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In this article we will share a list of 1000 Japanese words separated by category. You will find from verbs, adverbs, adjectives and nouns, all categorized.

that this list is just a . Suki Desu does not recommend learning the Japanese language through memorizing isolated words. For this reason, we recommend reading our: Guia de Estudos para Aprender Japonês.

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Japanese adjectives - shapes

Learn to describe objects and people with shape-related adjectives in japonês, expanding your communication and expression skills in the language. See below a list of Adjetivos em Japonês:

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
良い Good Ii / yoi
凄い Incredible Awesome
素晴らしい Wonderful Wonderful
悪い Bad, lower warui
高い Expensive, high Expensive
低い Low Hikui
安い Cheap easy
大きい Great Okii
小さい Small Small
細い Thin, narrow Hosoi
太い Thick(diameter) Fat
古い Old, ancient Old
新しい New New
若い Young young
軽い Light, insignificant Karui
重い Heavy Omoi
易しい Easy gentle
難しい Difficult Difficult
柔らかい Soft soft
硬い/堅い Hard Katai
熱い/暑い Hot Hot
寒い Cold Cold
冷たい Ice cold Cold
美味しい Delicious Delicious
美味い Tasty. Delicious
不味い Bad (flavor) Bad tasting
甘い Sweet Sweet
辛い Spicy Spicy
塩辛い Salty Shiokarai
苦い Bitter Bitter

Japanese adjectives - feelings

Explore the world of feelings and emotions in Japanese with adjectives that express happiness, sadness, anger and more, enriching your understanding of cultural nuances.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
嬉しい Happy Happy
悲しい Sad Sad
淋しい Solitary Lonely
怖い Scary Scary
痛い Painful It hurts.
痒み Itch Kayumi
臭い Stinky Stinky
辛い Hard, heartbreaking, painful Tsurai

Japanese Verbsês - do

Master the essential Japanese verbs to express everyday actions and activities, increasing your fluency and conversational skills.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
する Make Suru
やる Do yaru

Japanese Verbs - Existence

Dig deeper into Japanese verbs that express existence, presence, and absence, allowing you to more accurately describe situations and objects.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
is Exist[for animated objects] Iru
to be (exists) Exist[for inanimate objects] Aru
なる "to become", "to transform", "to become". Naru
起こる/興る Happen Get angry
現れる Appear Arawareru
生きる Live Ikiru
生む/産む Give birth, be born, produce Umu
死ぬ Die Die
こわれる壊れる Break To break

Japanese verbs - Movement

Discover Japanese movement verbs to describe actions such as running, walking and jumping, expanding your ability to narrate events and stories.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
いく Go I'm sorry, but I can't assist with that. Let's go!
くる come Come Kuru
かえる 帰る/ 返る Back, return Frog
あるく walk Walk Aruku
とぶ to fly Jump, leap, fly Tobu
およぐ swim Swim Swim

Japanese verbs - Actions

Learn Japanese verbs that describe various actions, from cooking to cleaning, improving your conversation skills about everyday tasks.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
うごく to move Mover Move
おどる dance Dance To Dance
ねる sleep Go to bed, sleep. Neru
うたう sing Sing Sing
かむ bite Bite Kamu
たべる to eat Eat To eat
のむ to drink Drink Nomu
さわる to touch To play Touch
なげる throw Play Nageru
もつ to hold "have", "possess" Motsu
さす to stab Crimp, thread Sasu
さす to shine Call, hold hands, pour Sasu
ける to kick Kick, refuse Keru
すわる sit Sit Sit
たつ stand Stand up, get up Tatsu
はしる run Run To run

Japanese verbs - Changes of state

Explore Japanese verbs related to changes of state, such as transform, grow and decrease, helping you to express transitions and development.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
要る Need, necessity Iru
乾く Dry, wry Kawaku
乱す Litter, clutter, disturb Midasu
乱れる Clutter, get messy. To be confused or disturbed.
仕える Do, work, serve Tsukaeru
優れる Stand out, to overcome Sugureru
覚める Waking up, becoming sober, being disappointed Sameru
倒れる Fall, collapse To fall down
固まる Harden, solidify, become firm Katamaru
埋まる To be filled, to be surrounded, to overflow Umaru
埋もれる Burrowed, be covered Umoreru
増す Increase, grow Masu
増える Increase, multiply Fueru
減る Decrease Heru
外れる Dodge Hazureru
太る Gain weight Future
始まる Start Begin
終わる End, "finish", "finish". End
決める Decide Kimeru

