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Triskelion 6 >>Japanese Reference - Katakana / Hiragana Chart

Sunday
nichiyoobi
Monday
getsuyoobi
Tuesday
kayoobi
Wednesday
suiyoobi
Thursday
mokuyoobi
Friday
kin'yoobi
Saturday
doyoobi
Nichiyobi

'Sun day'
Getsuyobi

'Moon day'
Kayobi

'Fire day'
Suiyobi

すいようび
'Water day'
Mokuyobi

'Wood day'
Kin'yobi

'Gold day'
Doyobi

'Earth day'
1
tsuitachi
2
futsuka
3
mikka
4
yokka
5
itsuka
6
muika
7
nanoka
8
yooka
9
kokonoka
10
tooka
11
juichi-nichi
12
juni-nichi
13
jusan-nichi
14
juuyoka
15
jugo-nichi
16
juroku-nichi
17
junana-nichi
18
juhatchi-nichi
19
jukyu-nichi
20
hatsuka
21
nijuichi-nichi
22
nijuni-nichi
23
nijusan-nichi
24
nijuyoka
25
nijugo-nichi
26
nijuroku-nichi
27
nijunana-nichi
28
nijuhatchi-nichi

Example: 
Kyo wa roku gatsu nijugo-nichi ka-yobi desu
Today is May 25 Tuesday

Kyo wa aitsu des yo!
It is hot today!

Kino wa samui des yo!
It was chilly yesterday!

Dates of the Month
Note: most dates are just the number plus にち. Following are the exceptions!

tsuitachi ついたち first 一日
futsuka ふつか second 二日
mikka みっか third 三日
yokka よっか fourth 四日
itsuka いつか fifth 五日
muika むいか sixth 六日
nanoka なのか seventh 七日
yooka ようか eighth 八日
kokonoka ここのか ninth 九日
tooka とうか Tenth 十日
juichi-nichi   Eleventh - Normal!!
juuyoka じゅうよっか fourteenth 十四日
hatsuka はつか twentieth 二十日
nijuyoka   24th

 

Months
ichigatsu いちがつ January 月
nigatsu にがつ February 月
sangatsu さんがつ March 月
shigatsu しがつ April 月
gogatsu ごがつ May 月
rokugatsu ろくがつ June 月
shichigatsu しちがつ July 月
hachigatsu はちがつ August 月
kugatsu くがつ September 月
juugatsu じゅうがつ October 月
juuichigatsu じゅういちがつ November 月
juunigatsu じゅうにがつ December 月

 

More Date & Time Fun

nichiji     date
nichi     day date
Konogoro     "these days" or "nowadays".
Today Related      
Kyo  きよう today
ashita / asu あした tomorrow
asatte   あさつて the day after tomorrow
kinoo  きのう yesterday
ototoi     day before yesterday
asa     morning
asahi     morning sun / rising sun
nichibotsu     sunset
ban     evening / night
yoru     night
kesa     this morning
konnya     tonight
yuube     last night
Month      
kongetsu     This month
raigetsu     next month
sengetsu     last month
week      
konsyuu     This week
raisyuu     next week
sennsyuu     last week
Year      
kotoshi     this year
kyonen     last year
rainen     next year
       
ato     after
sugi     after
mae     before
gozen     AM
gogo     PM
byo     seconds - see counters
       
tanjobi     birthday
Examples:      
gozen hachiji han     8:30 PM
Ashita no asa     tomorrow morning
Ashita no ban
Ashita no yoru
    tomorrow night
Asatte no asa     the day after tomorrow in the morning
sen kyu hyaku kyu ju ni     1992
ni sen san nen     2003

 

Four Seasons
shiki   four seasons
haru spring
natsu
summer
aki fall
fuyu winter

 

Location Location
migi みぎ right 
hidari ひだり left
sasoku さそく left
higashi ひがし east
nishi にし west
hoku ほく North
nan なん south
tonari となり Side, beside
yoku よく side
uchi うち inside
naka なか inside
naimen ないめん inside
shita した under
ue うえ above, over, on top of
mae まえ before, infront
ushiro うしろ behind
ato あと after

Examples:

pen wa hako no migi tonari ni arimasu
Pen is box right side being
The pen is on the right side of the box

hako no ue ni candy arimasu
candy is on top of the box

hon wa teburu no ue ni arimasu
the book is on the table

*arimasu for inanimate and imasu for people etc (state of being) 

 

Maths
Ni tasu ni たす 2 plus 2
ni hiku ni ひく 2 minus 2
ni kakeru ni かける 2 times 2
ni waru ni わる 2 divided by 2
 

 

Random Sentences

nan yo agaimasse  
candy ga hoshii des yo! I want candy!
Mo, kekkou des no thank you! (when offered something)
a, kekkou des yes thanks I would like that
ichi kara jyu made kozoete kudasai please count all the numbers from one to ten
nan sai desu ka? how old are you?
nan ji desu ka? what time is it?
otenki ga, ii desu the weather is good
otenki ga, warui desho the weather will probably be bad
ano hito wa, kino byoki deshita He was sick yesterday
   
   
   
   
Imouto ga futari imasu. I have two sisters.

