Learning Japanese can feel like a huge challenge at first, but the good news is that you don\u2019t have to memorize thousands of words right away. Starting with the most common and useful vocabulary will give you the foundation you need to begin speaking and understanding daily conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To help you on your journey, we\u2019ve compiled 100 essential Japanese words<\/strong> every beginner should know, broken down into categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By mastering these 100 essential words<\/strong>, you\u2019ll be equipped to handle everyday conversations, read basic signs, and start building confidence in Japanese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remember, learning vocabulary is just the beginning, using it in real conversations is where true mastery happens. This Back to School season, our courses here at Toranomon Language School are filling up quickly! Don\u2019t miss our exclusive promotions designed to help you kickstart your Japanese learning journey and build a solid foundation for success. Use this link<\/a> to get started on your learning journey and use code \u201cBack2School\u201d for \u00a510,000 off all courses<\/strong>!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Learning Japanese can feel like a huge challenge at first, but the good news is that you don\u2019t have to memorize thousands of words right away. Starting with the most common and useful vocabulary will give you the foundation you need to begin speaking and understanding daily conversations. To help you on your journey, we\u2019ve compiled 100 essential Japanese words every beginner should know, broken down into categories. 1. Greetings & Basics 2. People & Pronouns 3. Numbers & Time 4. Common Verbs 5. Daily Life Words 6. Food & Drinks 7. Places & Nature 8. Adjectives & Descriptions 9. Question Words 10. Handy Expressions Final Thoughts By mastering these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2272,"featured_media":26721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[428,20,336],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-japanese-basics","category-learn-japanese"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2272"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26722,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26720\/revisions\/26722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toranomon-ls.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}1. Greetings & Basics<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Final Thoughts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n