nihongo

verbs

行く : iku

reference

NameJapaneseRomajiJapanese (Example)Romaji (Example)English
Present Polite Positive行きますikimasu私は学校へ行きますwatashi wa gakkou e ikimasuI go to school
Present Polite Negative行きませんikimasen私は学校へ行きませんwatashi wa gakkou e ikimasenI do not go to school
Present Plain Positive行くiku私は学校へ行くwatashi wa gakkou e ikuI go to school
Present Plain Negative行かないikanai私は学校へ行かないwatashi wa gakkou e ikanaiI don’t go to school
Past Polite Positive行きましたikimashita私は学校へ行きましたwatashi wa gakkou e ikimashitaI go to school
Past Polite Negative行きませんでしたikimasendeshita私は学校へ行きませんでしたwatashi wa gakkou e ikimasendeshitaI didn’t go to school
Past Plain Positive行ったitta私は学校へ行ったwatashi wa gakkou e ittaI go to school
Past Plain Negative行きなっかたikinakkata私は学校へ行きなっかたwatashi wa gakkou e ikinakkataI did not go to school
Potential Polite Positive行けますikemasu私は学校へ行けますwatashi wa gakkou e ikemasuI can go to school
Potential Polite Negative行けませんikemasen私は学校へ行けませんwatashi wa gakkou e ikemasenI can not go to school
Potential Plain Positive行けるikeru私は学校へ行けるwatashi wa gakkou e ikeruI can go to school
Potential Plain Negative行けないikenai私は学校へ行けないwatashi wa gakkou e ikenaiI can’t go to school
Volitional Polite Positive行きましょうikimashou私は学校へ行きましょうwatashi wa gakkou e ikimashoulet’s go to school
Volitional Plain Positive行こうikou私は学校へ行こうwatashi wa gakkou e ikoulet’s go to school

帰る : kaeru

reference

NameJapaneseRomajiJapanese (Example)Romaji (Example)English
Present Polite Positive帰りますkaerimasu今日,私は家へ帰りますkyou, watashi wa ie e kaerimasutoday, I am going home
Present Polite Negative帰りませんkaerimasen今日,私は家へ帰りませんkyou, watashi wa ie e kaerimasentoday, I am not going home
Present Plain Positive帰るkaeru今日,私は家へ帰るkyou, watashi wa ie e kaerutoday, I’m going home
Present Plain Negative帰らないkaeranai今日,私は家へ帰らないkyou, watashi wa ie e kaeranaitoday, I’m not going home
Past Polite Positive帰りましたkaerimashita今日,私は家へ帰りましたkyou, watashi wa ie e kaerimashitatoday, I did came back home
Past Polite Negative帰りませんでしたkaerimasendeshita今日,私は家へ帰りませんでしたkyou, watashi wa ie e kaerimasendeshitatoday, I did not came back home
Past Plain Positive帰ったkaetta今日,私は家へ帰ったkyou, watashi wa ie e kaettatoday, I did came back home
Past Plain Negative帰らなかったkaeranakatta今日,私は家へ帰らなかったkyou, watashi wa ie e kaeranakattatoday, I didn’t came back home
Potential Polite Positive帰れますkaeremasu今日,私は家へ帰れますkyou, watashi wa ie e kaeremasutoday, I can go back home
Potential Polite Negative帰れませんkaeremasen今日,私は家へ帰れませんkyou, watashi wa ie e kaeremasentoday, I can not go back home
Potential Plain Positive帰れるkaereru今日,私は家へ帰れるkyou, watashi wa ie e kaererutoday, I can go back home
Potential Plain Negative帰れないkaerenai今日,私は家へ帰れないkyou, watashi wa ie e kaerenaitoday, I can’t go back home
Volitional Polite Positive帰りましょうkaerimashou今日,私は家へ帰りましょうkyou, watashi wa ie e kaerimashoutoday, let’s go home
Volitional Plain Positive帰ろうkaerou今日,私は家へ帰ろうkyou, watashi wa ie e kaeroutoday, let’s go home

