In this article, you will see the quick meaning of random words in alphabetical order of the letters EFGHIJ. This quick dictionary was designed to answer questions and briefly answer the meaning of a few words.
This database is translated directly from English, there may be some coherence errors. Without the help of a good dictionary like jisho.org you may get confused. The words in this article are part of N5, N4, and N3.
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Japanese Words Starting with the Letter E
- 絵 - e means setting; image; painting; sketch; drawing
- エビ - ebi means frog; shrimp
- 枝 - eda means branch; twig; member
- ええ - ee means yes; correct; right; one; err; huh
- 永遠 - eien means eternity
- 映画 - eiga means movie.
- 映画館 - eigakan means cinema
- English - eigo means English language; English (language)
- Sales - eigyō means the business; sales
- 影響 - eikyō means influence
- 永久 - eikyū means eternity; perpetual
- 衛星 - eisei means satellite
- 栄養 - eiyō means nutrition
- 駅 - eki means train station; station; stop
- 印 - em means seal
- 縁 - en means destiny; edge
- エネルギー - enerugī means energy
- 演技 - engi means acting; acting out
- エンジン - enjin means motor; engine
- Enjo means assistance; help
- 延期 - enki means postponement
- 鉛筆 - enpitsu means pencil
- Enryo - enryo・suru means to be reserved; to be restrained; modest.
- 演奏 - ensō means playing
- So - then no means that
- 演説 - enzetsu means speech
- 選ぶ - erabu means to choose
- エレベーター - erebētā means elevator
- 餌 - esa means food; bait
- エスカレーター - esukareetaa means escalator
- 胃 - I means stomach
- いい - eu means good; nice
- 芽 - eu means to sprout; bud
- Moving - I do means removal; to move
Japanese words with the letter F
- ファイル - fairu means file; files
- Fashion - fasshon means fashion
- Fast - fasuto means first; quick
- どう - faz means precisely; like
- フィンランド - finrando means finland.
- フィルム - firumu means roll of film
- フォーク - fokku means fork
- ファックス - fuakkusu means fax; fax machine
- 不便 - fuben means inconvenience; inconvenient; improvidence
- Fudo - fudo means food; sustenance
- 増える - fueru means to increase; to multiply
- 深い - fukai means deep; dense; thick; intense; strong
- 吹く - fuku means to fuse; to play a wind instrument; to whistle; to blow; to breathe; to laugh.
- 服 - fuku means clothes
- 復習 - fukushuu means review
- 複雑 - fukuzatsu means complexity; complication; intricate; mixed feelings
- 踏む - fumu means to step; I step forward.
- 舟 - fune means ship; boat; vessels; tank; bathtub.
- 降り出す - furidasu means to start to rain; to go out.
- Furo means bath; to take a bath; public bath; baths.
- 降る - furu means to fall; to form; to pour; to descend.
- フルーツ - furu means fruit
- 古い - furui means old; ancient; antiquity; of age
- 蓋 - futa means lid
- 二人 - futari means two people; together; couple.
- 再び - futatabi means again
- 二つ - futatsu means two
- ふと - futo means suddenly
- 封筒 - fūtō means envelope
- 太い - futoi means fat; thick
- Futon means Japanese mattress; Japanese bed; round cushion used for zen meditation.
- 太る - futoru means to become fat; to gain weight
- 二日 - futsuka means two days, second day of the month.
- 普通 - futsuu means generally; normally; usual; common; general
- Unnecessary - fuyō means unnecessary
- winter - fuyu means winter
Japanese words with the letter G
- ガーデニング - gādeningu means gardening
- Diplomacy - gaikō means diplomacy
- Gaikoku means foreign country.
- 外国人 - gaikokujin means foreigner; gringo
- 外出 - gaishutsu means outing; going out
- 画家 - gaka means painter
- Gakkari means disappointed.
- 学校 - gakkō means school
- 学生 - gakusei means student; learner
- Gaman - gaman means patience
- 画面 - gamen means screen
- ガラス - garasu means glass; glass window
- ガソリン - gasorin means gasoline
- ガソリンスタンド - gasorinsutando means gas station
- ガス - gasu means gasoline; gas; stove; gas oven; flatulence; fart
- 画像 - gazō means image
- ゲーム - geimu means games
- 原因 - genin means cause, source; origin
- 玄関 - genkan means entrance hall; entry; front door; entry corridor.
- 元気 - genki means health; vitality; energetic; vigorous; vital; healthy; well; in shape.