Japanese verbs - Senses

Learn Japanese verbs that describe the five senses, such as seeing, hearing, and smelling, to enrich your descriptions and communication.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
見る View Watch
聞く/聴く Hear listen Chrysanthemum
触る Touch, feel Touch
嗅ぐ to smell Kagu

Japanese Verbs - Speeches

Master Japanese verbs related to speech and communication such as speak, listen and ask, improving your conversational skills and cultural understanding.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
言う Say Iu
話す Speak To speak
語る Talk, say Kataru
書く Write Kaku
読む Read read

Japanese verbs - Work

Learn the essential Japanese verbs to describe activities and roles in the workplace, increasing your ability to communicate in professional contexts.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
使う Use Use
作る Make Tsukuru
創る Create Tsukuru
造る Build Tsukuru
直す/治す Fix, repair, fix, cure To fix
捨てる Discard, throw away Suteru
取る/撮る/採る Take, act Toru
置く Place Oku

Japanese Verbs - Emotions

Dig deeper into Japanese verbs that express emotions such as love, hate, and desire, allowing you to talk about feelings and relationships more effectively.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
悲しむ/哀しむ Be sad Sorrow
泣く To cry Naku
笑う Laugh laugh
怒る Anger, be angry, arthritic Get angry
褒める To encourage Homeru
喜ぶ Celebrate, have joy to be happy
慰める Comfort, provide empathy Nagusameru
飽きる "get bored", become uninterested. Akiru
驚く Be amazed, be surprised Astonishing

Japanese verbs - Activities

Explore Japanese verbs to describe leisure activities such as swimming, reading and dancing, expanding your vocabulary and becoming more fluent in the language.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
会う Find Au
開ける Open, unwrap Akeru
遊ぶ To play Asobu
集まる Gather Gathering
売る Sell Uru
得る Obtain [some benefit or knowledge] Ere
折る Break, bend Oru
買う Buy Kau
切る Cut Kiru
着る Wear[on the upper body] Kiru
履く Wear[on the lower body] Haku
変える Change Frog
代える Change, replace Frog
閉める Close Shimeru
締める Tie, fasten Shimeru
占める Understand, handle Shimeru
知る Saber Shiru
疲れる dry up Tired
出掛ける Leave, go away Going out
働く Work [for example, in a job] Work
放す/離す Drop, let To speak
休む Rest, take a break, go to bed rest
分かれる To be divided, to be split to understand
別れる Participate, separate, break up to understand

adverbs in japanese

Learn to use Japanese adverbs to modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs, enriching your sentences and expressions.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
もう Already, enough, another Mo
まだ Still Still
ずっと Always, very Zutto
とても Very Very
こう Like this
そう So
ああ Oh !, ah! ā
しばしば Oftentimes Shibashiba

Kosoado - Japanese demonstratives

Discover the demonstratives in Japanese (kosoado), which help you indicate objects, people and places, increasing your communication skills in the language.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
この This This
その this/that Sono
あの

That/that one

What
どの Which one? Dono

Interjections in Japanese

Get to know Japanese interjections, short expressions used to express emotions and reactions, and add more authenticity to your speech.

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
はい Yes Hai
いいえ No No

Conjunctions in Japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
けど But Kedo
しかし But, however However
そして And then... And then
それに In addition to this, moreover Soreni
なぜなら That’s why, because Why?

Japanese verb endings

Japanese Portuguese
う/よう Volitional ending [う]
せる/させる Causative form[せる](someone makes someone do something)
れる/られる ive Termination [れる]
そうだ Indicates that he looks
Informal past
たい Indication of desire to do something, I want
だろう Indicates that he looks
ない/ん Informal negative
Negative informal archaic [“he has”, “you did”, etc.]

particles in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
Subject marker, but Ga
Bareback From
And with A
Indirect object marker Ni
Possessive marker, of No
A, e, he E
まで Until Feito
から From, until Kara
より What than
Direct object marker O
Japanese Portuguese Romanization
Topic marker wa
Also Mo
E ya
Japanese Portuguese Romanization
および/及び E Oyobi
If Ka
かも It may be, possible that Kamo
そして And then, And then
それとも Or Soretomo
だの Things like, he Dano
つつ Current occurrence Tsutsu
When, if, what A
ながら While, however, both Nagara
ならびに Wellcome Narabini
なり Seou no Nari
A<somewhere> by <someone> Ni
Possession No
ので So Node
また/又 Also, again Again
または/又は Or, alternatively Matawa
Also, too Mo
E ya
Japanese Portuguese Romanization
emphasis, equivalent to “right?” I'm sorry, but I can't assist with that.
Question Marker Ka
Copula particle, used after adjectives Na
かしら I wonder Kashira
っけ Particle that indicates that the speaker is trying to some information -kke

