Grammar
Kanji
Translation
Culture/Customs
ITS ALL RELATIVE
100

The particle used to mark the topic of a sentence.  

What is は?

100

What is はな(Flower)?

100

I drink water

What is わたしはみずをのみます?

100

Instead of handshakes, Japanese people do this.

What is bowing?

100

The capital of Japan.

What is Tokyo?

200

The negative form of いく (to go)

What is いかない?

200

What is (ひ/にち/day)?

200

えきはどこですか?

Where is the train station?

200

This traditional clothing is worn at festivals and formal events.  

What is a kimono (きもの)?

200

The currency used in Japan.  

What is yen (えん)?

300

This form is used to connect sentences, make requests, and talk about ongoing actions

What is て-form?

300

電話

What is でんわ/phone?

300

行きたくなかった

What is I did not want to go?

300

This is what you do when you first arrive at a Japanese person's house.

What is take your shoes off?

300

This is the most common way to say “cheers” when drinking.  

What is かんぱい?

400

The te-form of the verb “たべる.”

What is たべて?

400

学校

What is がっこう/school?

400

It might rain tomorrow

明日、雨が 降るかもしれない。

400

This Japanese holiday in spring celebrates cherry blossoms.  

What is Hanami (はなみ)?

400

This is Japan’s national sport.  

What is sumo?

500

This is used at the end of the sentence to say ”maybe/might"

What is かもしれない?

500

勉強

What is べんきょう/study?

500

I like studying Japanese

What is にほんごをべんきょうするのがすきです?

500

The traditional clothing worn at summer festivals.  

What is a yukata?

500

Mount Fuji is called this in Japanese.

What is ふじさん?