Here are Japanese words for shopping to start with: 買う (kau, buy), カード (kaado, card), 高価な (kouka na, expensive), 支払う (shiharau, pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| buy | 買うkau | verb | A1 |
| card | カードkaado | noun | A1 |
| expensive | 高価なkouka na | adj | A1 |
| pay | 支払うshiharau | verb | A1 |
| price | 価格kakaku | noun | A1 |
| cash | 現金genkin | noun | A2 |
| cheap | 安いyasui | adj | A2 |
| cost | かかるkakaru | verb | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bag | 袋fukuro | noun | A1 |
| money | お金okane | noun | A1 |
| ポケットpoketto | noun | A1 | |
| size | サイズsaizu | noun | A1 |
| credit | クレジットkurejitto | noun | A2 |
| pack | パックpakku | noun | A2 |
| receipt | レシートreshiito | noun | A2 |
| bargain | お買い得o kaidoku | noun | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| return | 返品henpin | verb | A2 |
| consumer | 消費者shouhisha | noun | B1 |
| retail | 小売kouri | noun | B1 |
| warranty | 保証hoshou | noun | B1 |
| acquisition | 入手品nyuushuhin | noun | B2 |
| e-commerce | 電子商取引denshishoutorihiki | noun | B2 |
| merchandise | 商品shouhin | noun | B2 |
| purchase | 購入kounyuu | noun | B2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| broom | ほうきhouki | noun | A2 |
| antiseptic | 消毒液shoudokueki | noun | B1 |
| bleach | 漂白剤hyouhakuzai | noun | B1 |
| detergent | 洗剤senzai | noun | B1 |
| disinfectant | 消毒剤shoudokuzai | noun | B1 |
| fabric softener | 柔軟剤juunanzai | noun | B1 |
| sanitizer | 消毒ジェルshoudokujeru | noun | B1 |
| stain remover | 染み抜き剤shiminukizai | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like 買う (kau, buy), カード (kaado, card), 高価な (kouka na, expensive), 支払う (shiharau, pay). This page lists 32 Japanese words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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