Japanese Vocabulary

を

o

object marker

A case particle that marks the object of an action. It is also used to indicate the route or path of movement.

に

ni

in; at; to

A case particle indicating location, time, direction, purpose, object, etc.

から

kara

from; because

A case particle or conjunctive particle indicating a starting point or departure point, or a cause or reason.

する

suru

do

To perform an action or movement. Also used after nouns to form compound verbs.

も

mo

also

A case particle expressing similarity, addition, emphasis, etc. In the form “〜も,” it has the meaning “also” or “too.”

は

ha

topic marker

A bound particle that marks the topic of a sentence or indicates contrast.

で

de

at; by

A case particle indicating the place where an action takes place, the means or method, or the cause or reason.

が

ga

subject marker

A case particle that marks the subject of a sentence. It is also used to indicate the object of verbs such as like, dislike, and can.

の

no

of

A case particle indicating that the phrase immediately before it modifies the noun that follows. It is also used as a nominalizing particle and as a final particle expressing questions or assertion.

と

to

with; and

A case particle that marks the partner in a joint action, the content of a quotation, or the listing of two things.