By Lymi

Core Japanese Words

Build a first Japanese vocabulary for simple sentences about people, places, routines, and what you do each day.

Japanese62 cards

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  • People

    大人

    adult

  • Places

    company / workplace

    会社

  • Everyday actions

    飲む

    to drink

  • Things around you

    weather

    天気

  • Describe things

    大きい

    big / large

What’s inside

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You start with People, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: People

    Start here10 cards
  2. Section 2: Places

    10 cards
  3. Section 3: Time and routine

    10 cards
  4. Section 4: Everyday actions

    12 cards
  5. Section 5: Things around you

    10 cards
  6. Section 6: Describe things

    10 cards
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All 62 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1People10 cards

人
person
友達
friend
先生
teacher
学生
student
子ども
child
大人
adult
母
my mother
父
my father
兄
my older brother
姉
my older sister

2Places10 cards

家
home / house
学校
school
店
shop / store
公園
park
図書館
library
病院
hospital
会社
company / workplace
部屋
room
町
town
近く
nearby / vicinity

3Time and routine10 cards

今日
today
明日
tomorrow
昨日
yesterday
朝
morning
昼
daytime / noon
夜
night / evening
今
now
毎日
every day
週末
weekend
時間
time / hours

4Everyday actions12 cards

行く
to go
来る
to come
帰る
to go home / return
食べる
to eat
飲む
to drink
見る
to see / watch
聞く
to listen / ask
話す
to speak / talk
読む
to read
書く
to write
買う
to buy
作る
to make

5Things around you10 cards

水
water
お茶
tea
ご飯
cooked rice / meal
本
book
音楽
music
映画
film / movie
写真
photograph
電話
telephone / phone call
名前
name
天気
weather

6Describe things10 cards

大きい
big / large
小さい
small
新しい
new
古い
old (thing)
早い
early
遅い
late / slow
暑い
hot (weather)
寒い
cold (weather)
楽しい
fun / enjoyable
難しい
difficult

How it works

  1. Add the deck

    Sign in with Google and it joins your Library, free.

  2. Recall, then turn it over

    Try to remember the answer before you look. Try it on the cards here: they’re from all over the deck.

  3. Review a few minutes a day

    Choose how many cards a day. Lymi brings each one back right before you’d forget it.

People

姉

Published September 25, 2026