English-Japanese dictionary of Romaji Nihongo Happy-go-lucky file 03 |
Verbs are shown by purple. Both masu-form and dictionary form are shown, and the
masu-form is more polite.
Adjectives are shown by orange.
Particles are shown by green.
Other parts of speech are omitted so as not to confuse you.
The translated words are carefully chosen to be appropriate to the context
of original sentences on the "Romaji Nihongo Happy-go-lucky".
In case a word appears first in this article, the small category or the
tytle is omitted in the table bellow.
The tytle of this article: <Beyond the language barrier>
English | Romaji | Hiragana Katakana |
Kanji |
first appeared in which content |
small category |
one point advice |
beyond |
-no mukoo ni, e, de, no -o koete |
〜の むこう に、へ、で、 の 〜を こえて |
〜の 向こう 〜を 超えて |
home | beyond the language barrier |
It is fun to put your own words after this word! |
language | gengo, kotoba |
げんご ことば |
言語 言葉 |
home | ||
barrier | saku shoogai kyookai booheki |
さく しょうがい きょうかい ぼうへき |
柵 障害、 境界 防壁 |
home | language barrier: kotoba no kabe |
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site | saito | サイト | home | |||
set up | seturitsushimasu setsuritusuru |
せつりつしま す | 設立します | home | ||
in order to- | (Noun)no tameni (verb-dictionary form) tameni |
-の ために -ために |
home |
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put a subsidiary meaning | hojoteki na imi o ataerutameni |
ほじょてきな いみ を あたえるために |
補助的な意味を与えるために | home |
Collocation is very important factor. Avoid any literal translation at any time. This is a challenge of this blog. |
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role | yakuwari yakume |
やくわり やくめ |
役割 役目 |
home |
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main | omona | おもな | 主な | home | ||
HP | hoomu peeji |
ホームページ | home | |||
work | hatarakimasu hataraku |
はたらきます はたらく |
働きます 働く |
home | I work in a car company. : Watashi wa kuruma no kaisha de hataraiteimasu. I have been working in TOYOTA since 1980. : Watashi wa TOYOTA de 1980nen kara zutto hataraitekimashita. I will work at a flower shop from next week.: Watashi wa raishuu kara hanaya de hatarakimasu. work as a noun: shigoto |
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teacher | kyooshi | きょうし | 教師 | home | used as a name of job When you talk about a person who is a teacher, this word is used like "Ano sensei wa yasashii", which means "That teacher is kind". When you call a teacher, "Sensee" is used. "Sensee, ohayoogozaimasu": Good morning, teacher. sensee <- sensei |
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abroad | gaikoku | がいこく | 外国 | home | foreiner: gaikokujin (shorten word: gaijin) |
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20 years | nijuu nen | にじゅうねん | 二十年 | home | for the last 20 years: kako nijuunen kan 〜nen : counters |
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many | ookuno takusanno |
おおくの たくさんの |
多くの |
home | There's no distinction between many and much in Japanese. | |
people | hitobito | ひとびと | 人々 | home | ||
know | shirimasu shiru |
しります しる |
知ります 知る |
home | I know that. : (Watashi wa) sore o shitteimasu. I don't know. (Watashi wa) shirimasen. I understand.: Wakarimasu. I don't understand.: Wakarimasen. |
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how much | ikura donogurai donokurai |
いくら どのぐらい どのくらい |
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spend | tsukaimasu tsukau tsuiyashimasu tsuiyasu |
つかいます つかう ついやします ついやす |
使います 使う 費やします 費やす |
home | spend time/money I spent a week in Japan.: Nihon de isshuukan sugoshimashita. |
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money | okane | おかね | お金 | home | ||
for | (time duration) +kan no tame ni ( for the benefit) (because) |
-かん -の ために |
-間 -の為に |
home | for 1 year : ichinen kan for you : anata no tameni because of traffic jam: kootsuu juutai no tameni |
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Japanese Language Teaching | nihongo kyooiku <-kyouiku |
にほんごきょ うい く | 日本語教育 | home | ||
foreign language | gaikokugo | がいこくご | 外国語 | home | ||
from | -kara | から | home | |||
ODA | seefu kaihatsu enjo | せいふ かい は つ えんじ ょ | 政府開発援助 | home | NPO: hi eeri dantai/hi eeri soshiki eeri <-eiri |
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budget | yosan | よさん | 予算 | home | ||
private company | hi joojo gaisha | ひじょうじょう が いしゃ | 非上場会社 | home | public company: joojoo gaisha "Kaisha"is changed to "gaisha", where some another word is put before it. |