- Geshuku - 下宿 means accommodation; boarding; pension.
- Monday - getsuyōbi means Tuesday
- Gijutsu - 技術 means art; technology; skill
- 銀行 - ginkō means bank
- ギター - gitā means guitar; acoustic guitar
- 五 - go means five
- ごちそう - gochisou means a feast; banquet (treatment)
- gogo means afternoon
- 御飯 - gohan means cooked rice, meal.
- Sorry - gomen means your forgiveness; sorry.
- ごみ - gomi means garbage
- ごらんになる - goranninaru means (respectful) to see; to look at.
- Goal means objective
- ゴルフ - gorufu means golf
- 御主人 - goshujin means husband; master (honorable)
- Gozen means morning
- ご存じ - gozonji means to know; you know; knowing
- Guai - guai means condition, health; state; circumstances.
- グラム - guramu means gram
- グラス - gurasu means glass; made of glass
- グラウンド - guraundo means ground
- グレー - gurei means gray; gray
- グローバル - gurōbaru means global
- グルメ - gurume means gourmet
- グループ - gurūpu means group
- ぐっすり - gussuri means deeply.
- ぐつぐつ - gutsugutsu means boiling; tedious.
- Beef - gyūniku means meat; beef
- 牛乳 - gyūnyū means Milk
Japanese words with the letter H
- 歯 - ha means tooth
- 八 - hachi means eight
- hachimitsu means darling; honey
- 葉書 - hagaki means postcard
- 激しい - hageshi means violent; intense
- Yes - hai means yes; correct; certainly; understood.
- 灰 - hai means gray; ashes
- Haiken - haiken・suru means to see; to look.
- ハイキング - haikingu means hike; hikes
- 入る - hairu means to enter; to invade; to insert; to ; to enroll; to contain; to hold; to accommodate
- 歯医者 - haisha means dentist
- 灰皿 - haizara means ashtray
- 始まる - hajimaru means to start; to begin.
- 始める - hajimeru means for the first time; start; beginning; onset; end.
- はっきり - hakkiri means clearly; distinctly
- 箱 - hako means box; package; chest; crate
- 運ぶ - hakobu means to transport; to carry
- 履く - haku means to put on; to wear; to put on shoes.
- ハム - hamu means ham
- han means half; middle
- 花 - hana means flower; petal
- 鼻 - hana means nose
- 花火 - hanabi means fireworks
- Hanami means an event or period where one enjoys the blooming flowers.
- 話 - hanashi means conversation; story; speech; discussions; negotiations.
- 話す - hanasu means to speak; to converse; to tell; to explain.
- ハンバーガー - hanbāgā means hamburger
- 半分 - hanbun means half a minute; 30 seconds
- Handbag - handobaggu means bag
- Hane - hane means feather.
- ハンカチ - hankachi means handkerchief
- 反対 - hantai means opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissent.
- 払う - harau means to pay
- 晴れ - hare means clear weather; bright temple
- 晴れる - hareru means to be sunny; refreshing
- 春 - haru means spring
- 貼る - haru means to pierce; to glue; to fix; to stretch; to spread; to fill; to swell.
- はさみ - hasami means scissors; scissor
- 橋 - hashi means bridge
- 箸 - hashi means chopsticks
- 走る - hashiru means to execute; to run; to hurry; to travel; to drive; to flow; to escape.
- 二十歳 - hatachi means 20 years old
- 働く - hataraku means to work; to operate; to be effective; to apply.
- はと - hato means pigeon; hato
- 二十日 - hatsuka means twenty days, twentieth.
- 発音 - hatsuon means pronunciation
- Hayai means early; fast; premature; soon; easy; simple.
- Hayai means early; fast; premature; soon; easy; simple.
- 林 - hayashi means woods; forests; grove; thicket; group
- はず - hazu means it must be; supposed; I hope it is; it should be
- 恥ずかしい - hazukashii means embarrassed; awkward; shy
- ヘッドホン - heddohon means headset; headphones
- 辺 - hen means area; region; neighborhood; side; edge; circumstances.
- 変 - hen means strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; unexpected; disturbance; incident.
- 返事 - henji means reply
- heta means unskilled; poor; reckless.
- 部屋 - heya means room; chamber; apartment.
