JapanLingo

Vocabulary

Every word comes with furigana, romaji, and an original example sentence from real life in Japan.

22000 words

company

mainichi, kaisha ni ikimasu

I go to the company every day.

work / job

shigoto wa kuji ni hajimarimasu

Work starts at nine.

to go

ashita, toukyou e ikimasu

I will go to Tokyo tomorrow.

to come

tomodachi ga nihon ni kimasu

My friend is coming to Japan.

💡 Irregular verb: きます, きて, こない.

to see / to watch

yoru, eiga o mimasu

I watch a movie at night.

to eat

hirugohan o tabemashita

I ate lunch.

to drink

douryou to koohii o nomimasu

I drink coffee with my coworker.

N5

person

ano hito wa atarashii shain desu

That person is a new employee.

time / hour

jikan ga arimasen

There is no time.

today

kyou wa isogashii desu

I am busy today.

tomorrow

ashita, kaigi ga arimasu

There is a meeting tomorrow.

every day

mainichi, nihongo o benkyou shimasu

I study Japanese every day.

morning

asa, meeru o chekku shimasu

I check email in the morning.

station

eki wa kaisha no chikaku desu

The station is near the company.

train

densha de kaisha e ikimasu

I go to the company by train.

house / home

ie de rimooto waaku o shimasu

I work remotely from home.

N5

water

mizu o ippai kudasai

A glass of water, please.

money

okane o ginkou ni iremasu

I put money in the bank.

friend

kaisha no tomodachi to hirugohan o tabemasu

I eat lunch with friends from work.

name

onamae o oshiete kudasai

Please tell me your name.

new

atarashii pasokon o kaimashita

I bought a new computer.

big

kono kaisha wa ookii desu

This company is big.

small

chiisai chiimu de hataraite imasu

I work in a small team.

expensive / tall

toukyou no yachin wa takai desu

Rent in Tokyo is expensive.

cheap

kono mise wa yasukute oishii desu

This restaurant is cheap and tasty.

to buy

konbini de bentou o kaimasu

I buy a boxed lunch at the convenience store.

to read

maiban, hon o yomimasu

I read a book every night.

to write

nihongo de meeru o kakimasu

I write emails in Japanese.

to speak / to talk

joushi to hanashimashita

I talked with my boss.

holiday / day off

doyoubi to nichiyoubi wa yasumi desu

Saturday and Sunday are days off.

meeting

kaigi wa juuji kara desu

The meeting is from ten o'clock.

contact / communication

ato de renraku shimasu

I will contact you later.

💡 Very common at work: ご連絡ありがとうございます。

plan / schedule

ashita no yotei o kakunin shimasu

I will check tomorrow's schedule.

preparation

kaigi no junbi o shite imasu

I am preparing for the meeting.

explanation

tsukaikata o setsumei shimasu

I will explain how to use it.

question

shitsumon shite mo ii desu ka

May I ask a question?

to answer

mensetsu de shitsumon ni kotaemashita

I answered questions in the interview.

to be late

densha ga okurete imasu

The train is delayed.

💡 Use 遅れてすみません to apologize for being late.

to hurry

shimekiri ga aru node isoide imasu

I am hurrying because there is a deadline.

to decide

tsugi no yotei o kimemashou

Let's decide the next schedule.

to look up / to investigate

eraa no gen'in o shirabemasu

I will investigate the cause of the error.

to fix / to repair

bagu o naoshimashita

I fixed the bug.

to send

shiryou o meeru de okurimasu

I will send the documents by email.

to take / to receive

raigetsu, JLPT o ukemasu

I will take the JLPT next month.

experience

kaihatsu no keiken ga sannen arimasu

I have three years of development experience.

💡 Key word for interviews and resumes.

technology / technical skill

atarashii gijutsu o benkyou shite imasu

I am studying new technology.

factory

koujou de kikai o tsukutte imasu

They make machines at the factory.

office

jimusho wa gokai ni arimasu

The office is on the fifth floor.

salary

kyuuryou wa getsumatsu ni demasu

Salary is paid at the end of the month.

overtime work

kyou wa zangyou ga arimasu

I have overtime today.

💡 Often asked about in interviews: 残業はどのくらいありますか。