What does your day look like? Lesson 4 gives you the daily-routine verbs — waking up, working, studying, eating, sleeping — plus clock times and time expressions so you can describe your schedule from morning to night.

After learning to talk about people, things, and places in the first three lessons, you're ready to start describing what you actually do.

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 native audio to help you review and practice alongside the textbook.

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WordRomajiMeaningAudio
()きますokimasuget up, wake up
()ますnemasusleep, go to bed
(はたら)きますhatarakimasuwork
(やす)みますyasumimasutake a rest, take a holiday
(べんき)(ょう)しますbenkyōshimasustudy
()わりますowarimasufinish
デパートdepātodepartment store
(ぎん)(こう)ginkōbank
(ゆうび)便(んき)(ょく)yūbinkyokupost office
(とし)(ょか)()toshokanlibrary
(びじ)(ゅつ)(かん)bijutsukanart museum, art gallery
(いま)imanow
()-ji- o'clock
(ふん)(-(ぷん)-fun (-pun)- minute
(はん)hanhalf
(なん)()nanjiwhat time
(なん)(ぷん)nanpunwhat minute
(ごぜ)()gozena.m., morning
()()gogop.m., afternoon
(あさ)asamorning
(ひる)hirudaytime, noon
(ばん)(よる)ban (yoru)night, evening
おとといototoithe day before yesterday
きのうkinōyesterday
きょうkyōtoday
あしたashitatomorrow
あさってasattethe day after tomorrow
けさkesathis morning
(こん)(ばん)konbanthis evening, tonight
(やす)yasumirest, a holiday, a day off
(ひる)(やす)hiruyasumilunchtime
(しけ)()shikenexamination, test
(かい)()kaigimeeting, conference (~を します : hold a meeting)
(えい)()eigafilm, movie
(まい)(あさ)maiasaevery morning
(まい)(ばん)maibanevery evening
(まい)(にち)mainichievery day
(げつ)(よう)()getsuyōbiMonday
(かよ)()()kayōbiTuesday
(すい)(よう)()suiyōbiWednesday
(もく)(よう)()mokuyōbiThursday
(きん)(よう)()kin'yōbiFriday
(どよ)()()doyōbiSaturday
(にち)(よう)()nichiyōbiSunday
(なん)(よう)()naniyōbiwhat day of the week
~から~karafrom ~
~まで~madeup to ~, until ~
~と ~~to ~and (used to connect nouns)
(たい)(へん)ですね。taihendesune.That's tough, isn't it? (used when expressing sympathy)
(ばん)(ごう)bangōnumber
(なん)(ばん)nanbanwhat number
そちらsochirayour place
ニューヨークnyūyōkuNew York
ペキンpekinBeijing (北京)
ロサンゼルスrosanzerusuLos Angeles
ロンドンrondonLondon
あすかasukaa fictitious Japanese restaurant
アップル(ぎん)(こう)appuruginkōa fictitious bank
みどり(とし)(ょか)()midoritoshokana fictitious library
やまと(びじ)(ゅつ)(かん)yamatobijutsukana fictitious art gallery