnext; following
54人間にんげんhuman; person
55時ときtime; when; moment
56少しすこしa little; a bit
57子こchild; kid
58気持ちきもちfeeling; mood; sensation
59君きみyou (familiar)
60死ぬしぬto die
61仕事しごとwork; job; task
62作るつくるto make; to create; to build
63様さまappearance; way; manner
64入れるいれるto put in; to insert; to include
65呼ぶよぶto call; to summon; to invite
66心配しんぱいworry; concern; anxiety
67本当ほんとうtruth; real; genuine
68相手あいてpartner; companion; opponent
69話すはなすto speak; to talk; to tell
70今度こんどthis time; next time
71教えるおしえるto teach; to tell; to inform
72忘れるわすれるto forget
73終わるおわるto end; to finish
74食べるたべるto eat
75絶対ぜったいabsolute; definitely; never
76誰かだれかsomeone; somebody
77全部ぜんぶall; everything; entire
78頼むたのむto ask; to request; to rely on
79取るとるto take; to pick up; to grab
80生きるいきるto live; to be alive
81体からだbody
82最後さいごlast; final; end
83頭あたまhead
84言葉ことばword; language; speech
85名前なまえname
86必要ひつようnecessary; needed; essential
87女おんなwoman; female
88家いえhouse; home; family
89場所ばしょplace; location; spot
90無理むりimpossible; unreasonable; forced
91お願いおねがいplease; request; favor
92力ちからpower; strength; force
93後あとafter; later; behind
94分かるわかるto understand; to know; to realize
95見せるみせるto show; to display
96変わるかわるto change; to be different
97初めてはじめてfor the first time
98確かにたしかにcertainly; surely; definitely
99逃げるにげるto run away; to escape; to flee
100世界せかいworld