Basic Japanese For Judoka
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This page is all about Basic Japanese words and basic greeting Japanese and the basic Japanese phrase for judo instruction, your judo technique and throwing technique.
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Traditionally, Japanese is written from top to bottom, starting in the upper right-hand corner. But it's also written horizontally and from left to right.
The Japanese characters consist of three different sets of writing forms: Kanji, Hiragana, and Katak.
Kanji: Japanese adopted characters and vocabulary from the Chinese in 5th century (although they're unrelated grammatically). These Chinese characters are called Kanji. The Japanese government has approved a basic list of 1850 characters to be mastered by grade 9.
There are close to 50,000 Kanji characters that exist
Hiragana: There are 46 Hiragana characters. These are used for writing authentically Japanese words, and also often for particles and endings of words spelled in Kanji.
Katakana: Often used for writing English and other foreign words and names in Japanese. All characters of Hiragana and Katakana represent one syllable.
Some Basic Japanese Expression
Pronunciation:
a = as in father, America
e = as in education, edge
i = as in easiest
o = as in old, oath
u = as in pull,full
(pronounce as oo in soon)
| English | Japanese |
| yes | hai |
| no | iie |
| please | dozo |
| thank you | arigato |
| thank you very much | domo arigato |
| you're welcome | do itashi-mashite |
| good morning | ohayo gozaimasu |
| good afternoon | kon nichiwa |
| good evening | kon banwa |
| good night | oyasumi nasai |
| good bye | sayonara |
Numbers
| English | Japanese |
| one(1) | ichi |
| two (2) | ni |
| three (3) | san |
| four (4) | shi (yon, yo) |
| five (5) | go |
| six (6) | roku |
| seven (7) | shichi (nana) |
| eight (8) | hachi |
| nine (9) | ku (kyu) |
| ten (10) | ju |
| eleven (11) | ju-ichi |
| twelve (12) | ju-ni |
| thirteen (13) | ju-san |
| fourteen (14) | ju-shi |
| twenty (20) | ni-ju |
| twenty-one (21) | ni-ju-ichi |
| thirty (30) | san-ju |
| fifty (50) | go-ju |
| hundred (100) | hyaku |
| thousand (1000) | sen |
Basic Japanese for Judoka
| English | Japanese |
| training hall | dojo |
| knee | hiza |
| standing in a crouched defensive position | Jigotai |
| upper seat, front seat | jo-seki |
| gentle way | judo |
| judo suit | judogi |
| judoist | judoka |
| cross | Juji |
| countering technique | kaeshi waza |
| throw | Kake |
| upper body | Kami |
| shoulder / model technique | kata |
| Judo Headquarters - Tokyo, Japan | Kodokan |
| hip | koshi |
| modified (hold) | kuzure |
| breaking the opponent's balance | kuzushi |
| surrender; to give up | Maitta |
| wait | matte |
| right (direction) | migi |
| chest | mune |
| throwing technique | nage waza |
| grappling techniques | Newaza |
| major: great | O |
| belt | obi |
| sliding | Okuri |
| holding: immobilization; hold is on and time is to begin | Osaekomi |
| hold is broken and time should stop | Osaekomi toketa |
| holding technique | Osaekomi- waza |
| drop down | Otoshi |
| free practice | randori |
| combination technique | renraku waza |
| teacher, instructor | sensei |
| bow to the teacher | sensei ni rei |
| competition | shiai |
| professor | Shihan |
| four corners | Shiho |
| strangle; choke technique | shime waza |
| body control | tai sabaki |
| mat | tatami |
| person initiating technique | Tori |
| person receiving technique | uke |
| technique | waza |
| stop | yame |
| side | yoko |
Terms used by Referees
| English | Japanese |
| Warning | Chui |
| begin: first | Hajime |
| call For Decision(Used When Referee Can't Decide Winner) | Hantai |
| one point (in competition) | ippon |
| Severe caution | Keikoku |
| win Due To Withdrawal Of Injured Opponent | Kiken Gachi |
| Almost Yuko | Koka |
| Loss | Make |
| meditation | mokuso |
| cease Meditation | Mokuso Yame |
| Contest | Shiai |
| Minor warning | Shido |
| Stay as you are | Soromama |
| half point (in competition) | waza-ari |
| addition Of Two Waza Ari (Ippon) | Wazaari-awasete-ippon |
| win by superiority | Yusei-gachi |