Vocabulary, vocabulary-lessons

0 Comments

April 10, 2020

Japanese Vocabulary Lessons

Get our Newsletter + Free Kanji eBook

Japanese Idioms

Japanese Proverbs

General Vocabulary Posts

Use Japanese Particles To Increase Reading and Comprehension

Christmas Vocabulary in Japanese and Silent Night きよしこの夜

かわいい x こわい Cute and Scary in Japanese

Parse a Japanese Sentence from 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱

“Look” Out! 10 Japanese Words About Seeing (More Than Meets the Eye)

Top 5 Anime Words You Already Know

気持ち vs 気分: What’s the Difference?

What Does 「フォロー」 Mean?

What’s the Difference? 未満 and 以下

Oh, My Ears are Burning! Japanese Idioms 耳が痛い

How to Say ‘And’ in Japanese: A Comprehensive Guide

To the World of Dreams (夢の世界へ) Moomin Theme Song – Lyrics in Japanese and English

Learn vocabulary and grammar by listening to the Nihongo no Tane Podcast

Can You Read This? – Compound Verbs

Basic Colors in Japanese for Beginners

Casual Conversational Phrases for Beginners

Learn Minecraft Terms in Japanese

Japanese Sentence Breakdowns for Beginners

One Punch Man – Hero for Fun

Translation Practice from The Mouse Bride

Wednesday Campanella Maneki Neko 招き猫 Lyrics in Japanese and English

Now that You Mention It! そう言(い)われてみれば…

When to Use なん and なに for 何 (What?!)

ド – A ! with a Slightly Insulting Nuance

JLPT N5 Grammar: Counters in Japanese

These are Different Japanese Words: きて・きって・きいて

What are Long Vowels in Japanese? 長音 chouon

Eat, Sell, Buy… Fights? In Japanese

The Four Occupations 士農工商 hierarchy in Edo society

Body Idioms Part I

Wide Face! Fun Japanese Idioms 顔が広い

I’m Absolutely Certain! Maybe – Degrees of Certainty in Japanese

Learn Japanese with 夏目漱石 Natsume Souseki | Lines from 吾輩は猫である I am a Cat

Kissin’ Christmas (クリスマスだからじゃない) Lyrics in Japanese and English

Understanding 手を出す and 手を差し出す: Compound Verbs in Japanese

Deep in Thought in Japanese 深く考え込んでいる

Using とりあえず For Now

What’s the difference? 話してください and 話しかけてください

Using “A Little” in Japanese: From ちょっと to いささか and Beyond

Do you know how to say “storm” in Japanese?

Not Reading the Air in Japanese – 空気を読めない

How to Use 心地 in Japanese

インフレ and インフラ – Do you know which is which?

Understanding and Using ある意味: A Guide to Expressing “In a Certain Sense” in Japanese

Bicycle in Japanese 自転車 and チャリンコ and ママチャリ

Aimyon あいみょんの愛の花 Lyrics in Japanese and English

The Meaning of ぶり in Japanese – It’s a Long Time or a Manner of Doing Something

The Meaning of いい in Japanese – It’s not just Good

What’s the difference between 乗り越す and 乗り過ごす?

The Difference between 間に aida ni and うちに uchi ni – while in Japanese

Word of the Day Posts

Beginner Word of the Day – 新しい [new; fresh]

Beginner Word of the Day – 歩く [to walk]

Beginner Word of the Day – 遊ぶ [to play]

Beginner Word of the Day – 兄 [older brother]

Beginner Word of the Day – 明後日 [day after tomorrow]

Beginner Word of the Day – 姉 [old sister(s)]

Beginner Word of the Day – 洗う [wash]

Beginner Word of the Day – 甘い [sweet]

Beginner Word of the Day – 浴びる take (a bath or a shower)

Beginner Word of the Day – 明るい [bright]

Beginner Word of the Day – 赤い [red]

Beginner Word of the Day – 青い [blue]

Beginner Word of the Day – 会う [to meet]

Beginner Word of the Day – そり [sled; sleigh]

Beginner Word of the Day – 猿 [monkey]

Beginner Word of the Day – のり [glue]

Beginner Word of the Day – 眼鏡 [glasses; spectacles]

Beginner Word of the Day – はさみ [scissors]

Beginner Word of the Day – りんご [apple]

Beginner Word of the Day – 船 [boat; ship]

Beginner Word of the Day – 傘 [umbrella]

Beginner Word of the Day – ワニ [alligator; crocodile]

Beginner Word of the Day – みかん [oranges; mandarin orange; satsuma mandarin]

Beginner Word of the Day – 人参 [carrot]

Beginner Word of the Day – 信号 [traffic lights]

Beginner Word of the Day – 桃 [peach]

Beginner Word of the Day – 蟻 [ant]

Beginner Word of the Day – 蜂 [bee]

Beginner Word of the Day – 洋服 [Western-style clothes]

Beginner Word of the Day – こま [spinning top toy]

Sharing is caring!

The Complete Beginner Bundle

Ready for the next step?

The Complete Beginner Bundle

Everything to go from hiragana to JLPT N5 — 23 ebooks, 2,000+ audio files, Anki decks & app content, with free lifetime updates.

$49 ~~$129~~ — save $80

Get the Bundle →

Prefer to explore first? Join Makoto+ free — no credit card →