Japanese Vocabulary Language Study Card
Essential Words and Phrases for the JLPT and AP Exams (Includes Online Audio)
This language card is an invaluable tool for anyone who wants to quickly build their command of Japanese vocabulary, and an essential resource for those studying for JLPT N5, N4 and the AP Japanese Language and Culture test.
Designed for convenience, this study card is:
- Laminated: to hold up over time and avoid being ruined by coffee spills
- 3 hole punched: giving the option to put it in a binder
- A quick reference: alongside the vocabulary, Hiragana and Katakana alphabet charts are provided for convenience
Each English vocabulary word is given three Japanese renditions—Kanji, Kana, and romanised Japanese, presented in easy-to-read, colour-coded charts. Online audio recordings give native-speaker pronunciation for every word.
Vocabulary items are laid out in clearly defined sections, including:
- Daily Expressions
- Countries, Nationalities and Language
- People and Families & Personal Information
- Numbers, Counters & Money
- Clock Time & Time Expressions
- Days of the Week, Months of the Year & Days of the Month
- Seasons and Calendar & Weather, Climate and Natural Disasters
- Basic Verbs, Adverbs of Degree and Frequency, Adjectives & Conjunctions
- Many others
Emiko Konomi received her PhD in Linguistics from Cornell University. She was a member of the faculty of the School of Business Administration and Department of World Languages and Literature at Portland State University. Dr. Konomi has taught all levels of Japanese including business Japanese, and has extensive experience training Japanese-language instructors at various teacher-training programs in the US. Her dedication to quality teaching earned her the 2011 and 2015 John Eliot Allen Outstanding Teaching Award. Her academic research focuses on Japanese linguistics and pedagogy. She is the author of Reading and Writing Hiragana and Reading and Writing Katakana. She lives just outside of Portland, Oregon.
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