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ordinary | ippan no | いっぱんの | 一般の | home | ||
citizen | shimin | しみん | 市民 | home | ||
contribution | kooken <-kouken |
こうけん | 貢献 | home | verb: kooken shimasu/kooken suru | |
efficient | kookatekina <-koukatekina |
こうかてきな | 効果的な | home | ||
at a low price | yasuku | やすく | 安く | home | cheep: yasui expensive: takai I bought it at a high price: Watashi wa sore o takaku kaimashita. You can easily make an adverb, following this way. Just remove "i" and add "ku" for the i-adjectives. |
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toward for |
-ni taishite | に たいして | -に対して | home | My feelings toward him have not changed.: Watahino kare ni taisuru kimochi wa kawatteimasen. 3-6: san tai roku ( in a vote or a game) the game between A and B: A tai B no shiai |
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learn | manabimasu manabu |
まなびます まなぶ |
学びます 学ぶ |
home | The meaning of "study" and this word have the same core meaning, so you can say "benkyooshimasu" instead, in many cases. I study 5 hours a day.: "benkyooshimasu" is better. Search example sentences for more info. |
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want to do | -tai desu -tai |
-たいです -たい |
home | This word is treated as an i-adjective. | ||
after | -no ato (ni, de) -go (ni, de) |
-の あと (に、で) -ご (に、で) |
-の後(に、で) -後 (に、で) |
home | after breakfast: chooshoku no ato/chooshoku go |
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3.11 | san ichi ichi | さん いち いち | home |
A special date of big accident is read each number individually. 9.11: kyuu ichi ichi |
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confront be confornted with |
-to/ni mukaiaimasu -to/ni mukaiau -ni chokumenshimasu -ni chokumensuru |
-と/にむか いあいます -と/にむか いあう -にちょくめん します -にちょくめ んする |
-と/に向かい 合います -と/に向かい 合う -に直面しま す -に直面する |
home | ||
great | idaina ookina/ookii |
idaina ookina/ookii |
偉大な 大きな/大き い |
home | Edison is great.: Ejison wa idaidesu. a big bag: ookii/ookina kaban |
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difficulty | konnan mondai |
こんなん もんだい |
困難 問題 |
home | ||
reconsruction | saiken fukkoo |
さいけん ふっこう |
再建 復興 |
home | ||
devastated | areta/koohaishita | あれた こうはいした |
荒れた 荒廃した |
home | Please look up other meanings in your dictionary in any case. |
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land | riku kuni, kokudo tochi jimen |
りく くに、こくど とち じめん |
陸 国、国土 土地 地面 |
home |
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town | machi | まち | 町、街 | home |
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life | seekatsu <-seikatsu | せいかつ | 生活 | home | Food is necessary for life. : seemei <-seimei Life is long. : Jinsee(jinsei) wa nagai. country life : inaka no seekatsu (seikatsu) |
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victim | giseesha <-giseisha higaisha |
ぎせいしゃ ひがいしゃ |
犠牲者 被害者 |
home | yoogisha : a suspect hanzaisha : a criminal |
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earthquake | jishin | じしん | 地震 | home | honomym: self-confidence 自信 (じしん) my own personal opinion わたし じしん 自身 の いけん |
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tsumami | tsunami |
つなみ | 津波 | home | the great Hanshin Earthquake : Hanshin Awaji Daishinsai (1995,
Japan) the Great East Japan Earthquake : Higashi Nihon Daishinsa (2011, Japan) |
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nuclear | kaku no genshiryoku no kakuheeki <- kakuheiki |
かく (の) げんしりょく (の) かくへいき |
核(の) 原子力(の) 核兵器 |
home | a nuclear power plant : genshiryoku hatsuden sho | |
Fukushima | ふくしま | 福島 | home | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Prefecture | ||
how | donoyooni <-donoyouni doregurai |
どのように どれぐらい |
home | How much is this? : Kore wa ikura desuka. How are you? : (O)genki desuka. |
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world | sekai | せかい | 世界 | home | ||
build | -o tatemasu tateru -o kensetsushimasu kensetsusuru |
-をたてます をたてる -をけんせつ します をけんせつ する |
-を建てます を建てる -を建設します を建設する |
home | build a house : ie o tatemasu |
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peaceful | heewana <-heiwana odayakana |
へいわな おだやかな |
平和な 穏やかな |
home | the peaceful use of nuclear energy : genshiryoku no heiwatekina riyoo Or you can say kaku no heiwariyoo. riyoo <-riyou |
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sustainable | jizokukanoona <- jizokukanouna |
じぞく かのう な | 持続 可能な | home | ||
society | shakai | しゃかい | 社会 | home | kaisha かいしゃ 会社 a company shakai しゃかい 社会 a society |