Japanese Directions Vocabulary
Expand your Japanese vocabulary with these directions-related words.
All Directions Words
Showing 23 of 23 nouns
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning | JLPT | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
あちら | あちら achira | this way (polite) | N5 | |
こっち | こっち kotchi | this person; this direction; this side | N5 | |
以下 | いか ika | less than, below | N4 | |
右 | みぎ migi | right hand side | N5 | |
横 | よこ yoko | beside; side; width | N5 | |
下 | した shita | under, below, beneath | N5 | |
外 | そと soto | outside, exterior | N5 | |
外 | ほか hoka | other, the rest | N5 | |
後ろ | うしろ ushiro | back, behind, rear | N5 | |
向こう | むこう mukou | beyond, over there | N5 | |
左 | ひだり hidari | left hand side | N5 | |
真中 | まんなか mannaka | middle, center | N4 | |
西 | にし nishi | west | N5 | |
前 | まえ mae | before, in front | N5 | |
中 | なか naka | inside, middle, among | N5 | |
途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way, midway | N4 | |
東 | ひがし higashi | east | N5 | |
内 | うち uchi | within, inside | N4 | |
南 | みなみ minami | South | N5 | |
表 | おもて omote | surface; front; outside | N4 | |
北 | きた kita | north | N5 | |
裏 | うら ura | reverse side, back | N4 | |
隣 | となり tonari | next to, next door to | N5 |