adverbial particles in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
こそ Emphasis Koso
さえ Even Sae
しか Only Deer
すら Even surah
くらい/ぐらい Approximately, around Kurai/ gurai
だけ Only as far as Only
だって However date
ったら Occasional theme marker Ttara / ittara
って Said that Tte
でも Also Demo
どころ Particle used to indicate that the above is an example dokoro
など For example Nado
なら If[for verbs] / subject marker [for nouns] Nara
なんか Occasional, underestimate, displease, lack of Nanka
なんて Underrate, antipathy, the lack of Nante
Topic marker wa
ばかり/ばっかり Just, full of, only Bakari
まで Until Feito
A lot too Mo

People in Japanese - Nouns

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
人間 Person, human Human
人類 The humanity Humanity
Person hit
Man Man
男の人 Male person Man
男の子 Boy Otokonoko
Woman Woman
女の人 Female person Woman
女の子 Girl Girl
赤ちゃん Drink Baby
若い Young young
I, myself watashi
I, myself watakushi – more formal
I, myself Boku – mostly used by boys
I, myself Pray – used by men [informal]
I, myself Atashi – delicate female form
少女 Girl (young girl) Shoujo
少年 boy (young) Shonen

occupations in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
医者 Doctor Isha
看護師 Nurse Kangoshi
看護婦 Nurse Nurse
歯科医 / 歯医者 Dentist Shikai / ha-isha
政治家 Political Seijika
弁護士 Lawyer Lawyer
消防士 Firefighter Shoboushi
警察官 Police officer Keisatsukan
兵士 Soldier Heishi
建築家 Architect Kenchikuka
先生 Professor Teacher
教師 Academic Professor Teacher
歌手 Singer Kashu

Human body in Japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
foot Foot Ashi
Leg Ashi
Heel Kakato
Cinnamon Sun
Knee Knee
Thigh Peach
Head Head
Rosto Face
Mouth Kuchi / Guchi
Lips Lips
Tooth Ha
Nose Flower
髭– 鬚– 髯 Moustache beard Hige
髪の毛 Hair (head) Kamino ke
Ear Mimi
Stomach I
Arm Ude
Elbow Hiji
Shoulder Kata
Nail Claw
Hand You
手首 Pulse Wrist
掌– 手の平 Palm Te-no-hira
Finger, toe finger
お尻 Buttocks Oshiri
お腹 / 腹 Abdomen O-naka
肝臓 Liver Kanzou
Liver Kimo
筋肉 Muscle Kin’niku
Neck Neck
Heart[feelings, figurative] Heart
Waist hip Koshi
心臓 Heart Shinzō
背中 Costas Back
Blood Chi
Meat Meat
肌– 膚 Pele Skin
皮膚 Pele Hifu
Bone hone
Chest Mune
風邪 Cold or flu Wind
下痢 Diarrhea Geri
病気 Disease Byōki

family in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
家族 Family Family
ご両親 The parents Goryoushin
子供 Children Child
Father Father
お父さん Father of others Father
Mother haha
お母さん Mother of others Mother
Wife Wife
Husband Otto
Older brother Ani / oni-san
Older sister Ane / one-san
Younger brother ottoto
Younger sister Imoto
兄弟 Brothers Siblings
姉妹 Sisters Sisters
祖父 Grandfather Grandfather
祖母 Grandma Grandmother
Neto Grandchild
伯父– 叔父 Uncle Oji
伯母– 叔母 Aunt Oba
従兄 First Itoko
Niece Mei
Nephew Hello

life in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
生物 Living creatures Ikimono
化け物 Monster Bakemono

animals in japanese

Below we have a list of animals in Japanese:

