Japanese People and Relationships Vocabulary
Expand your ability to talk about people and relationships. These nouns help you describe individuals, social connections, and how people relate to each other.
All People Words
Showing 36 of 36 nouns
| Japanese | Reading | Meaning | JLPT | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
おばあさん | おばあさん obaasan | grandmother, female senior-citizen | N5 | |
おまわりさん | おまわりさん omawarisan | policeman (friendly term) | N5 | |
お金持ち | かねもち; おかねもち kanemochi; okanemochi | rich person | N4 | |
お嬢さん | おじょうさん ojousan | (someone's) daughter (polite) | N4 | |
すり | すり suri | pickpocket | N4 | |
みんな | みんな minna | all, everyone, everybody | N5 | |
一人 | ひとり hitori | one person | N5 | |
奥さん | おくさん okusan | (someone else's) wife (hon.) | N5 | |
皆さん | みなさん minasan | all of you, everyone | N5 | |
外国人 | がいこくじん gaikokujin | foreigner | N5 | |
学生 | がくせい gakusei | student | N5 | |
客 | きゃく kyaku | guest, customer | N4 | |
高校生 | こうこうせい koukousei | high school student | N4 | |
子 | こ ko | child | N4 | |
自分 | じぶん jibun | myself, oneself | N5 | |
女 | おんな onna | woman, female | N5 | |
女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl | N5 | |
女性 | じょせい josei | woman | N4 | |
人 | ひと hito | man, person | N5 | |
生徒 | せいと seito | student; pupil | N5 | |
赤ちゃん | あかちゃん akachan | baby, infant | N4 | |
赤ん坊 | あかんぼう akanbou | baby | N4 | |
先生 | せんせい sensei | teacher, professor; master; doctor | N5 | |
先輩 | せんぱい senpai | senior members of a group | N4 | |
大学生 | だいがくせい daigakusei | college student, university student | N4 | |
大人 | おとな otona | adult | N5 | |
大勢 | おおぜい oozei | great number of people | N5 | |
男 | おとこ otoko | man, male | N5 | |
男の子 | おとこのこ otokonoko | boy | N5 | |
男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male | N4 | |
泥棒 | どろぼう dorobou | thief; burglar | N4 | |
二人 | ふたり futari | two people | N5 | |
彼女 | かのじょ kanojo | girlfriend; she | N4 | |
方 | かた kata | -- honorific form for 人 (ひと) --; way of doing | N5 | |
友達 | ともだち tomodachi | friend | N5 | |
留学生 | りゅうがくせい ryuugakusei | international student | N5 |