Here are Japanese words for countries to start with: アメリカ (amerika, America), 中国 (chuugoku, China), イングランド (ingurando, England), フランス (furansu, France). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| America | アメリカamerika | noun | A1 |
| China | 中国chuugoku | noun | A1 |
| England | イングランドingurando | noun | A1 |
| France | フランスfuransu | noun | A1 |
| Germany | ドイツdoitsu | noun | A1 |
| Italy | イタリアitaria | noun | A1 |
| Japan | 日本nippon | noun | A1 |
| Spain | スペインsupein | noun | A1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| culture | 文化bunka | noun | A1 |
| language | 言語gengo | noun | A1 |
| nationality | 国籍kokuseki | noun | A1 |
| American | アメリカのamerika no | adj | A2 |
| British | イギリスのigirisu no | adj | A2 |
| French | フランスのfuransu no | adj | A2 |
| capital | 首都shuto | noun | A2 |
| continent | 大陸tairiku | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diplomatic | 外交的なgaikouteki na | adj | C1 |
| enclave | 飛び地tobi chi | noun | C1 |
| ethnicity | 民族minzoku | noun | C1 |
| expatriate | 国外居住者kokugaikyojuusha | noun | C1 |
| geopolitics | 地政学chiseigaku | noun | C1 |
| intercultural | 異文化間のibunkakan no | adj | C1 |
| multicultural | 多文化のtabunka no | adj | C1 |
| cosmopolitan | 国際的なkokusaiteki na | adj | C2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| london | ロンドンrondon | noun | A2 |
| new york | ニューヨークnyuuyooku | noun | A2 |
| paris | パリpari | noun | A2 |
| tokyo | 東京toukyou | noun | A2 |
| beijing | 北京pekin | noun | B1 |
| berlin | ベルリンberurin | noun | B1 |
| cairo | カイロkairo | noun | B1 |
| moscow | モスクワmosukuwa | noun | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| german | ドイツのdoitsu no | adj | A2 |
| italian | イタリアのitaria no | adj | A2 |
| spanish | スペインのsupein no | adj | A2 |
| brazilian | ブラジルのburajiru no | adj | B1 |
| chinese | 中国のchuugoku no | adj | B1 |
| japanese | 日本のnihon no | adj | B1 |
| korean | 韓国のkankoku no | adj | B1 |
| russian | ロシアのroshia no | adj | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| arabic | アラビア語arabiago | adj | A2 |
| hebrew | ヘブライ語heburaigo | adj | B1 |
| indonesian | インドネシア語indoneshiago | adj | B1 |
| malay | マレー語mareego | adj | B1 |
| persian | ペルシア語perushiago | adj | B1 |
| ukrainian | ウクライナ語ukurainago | adj | B1 |
| vietnamese | ベトナム語betonamugo | adj | B1 |
| bengali | ベンガル語bengarugo | adj | B2 |
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You could start with words like アメリカ (amerika, America), 中国 (chuugoku, China), イングランド (ingurando, England), フランス (furansu, France). This page lists 48 Japanese words for countries (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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