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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 3 Vocabulary
Learn Japanese Vocabulary
Let’s learn basic Japanese with the Japanese vocabulary set from the Minna No Nihongo textbook.
| No. | Hiragana/ Katakana | Kanji | Meaning |
| 1 | ここ | here, this place | |
| 2 | そこ | there, that place near you | |
| 3 | あそこ | that place over there | |
| 4 | どこ | where, what place | |
| 5 | こちら | this way, this place (the polite equivalent of ここ) | |
| 6 | そちら | that way, that place near you (the polite equivalent of そこ) | |
| 7 | あちら | that way, that place over there (the polite equivalent of あそこ) | |
| 8 | どちら | which way, where (the polite equivalent of どこ) | |
| 9 | きょうしつ | 教室 | classroom |
| 10 | しょくどう | 食堂 | the dining hall, canteen |
| 11 | じむしょ | 事務所 | office |
| 12 | かいぎしつ | 会議室 | conference room, assembly room |
| 13 | うけつけ | 受付 | reception desk |
| 14 | ロビー | lobby | |
| 15 | へや | 部屋 | room |
| 16 | トイレ（おてあらい） | （お手洗い） | toilet, rest room |
| 17 | かいだん | 階段 | staircase |
| 18 | エレベーター | elevator, lift | |
| 19 | エスカレーター | escalator | |
| 20 | [お]くに | [お]国 | country |
| 21 | かいしゃ | 会社 | company |
| 22 | うち | house, home | |
| 23 | でんわ | 電話 | telephone, telephone call |
| 24 | くつ | 靴 | shoes |
| 25 | ネクタイ | necktie | |
| 26 | ワイン | wine | |
| 27 | たばこ | tobacco, cigarette | |
| 28 | うりば | 売り場 | department, counter (in a department store |
| 29 | ちか | 地下 | basement |
| 30 | ―かい（－がい） | －階 | -th floor |
| 31 | なんがい | 何階 | what floor |
| 32 | ―えん | ―円 | -yen |
| 33 | いくら | how much | |
| 34 | ひゃく | 百 | hundred |
| 35 | せん | 千 | thousand |
| 36 | まん | 万 | ten thousand |
| 37 | すみません | Excuse me | |
| 38 | ～でございます | (the polite equivalent of です) | |
| 39 | みせてください | [～を]見せてください | Please show me [∼] |
| 40 | じゃ | well, then, in that case | |
| 41 | [～を]ください | Give me [∼], please. | |
| 42 | しんおおさか | 新大阪 | name of a station in Osaka |
| 43 | イタリア | Italy | |
| 44 | スイス | Switzerland | |
| 45 | ＭＴ/ヨーネン/アキックス | fictitious companies |