買う : kau

reference

NameJapaneseRomajiJapanese (Example)Romaji (Example)English
Present Polite Positive買いますkaimasu僕達はゲームを買いますbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaimasuwe buy the game
Present Polite Negative買いませんkaimasen僕達はゲームを買いませんbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaimasenwe did not buy the game
Present Plain Positive買うkau僕達はゲームを買うbokutachi wa gēmu wo kauwe buy the game
Present Plain Negative買わないkawanai僕達はゲームを買わないbokutachi wa gēmu wo kawanaiwe didn’t buy the game
Past Polite Positive買いましたkaimashita僕達はゲームを買いましたbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaimashitawe bought the game
Past Polite Negative買いませんでしたkaimasendeshita僕達はゲームを買いませんでしたbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaimasendeshitawe did not bought the game
Past Plain Positive買ったkatta僕達はゲームを買ったbokutachi wa gēmu wo kattawe bought the game
Past Plain Negative買わなかったkawanakatta僕達はゲームを買わなかったbokutachi wa gēmu wo kawanakattawe did’nt bought the game
Potential Polite Positive買えますkaemasu僕達はゲームを買えますbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaemasuwe can buy the game
Potential Polite Negative買えませんkaemasen僕達はゲームを買えませんbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaemasenwe can not buy the game
Potential Plain Positive買えるkaeru僕達はゲームを買えうbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaeu (not used)we can buy the game
Potential Plain Negative買えないkaenai僕達はゲームを買えないbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaenaiwe can’t buy the game
Volitional Polite Positive買いましょうkaimashou僕達はゲームを買いましょうbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaimashoulet’s buy the game
Volitional Plain Positive買おうkaou僕達はゲームを買おうbokutachi wa gēmu wo kaoulet’s buy the game

成る : naru

reference

NameJapaneseRomajiJapanese (Example)Romaji (Example)English
Present Polite Positiveなりますnarimasu鬼に成りますoni ni narimasuoni I become
Present Polite Negativeなりませんnarimasen鬼に成りませんoni ni narimasenoni I will not become
Present Plain Positiveなるnaru鬼に成るoni ni naruoni I become
Present Plain Negativeならないnaranai鬼に成らないoni ni naranaioni I wont become
Past Polite Positiveなりましたnarimashita鬼に成ましたoni ni narimashitaoni I became
Past Polite Negativeなりませんでしたnarimasendeshita鬼に成ませんでしたoni ni narimasendeshitaoni I did not became
Past Plain Positiveなったnatta鬼に成ったoni ni nattaoni I became
Past Plain Negativeならなかったnaranakatta鬼に成らなかったoni ni naranakattaoni I didn’t became
Potential Polite Positiveなれますnaremasu鬼に成れますoni ni naremasuoni I can become
Potential Polite Negativeなれませんnaremasen鬼に成れませんoni ni naremasenoni I can not become
Potential Plain Positiveなれるnareru鬼に成れるoni ni nareruoni I can become
Potential Plain Negativeなれないnarenai鬼に成れないoni ni narenaioni I cant’t become
Volitional Polite Positiveなりましょうnarimashou鬼に成ましょうoni ni narimashouoni let’s become
Volitional Plain Positiveなろうnarou鬼に成ろうoni ni narouoni let’s become

