| Term | Definition |
|
honorific for nouns |
おー |
|
delicious, tasty |
おいしい |
|
many |
おおい |
|
big |
おおきい |
|
big |
おおきな |
|
great number of people |
おおぜい |
|
mother |
おかあさん |
|
confections, sweets, candy |
おかし |
|
money |
おかね |
|
to get up, to rise |
おきる |
|
to put, to place |
おく |
|
wife |
おくさん |
|
alcohol, sake (rice wine) |
おさけ |
|
plate, dish |
おさら |
|
uncle, middle-aged man |
おじさん |
|
grandfather, male senior citizen |
おじいさん |
|
to teach, to inform, to instruct |
おしえる |
|
to push, to press, to stamp (ie. a passport) |
おす |
|
late, slow |
おそい |
|
tea (green) |
おちゃ |
|
toilet, restroom, lavatory, bathroom |
おてあらい |
|
father |
おとうさん |
|
younger brother |
おとうと |
|
man |
おとこ |
|
boy |
おとこのこ |
|
day before yesterday |
おととい |
|
year before last |
おととし |
|
adult |
おとな |
|
stomach |
おなか |
|
same, identical, similar |
おなじ |
|
older brother (respectful) |
おにいさん |
|
older sister (respectful) |
おねえさん |
|
aunt |
おばさん |
|
grandmother, female senior citizen |
おばあさん |
|
bath |
おふる |
|
boxed lunch |
おべんとう |
|
to remember, to memorize |
おばえる |
|
policeman (friendly term) |
おはわりさん |
|
heavy |
おもい |
|
serious |
おもい |
|
interesting, amusing |
おもしろい |
|
to swim |
およぐ |
|
to alight (eg from a bus), to get off |
おりる |
|
to finish, to close |
おわる |
|
music, musical movement |
おんがく |
|
woman, girl, daugher |
おんな |
|
girl |
おんなのこ |
|
counter for occurances |
ーかい |
|
counter for stories on a building |
ーかい |
|
foreign country |
がいこく |