- 火 - hi means fire; flame; blaze
- 日 - hi means day; sun
- ひび - hibi means crack; fissure
- 左 - hidari means left side; left
- 酷い - hidoi means horrible; cruel; heartless; difficult; tough; severe
- 冷える - hieru means to become cold; to cool down
- Higashi means east
- 髭 - hige means beard; mustache; insect antenna; cat's whiskers
- 非常 - hijō means emergency
- 非常に - hijouni means extremely; very; excessively
- 光 - hikari means light; illumination; ray; beam; brightness;
- 光る - hikaru means to shine, to twinkle; to light up
- 引き出し - hikidashi means drawer; withdrawal (money); knowledge to improvise.
- 引き出す - hikidasu means to take out; to pull out
- 引っ越し - hikkoshi means moving; relocating.
- Hikkosu - hikkosu means to move; to relocate.
- Hikōki means airplane; aircraft
- 飛行場 - hikoujou means airport; airfield; runway.
- 引く - hiku means to pull; to take; to attract; to call back; to draw.
- 弾く - hiku means to play a string instrument, including piano.
- 低い - hikui means low, short; deep.
- 暇 - hima means free time; leisure; replacement time; time off; break; vacation period.
- 開く - hiraku means to open; to undo; to unseal; to decompress; to establish; to extract; to expand.
- 広い - hiroi means spacious; large; wide; ample.
- 拾う - hirou means to pick up; gather; take.
- 昼 - hiru means midday, daytime; lunch
- 昼御飯 - hirugohan means lunch
- 昼間 - hiruma means during the day; during the day; day
- 昼休み - hiruyasumi means lunch break; midday interval.
- 久しぶり - hisashiburi means after a long time; a long time without seeing; how long;
- 必死 - hisshi means frantic; desperate
- 人 - hito means person; human being; man; humanity
- Hitokoto - hitokoto means one word; a word
- 一人 - hitori means one person; alone; solitary.
- 一人一人 - hitorihitori means one by one; each one
- 等しい - hitoshi means equal
- 一つ - hitotsu means one; first
- 一月 - hitotsuki means one month.
- 必要 - hitsuyou means necessary
- ヒット - hitto means to hit; hit
- ほど - hodo means degree; about
- 程 - hodo means extent; degree; limits
- Hofu means abundance; abundant.
- 他 - hoka means other, the rest; outside; besides; nothing; except
- ほこり - hokori means dust
- めん - men means pasta.
- ほめる - homeru means to give praises; praise
- Home - hōmu means platform; homepage
- ホームステイ - hōmusutei means homestay
- 本 - hon means book; volume; script
- 本棚 - hondana means bookshelves
- 炎 - honō means flame
- 本当 - hontō means truth; reality; fact; certainly; suitable; corrected; official; genuine; authentic.
- 翻訳 - honyaku means translation.
- Hoshi means star; planet; celestial body.
- Hoshii means to want; to desire; need.
- 細い - hosoi means thin; slender
- Hotel - hoteru means hotel.
- ほとんど - hotondo means most of the time; mainly; almost; invariably; all except
- 法律 - houritsu means law; statute
- Broadcast - housou・suru means to transmit; transmission
- 百 - hyaku means one hundred
- Event - ibento means event; events
Japanese words with the letter I
- 一致 - icchi means coincidence; correspondence
- 一 - ichi means one; better; first
- 位置 - ichi means place, to place; position
- 一 - ichi means one
- Ichiban means best, first; number one.
- 一度 - ichido means once
- いちご - ichigo means strawberry
- 一時 - ichiji means one hour; temporary
- 一日 - ichinichi means one day; first day of the month
- 偉大 - idai means greatness; excellent
- 家 - ie means house; residence; dwelling; family; lineage
- Clothes - ifuku means clothes
- 意外 - igai means unexpected; surprising
- 以外 - igai means except for; different from.
- Medicine - igaku means medicine; medical science
- Violation - ihan means violation
- 良い - ii means good; nice; excellent; cool; pleasant; sufficient; great
- No - iie means no
- 委員 - iin means member of the committee
- 維持 - iji means maintenance
- いじめる - ijimeru means to provoke; bully
- 異常 - ijō means strangeness; abnormal.
- 以上 - ijou means more than that; beyond; even more; aforementioned; since; that is all; and more; above;
- Below - ika means below; less than; inferior;
- 如何 - ikaga means how; anyway; about
- 池 - ike means pond
- 意見 - iken means opinion
- ikiru means to live
- 一家 - ikka means a house; family.
