🏠 Daily life — Part 2/3
| English | 漢字 | ひらがな | カタカナ | rōmaji | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 💼 | bag | 鞄 | かばん | カバン | kaban |
| 👔 | clothes | 服 | ふく | フク | fuku |
| 📔 | book | 本 | ほん | ホン | hon |
| ☂ | umbrella | 傘 | かさ | カサ | kasa |
| 🌲 | tree | 木 | き | キ | ki |
| ⌚ | clock | 時計 | とけい | トケイ | tokei |
| 🌷 | flower | 花 | はな | ハナ | hana |
| 🚪 | door | — | ドア | ドア | doa |
How to read this sheet
- 漢字 kanji
- Characters borrowed from Chinese that carry meaning. One character can have several readings depending on the word.
- ひらがな hiragana
- The core Japanese syllabary. Every word can be written in hiragana — it also shows you exactly how the kanji is pronounced.
- カタカナ katakana
- The angular syllabary used for loanwords (パン, バス), emphasis and many animal or science terms.
- romaji
- Latin-alphabet transcription (Hepburn style) — a pronunciation guide while your kana is still warming up.