Learning Japanese can be a challenging but rewarding experience. As you reach the B1 level, your vocabulary and comprehension skills need to be significantly expanded to handle more complex conversations and texts. To help you on this journey, we have compiled a list of 50 essential words that you need to know at the B1 level in Japanese. These words are crucial for everyday communication and will help you better understand the language and culture.
1. **ๅฎถ (ใใ – ie)** – House
– Example: ็งใฎๅฎถใฏๅคงใใใงใ (ใใใใฎใใใฏใใใใใงใ – My house is big).
2. **ไปไบ (ใใใจ – shigoto)** – Work, Job
– Example: ๅฝผใฏๆฐใใไปไบใๅงใใพใใ (ใใใฏใใใใใใใใจใใฏใใใพใใ – He started a new job).
3. **ๅญฆๆ ก (ใใฃใใ – gakkou)** – School
– Example: ๅญไพใใกใฏๅญฆๆ กใซ่กใฃใฆใใพใ (ใใฉใใใกใฏใใฃใใใซใใฃใฆใใพใ – The children are going to school).
4. **ๅบ (ใฟใ – mise)** – Shop, Store
– Example: ใใฎๅบใฏไฝๆใซ้ใใพใใ๏ผ (ใใฎใฟใใฏใชใใใซใฒใใใพใใ๏ผ – What time does this shop open?).
5. **้ง
(ใใ – eki)** – Station
– Example: ้ง
ใพใงใฎ้ใๆใใฆใใ ใใ (ใใใพใงใฎใฟใกใใใใใฆใใ ใใ – Please tell me the way to the station).
6. **ไป (ใใพ – ima)** – Now
– Example: ไปไฝๆใงใใ๏ผ (ใใพใชใใใงใใ๏ผ – What time is it now?).
7. **ไปๆฅ (ใใใ – kyou)** – Today
– Example: ไปๆฅใฎๅคฉๆฐใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ (ใใใใฎใฆใใใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ – How is the weather today?).
8. **ๆจๆฅ (ใใฎใ – kinou)** – Yesterday
– Example: ๆจๆฅใฎใใผใใฃใผใฏๆฅฝใใใฃใใงใ (ใใฎใใฎใใผใใฃใผใฏใใฎใใใฃใใงใ – Yesterdayโs party was fun).
9. **ๆๆฅ (ใใใ – ashita)** – Tomorrow
– Example: ๆๆฅใฏไปไบใใใใพใ (ใใใใฏใใใจใใใใพใ – I have work tomorrow).
10. **้ฑๆซ (ใใ
ใใพใค – shuumatsu)** – Weekend
– Example: ้ฑๆซใซๆ ็ปใ่ฆใซ่กใใพใใใ (ใใ
ใใพใคใซใใใใใฟใซใใใพใใใ – Let’s go watch a movie on the weekend).
11. **ๅ้ (ใจใใ ใก – tomodachi)** – Friend
– Example: ๅฝผใฏ็งใฎๅ้ใงใ (ใใใฏใใใใฎใจใใ ใกใงใ – He is my friend).
12. **ๅฎถๆ (ใใใ – kazoku)** – Family
– Example: ๅฎถๆใจไธ็ทใซๆ
่กใใพใ (ใใใใจใใฃใใใซใใใใใใพใ – I am traveling with my family).
13. **ๅ
็ (ใใใใ – sensei)** – Teacher
– Example: ๅฝผๅฅณใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๅ
็ใงใ (ใใฎใใใฏใซใปใใใฎใใใใใงใ – She is a Japanese teacher).
14. **ๅญฆ็ (ใใใใ – gakusei)** – Student
– Example: ็งใฏๅคงๅญฆใฎๅญฆ็ใงใ (ใใใใฏใ ใใใใฎใใใใใงใ – I am a university student).
15. **ไธๅธ (ใใใใ – joushi)** – Boss
– Example: ไธๅธใซๅ ฑๅใใพใ (ใใใใใซใปใใใใใพใ – I will report to my boss).
16. **้ฃในใ (ใในใ – taberu)** – To eat
– Example: ๆผใใฏใใ้ฃในใพใใใ๏ผ (ใฒใใใฏใใใในใพใใใ๏ผ – Did you eat lunch?).
17. **้ฃฒใ (ใฎใ – nomu)** – To drink
– Example: ใณใผใใผใ้ฃฒใฟใพใ (ใณใผใใผใใฎใฟใพใ – I drink coffee).
18. **่ชญใ (ใใ – yomu)** – To read
– Example: ๆฌใ่ชญใฟใพใ (ใปใใใใฟใพใ – I read books).
19. **ๆธใ (ใใ – kaku)** – To write
– Example: ๆ็ดใๆธใใพใ (ใฆใใฟใใใใพใ – I write letters).
20. **้ใถ (ใใใถ – asobu)** – To play
– Example: ๅ
ฌๅใง้ใณใพใ (ใใใใใงใใใณใพใ – I play at the park).
21. **ๅฌใใ (ใใใใ – ureshii)** – Happy
– Example: ๅฌใใๆฐๆใกใงใ (ใใใใใใใกใงใ – I feel happy).
22. **ๆฒใใ (ใใชใใ – kanashii)** – Sad
– Example: ๆฒใใใใฅใผในใงใ (ใใชใใใใฅใผในใงใ – Itโs sad news).
23. **ๆใ (ใใใ – kowai)** – Scary
– Example: ๆใๆ ็ปใ่ฆใพใใ (ใใใใใใใใฟใพใใ – I watched a scary movie).
24. **ๆใ (ใใใ – okoru)** – To get angry
– Example: ๅฝผใฏๆใฃใฆใใพใ (ใใใฏใใใฃใฆใใพใ – He is angry).
