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.
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
Kō
そう
So
Sō
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)