🗺️ Travel — Part 2/4
| English | 漢字 | ひらがな | カタカナ | rōmaji | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♨ | hot spring | 温泉 | おんせん | オンセン | onsen |
| 🚃 | train | 電車 | でんしゃ | デンシャ | densha |
| 🚣 | river | 川 | かわ | カワ | kawa |
| 💺 | seat | 席 | せき | セキ | seki |
| ⛰ | mountain | 山 | やま | ヤマ | yama |
| ⛩ | Shinto shrine | 神社 | じんじゃ | ジンジャ | jinja |
| 🚉 | railway station | 駅 | えき | エキ | eki |
| 🏤 | post office | 郵便局 | ゆうびんきょく | ユウビンキョク | yuubinkyoku |
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.