- 一気 - ikki means drink!; in one go
- 行く - iku means to go; to move; to walk; to do; to continue; to proceed.
- 幾ら - ikura means how much does it cost? how many are there?
- 幾つ - ikutsu means how many? how many years?
- 今 - ima means now; present time; right now; immediately
- 意味 - imi means meaning; sense
- 妹 - imōto means younger sister
- Quote - in'yō means quotation; citation.
- 以内 - inai means inside; within; less than
- Inaka means countryside; rural.
- 稲 - ine means rice; rice plant
- インク - inku means ink
- 祈る - inoru means to pray; to pray.
- 印刷 - insatsu means printing
- 印象 - inshō means impression
- Retirement - intai means to retire; retired
- Internship - intanshippu means internship.
- 犬 - inu means puppy; dog
- ippai means full; complete
- 一般 - ippan means general
- 一方 - ippō means one; while
- 依頼 - irai means request
- 以来 - irai means since; from
- いらいら - iraira means irritation
- いらっしゃる - irassharu means to be; to come; to go (respectful)
- 入れる - ireru means to put; to enter; to insert; to set; to include.
- 入口 - iriguchi means entrance; gate; mouth
- 色 - iro means color; colors; hue; tinge; appearance; tone
- 色々 - iroiro means various; all kinds; varieties; colors.
- いる - iru means to be, to have
- 要る - iru means to need; to require; to desire.
- 医療 - iryō means medical care; medical treatment
- 医者 - isha means doctor; physician
- 意志 - ishi means going; will
- 医師 - ishi means doctor
- 意思 - ishi means intention; will
- 石 - ishi means stone
- 意識 - ishiki means consciousness
- 忙しい - isogashii means busy, irritated; agitated; restless; hasty
- 急ぐ - isogu means to hurry; to accelerate; to make something happen sooner;
- いっせい - issei means all at once.
- isshō means entire life; a life
- 一生懸命 - isshoukenmei means with maximum effort; hard work.
- Isshu means species; kind
- Isshun - isshun means moment
- 一層 - issō means much more; more
- 椅子 - isu means chair; stool; office
- いただく - itadaku means (humble) to receive; to receive
- 痛い - itai means painful; embarrassing
- 致す - itasu means (humble) to do; to set right
- いたずら - itazura means provocation; mischief.
- 糸 - ito means thread; line; cord; screw
- いとこ - itoko means cousin
- いつ - itsu means when; how
- 五日 - itsuka means five days, fifth day.
- Itsumo means always; usually; every time; never (nai)
- Itsutsu - itsutsu means five
- 言う - iu means to say; to utter; to declare; to call.
- 言わば - iwaba means "so to speak"
- いわゆる - iwayuru means the so-called
- 嫌 - iya means unpleasant; detestable; reluctant; hateable.
- 嫌 - iya means I don't like.
- Previously - izen means back; before
- いずれ - izure means where; any
- いっしょ - issho means together
Japanese words with the letter J
- Ja means well then…
- 邪魔 - jama means obstacle; intrusion; annoyance.
- ジャム - jamu means jelly; fruit preserves.
- 字 - ji means character
- 字引 - jibiki means dictionary
- 自分 - jibun means himself; yourself; oneself.
- 時代 - jidai means era; period; age; times; days; antiquity; ancient.
- 自動車 - jidōsha means automobile
- 時間 - jikan means time; hour; period
- 事故 - jiko means accident; incident; difficulty
- 事務所 - jimusho means office.
- 神社 - jinja means shrine; Shinto shrine
- 人口 - jinkou means population
- ジーンズ - jīnzu means jeans
- 地震 - jishin means earthquake; tremor of the earth
- 辞書 - jisho means dictionary; lexicon
- 辞典 - jiten means dictionary
- 自転車 - jitensha means bicycle
- じっと - jitto means without movement; staring
- 自由 - jiyuu means freedom
- 丈夫 - jōbu means strong, durable
- 女性 - josei means woman; women; female gender.
- 上手 - jōzu means skilled; intelligent; expert; sensible.
- 重大 - jūdai means serious
- 授業 - jugyō means lesson; classwork; teaching; instruction
- Preparation - junbi・suru means to prepare; preparation
- Junchō means favorable; smooth.
- Juice - jusu means juice.
- 十 - jūtō means ten;
- 十分 - juubun means sufficient
- Judo - juudou means judo
- 住所 - juusho means an address; a residence; domicile.
- Important - jūyō means important
