Japanese for Kids - First 100 Essential Words
100 flashcards · Beginner · Language Learning
The first Japanese words every child learns — family, body, numbers, colors, food, animals, everyday objects, actions, and nature — each with natural Japanese, romaji pronunciation, a simple example sentence, and native-speaker audio.
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お母さん
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Family
Mother / Mom
お母さん
Pronunciation
okāsan
What you'll learn
- Japanese words for family members and the body
- Numbers one to ten and everyday colors
- Common foods, animals, and everyday objects
- Simple action verbs such as eat, drink, walk, read, and go
- Nature and weather words like tree, flower, sky, rain, and snow
- Correct pronunciation from native-speaker audio on every card
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Family · 10
- お母さん/ okāsan /
- Mother / Mom
- お父さん/ otōsan /
- Father / Dad
- お姉さん/ onēsan /
- Older sister
- お兄さん/ onīsan /
- Older brother
- 妹/ imōto /
- Younger sister
- 弟/ otōto /
- Younger brother
- おばあさん/ obāsan /
- Grandmother
- おじいさん/ ojīsan /
- Grandfather
- 赤ちゃん/ akachan /
- Baby
- 家族/ kazoku /
- Family
Body · 13
- 目/ me /
- Eye
- 手/ te /
- Hand
- 口/ kuchi /
- Mouth
- 耳/ mimi /
- Ear
- 鼻/ hana /
- Nose
- 足/ ashi /
- Foot / Leg
- 頭/ atama /
- Head
- 歯/ ha /
- Tooth
- 髪/ kami /
- Hair
- おなか/ onaka /
- Belly / Tummy
- 顔/ kao /
- Face
- 指/ yubi /
- Finger
- 首/ kubi /
- Neck
Numbers · 10
- 一/ ichi /
- One
- 二/ ni /
- Two
- 三/ san /
- Three
- 四/ yon /
- Four
- 五/ go /
- Five
- 六/ roku /
- Six
- 七/ nana /
- Seven
- 八/ hachi /
- Eight
- 九/ kyū /
- Nine
- 十/ jū /
- Ten
Colors · 9
- 赤/ aka /
- Red
- 青/ ao /
- Blue
- 黄色/ kiiro /
- Yellow
- 緑/ midori /
- Green
- 白/ shiro /
- White
- 黒/ kuro /
- Black
- ピンク/ pinku /
- Pink
- 茶色/ chairo /
- Brown
- 紫/ murasaki /
- Purple
Food · 12
- ご飯/ gohan /
- Rice / Cooked meal
- パン/ pan /
- Bread
- 水/ mizu /
- Water
- 牛乳/ gyūnyū /
- Milk
- りんご/ ringo /
- Apple
- たまご/ tamago /
- Egg
- おかし/ okashi /
- Sweets / Snacks
- バナナ/ banana /
- Banana
- みかん/ mikan /
- Mandarin orange
- お茶/ ocha /
- Tea
- 肉/ niku /
- Meat
- 野菜/ yasai /
- Vegetables
Animals · 12
- 犬/ inu /
- Dog
- 猫/ neko /
- Cat
- 鳥/ tori /
- Bird
- 魚/ sakana /
- Fish
- 馬/ uma /
- Horse
- うさぎ/ usagi /
- Rabbit
- ぞう/ zō /
- Elephant
- ひつじ/ hitsuji /
- Sheep
- ぶた/ buta /
- Pig
- ライオン/ raion /
- Lion
- くま/ kuma /
- Bear
- さる/ saru /
- Monkey
Everyday Objects · 11
- 本/ hon /
- Book
- 車/ kuruma /
- Car
- 家/ ie /
- House / Home
- くつ/ kutsu /
- Shoes
- ぼうし/ bōshi /
- Hat / Cap
- ボール/ bōru /
- Ball
- ふく/ fuku /
- Clothes
- コップ/ koppu /
- Cup
- とけい/ tokei /
- Clock / Watch
- かばん/ kaban /
- Bag
- いす/ isu /
- Chair
Actions · 13
- 食べる/ taberu /
- To eat
- 飲む/ nomu /
- To drink
- 見る/ miru /
- To see / To watch
- 行く/ iku /
- To go
- 来る/ kuru /
- To come
- 寝る/ neru /
- To sleep
- 遊ぶ/ asobu /
- To play
- 起きる/ okiru /
- To wake up / To get up
- 歩く/ aruku /
- To walk
- 走る/ hashiru /
- To run
- 読む/ yomu /
- To read
- 書く/ kaku /
- To write
- 話す/ hanasu /
- To speak / To talk
Nature · 10
- 木/ ki /
- Tree
- 花/ hana /
- Flower
- 空/ sora /
- Sky
- 月/ tsuki /
- Moon
- 星/ hoshi /
- Star
- 山/ yama /
- Mountain
- 雨/ ame /
- Rain
- 川/ kawa /
- River
- 海/ umi /
- Sea / Ocean
- 雪/ yuki /
- Snow
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