Let's learn three Japanese words
One or some Japanese words accompany each English word.
They are used most in Japan.
Because Japanese is a language with three scripts (hiragana, katakana, and Chinese character), the form is various.
*Choice of script type in Japanese writing: The scripts used most are in the illustration.
1. an iron
an iron |
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| Kanji | ---------- |
| Kanji & Hiragana | ---------- |
| Hiragana | あいろん |
| Katakana | アイロン |
| Pronunciation | airon |
| Example | His shirt was properly ironed. 彼のシャツはきちんとアイロンがかかっていた。kare no shatsu wa kichinto airon ga kakatte ita. |
2. a baby
a baby |
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| Kanji | ---------- | ---------- | 赤子 |
| Kanji & Hiragana | 赤ちゃん | 赤ん坊 | ---------- |
| Hiragana | あかちゃん | あかんぼう | あかご |
| Katakana | アカチャン | アカンボウ | アカゴ |
| Pronunciation | akachan | akanbou | akago |
| Example | He was frequently ill when he was a baby. 彼は赤ん坊の頃よく病気をしました。kare wa akanbou no koro yoku byouki wo shimashita. |
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She had a baby last week. 彼女に先週赤ちゃんが生まれました。kanojo ni senshuu akachan ga umaremashita. |
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To deceive her would be as easy as twisting a baby's arm. 彼女をだますのは赤子の手をねじるようなものだ。kanojo wo damasu nowa akago no te wo nejiru younamonoda. |
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*Rarely Used Words: "Yayako(ややこ/稚児/嬰児)"
It is an old-fashioned word though "Yayako" means the baby.
Word "Yayako" is used in the Samurai drama for TV and the Samurai movie, etc.
3. a light
a light |
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| Kanji | ---------- |
| Kanji & Hiragana | 明かり |
| Hiragana | あかり |
| Katakana | アカリ |
| Pronunciation | akari |
| Example | We could see the light of a city in the distance. 遠くに街の明かりが見えた。tooku ni machi no akari ga mieta. |
The light was on in the room. 部屋には明かりがついていた。heya niwa akari ga tsuiteita. |
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Hararie
In this page, I used the image of this book.
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なまえのことばえじてん
 [namae no kotoba e-jiten]
1000 Japanese nouns were collected to this book. *You can buy this book in Japanese Amazon. |
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