Japanese Travel Vocabulary
The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
The 39 beginner words (A1–A2) for travel, with their English translations and part of speech, across 7 themed lists. These are the ones worth knowing first.
| 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 |
| sightseeing | 観光kankou | noun | A2 |
| suitcase | スーツケースsuutsukeesu | noun | A2 |
| tourist | 観光客kankoukyaku | noun | A2 |
| traffic | 交通koutsuu | 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 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| palace | 宮殿kyuuden | noun | A1 |
| castle | 城shiro | noun | A2 |
| pyramid | ピラミッドpiramiddo | noun | A2 |
| English | Japanese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| apartment | アパートapaato | noun | A2 |
| 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 delay | 遅らせるokuraseru | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| custom | 慣習kanshuu | noun | A2 |
| tradition | 伝統dentou | noun | A2 |
Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch
These lists stop at A1–A2, the words a beginner needs first. The travel packs keep going through B1, B2 and C1 inside Watch Your Language, along with every other topic.
The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.
