Japanese - Starter 500 Words
534 basic Japanese words for beginners
A 534-word Japanese starter deck for beginners, combining everyday vocabulary with basic Hiragana and Katakana reading practice.
Why this pack?
Start Japanese with practical words
A compact set of useful words for beginners starting everyday Japanese.
Hiragana and Katakana together
Learn vocabulary while strengthening your reading of both Japanese syllabaries.
Japanese pronunciation practice
Audio helps you hear and practice the reading of each word.
A compact two-week goal
The deck is small enough to create early momentum before moving to larger Japanese sets.
Preview the words
fish
“あの さかなは おおきいです。”
nose
“わたしの はなが いたいです。”
talk
“わたしは ともだちと はなします。”
mango
“わたしは マンゴーを たべます。”
August
“わたしは 8月に 海へ いきます。”
baseball
“ともだちと やきゅうを します。”
Lock the words in with smart quizzes
Learning is only half of it — practice is what makes words stick. Koki has 6 quiz modes to drive vocabulary into long-term memory.
Handwriting practice
Practise Hanzi, Kanji and Hangul stroke by stroke — built for Chinese, Japanese and Korean
Tricky word drills
Retype the words you keep forgetting — spelling and character accuracy
Writing with AI
AI builds fresh sentences from words you have learned — you write, AI scores and suggests fixes
Mini Quiz
5–10 quick questions a day — a vocabulary check in under 2 minutes
Matching Quiz
Match words to meanings — the familiar exam format, fast paced, sharpens recall
Full pack test
Generate a test over the whole pack — multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer
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