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Japanese Vocabulary - City
Hello Japanese learners,
➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful vocabulary related to the City in Japanese.
In this lesson, we will be learning about Japanese vocabulary related to cities. This includes words for different buildings, structures, and places found in urban areas, as well as words related to urban life and activities. By the end of this lesson, you should have a better understanding of the Japanese language and be able to communicate about cities and urban life more effectively.
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Happy learning! 😊
Words
| English | Japanese (日本語) | Japanese (Rōmaji) |
|---|---|---|
| advocate | 弁護士 | bengo-shi |
| architect | 建築家 | kenchikuka |
| art gallery | ギャラリー | gyararii |
| avenue, boulevard | 大通り | oodoori |
| bank | 銀行 | ginkō |
| banknote, bill | 紙幣 - しへい , 札 - さつ | shihei, satsu |
| blackboard | 黒板 | kokuban |
| book | 本 | hon |
| bookshop, bookstore | 本屋 | hon-ya |
| Buddhist monk | 僧侶 | sōryo |
| Buddhist temple | 寺 - てら | tera, (ji) |
| butcher | 肉屋 | niku-ya |
| castle | 城 | shiro |
| cheap | 安い | yasui |
| Chrétien | キリスト教徒 | Kirisuto-kyōto |
| church | 教会 | kyō-kai |
| city/town hall | 市役所 | shiyakusho |
| classroom | 教室 | kyōshitsu |
| coffee house, tea house | 喫茶店 | kissaten |
| coin | 硬貨 - こうか , 玉 - たま | kōka, tama |
| convenience store | コンビニ | konbini |
| cook, "chef" | 料理番 | ryōriban |
| credit card | クレジットカード | kurejito-kaado |
| cross | 十字架 | juu-jika |
| customer | クライアント | kuraianto |
| detective | 探偵 | tantei |
| dictionary | 辞書 | ji-sho |
| disco | ディスコ | disuko |
| Disneyland | ディズニーランド | Dizuni-rando |
| Dollar | ドル | Doru |
| elementary school | 小学校 | shō-gakkō |
| Euro | ユーロ | Yuuro |
| exhibition | 展覧会 | tenrankai |
| expensive | 高い | takai |
| factory | 工場 | kōjō |
| family restaurant | ファミレス | famiresu |
| fishmonger's | 魚屋 | sakana-ya |
| free | 無料 , 只 - ただ | muryō, tada |
| ghost | 亡霊 - ぼうれい | bōrei |
| grave, tomb | 墓 - はか | haka |
| graveyard, cemetery | 墓地 | bo-chi |
| greengrocer's | 八百屋 | yao-ya |
| homeless person | ホームレス | hōmu-resu |
| hotel | ホテル | hoteru |
| Japanese pub | 居酒屋 | izakaya |
| Jew | ユダヤ教徒 | Yudaya-kyōto |
| journalist, reporter | 記者 | ki-sha |
| judge | 裁判官 | saibankan |
| junior school | 中学校 | chuu-gakkō |
| library | 図書館 | tosho-kan |
| manager, boss | 社長 | shachō |
| market | 市場 | ichiba |
| master, teacher | 先生 , 教師 | sensei, kyōshi |
| mayor | 市長 | shi-chō |
| money | 金 , お金 | kane, o-kane |
| Muslim | イスラム教徒 | Isuramu-kyōto |
| newspaper | 新聞 | shin-bun |
| nursery school | 幼稚園 | yōchien |
| office | オフィス | ofisu |
| palace | 宮殿 | kyuuden |
| paying | 有料 | yuuryō |
| police | 警察 | keisatsu |
| police box | 交番 | kōban |
| police station | 警察署 | keisatsu-sho |
| price, cost | 値段 | nedan |
| prison, jail | 刑務所 | keimusho |
| prostitute | 売春婦 | baishunfu |
| provider | 納入業者 | nōnyuu-gyōsha |
| public square | 広場 | hiroba |
| restaurant | レストラン | resutoran |
| safe | 金庫 - きんこ | kin-ko |
| scholar | 生徒 | seito |
| school | 学校 | gakkō |
| secretary | 秘書 | hisho |
| senior high school | 高校 | kōkō |
| Shinto priest | 神官 | shinkan |
| Shinto shrine | 神社 , 神殿 | jinja, shinden |
| shop, store | 店 - みせ | mise |
| singer | 歌手 | ka-shu |
| stationer's | 文房具屋 | bunbōgu-ya |
| street | 通り | doori |
| student | 学生 | gaku sei |
| supermarket | スーパーマーケット | suupaa-maaketo |
| synagogue | シナゴーグ | shinagōgu |
| university | 大学 | daigaku |
| village | 村 | mura |
| worker | 工員 | kōin |
| Yen | 円 | En |