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Some Great "Cheat
Sheets" For My Reference & Yours Too!
Triskelion 6 >>Japanese Reference - Katakana / Hiragana Chart
Sunday
nichiyoobi
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Monday
getsuyoobi
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Tuesday
kayoobi
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Wednesday
suiyoobi
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Thursday
mokuyoobi
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Friday
kin'yoobi
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Saturday
doyoobi
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'Sun day' |
'Moon day' |
'Fire day' |
すいようび
'Water day' |
'Wood day' |
'Gold day' |
'Earth day' |
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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 |
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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!
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Dates of the
Month
Note: most dates are just the number plus にち. Following
are the exceptions!
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| 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 |
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Eleventh - Normal!! |
| juuyoka |
じゅうよっか |
fourteenth
十四日 |
| hatsuka |
はつか |
twentieth
二十日 |
| nijuyoka |
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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 |
| Four
Seasons |
| shiki |
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four
seasons |
| haru |
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spring |
| natsu |
つ |
summer |
| aki |
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fall |
| fuyu |
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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 |
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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 |
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Random Sentences |
| nan yo agaimasse |
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| 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 |
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| Imouto ga futari imasu. |
I have two sisters. |
| Desu
- Is / Equals |
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Affirmative |
Negative |
| Present |
plain |
da |
dewa nai |
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polite |
desu |
dewa arimasen |
| Past |
plain |
datta |
dewa nakatta |
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polite |
deshita |
dewa arimasen
deshita |
| Probable |
plain |
daro |
dewa nai daro |
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polite |
desho |
dewa nai desho |
| Present
positive and negative |
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Affirmative |
Negative |
| Taberu (eat)
Present |
plain |
taberu |
tabenai |
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polite |
tabemasu |
tabemasen |
| nomu (drink)
Present |
plain |
nomu |
nomanai |
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polite |
nimimasu |
nomimasen |
| suru (do)
Present |
plain |
suru |
shinai |
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polite |
shimasu |
shimasen |
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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 |
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mas |
present |
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mashta |
past |
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masen |
not
in past |
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teimas |
now |
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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 |
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Altered
Katakana
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ガ
ga |
ザ
za |
ダ
da |
バ
ba |
パ
pa |
ギ
gi |
ジ
ji |
ヂ
ji |
ビ
bi |
ピ
pi |
グ
gu |
ズ
zu |
ヅ
zu |
ブ
bu |
プ
pu |
ゲ
ge |
ゼ
ze |
デ
de |
ベ
be |
ペ
pe |
ゴ
go |
ゾ
zo |
ド
do |
ボ
bo |
ポ
po |
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Compound
Katakana
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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 |
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Altered
Hiragana
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が
ga |
ざ
za |
だ
da |
ば
ba |
ぱ
pa |
ぎ
gi |
じ
ji |
ぢ
ji |
び
bi |
ぴ
pi |
ぐ
gu |
ず
zu |
づ
zu |
ぶ
bu |
ぷ
pu |
げ
ge |
ぜ
ze |
で
de |
べ
be |
ぺ
pe |
ご
go |
ぞ
zo |
ど
do |
ぼ
bo |
ぽ
po |
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Compound
Hiragana
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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 |
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