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Japanese · Practice · Vocabulary drill

School: vocabulary drill

The first eight words of this drill. The full list and the quiz are below.

Short answer: 14 words from the school guide. Study the list first, pressing each word to hear it, then take the quiz: each word appears with its reading, and you choose the English meaning.

Study the words

Press a word to hear it. Say it aloud before moving on.

Quiz yourself

Choose the meaning, then press Next. The reading in romaji appears after you answer.

Word 1 of 14 · 0 correct国語こくご

Choose the meaning.

The words in sentences

From the topic guide, glossed word by word.

大学だいがくdaigakuuniversityでdeat経済けいざいkeizaieconomicsをo(object)勉強していますべんきょうしていますbenkyō shite imasuam studying

Daigaku de keizai o benkyō shite imasu.“I study economics at university.”Why: ている for what you are studying now.

高校こうこうkōkōhigh school二年生にねんせいninenseisecond-year studentですdesuam

Kōkō ninensei desu.“I’m in my second year of high school.”Why: 〜年生: year of study, restarting at each stage.

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