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Japanese Versatility List

Word sets: Stage 1

67 words in 15 chunks: numbers, counting people, clock time, years and age and 4 more.

67 words in 15 chunks, learned alongside Stage 1 of the main list. Start with Zero to five and use Next at the bottom of each page.

  1. 1Zero to fiveNumberszero zeroichi oneni twosan threeyon fourgo five
  2. 2Six to tenNumbersroku sixnana sevenhachi eightkyuu ninejuu ten
  3. 3Counting peopleCounting peoplehitori one person; alonefutari two people; the two of them; a couplesannin three people (and from three up: number + -nin)yonin four peoplenannin how many people
  4. 4Minutes and roughly whenClock time-fun minute(s)-goro around, about (a point in time)-sugi past, after (a time)-mae before; ago; to (the hour)
  5. 5Saying your ageYears and age-sai years oldnansai how oldoikutsu how old (polite); how many (polite)hatachi twenty years old
  6. 6Counting yearsYears and age-nen year (in dates); years (how long)nannen what year; how many years-nenkan for ... years (length of time)-nensei year or grade (in school or university)
  7. 7Comparing agesYears and agenenrei ageonaidoshi the same agenijuudai in one's twenties; the 20s
  8. 8Mum and dadFamilyokaasan mother; Mumotousan father; Dadhaha my mother; motherchichi my father; father
  9. 9Family and parentsFamilykazoku familyoya parent; parentsryoushin parents; my parentsgoryoushin (your) parents; someone's parents
  10. 10Older brother and sisterFamilyani my older brotheroniisan older brother; young manane my older sisteroneesan older sister; young woman
  11. 11Siblings and younger onesFamilykyoudai siblings; brothersimouto younger sister; my little sisterotouto younger brother; my little brotherimoutosan (your) younger sister
  12. 12Head and shouldersBodyatama headkami hair (on the head)kubi neckkata shoulder; shoulders
  13. 13He, she, that personPronounsano hito that person; he; shekanojo she; her; girlfriendkare he; him; boyfriendkono hito this person; this guysono hito that person (just mentioned)ano ko that kid; that girl
  14. 14Japan, nationality, languageCountries and languagesnihon Japannihonjin Japanese personeigo English (the language)-jin person from (a country)-go language (of a country)
  15. 15Common country namesCountries and languagesamerika America; the USchuugoku Chinakankoku South Koreaigirisu Britain; the UKoosutoraria Australia