How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Human body”. The full topic holds 135 in the KoKo app: 54 at the easy level, 47 at the medium level and 34 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Japanese vocabulary: body parts

Head, hand, back, heart: the parts of the body in Japanese, from the most visible to the organs.

Here are 100 Japanese words on “Human body”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Japanese	English
背中	back
腹	belly
血	blood
体	body
脳	brain
胸	chest
耳	ear
顔	face
指	finger
足	foot
前腕	forearm
額	forehead
身振り	gesture
手	hand
頭	head
心臓	heart
人差し指	index finger
膝	knee
脚	legLower limb of the human body
口	mouth
首	neck
神経系	nervous system
鼻	nose
臓器	organ
口蓋	palate
骨盤	pelvis
肋骨	rib
肩	shoulder
視覚	sight
皮膚	skin
頭蓋骨	skull
笑顔	smile
脾臓	spleen
胃	stomach
味覚	taste
親指	thumb
握りしめる	to squeeze
立っている	to stand
舌	tongue
腰	waist

Level 2: medium 35 words

Japanese	English
足首	ankle
動脈	artery
血液循環	blood circulation
血圧	blood pressure
呼吸	breathing
あご	chin
消化	digestion
体型	figure
かかと	heel
免疫	immunity
腸	intestine
虹彩	iris
あごの骨	jaw
関節	joint
唇	lip
肺	lung
骨髄	marrow
代謝	metabolism
爪	nail
神経	nerve
手のひら	palm
姿勢	posture
脈拍	pulseBeat of the blood felt at the wrist
唾液	saliva
骨格	skeleton
背骨	spine
消化する	to digest
寝そべる	to lie down
かく	to scratch
首を振る	to shake one’s head
飲み込む	to swallow
震える	to tremble
静脈	vein
子宮	womb
手首	wristJoint between the hand and the forearm

Level 3: hard 25 words

Japanese	English
わきの下	armpit
臀部	buttock
軟骨	cartilage
横隔膜	diaphragm
鼓膜	eardrum
眉	eyebrow
まぶた	eyelid
歯茎	gum
聴覚	hearing
心拍	heartbeat
ホルモン	hormone
靭帯	ligament
鼻の穴	nostril
膵臓	pancreas
薬指	ring finger
嗅覚	smell
腱	tendon
まばたきする	to blink
顔を赤らめる	to blush
かむ	to chew
眉をひそめる	to frown
肩をすくめる	to shrug
あくびをする	to yawn
扁桃腺	tonsil
椎骨	vertebra

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Japanese words on “Human body”. The full topic holds 135 in the KoKo app: 54 at the easy level, 47 at the medium level and 34 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Japanese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.