Basic Japanese Vocabulary – Part 1
07/09/20231 min read
Translated from the Vietnamese original. View the original.
Basic Japanese vocabulary – Part 1
Commonly used basic Japanese words
| Kanji | Hiragana | Meaning |
| 区別 | くべつ | recognise the difference, distinguish |
| 分別 | ぶんべつ | sort by type |
| 居眠り | いねむり | doze off |
| 面倒見る | めんどうみる | look after (children, the elderly) |
| 介護 | かいご | nurse a sick person |
| 看護 | かんご | care for patients (professionals) |
| 修正 | しゅうせい | correct (text, images) |
| 修理 | しゅうり | repair (vehicles, machines) |
| 直す | なおす | fix, repair (general) |
| 何日か後 | なんにちかあと | a few days later |
| 書き損じる | かきそんじる | spelling mistake |
| 布巾 | ふきん | cloth (for dishes, tables) |
| 雑巾 | ぞきん | floor cloth, rag |
| 埃を拭取る | ほこりをふきとる | wipe dust |
| 箒で掃く | ほうきではく | sweep (yard, room) |
| 塵取でごみを捨てる | ちりとりでごみをすてる | pick up rubbish with a dustpan |
| 学問を修める | がくもんをおさめる | review what you've learned |
| 勝利を収める | しょうりをおさめる | win a victory |
| 税金を納める | ぜいきんをおさめる | pay taxes |
| 国を治める | くにをおさめる | govern a country |
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