話す : hanasu

reference

NameJapaneseRomajiJapanese (Example)Romaji (Example)English
Present Polite Positive話しますhanashimasu狐と話しますkitsune to hanashimasuwith the fox, I talk
Present Polite Negative話しませんhanashimasen狐と話しませんkitsune to hanashimasenwith the fox, I will not
Present Plain Positive話すhanasu狐と話すkitsune to hanasuwith the fox, I talk
Present Plain Negative話さないhanasanai狐と話さないkitsune to hanasanaiwith the fox, I won’t talk
Past Polite Positive話しましたhanashimashita狐と話しましたkitsune to hanashimashitawith the fox, I did not talk
Past Polite Negative話しませんでしたhanashimasendeshita狐と話しませんでしたkitsune to hanashimasendeshitawith the fox, I talked
Past Plain Positive話したhanashita狐と話したkitsune to hanashitawith the fox, I did’nt talk
Past Plain Negative話せあなかったhanasanakatta狐と話さなかったkitsune to hanasanakattawith the fox, I talked
Potential Polite Positive話せますhanasemasu狐と話せますkitsune to hanasemasuwith the fox, I can talk
Potential Polite Negative話せませんでしたhanasemasendeshita狐と話せませんkitsune to hanasemasendeshitawith the fox, I can not talk
Potential Plain Positive話せるhanaseru狐と話せるkitsune to hanaseruwith the fox, I can talk
Potential Plain Negative話せないhanasenai狐と話せないkitsune to hanasenaiwith the fox, I can’t talk
Volitional Polite Positive話しましょうhanashimashou狐と話しましょうkitsune to hanashimashouwith the fox, let’s talk
Volitional Plain Positive話そうhanasou狐と話そうkitsune to hanasouwith the fox, let’s talk

殺す : korosu

reference

NameJapaneseRomajiJapanese (Example)Romaji (Example)English
Present Polite Positive殺しますkoroshimasu化け物を殺しますbakemono wo koroshimasuthe monster, I kill
Present Polite Negative殺しませんkoroshimasen化け物を殺しませんbakemono wo koroshimasenthe monster, I do not kill
Present Plain Positive殺すkorosu化け物を殺すbakemono wo korosuthe monster, I kill
Present Plain Negative殺さないkorosanai化け物を殺さないbakemono wo korosanaithe monster, I do not kill
Past Polite Positive殺しましたkoroshimashita化け物を殺しましたbakemono wo koroshimashitathe monster, I did kill
Past Polite Negative殺しませんでしたkoroshimasendeshita化け物を殺しませんでしたbakemono wo koroshimasendeshitathe monster, I did not kill
Past Plain Positive殺したkoroshita化け物を殺したbakemono wo koroshitathe monster, I did kill
Past Plain Negative殺さなかったkorosanakatta化け物を殺さなかったbakemono wo korosanakattathe monster, I didn’t kill
Potential Polite Positive殺せますkorosemasu化け物を殺せますbakemono wo korosemasuthe monster, I can kill
Potential Polite Negative殺せませんkorosemasen化け物を殺せませんbakemono wo korosemasenthe monster, I can not kill
Potential Plain Positive殺せるkoroseru化け物を殺せるbakemono wo koroseruthe monster, I can kill
Potential Plain Negative殺せないkorosenai化け物を殺せないbakemono wo korosenaithe monster, I can’t kill
Volitional Polite Positive殺しましょうkoroshimashou化け物を殺しましょうbakemono wo koroshimashouthe monster, let’s kill
Volitional Plain Positive殺そうkorosou化け物を殺そうbakemono wo korosouthe monster, let’s kill

飲む : nomu

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NameJapaneseRomajiJapanese (Example)Romaji (Example)English
Present Polite Positive飲みますnomimasu私は水を飲みますwatashi wa mizu wo nomemasuI drink water
Present Polite Negative飲みませんnomimasen私は水を飲みませんwatashi wa mizu wo nomimasenI do not drink water
Present Plain Positive飲むnomu私は水を飲むwatashi wa mizu wo nomuI drink water
Present Plain Negative飲まないnomanai私は水を飲まないwatashi wa mizu wo nomanaiI don’t drink water
Past Polite Positive飲みましたnomimashita私は水を飲みましたwatashi wa mizu wo nomimashitaI drank water
Past Polite Negative飲みませんでしたnomimasendeshita私は水を飲みませんでしたwatashi wa mizu wo nomimasendeshitaI don’t drank water
Past Plain Positive飲んだnonda私は水を飲んだwatashi wa mizu wo nondaI drank water
Past Plain Negative飲まなかったnomanakatta私は水を飲まなかったwatashi wa mizu wo nomanakattaI did not drank water
Potential Polite Positive飲めますnomemasu私は水を飲めますwatashi wa mizu wo nomemasuI can drink water
Potential Polite Negative飲めませんnomemasen私は水を飲めませんwatashi wa mizu wo nomemasenI can not drink water
Potential Plain Positive飲めるnomeru私は水を飲めるwatashi wa mizu wo nomeruI can drink water
Potential Plain Negative飲めないnomenai私は水を飲めないwatashi wa mizu wo nomenaiI can’t drink water
Volitional Polite Positive飲みましょうnomimashou私は水を飲みましょうwatashi wa mizu wo nomimashoulet’s drink water
Volitional Plain Positive飲もうnomou私は水を飲もうwatashi wa mizu wo nomoulet’s drink water

