Hiragana
Katakana
Greetings and Phrases
Common Nouns
Verbs and Actions
100

This hiragana character represents the sound "a".

100

 This katakana character represents the sound "ta"

100

A common short greeting meaning "hello" used during the day.

こんにちは

100

The Japanese word for "water"

みず or 水

100

The verb meaning "to eat" (dictionary form)

たべる

200

Write the hiragana for the syllable "ka"

200

Write the katakana for "ke"

200

The phrase meaning "thank you"

ありがとう

200

 The word for "school"

がっこう

200

The verb meaning "to go"

いく

300

Which hiragana represents the sound "shi"?

300

Which katakana represents the sound "fu"?

300

How do you say "Good morning" in Japanese?

おはようございます or casual おはよう

300

The word for "friend"

ともだち or 友達

300

The verb meaning "to drink"

のむ

400

Give the hiragana characters for the syllables in the word "sakura"

さ く ら

400

Transcribe the English loanword "coffee" (kōhī) into katakana.

コーヒー

400

Translate: "Excuse me / I'm sorry" (polite, often used when apologizing)

すみません

400

 Give the Japanese word for "teacher"

せんせい

400

Conjugate the verb "to study" (べんきょうする) into the -masu polite present form.

べんきょうします

500

 Transcribe into hiragana: "miru" (to see)

みる

500

Transcribe "computer" (konpyūta) into katakana.

コンピューター

500

Translate the phrase "How are you?" and give a common reply meaning "I'm fine, thank you."

「お元気ですか?」 — reply: 「元気です、ありがとう。」

500

Translate "library" into Japanese

としょかん

500

Provide the te-form of "to come" (くる)

きて

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