LEARN JAPANESE with English
Updated: Oct 22
Lesson 5 Learn Japanese words at home with English explanations and fun illustrations. Build your Japanese vocabulary through practical words and expressions you can use in everyday situations.
Free HIRAGANA & KATAKANA Charts
In this blog, Japanese words are shown with Hiragana and Katakana readings in parentheses.
The reading before “/” is in Hiragana, and the reading after “/” is in Roman letters.
Use our free charts to check how the Japanese characters are read.
Download the charts from the Free Japanese Printables page.
＝Today's Japanese Words: At Home＝
CONTENTS 目次
起きる (おきる / o ki ru): get up
アリスは起きます。: Alice gets up.
arisu wa okimasu
♠︎Tip
彼女は飛び起きます。: She jumps out of bed.
kanojo wa tobiokimasu
彼女はお母さんに起こされます。: She is woken up by her mother.
kanojo wa okaasan ni okasaremasu
洗う (あらう / a ra u): wash
アリスは顔を洗います。: Alice washes her face.
arisu wa kao o araimasu
❀Related words
体 (からだ / ka ra da): body
髪 (かみ / ka mi): hair
♠︎Tip
In Japanese, 足を洗う (あしをあらう / a shi o a ra u) has two different meanings. It can literally mean "to wash one's feet," but it can also be used as an idiom meaning "to quit doing something bad or illegal."
さっぱりする (sa ppa ri su ru): feel refreshed
アリスはさっぱりします。: Alice feels refreshed.
arisu wa sapparisimasu
行く (いく / i ku): go
アリスはトイレに行きます。: Alice goes to the bathroom.
arisu wa toire ni ikimasu
♠︎Tip
（わたしは）トイレに行きます。: I go to the bathroom.
watashi wa toire ni ikimasu
（わたしは）お手洗いに行きます。: I go to the restroom.
watashi wa otearai ni ikimasu
※In Japanese, the subject (like "I" or "you") is often omitted when it is obvious from the context.
When speaking politely, トイレ can be referred to as お手洗い.
すっきりする (su kki ri su ru): feel better
アリスはすっきりします。: Alice feels better.
arisu wa sukkirisimasu
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