Vocabulary

In this lesson, you will begin seeing Japanese words written in hiragana and katakana. Multiple forms of support—such as audio, written text, charts, and optional accessibility features—are provided so that you can approach the new writing system in different ways. (Click on the “Accessibility” button in the top-left corner of this page for more information.)

#	Audio	Japanese	Typing Input	Translation
1	►	ひらがな	h i r a g a n a	hiragana
2	►	かたかな	k a t a k a n a	katakana
3	►	かんじ	k a n j i	kanji
4	►	ローマじ	r o o m a j i	romanized Japanese
5	►	よんで ください	y o n d e k u d a s a i	Please read it. (Also, please read it aloud.)
6	►	かいて ください	k a i t e k u d a s a i	Please write it.
7	►	おつかれさま	o t s u k a r e s a m a	Good bye. [carefully casual; said to someone who is leaving]