Languages › Japanese Japanese Audio Dictionary - A Share Flipboard Email Print Languages History & Culture Essential Japanese Vocabulary Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. our editorial process Namiko Abe Updated February 24, 2020 The Japanese-English audio dictionary contains more than 2,000 entries, each with a Japanese word or expression, sound file, English translation, and links to additional or related information. abaku 暴く (あばく) expose, reveal abareru あばれる to become violent abekobe あべこべ opposite, topsy-turvy abiru 浴びる (あびる) take a bath or shower; bask in sunlight; abundantly receive (praise or criticism) abunai 危ない (あぶない) dangerous abura 油 (あぶら) oil aburu あぶる roast; boil achira あちら that; that person, thing, or place; over there achikochi あちこち here and there; in various places; back and forth adana あだ名 (あだな) nickname adokenai あどけない innocent aegu あえぐ gasp; groan; suffer aete 敢えて (あえて) positively afureru あふれる overflow agaru あがる climb; go up; rise (price); enter (a house); stop (rain or snow) ageku 挙句 (あげく) negative outcome ageru 上げる (あげる) raise; lift; give; turn up (volume) ago あご chin; jaw ahiru あひる duck ai 愛 (あい) love aichaku 愛着 (あいちゃく) affection aida 間 (あいだ) interval; time; distance aigo 愛護 (あいご) protection aijin 愛人 (あいじん) lover; mistress aikawarazu 相変わらず (あいかわらず) as usual aikyou 愛嬌 (あいきょう) charm aimai あいまい ambiguous; vague; unsure ainiku あいにく unfortunately aisatsu 挨拶 (あいさつ) greeting, salutation aishou 相性 (あいしょう) affinity aiso 愛想 (あいそ) sociability; friendliness aita 開いた (あいた) open aite 相手 (あいて) partner; associate aitsugu 相次ぐ (あいつぐ) continuous; successive aiyouno 愛用の (あいようの) favorite aizu 合図 (あいず) sign; signal aizuchi 相槌 (あいづち) nod of assent aji 味 (あじ) taste; flavor ajikenai 味気ない (あじけない) uninspiring; insipid; dreary ajisai あじさい hydrangea ajiwau 味わう (あじわう) taste; savor aka 赤 (あか) red; crimson; scarlet akachan 赤ちゃん (あかちゃん) baby (affectionate usage) akarasama あからさまな frank; open akari 明かり (あかり) light akarui 明るい (あかるい) bright akashingou 赤信号 (あかしんごう) red traffic light Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Japanese Audio Dictionary - A." ThoughtCo, Feb. 24, 2020, thoughtco.com/japanese-audio-dictionary-a-2027900. Abe, Namiko. (2020, February 24). Japanese Audio Dictionary - A. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/japanese-audio-dictionary-a-2027900 Abe, Namiko. "Japanese Audio Dictionary - A." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/japanese-audio-dictionary-a-2027900 (accessed February 26, 2021). copy citation