食べる : taberu

reference

NameJapaneseRomajiJapanese (Example)Romaji (Example)English
Present Polite Positive食べますtabemasu豚カツカレーを食べますtonkatsu karē o tabemasupork curry, I do eat
Present Polite Negative食べませんtabemasen豚カツカレーを食べませんtonkatsu karē o tabemasenpork curry, I do not eat
Present Plain Positive食べるtaberu豚カツカレーを食べるtonkatsu karē o taberupork curry, I do eat
Present Plain Negative食べないtabenai豚カツカレーを食べないtonkatsu karē o tabenaipork curry, I don’t eat
Past Polite Positive食べましたtabemashita豚カツカレーを食べましたtonkatsu karē o tabemashitapork curry, I did eat
Past Polite Negative食べませんでしたtabemasendeshita豚カツカレーを食べませんでしたtonkatsu karē o tabemasendeshitapork curry, I did not eata
Past Plain Positive食べたtabeta豚カツカレーを食べたtonkatsu karē o tabetapork curry, I did eat
Past Plain Negative食べなかったtabenakatta豚カツカレーを食べなかったtonkatsu karē o tabenakattapork curry, I didn’t eat
Potential Polite Positive食べられますtaberaremasu豚カツカレーを食べられますtonkatsu karē o taberaremasupork curry, I can eat
Potential Polite Negative食べられませんtaberaremasen豚カツカレーを食べられませんtonkatsu karē o taberaremasenpork curry, I can not eat
Potential Plain Positive食べられるtaberareru豚カツカレーを食べられるtonkatsu karē o taberarerupork curry, I can eat
Potential Plain Negative食べられないtaberarenai豚カツカレーを食べられないtonkatsu karē o taberarenaipork curry, I can’t eat
Volitional Polite Positive食べましょうtabemashou豚カツカレーを食べましょうtonkatsu karē o tabemashoupork curry, let’s eat
Volitional Plain Positive食べようtabeyou豚カツカレーを食べようtonkatsu karē o tabeyoupork curry, let’s eat

見る : miru

reference

NameJapaneseRomajiJapanese (Example)Romaji (Example)English
Present Polite Positive見ますmimasu飛行機を見ますhigouki o mimasuI do see an airplane
Present Polite Negative見ませんmimasen飛行機を見ませんhigouki o mimasenI do not see airplane
Present Plain Positive見るmiru飛行機を見るhigouki o miruI do see an airplane
Present Plain Negative見ないminai飛行機を見ないhigouki o minaiI dont see an airplane
Past Polite Positive見ましたmimashita飛行機を見ましたhigouki o mimashitaI did see an airplane
Past Polite Negative見ませんでしたmimasendeshita飛行機を見ませんでしたhigouki o mimasendeshitaI did not see an airplane
Past Plain Positive見たmita飛行機を見たhigouki o mitaI did see an airplane
Past Plain Negative見なかったminakatta飛行機を見なかったhigouki o minakattaI didn’t see an airplane
Potential Polite Positive見られますmiraremasu飛行機を見られますhigouki o miraremasuI can see an airplane
Potential Polite Negative見られませんmiraremasen飛行機を見られませんhigouki o miraremasenI can not see an airplane
Potential Plain Positive見られるmirareru飛行機を見られるhigouki o mirareruI can see an airplane
Potential Plain Negative見られないmirarenai飛行機を見られないhigouki o mirarenaiI can’t see an airplane
Volitional Polite Positive見ましょうmimashou飛行機を見ましょうhigouki o mimashoulet’s see an airplane
Volitional Plain Positive見ようmiyou飛行機を見ようhigouki o miyoulet’s see an airplane

