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100 Essential Japanese Flashcards: Free Starter Kit

A balanced first 100 words across food, family, time, travel, body, weather, numbers, and verbs. Download it, import it, or print it.

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The 100-card list

#JapaneseKanaRomajiEnglish
1gohanrice (cooked); meal
2kazokufamily
3imanow
4ekitrain station
5karadabody
6tenkiweather
7ichione
8miruto see, to watch
9panbread
10ryōshinparents (formal)
11kyōtoday
12denshatrain
13atamahead
14haresunny
15nitwo
16taberuto eat
17nikumeat
18chichifather (own; humble)
19ashitatomorrow
20shinkansenbullet train
21kaoface
22kumoricloudy
23santhree
24okiruto wake up
25sakanafish
26otōsanfather (someone else's; honorific)
27kinōyesterday
28chikatetsusubway
29meeye
30amerain
31yon/shifour
32neruto sleep
33tamagoegg
34hahamother (own; humble)
35mainichievery day
36basubus
37hananose
38yukisnow
39gofive
40deruto go out, to leave
41yasaivegetables
42okāsanmother (someone else's; honorific)
43asamorning
44takushītaxi
45kuchimouth
46kazewind
47rokusix
48oshieruto teach
49kudamonofruit
50aniolder brother (own)
51hirunoon, daytime
52hikōkiairplane
53mimiear
54taifūtyphoon
55nana/shichiseven
56oboeruto remember
57gyūnyūmilk
58onīsanolder brother (someone else's)
59banevening
60kūkōairport
61hatooth
62atsuihot (weather)
63hachieight
64shimeruto close
65mizuwater
66aneolder sister (own)
67yorunight
68kipputicket
69kubineck
70samuicold (weather)
71kyū/kunine
72ikuto go
73ochatea (green)
74onēsanolder sister (someone else's)
75gozenAM
76hoteruhotel
77katashoulder
78atatakaiwarm
79ten
80kaeruto return home
81kōhīcoffee
82otōtoyounger brother
83gogoPM
84ryokantraditional Japanese inn
85munechest
86suzushiicool
87hyakuhundred
88hanasuto speak
89jūsujuice
90imōtoyounger sister
91jikantime, hour
92heyaroom
93udearm
94kiontemperature
95senthousand
96kikuto listen, to ask
97bīrubeer
98kyōdaisiblings
99fun/punminute (counter)
100yoyakureservation

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This is intentionally a starter set, not a replacement for a complete JLPT plan. Once these words feel automatic, continue with the N5 vocabulary by topic pages or let Inku schedule the full app catalog for you.