Japanese Vocabulary: Common Nouns in Japanese

Unlock your Japanese language skills with essential common nouns for everyday conversation.

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Vocabulary List

English Japanese Pronunciation
time
時間
person
year
day
thing
man
男性
world
世界
life
人生
hand
child
子供
eye
woman
女性
place
場所
work
仕事
week
government
政府
company
会社
number
group
グループ
problem
問題
fact
事実

Cultural Insight: Common Nouns in Japanese

In Japanese, common nouns do not have plural forms like in English. Instead, the context or specific particles are used to indicate whether something is singular or plural. So, for example, ‘book’ can mean ‘book’ or ‘books’ depending on the context.

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