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Minna No Nihongo Lesson 9 Vocabulary
Learn Japanese Vocabulary
Let’s learn basic Japanese with the Japanese vocabulary set from the Minna No Nihongo textbook
| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| わかります | wakarimasu | to understand; I understand | |
| 好き | すき | suki | like; favourite |
| 嫌い | きらい | kirai | disliked; hated |
| 上手 | じょうず | jouzu | skillful; good |
| 下手 | へた | heta | least; unskillful |
| 料理 | りょうり | ryouri | cooking; food; dish |
| 飲み物 | のみもの | nomimono | drink; beverage |
| スポーツ | supootsu | sport; sports | |
| 野球 | やきゅう | yakyuu | baseball |
| ダンス | dansu | dance | |
| 音楽 | おんがく | ongaku | music |
| 歌 | うた | uta | the song |
| クラシック | kurashikku | classical music | |
| からオケ | karaoke | karaoke | |
| 歌舞伎 | かぶき | kabuki | kabuki (Japanese traditional drama) |
| 絵 | え | e | picture |
| 字 | じ | ji | letter; written text |
| 漢字 | かんじ | kanji | kanji |
| ひらがな | hiragana | Hiragana characters | |
| かたかな | katakana | Katakana characters | |
| 細かいお金 | こまかいおかね | komakai okane | pence; small change |
| 時間 | じかん | jikan | time |
| 用事 | ようじ | youji | tasks; busy work |
| 約束 | やくそく | yakusoku | promise; appointment |
| ご主人 | ごしゅじん | go shujin | your husband (used when talking about someone else’s husband) |
| 夫 | おっと | otto | husband |
| 主人 | しゅじん | shujin | head (of a household) |
| 奥さん | おくさん | okusan | wife (used when talking about someone else’s wife) |
| 妻 | つま | tsuma | wife |
| 家内 | かない | kanai | (my) wife |
| 子供 / 子ども | こども | ko domo | child; children |
| たくさん | takusan | a lot; lots | |
| 少し | すこし | sukoshi | small quantity; little |
| 全然 | ぜんぜん | zenzen | (not) at all; absolutely ~ no |
| 早く/ 速く | はやく | hayaku | soon; fast |
| どうして | doushite | why | |
| すみません | sumimasen | Sorry; excuse me | |
| もしもし | moshimoshi | hello (e.g. on phone) |
