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 |