Here are Japanese words for travel to start with: 空港 (kuukou, airport), 来る (kuru, come), 行く (iku, go), ホテル (hoteru, hotel). Below are 64 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 8 themed lists.
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| airport | 空港kuukou | noun | A1 |
| come | 来るkuru | verb | A1 |
| go | 行くiku | verb | A1 |
| hotel | ホテルhoteru | noun | A1 |
| shop | 店mise | noun | A1 |
| taxi | タクシーtakushii | noun | A1 |
| ticket | 切符kippu | noun | A1 |
| tour | ツアーtsuaa | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| beach | ビーチbiichi | noun | A1 |
| bridge | 橋hashi | noun | A1 |
| island | 島shima | noun | A1 |
| street | 通りtoori | noun | A1 |
| guidebook | ガイドブックgaidobukku | noun | A2 |
| journey | 旅tabi | noun | A2 |
| passage | 通路tsuuro | noun | A2 |
| road | 道michi | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| city | 都市toshi | noun | A1 |
| adventure | 冒険bouken | noun | A2 |
| park | 公園kouen | noun | A2 |
| stadium | スタジアムsutajiamu | noun | A2 |
| arrival | 到着touchaku | noun | B1 |
| backpack | バックパックbakkupakku | noun | B1 |
| check-in | チェックインchekkuin | noun | B1 |
| exploration | 探検tanken | noun | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| palace | 宮殿kyuuden | noun | A1 |
| castle | 城shiro | noun | A2 |
| pyramid | ピラミッドpiramiddo | noun | A2 |
| chapel | チャペルchaperu | noun | B1 |
| colosseum | コロッセオkorosseo | noun | B1 |
| fortress | 要塞yousai | noun | B1 |
| monument | 記念碑kinenhi | noun | B1 |
| ruins | 遺跡iseki | noun | B1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apartment | アパートapaato | noun | A2 |
| bungalow | 平屋hiraya | noun | B1 |
| campsite | キャンプ場kyanpujou | noun | B1 |
| guesthouse | ゲストハウスgesutohausu | noun | B1 |
| inn | 宿yado | noun | B1 |
| lodge | ロッジrojji | noun | B1 |
| resort | リゾートrizooto | noun | B1 |
| villa | ヴィラvira | noun | B2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| to arrive | 到着するtouchaku suru | verb | A2 |
| to board | 搭乗するtoujou suru | verb | A2 |
| to book | 予約を入れるyoyaku o ireru | verb | A2 |
| to cancel | キャンセルするkyanseru suru | verb | A2 |
| to check in | チェックインするchekkuin suru | verb | A2 |
| to check out | チェックアウトするchekkuauto suru | verb | A2 |
| to land | 着陸するchakuriku suru | verb | A2 |
| to reserve | 予約するyoyaku suru | verb | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| checkpoint | 検問所kenmonjo | noun | B2 |
| deportation | 国外追放kokugaitsuihou | noun | B2 |
| frontier | 国境線kokkyousen | noun | B2 |
| residence | 居住権kyojuuken | noun | B2 |
| transit visa | 通過ビザtsuukabiza | noun | B2 |
| vaccination certificate | 予防接種証明書yobousesshushoumeisho | noun | B2 |
| work permit | 労働許可証roudoukyokashou | noun | B2 |
| naturalization | 帰化kika | noun | C1 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom | 慣習kanshuu | noun | A2 |
| tradition | 伝統dentou | noun | A2 |
| bow | お辞儀するojigi suru | noun | B1 |
| handshake | 握手akushu | noun | B1 |
| respect | 尊重sonchou | noun | B1 |
| tipping | チップの習慣chippu no shuukan | noun | B1 |
| bargaining | 値切りnegiri | noun | B2 |
| etiquette | マナーmanaa | noun | B2 |
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