25. **้ฉใ (ใใฉใใ – odoroku)** – To be surprised
– Example: ๅฝผๅฅณใฎ่ฉฑใซ้ฉใใพใใ (ใใฎใใใฎใฏใชใใซใใฉใใใพใใ – I was surprised by her story).
26. **ไฝ (ใใใ – karada)** – Body
– Example: ไฝใฎ่ชฟๅญใใใใงใ (ใใใ ใฎใกใใใใใใใงใ – My body feels good).
27. **้ ญ (ใใใพ – atama)** – Head
– Example: ้ ญใ็ใใงใ (ใใใพใใใใใงใ – I have a headache).
28. **็ฎ (ใ – me)** – Eye
– Example: ็ฎใใใใใงใ (ใใใใใใงใ – My eyes are itchy).
29. **่ณ (ใฟใฟ – mimi)** – Ear
– Example: ่ณใ่ใใใพใใ (ใฟใฟใใใใใพใใ – I canโt hear with my ears).
30. **ๅฃ (ใใก – kuchi)** – Mouth
– Example: ๅฃใ้ใใฆใใ ใใ (ใใกใใจใใฆใใ ใใ – Please close your mouth).
31. **ๅฐๅณ (ใกใ – chizu)** – Map
– Example: ๅฐๅณใ่ฆใฆใใ ใใ (ใกใใใฟใฆใใ ใใ – Please look at the map).
32. **้ (ใฟใก – michi)** – Road, Path
– Example: ใใฎ้ใใพใฃใใ่กใฃใฆใใ ใใ (ใใฎใฟใกใใพใฃใใใใฃใฆใใ ใใ – Please go straight on this road).
33. **็ฉบๆธฏ (ใใใใ – kuukou)** – Airport
– Example: ็ฉบๆธฏใซ่กใใใใงใ (ใใใใใซใใใใใงใ – I want to go to the airport).
34. **ใใใซ (ใใใซ – hoteru)** – Hotel
– Example: ไบ็ดใใใใใซ (ใใใใใใใใซ – The hotel I reserved).
35. **ๅฐไธ้ (ใกใใฆใค – chikatetsu)** – Subway
– Example: ๅฐไธ้ใๅฉ็จใใพใ (ใกใใฆใคใใใใใใพใ – I use the subway).
36. **ใ้ (ใใใญ – okane)** – Money
– Example: ใ้ใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ๏ผ (ใใใญใใใฃใฆใใพใใ๏ผ – Do you have money?).
37. **่ฒทใ (ใใ – kau)** – To buy
– Example: ไฝใ่ฒทใใพใใ๏ผ (ใชใซใใใใพใใ๏ผ – What will you buy?).
38. **ๅฃฒใ (ใใ – uru)** – To sell
– Example: ๅฝผใฏ่ปใๅฃฒใใพใใ (ใใใฏใใใพใใใใพใใ – He sold his car).
39. **ๅคๆฎต (ใญใ ใ – nedan)** – Price
– Example: ใใฎใทใฃใใฎๅคๆฎตใฏใใใใงใใ๏ผ (ใใฎใทใฃใใฎใญใ ใใฏใใใใงใใ๏ผ – How much is this shirt?).
40. **ๅบๅก (ใฆใใใ – ten’in)** – Shop assistant
– Example: ๅบๅกใซ่ใใฆใฟใพใใใ (ใฆใใใใซใใใฆใฟใพใใใ – Letโs ask the shop assistant).
41. **ๅคฉๆฐ (ใฆใใ – tenki)** – Weather
– Example: ไปๆฅใฎๅคฉๆฐใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ (ใใใใฎใฆใใใฏใฉใใงใใ๏ผ – How is the weather today?).
42. **้จ (ใใ – ame)** – Rain
– Example: ้จใ้ใฃใฆใใพใ (ใใใใตใฃใฆใใพใ – It is raining).
43. **ๆดใ (ใฏใ – hare)** – Sunny
– Example: ๆๆฅใฏๆดใใงใ (ใใใใฏใฏใใงใ – It will be sunny tomorrow).
44. **้ขจ (ใใ – kaze)** – Wind
– Example: ้ขจใๅผทใใงใ (ใใใใคใใใงใ – The wind is strong).
45. **้ช (ใใ – yuki)** – Snow
– Example: ้ชใ้ใใพใใ (ใใใใตใใพใใ – It snowed).
46. **ๆ็ (ใใใใ – ryouri)** – Cuisine, Cooking
– Example: ๆฅๆฌๆ็ใๅฅฝใใงใ (ใซใปใใใใใใใใใงใ – I like Japanese cuisine).
47. **ๆ็ฉ (ใใ ใใฎ – kudamono)** – Fruit
– Example: ใใฎๆ็ฉใฏ็ใใงใ (ใใฎใใ ใใฎใฏใใพใใงใ – This fruit is sweet).
48. **้่ (ใใใ – yasai)** – Vegetable
– Example: ้่ใ้ฃในใใฎใๅฅฝใใงใ (ใใใใใในใใฎใใใใงใ – I like eating vegetables).
49. **ๆฐด (ใฟใ – mizu)** – Water
– Example: ๆฐดใใใ ใใ (ใฟใใใใ ใใ – Please give me water).
50. **ใ่ถ (ใใกใ – ocha)** – Tea
– Example: ใ่ถใ้ฃฒใฟใพใ (ใใกใใใฎใฟใพใ – I drink tea).
These 50 words are integral to mastering Japanese at the B1 level. By incorporating them into your daily practice, you will find it easier to understand conversations, read texts, and communicate effectively. Remember, consistent practice and exposure to the language are key to achieving fluency. Happy learning!
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