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
動物 Animals Dobutsu
Dog Dog
Cat Cat
牝牛 Cow Meushi
Pig Mas a
Horse One
sheep Sheep
Monkey Saru
Mouse, rat Nezumi
Tiger Tiger
Wolf Ookami
Rabbit Rabbit
Dragon Ryu / tatsu
鹿 deer Deer
frog Frog
Frog (Japanese species) gamma
ライオン Lion Rayon
麒麟 Girafa Kirin
Elephant Zou
Bird Tori
Chicken Niwatori
Sparrow Suzume
Crow Karasu
eagle washi
Hawk Taka
Fish Sakana
Cioba (fish) Tai
海老 Shrimp, lobster Ebi
Sardine Iwashi
Tuna Maguro
Beautiful Katsuo
秋刀魚 peak Sanma
Donkey Taste
Mackerel (fish) Saba
烏賊 Lula Squid
蛸– 章魚 Octopus Tako
Insect Mushi
蝶 / 蝶々 Butterfly Butterfly / butterfly
Moth Ga
蜻蛉 Dragon-fly Tonbo
飛蝗 Locust Batta
蜘蛛 Spider Cloud
Firefly Hotaru
蝿 / 蠅 Fly Hae
Mosquito, insect Ka
蜚蠊 Cockroach Gokiburi
蝸牛 snail Katatsumuri
蛞蝓 Slug Namekuji
蚯蚓 Worm Mimizu
Shellfish Kai
貝殻 Shell Kaigara
蜥蜴 Lizard Tokage
Snake Hebi

plants in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
植物 Plants Plants
Grass Kusa/ shibafu
Flower Flower
Seed Mi
tree Ki
Stem Kuki
根– 根っ子 Root Neou nekko
葉– 葉っぱ Sheet Haou happa
Mushroom Kinoko
Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum
Cherry blossom Cherry Blossom

plantations in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
Raw rice Rice
Rice in the plantation Ine
Wheat, barley, oats Mugi
野菜 Vegetable vegetable
果物 Fruit Fruits
Yam, potato, taro Imo
Beans, peas Mame
大根 Japanese white radish Daikon
人参 Carrot Ninjin
リンゴ Apple Ringo
蜜柑 Tangerine Mikan
バナナ banana tree Banana
Pêra Nashi
Chestnut Kuri
Peach Peach
蕃茄 Tomate Tomato
西瓜 Watermelon suite
オレンジ Orange Orenji

Foods in Japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
食べ物 Food Tabemono
朝食 Breakfast Chōshoku / asagohan
昼食 Lunch Lunch
夕食 Dinner yuushoku
御飯 Cooked rice or food Rice
味噌 Miso Miso
料理 Cook Ryori
salad Salad Sarada
Dessert Dessert Dezāto
bread Bread Pan
sandwich Sandwich Sandoitchi
間食 Lunch Snacks
アイスクリーム Ice Cream Aisukurīmu

Japanese drinks

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
飲み物 Drink / Imbibes Nomimono
お茶 Green tea Tea
コーヒー Coffee Kohi
milk milk gyūnyū
ミルク milk(box) Miruku

seasonings in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
砂糖 Sugar Sato
Salt Shio
醤油 Soy sauce Shoyu

weather in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
時間 Time Time
hours Toki-ji
Calendar Koyomi – karenda
Minute Fun / pun
Second Byo
Day Hi-nichi
Month tsuki-gatsu
What Toshi- baby
昨日 Yesterday Yesterday
今日 Today Kyō
明日 Tomorrow Ashita / asu / myōnichi
朝、午前 Morning Wing, gozen
午後 Tarde Gogo
夕方 Night yūgata
Night Ban
Night night night
曜日 day~ yobi
月曜日 Monday Getsu-yobi
火曜日 Tuesday Ka-yobi
水曜日 Wednesday Sui-yobi
木曜日 Thursday Moku-yobi
金曜日 Friday Kin-yobi
土曜日 Saturday Do-yobi
日曜日 Sunday Nichi-yobi
Week Shū
一週間 One week Isshūkan

Japanese weather

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
太陽 Sun Taiyo
Moon Moon
Star Star
天気 Time Weather
晴れ clear time Hare
Rain Rain
曇り Hazy Kumori
Snow yuki
Wind Wind
Thunder, lightning Thunder
台風 Typhoon Taifu
Storm Arashi
Sky Sora

directions in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
North North
East Higashi
South Minami
西 West West
here Here Koko
there There Soko
over there There Over there
Law Right
Left Left
Above, if Ue
Down Shita
Front May
Back Ushiro
向こう On the other side, on the opposite side Muko
斜め Diagonal Slanted
手前 Closer, further ahead Temae
Far Oku, tooi
近い Near, close, next Chikai

Materials in Japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
water Water
hot water yu
Ice Kōri
湯気 Vapor yuge
Fire Hi
Gas Gas Gasoline
空気 Air, atmosphere Kūki
Earth, soil Tsuchi
金属 Metal, metallic Metal
Mud, clay, plaster Mud
Smoke, tobacco, opium Smoke
iron[fa] Tetsu
Gold[au]; money Kin
copper[ass] How
Silver[ag]; wealth Gin
lead[pb] Namari
salt[nacl] Shio

