If you are a beginner to upper beginner of Japanese, please use these past word-of-the-day lesson pages. Each post has a breakdown, example sentence, and sound files of the word and sentences.
The newest words are at the top. Hover over a kanji to see its reading. Looking for the advanced list? See the Advanced Japanese Word of the Day Index.
- 新しい: new; fresh
- 歩く: to walk
- 遊ぶ: to play
- 兄: older brother
- 明後日: day after tomorrow
- 姉: older sister
- 洗う: to wash
- 甘い: sweet
- 浴びる: take (a bath or a shower)
- 明るい: bright
- 赤い: red
- 青い: blue
- 会う: to meet
- そり: sled; sleigh
- 猿: monkey
- のり: glue
- 眼鏡: glasses; spectacles
- はさみ: scissors
- りんご: apple
- 船: boat; ship
- 傘: umbrella
- ワニ: alligator; crocodile
- みかん: oranges; mandarin orange; satsuma mandarin
- 人参: carrot
- 信号: traffic lights
- 桃: peach
- 蟻: ant
- 蜂: bee
- 洋服: Western-style clothes
- こま: spinning top toy
- 毛虫: caterpillar
- 靴: shoes
- 雪: snow
- 鬼: ogre (in Japanese fairy tales); demon
- 手紙: letter (paper)
- 狸: tanuki; raccoon dog
- ロバ: donkey
- 鶴: crane (bird)
- 山: mountain
- 蝉: cicada; locust
- 本: book
- おうむ: parrot
- なす: eggplant
- 時計: clock; watch
- 月: moon
- 冷蔵庫: refrigerator
- 飛行機: airplane
- 西瓜: watermelon
- 枕: pillow
- キリン: giraffe
- 怖い: scary; frightening; dreadful
- 可愛い: cute; adorable
- ウサギ: rabbit
- 虎: tiger
- 蛸: octopus
- 鹿: deer
- 熊: bear
- 狐: fox
- 亀: turtle
- カバ: hippopotamus
- イルカ: dolphin
- エビ: shrimp
- カニ: crab
- 鶏: chicken
- 魚: fish
- 狼: wolf
- 象: elephant
- 蛇: snake
- ヤギ: goat
- 羊: sheep
- ネズミ: mouse
- 豚: pig
- 馬: horse
- カエル: frog
- 牛: cow
- 鳥: bird
- 犬: dog
- 猫: cat
- 動物: animals
- 映画: movie

