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28 Japanese words for saying where

28 Japanese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Adverbs, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

Saying where 28 words

JapaneseEnglish
ここにhere
そこにthere
あそこにover there
どこでもeverywhere
他の場所でelsewhere
前にin front
後ろにbehind
左にon the left
右にon the right
まっすぐにstraight ahead
近くにnear
遠くにfar
階上にupstairs
階下にdownstairs
上にabove
下にbelow
外にoutside
中にinside
-の上にon
-の下にunderPosition in space, beneath something
-の中にin
-の間にbetweenBetween two defined items
-のそばにnext to
-の向かいにopposite
周りにaround
-までuntilPreposition, followed by a noun
-の家でat home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
-の方へtowardsDirection, movement towards a place

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