💘 Love & dating — Part 1/3
| English | 漢字 | ひらがな | カタカナ | rōmaji | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 💍 | (finger) ring | 指輪 | ゆびわ | ユビワ | yubiwa |
| 💕 | date | — | デート | デート | deeto |
| 😄 | smiling face | 笑顔 | えがお | エガオ | egao |
| 🎁 | present | 贈り物 | おくりもの | オクリモノ | okurimono |
| 😍 | liking very much | 大好き | だいすき | ダイスキ | daisuki |
| 👨❤👨 | lover | 恋人 | こいびと | コイビト | koibito |
| ✉ | letter | 手紙 | てがみ | テガミ | tegami |
| 👰 | marriage | 結婚 | けっこん | ケッコン | kekkon |
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.