Asking and receiving directions. Lesson 23 gives you the verbs for turning, pulling, and asking, alongside conditional vocabulary that lets you understand instructions like "if you turn right, you'll see it."

You learned location words in Lesson 3 and movement verbs in Lesson 5 — this lesson combines them so you can navigate with spoken directions.

These words come from Minna no Nihongo, one of the most widely used Japanese textbooks for beginners. Each word here includes furigana readings, English meanings, example sentences, and spoken audio to help you review and practice alongside the textbook.

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WordRomajiMeaningAudio
()きます[(せん)(せい)に~]kikimasu [senseini~]ask [the teacher]
(まわ)しますmawashimasuturn
()きますhikimasupull
()えますkaemasuchange
(さわ)ります[ドアに~]sawarimasu [doani~]touch [a door]
()ます[お()りが~]demasu [otsuriga~][change] come out
(ある)きますarukimasuwalk
(わた)ります[(はし)を~]watarimasu [hashiwo~]cross [a bridge]
()がります[(みぎ)へ~]magarimasu [migihe~]turn [to the right]
(さび)しいsabishiilonely
[お]()[o] yuhot water
(おと)otosound
サイズsaizusize
()(しょう)koshōbreakdown (~します : break down)
(みち)michiroad, way
(こう)()(てん)kōsatencrossroads
(しん)(ごう)shingōtraffic light
(かど)kadocorner
(はし)hashibridge
(ちゅう)(しゃ)(じょう)chūshajōcar park, parking lot
(たて)(もの)tatemonobuilding
(なん)(かい)nankaimomany times
()-methe -th (indicating order)
(しょう)(とく)(たい)()shōtokutaishiPrince Shotoku (574-622)
(ほう)(りゅう)()hōryūjiHoryuji Temple, a temple in Nara Prefecture built by Prince Shotoku at the beginning of the 7th century
(げん)()(ちゃ)genkichaa fictitious tea
(ほん)()(えき)hondaekia fictitious station
()(しょ)(かん)(まえ)toshokanmaea fictitious bus stop
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