Every greetings and phrases word on the JLPT lists with its reading and meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Japanese.
Greetings and set phrases in Japanese: hello and goodbye, thank you and sorry, please, yes and no, and the social phrases that make a first conversation work, from the JLPT vocabulary lists with readings and meanings.
In Lock&Learn Japanese these words sit in their level packs (JLPT N5, JLPT N4, JLPT N2), one per glance on the widget: a word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence. JLPT N5 is free; every other pack opens with a free preview and another word unlocks daily.
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ใใใ | no | JLPT N5 | ใใใใ้ใใพใใใใใใใกใใใพใใNo, that is incorrect. | |
| ใใ | yes | JLPT N5 | ใใใใใใฏ็งใฎๆฌใงใใใใใใใใฏใใใใฎใปใใงใใYes, that is my book. | |
| ไธใใ | ใใ ใใ | (after te-form) please do for me; (after noun) please give me | JLPT N5 | ๆฐดใไธๆฏไธใใใใฟใใใใฃใฑใใใ ใใใใฟใใใใฃใฑใใใ ใใใ |
| ใใ; ใใใงใ | that is right | JLPT N5 | ใฏใใใใใงใใใฏใใใใใงใใYes, that is right. | |
| ใใใงใฏ | well then | JLPT N5 | ใใใงใฏใใพใๆๆฅใใใใงใฏใใพใใใใใWell then, see you tomorrow. | |
| ใงใฏ | well then | JLPT N5 | ใงใฏใใพใๆๆฅใใงใฏใใพใใใใใWell then, see you tomorrow. | |
| ใฉใใ | please go ahead | JLPT N5 | ใฉใใใใใกใใธใใฉใใใใใกใใธใPlease, come this way. | |
| ใฉใใ | Thanks (casual) | JLPT N5 | ใฉใใ๏ผใพใๆๆฅใใฉใใใพใใใใThanks! See you tomorrow. | |
| ใฏใ | yes | JLPT N5 | ๅ ็ใใฏใใใใใใพใใใใใใใใใฏใใใใใใพใใใYes teacher, I understand. | |
| ใใใใ | hello on phone | JLPT N5 | ใใใใใ็ฐไธญใใใงใใใใใใใใใใชใใใใงใใใHello, is this Tanaka-san? | |
| ใใ | yes informal | JLPT N4 | ||
| ๅคฑ็คผ | ใใคใใ | excuse me | JLPT N4 | |
| ใ็คผ | ใใใ | expression of gratitude | JLPT N4 | |
| ๆจๆถ | ใใใใคใใ | to greet | JLPT N4 | |
| ่ฌใ | ใใใพใ | to offer apologies | JLPT N4 | |
| ใชใใปใฉ | i see | JLPT N4 | ||
| ไน ใใถใ | ใฒใใใถใ | after a long time | JLPT N4 | |
| ใใฃใฆใพใใใพใ | I'm off (lit. I will go and come back) | JLPT N2 | ||
| ใๆฐใฎๆฏใซ | ใใใฎใฉใใซ | I'm sorry to hear that; what a pity. | JLPT N2 | |
| ใใพใกใฉใใใพ | Sorry to have kept you waiting (used by the person who kept someone waiting) | JLPT N2 | ||
| ใใกใใใ | it is I who should say so; likewise (used to reciprocate thanks/apologies) | JLPT N2 |
Word lists: the widely used JLPT N5 to N1 sets after Jonathan Waller's tanos.co.uk lists (the JLPT publishes no official lists). Definitions adapted from JMdict by the EDRDG, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The 21 greetings and phrases below come from the JLPT vocabulary lists with their readings and meanings. The beginner-level ones come with a real sentence.
10 from JLPT N5, 7 from JLPT N4, 4 from JLPT N2. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word, reading and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
Install Lock&Learn Japanese, then touch and hold your Lock Screen, tap Customize, tap the widget area and choose Lock&Learn Japanese. Enable the level packs these words come from (JLPT N5, JLPT N4, JLPT N2). A word waits in kanji, the way the test shows it; one tap reveals the reading, the meaning and a real sentence.
Yes. The app is free on iOS: JLPT N5 is free, every other pack opens with a free preview, and another word unlocks daily. Lock&Learn+ is an optional upgrade that opens every pack at once, offered as a yearly plan or a one-time lifetime purchase.