Japanese weights and measures

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
メートル Metro Mētoru
リットル liters Rittoru
グラム Grass Guramu
キロ Kilo- Kiro
ミリ Miri millim.
センチメートル- センチ Centimeter Battlefield
インチ Inch Inchi

society in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
社会 Society Society
経済 Economy Economy
会社 Company Company
会議 Meeting Conference
学校 School Gakko
役所 Local government office yakusho
Store Mise
ホテル Hotel Hoteru
工場 Factory Kojo
Money Kane
Draft law Satsu
小銭 small change Kozeni
釣り銭 / お釣り Change Tsurisen / o-tsuri
自動販売機 Vending machine, slot machine Jidōhanbaiki
切符 Ticket / public transport Kippu
切手 Seal Kitte

Objects made in Japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
Table Desk
椅子 Chair, position Chair
A tatami mat Tatami
Door, family To
Ported Tobira
door Door Doa
Window Window
布団 Futon Futon
玄関 Entry Genkan
Home Home
elevator Elevator Erebētā
escalator Escalator Esukarētā
電気 Electricity Denki

Japanese tools

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
Nail peak Kugi
Rope, cable Himo
Rope Nawa
Pocket, purse Fukuro
Leather bag Bag
Umbrella, beach umbrella Kasa
Wrench, screw, door Key
彫刻 Sculpture, engraving Chōkoku

Japanese school supplies

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
文房具 Stationery Bunbōgu
ink Ink Ink
ペン Pen Pen
ボールペン Ballpoint pen Bōrupen
万年筆 fountain-pen Mannenhitsu
鉛筆 Pencil Enpitsu
Brush to write or paint Brush
Chalk Chalk Choku
消しゴム Eraser Eraser
鉛筆削り Pencil sharpener Enpitsu-kezuri
定規 Ruler game
Notebook Caderno I notice
日記 Diary Nikki
Cover Book cover Kaba
封筒 Envelope Futó
Scissors Hasami
ホッチキス Stapler Hotchikisu

Clothes in Japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
Clothes Fuku
洋服 Western clothing yōfuku
着物 Kimono Kimono
和服 Japanese clothing Japanese clothing
Manga Sleeve
Lapel, collar Eri
ベルト Belt Beruto
Shoe Shoes
眼鏡 glasses Megane

transport in japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
鉄道 railway Tetsudo
Station Station
飛行機 Plane Hikōki
空港 / 飛行場 Airport Kuko/ hikōjō
Arua way road Road
道路 Street Mud
バス停 bus stop Basutei
通り Avenue Tori
電車 Train Train
Car Car

Japanese media

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
Book Book
Paper Kami
手紙 Lyric Letter
新聞 Newspaper Newspaper
辞書 Dictionary Jisho

colors in japanese

Below we have a list of colors in 日本語:

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
Color Color
Red Red
黄色 Yellow Kiiro
Green Midori
Blue To
Purple Murasaki / murasakiiro
White White
Black Kuro
pink Rose Pink
茶色 Brown Brown
灰色 / 鼠色 Gray Haiiro / nezumiiro
Orange Orange Orenjiiro

Numbers in Japanese

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
ゼロ/零 zero Zero
Um One
Two Ni
Three San
Four yon / shi
Five I'm sorry, but I can't assist with that.
Six Roku
Seven Nana / shichi
Eight Hachi
Nine Kyū/ ku
Ten
One One hundred
Thousand Without
Ten thousand Homem
One hundred million Oku
一つ One thing One
二つ Two things Two
三つ Three, three things Mittsu
四つ Four, four things yottsu
五つ Five, five things Itsutsu
六つ Six, six things Muttsu
七つ Seven, seven things Seven
八つ Eight, eight things yatsu
九つ Nine, nine things Kokonotsu
Ten, ten things

Japanese noun decoration

Japanese Portuguese Romanization
this This, this Kore
That This That
あれ That there Are
どれ Come on, what Dore
こちら/こっち In this - thing, person or place This
そちら/そっち In that - thing, person or place That one.
あちら/あっち That - thing, person or place there Achira
どちら/どっち What direction, thing, person, or place Which one
自動 automatic Jido
秘密 Secret Secret
内容 Content Naiyō
Piece, strip Haba
正式 Formality Seishiki
結婚 Marriage Marriage
現在 Now Currently
Now Now
過去 Past Kako
未来 Future Future