Common Japanese Words 201-300 for Beginners
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This list continues the first 200 words with practical vocabulary for health, feelings, home life, apartment hunting, work, errands, and everyday conversation in Japan. Each word includes:
- Japanese
- Reading (with Romaji)
- Meaning
- Example sentence with reading (with Romaji), English translation, and Chinese translation
Note: Frequency depends on the corpus, so this is a practical beginner-useful list rather than a perfect scientific ranking.
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- Dictionary form: 違う (ちがう / chigau)
- Polite ます-form: 違います (ちがいます / chigaimasu)
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- Dictionary form: 選ぶ (えらぶ / erabu)
- Polite ます-form: 選びます (えらびます / erabimasu)
Dictionary form is the lookup form. Polite ます-form is what you'll hear in conversation. Example 1 uses the て-form (選んで) of the dictionary form for a polite request.
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- Dictionary form: 決める (きめる / kimeru)
- Polite ます-form: 決めます (きめます / kimemasu)
Dictionary form is the lookup form. Polite ます-form is what you'll hear in conversation. Example 1 uses the volitional ましょう form, which is built from the polite stem.
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- Dictionary form: 探す (さがす / sagasu)
- Polite ます-form: 探します (さがします / sagashimasu)
Dictionary form is the lookup form. Polite ます-form is what you'll hear in conversation. Example 1 uses the ています progressive form of the polite verb.
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- Dictionary form: 見つける (みつける / mitsukeru)
- Polite ます-form: 見つけます (みつけます / mitsukemasu)
Dictionary form is the lookup form. Polite ます-form is what you'll hear in conversation. Example 1 uses the past polite (見つけました) form.
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- Dictionary form: 直す (なおす / naosu)
- Polite ます-form: 直します (なおします / naoshimasu)
Dictionary form is the lookup form. Polite ます-form is what you'll hear in conversation. Example 1 uses the ーたい (want to) form derived from the polite stem.
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- Dictionary form: 手伝う (てつだう / tetsudau)
- Polite ます-form: 手伝います (てつだいます / tetsudaimasu)
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- Dictionary form: 頼む (たのむ / tanomu)
- Polite ます-form: 頼みます (たのみます / tanomimasu)
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- Dictionary form: 急ぐ (いそぐ / isogu)
- Polite ます-form: 急ぎます (いそぎます / isogimasu)
Dictionary form is the lookup form. Polite ます-form is what you'll hear in conversation. Example 1 uses the て-form (急いで) of the dictionary form for a polite request.
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- Dictionary form: 間に合う (まにあう / maniau)
- Polite ます-form: 間に合います (まにあいます / maniaimasu)
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- Dictionary form: 遅れる (おくれる / okureru)
- Polite ます-form: 遅れます (おくれます / okuremasu)
Dictionary form is the lookup form. Polite ます-form is what you'll hear in conversation. Example 1 uses the ています progressive form of the polite verb.
These words help you handle daily problems, health needs, apartment life, work situations, and small talk while living in Japan.
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For conversation, practice these useful pairs together:
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A が 痛いです。
A hurts.
A は どこですか。
Where is A?
A が 必要です。
A is necessary.
A を 探しています。
I am looking for A.
少し 手伝ってください。
Please help me a little.| Dictionary Form | Polite Form | Meaning |
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| 安全 / 危ない | あんぜん / あぶない (anzen / abunai) | safe / dangerous |
| 静か / うるさい | しずか / うるさい (shizuka / urusai) | quiet / noisy |
| 明るい / 暗い | あかるい / くらい (akarui / kurai) | bright / dark |
| 正しい / 違う | ただしい / ちがう (tadashii / chigau) | correct / wrong |
| 無料 / 有料 | むりょう / ゆうりょう (muryou / yuuryou) | free / paid |
| 選ぶ / 決める | えらぶ / きめる (erabu / kimeru) | choose / decide |
| 探す / 見つける | さがす / みつける (sagasu / mitsukeru) | look for / find |