Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Numbers
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323
Ichi
20
Nijuu
2
Ni
30
Sanjuu
3
San
40
Shijuu
(or
yonjuu
)
4
Shi
50
Gojuu
5
Go
60
Rokujuu
6
Roku
70
Nanajuu
7
Shichi
(or
nana
)
80
Hachijuu
8
Hachi
90
Kyuuju
9
Kyuu
100
Hyaku
10
Juu
1,000
Sen
11
Juuichi
10,000
Ichiman
12
Juuni
Other General Nouns
Fusuma
Sliding paper doors
Gaijin
Foreigner
Geta
Wooden sandals
Haori
Short kimono-like jackets (sometimes worn over a kimono), traditionally
worn by men
Irori
Open-hearth fireplace
Izakaya
(or
Nomiya
) A Japanese-style bar or pub, with beer, sake, and Japanese
food, generally open only from 5 or 6pm
Jinja
Shinto shrine
Kotatsu
Heating element placed under a low table (which is covered with a blanket)
for keeping your legs warm
Nihonjin
Japanese person
Noren
Short curtains hung outside shops and restaurants to signify they are open
Rotenburo
Outdoor hot-spring bath
Shoji
White paper sliding windows
Tatami
Rice mats
Tera
(or
dera
) Temple
Tokonoma
Small, recessed alcove in a Japanese room used to display a flower
arrangement, scroll, or art object
Torii
Entrance gate of a Shinto shrine, consisting usually of two poles topped with
one or two crossbeams
Washlet
Bidet toilet
Yukata
Cotton kimono worn for sleeping
Zabuton
Floor cushions
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