Here are Japanese words for body to start with: 耳 (mimi, ear), 目 (me, eye), 手 (te, hand), 頭 (atama, head). Below are 56 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 7 themed lists.
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| ear | 耳mimi | noun | A1 |
| eye | 目me | noun | A1 |
| hand | 手te | noun | A1 |
| head | 頭atama | noun | A1 |
| leg | 脚ashi | noun | A1 |
| mouth | 口kuchi | noun | A1 |
| nose | 鼻hana | noun | A1 |
| toe | 足の指ashi no yubi | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| arm | 腕ude | noun | A1 |
| bone | 骨hone | noun | A1 |
| neck | 首kubi | noun | A1 |
| shoulder | 肩kata | noun | A1 |
| ankle | 足首ashikubi | noun | A2 |
| blood | 血chi | noun | A2 |
| chest | 胸mune | noun | A2 |
| back | 背中senaka | noun | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| hair | 髪kami | noun | A1 |
| knee | 膝hiza | noun | A1 |
| face | 顔kao | noun | A2 |
| hip | 腰koshi | noun | B1 |
| liver | 肝臓kanzou | noun | B1 |
| collarbone | 鎖骨sakotsu | noun | B2 |
| facial | 顔のkao no | adj | B2 |
| respiratory | 呼吸のkokyuu no | adj | B2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cheek | 頬hoo | noun | A2 |
| chin | 顎ago | noun | A2 |
| lip | 唇kuchibiru | noun | A2 |
| heel | かかとkakato | noun | B1 |
| palm | 手のひらtenohira | noun | B1 |
| skull | 頭蓋骨zugaikotsu | noun | B1 |
| spine | 脊椎sekitsui | noun | B1 |
| vein | 静脈joumyaku | noun | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| earlobe | 耳たぶmimi tabu | noun | B1 |
| iris | 虹彩kousai | noun | B1 |
| tongue | 舌shita | noun | B1 |
| cornea | 角膜kakumaku | noun | B2 |
| eardrum | 鼓膜komaku | noun | B2 |
| eyelash | まつげmatsuge | noun | B2 |
| nostril | 鼻孔bikou | noun | B2 |
| retina | 網膜moumaku | noun | B2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| brain | 脳nou | noun | A1 |
| appendix | 虫垂chuusui | noun | B1 |
| bladder | 膀胱boukou | noun | B1 |
| ovary | 卵巣ransou | noun | B2 |
| prostate | 前立腺zenritsusen | noun | B2 |
| spleen | 脾臓hizou | noun | B2 |
| testicle | 睾丸kougan | noun | B2 |
| uterus | 子宮shikyuu | noun | B2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| abdominal | 腹筋fukkin | adj | B1 |
| calf | ふくらはぎfukurahagi | noun | B1 |
| femur | 大腿骨daitaikotsu | noun | B2 |
| fibula | 腓骨hikotsu | noun | B2 |
| gluteus | 臀筋denkin | noun | B2 |
| pectoral | 大胸筋daikyoukin | noun | B2 |
| tibia | 脛骨keikotsu | noun | B2 |
| trapezius | 僧帽筋souboukin | noun | B2 |
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