vocabulary

week days

KanjiHiraganaRomajiEnglishName
月曜日げつようびgetsuyoubimondaymoon
火曜日かようびkayoubituesdayfire
水曜日すいようびsuiyoubiwednesdaywater
木曜日もくようびmokuyoubithursdaywood
金曜日きんようびkinyoubifridaygold
土曜日どようびdoyoubisaturdayground
日曜日にちようびnichiyoubisundaysun

days / time

KanjiHiraganaRomajiEnglish
今日きょうkyoutoday
明日あしたashitatomorrow
昨日きのうkinouyesterday
明後日あさってasattethe day after tomorrow
一昨日おとといototoithe day before yesterday
今週こんしゅうkonshuuthis week
来週らいしゅうraishuunext week
先週せんしゅうsenshuulast week
週末しゅうまつshuumatsuthe weekend
三連休さんれんきゅうsanrenkyuu3-day weekend
毎日まいにちmainichieveryday
いまimanow
あさasamorning
ひるhirunoon
よるyorunight
なつnatsusummer
はるharusprint
あきakiautumn
ふゆfuruwinter
季節きせつkisetsukisetsu
四季しきshiki4 seasons

colors

KanjiHiraganaRomajiEnglish
くろkuroblack
しろshirowhite
あかakared
みどりmidorigreen
あおaoblue
黄色きいろkiiroyellow
水色みずいろmizuirowater-color
むらさきmurasakipurple
茶色ちゃいろchairobrown ( tea color )
灰色はいいろhaiirogray
金色きんいろkinirogold-color
銀色ぎんいろginirosilver-color
虹色にじいろnijiirorainbowcolor
orenjiorange
pinkupink
紺色konirodeep blue

animals

KanjiHiraganaRomajiEnglish
きつねkitsunefox
ねこnekocat
いぬinudog
ぶたbutapig
うしushicow
たぬきtanukiraccoon
うさぎusagirabbit
かえるkaerufrog
さかなsakanafish
たこtakooctopus
蜘蛛くもkumospider
たかtakahawk, falcon

food

KanjiHiraganaRomajiEnglish
にくnikumeat
ご飯ごはんgohancooked rice
牛乳ぎゅうにゅうgyuunyuumilk
西瓜すいかsuikawatermelon
林檎りんごringoapple
gohanrice

noun

KanjiHiraganaRomajiEnglish
つきtsukimoon
hifire
みずmizuwater
kiwood
きんkingold
つちtsuchiearth (soil)
にちnichisun
ぎんginsilver
てつtetsuiron
そらsorasky
かぜkazewind
かげkageshadow
ひかりhikarilight
込むこむkomucloud
異世界いせかいisekaiworld
はなhanaflower
花火はなびhanabifireworks
やいばyaibablade
鬼滅きめつkimetsudemon slayer
おにonidemon
ゆきyukisnow
祭りまつりmatsurifestival
旅行りょこうryokoutrip
食べ物たべものtabemonofood
飲み物のみものnomimonobeverage
くるまkurumacar
飛行機ひこうきhigoukiairplane
かさkasaumbrella
くつくつkutsushoe
帽子ぼうしboushihat
化け物ばけものbakemonomonster
くすりkusurimedicine
薬屋くすりやkusuriyadrugstore
basuteibustop

adjective

KanjiHiraganaRomajiEnglish
寒いさむいsamuicold
熱いあついatsuihot
美味しいおいしいoishiitasty
優しいやさしいyasashiigentle

Verbs

KanjiHiraganaRomajiEnglish
tsukarerube tired