Study Guide
Common Japanese Words 301-400 for Beginners
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100 wordsWords 301–400Example 1 + Example 2English + 中文
This list continues the first 300 words with practical vocabulary for polite conversation, time and seasons, colors, clothing, home actions, study, and shopping in daily life 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.
Practice Tip
These words are especially useful for being polite, asking follow-up questions, talking about schedules, describing things, shopping, and handling everyday study tasks.
Examples:
For conversation, practice these useful groups together:
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すみません、A は どこですか。
Excuse me, where is A?
A を ください。
Please give me A.
A は いくらですか。
How much is A?
A を 開けて / 閉めてください。
Please open / close A.
A を 勉強しています。
I am studying A.
| Dictionary Form | Polite Form | Meaning |
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| 午前 / 午後 | ごぜん / ごご (gozen / gogo) | a.m. / p.m. |
| 春 / 夏 / 秋 / 冬 | はる / なつ / あき / ふゆ (haru / natsu / aki / fuyu) | spring / summer / autumn / winter |
| 赤 / 青 / 白 / 黒 | あか / あお / しろ / くろ (aka / ao / shiro / kuro) | red / blue / white / black |
| 開ける / 閉める | あける / しめる (akeru / shimeru) | open / close |
| つける / 消す | つける / けす (tsukeru / kesu) | turn on / turn off |
| 並ぶ / 混む / 空く | ならぶ / こむ / すく (narabu / komu / suku) | line up / be crowded / become less crowded |