 

Desu - Is / Equals
    Affirmative Negative
Present plain da dewa nai
  polite desu dewa arimasen
Past plain datta dewa nakatta
  polite deshita dewa arimasen deshita
Probable plain daro dewa nai daro
  polite desho dewa nai desho

 

Present positive and negative
    Affirmative Negative
Taberu (eat) Present plain taberu tabenai
  polite tabemasu tabemasen
nomu (drink) Present plain nomu nomanai
  polite nimimasu nomimasen
suru (do) Present plain suru shinai
  polite shimasu shimasen

Examples:

watakushiwa kohi o nomimasen
I don't drink coffee

tanaka san wa sushi o mainichi tabemasu
Mr. Takana eats sushi every day

ano hitotachi terebi o mimasen
they don't watch TV

Nihongo ga wakarimasu ka?
Do you understand Japanese?

Kyoto ni asihta ikimasu
I'll go to Kyoto tomorrow.

 

 

Present, past, future
  mas present
  mashta past
  masen not in past
  teimas now

Examples:

ikimas - I'm going now

france ni ikimashta - I went to france

kino suhi o tabimasen - i didn't have sushi yesterday

ban gohan o tabeta ato, terebi o mimashita
after i ate dinner I watched tv

 

 

Katakana Chart


a

ka

sa

ta

na

ha

ma

ya

ra

wa

n

i

ki

shi

chi

ni

hi

mi
 
ri
   

u

ku

su

tsu

nu

fu

mu

yu

ru
   

e

ke

se

te

ne

he

me
 
re
   

o

ko

so

to

no

ho

mo

yo

ro


(wo)
 

 

Altered Katakana


ga

za

da

ba

pa

gi

ji

ji

bi

pi

gu

zu

zu

bu

pu

ge

ze

de

be

pe

go

zo

do

bo

po

 

Compound Katakana

キャ
kya
シャ
sha
チャ
cha
ニャ
nya
ヒャ
hya
ミャ
mya
リャ
rya
キュ
kyu
シュ
shu
チュ
chu
ニュ
nyu
ヒュ
hyu
ミャ
myu
リュ
ryu
キョ
kyo
ショ
sho
チョ
cho
ニョ
nyo
ヒョ
hyo
ミョ
myo
リョ
ryo

 

ギャ
gya
ジャ
ja
ビャ
bya
ピャ
pya
ギュ
gyu
ジュ
ju
ビュ
byu
ピュ
pyu
ギョ
gyo
ジョ
jo
ビョ
byo
ピョ
pyo

 

Hiragana Chart

a あ
a

ka

sa

ta

na

ha

ma

ya

ra

wa

n

i

ki

shi

chi

ni

hi

mi
 
ri
   

u

ku

su

tsu

nu

fu

mu

yu

ru
   

e

ke

se

te

ne

he

me
 
re
   

o

ko

so

to

no

ho

mo

yo

ro

o
(wo)
 

Altered Hiragana


ga

za

da

ba

pa

gi

ji

ji

bi

pi

gu

zu

zu

bu

pu

ge

ze

de

be

pe

go

zo

do

bo

po

 

Compound Hiragana

きゃ
kya
しゃ
sha
ちゃ
cha
にゃ
nya
ひゃ
hya
みゃ
mya
りゃ
rya
きゅ
kyu
しゅ
shu
ちゅ
chu
にゅ
nyu
ひゅ
hyu
みゅ
myu
りゅ
ryu
きょ
kyo
しょ
sho
ちょ
cho
にょ
nyo
ひょ
hyo
みょ
myo
りょ
ryo

 

ぎゃ
gya
じゃ
ja
びゃ
bya
ぴゃ
pya
ぎゅ
gyu
じゅ
ju
びゅ
byu
ぴゅ
pyu
ぎょ
gyo
じょ
jo
びょ
byo
ぴょ
pyo

 

Hiragana Keyboard Layout

1

nu
2

fu
3

a
4

u
5

e
6

o
7

ya
8

yu
9

yo
0

wa
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he
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Q

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W

te
E

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R

su
T

ka
Y

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U

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I

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A

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S

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D

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F

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G

ki
H

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J

ma
K

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L

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re
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mu
ENTER
Z

tsu
X

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C

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V

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B

ko
N

mi
M

mo
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ne
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ru
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