English to Japanese Random Words and Phrases
You can learn a lot about lesser used Japanese vocabulary by reading through lists of random words and phrases. That's the purpose of this page, since it contains a ton of random words and phrases, all translated from English to Japanese and listed in alphabetical order. How many words do you already know?
To find out, simply scroll down to see our lists - first up you'll find the list of random Japanese words, followed by the list of random Japanese phrases. Bet you you don't already know every one of them!
Random Words and Phrases from English to Japanese:
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Random Words from English to Japanese
This list is not unlike opening a Japanese dictionary and finding a random word to learn.
Album ➔ Arubamu ➔ アルバム
All ➔ Zenbu
Always ➔ Itsumo
Amazing ➔ Sugoi
And ➔ To
Angel ➔ Tenshi
Baby ➔ Aka-chan
Beautiful boy ➔ Bishounen
Beautiful girl ➔ Bishoujo
Best ➔ Saikou
Bold ➔ Daitanna
Book ➔ Hon
Boy ➔ Shonen
Camera ➔ Kamera
Cherry / Cherry blossom ➔ Sakura
Chinese bellflower ➔ Kikyou
Clear / Bright ➔ Akari
Clothes ➔ Fuku
Cold (like the weather) ➔ Samui
Company ➔ Kaisha
Complete ➔ Konpuriito
Correct (like right) ➔ Tadashii
Cotton ➔ Wata
Cup / Glass ➔ Kappu
Cute ➔ Kawaii
Dandelion ➔ Tanpopo
Dark ➔ Kurai
Darkness ➔ Kuragari
Deep ➔ Diipu
Demon ➔ Yasha
Donald Trump ➔ Donarudo Toranpu ➔ ドナルド・トランプ
Drama ➔ Dorama ➔ ドラマ
Earth ➔ Chikyuu
Electrical generator ➔ Hatsudenki ➔ 発電機
Engine ➔ Enjin ➔ エンジン
English ➔ Eigo
Everyone ➔ Minna
Everywhere ➔ Dokodemo
Excellent ➔ Sugureta
Family ➔ Kazoku
Fashion ➔ Fasshon ➔ ファッション
Fire ➔ Hi
Fire ➔ Ka
Forest ➔ Mori
Friend ➔ Tomodachi
Full ➔ Ippai
Fun ➔ Tanoshii
Garden ➔ Gaaden
Generator ➔ Jenereetaa ➔ ジェネレーター
Girl ➔ Onnanoko
Gold ➔ Kin
Good ➔ Ii
Good (like nice) ➔ Yoi
Group ➔ Guruupu ➔ グループ
Heaven ➔ Tengoku
Hmm... ➔ Eto...
Hot ➔ Atsui
Huh? ➔ Na?
Human ➔ Ningen
Island ➔ Shima
Lead / First place ➔ Sento
Letters (the kind you send in the mail) ➔ Tegami
Lightning ➔ Kaminari
Little / Small ➔ Chiisai
Lonely ➔ Samishii
Long life ➔ Bansai
Loss ➔ Son
Mask ➔ Kamen
Mirror ➔ Kagami
Moon ➔ Getsu
Moon ➔ Tsuki
Morning ➔ Asa
Music ➔ Ongaku
New ➔ Atarashii
Noise ➔ Oto
Noisy ➔ Urusai
Number one ➔ Ichiban
Ogre ➔ Oni
Old ➔ Furui
Park ➔ Kouen
Pencil ➔ Enpitsu
Phone ➔ Denwa
Phone number ➔ Denwa bango
Poison ➔ Doku
Practice ➔ Renshuu
Professional ➔ Puro
Quiet ➔ Shizuka
Read ➔ Yomu
Shadow ➔ Kage
Short ➔ Mijikai
Single ➔ Shinguru ➔ シングル
Sit ➔ Suwaru
Small ➔ Chibi
Sound ➔ Oto
Strong ➔ Tsuyoi
Student ➔ Gakusei
Sun ➔ Nichi
Sunny ➔ Hare
Teacher ➔ Kyoushi
Together ➔ Issho ni
Train station ➔ Eki
Translation ➔ Honyaku
Tree ➔ Ki
Tree ➔ Moku
Trump (As in Donald Trump) ➔ トランプ ➔ Toranpu
Twins ➔ Futago
Umbrella ➔ Kasa
University ➔ Daigaku
Unique ➔ Yuniiku na
Vertical ➔ Suichoku
Village ➔ Mura
Warm ➔ Atatakai
Water ➔ Mizu
Water ➔ Sui
What? ➔ Nani?
Wind / A cold ➔ Kaze
Wing ➔ Tsubasa
Work ➔ Shigoto
World ➔ Sekai
English to Japanese Random Phrases
I suppose Japanese dictionaries also have random phrases and short sentences in them too.
Always number one ➔ Itsumo ichiban
Angel of darkness ➔ Kurayami no tenshi
Are you Japanese? ➔ Anata wa nihonjin desu ka?
ASCII art ➔ Asukiiaato ➔ アスキーアート (art made from letters, numbers, and symbols)
Be in the lead ➔ Sentan ni tatsu
Can I take a picture of you? ➔ Anata no shashin o totemo ii desu ka?
Dark shadow ➔ Kurai kage
Did you listen? ➔ Kikimashita?
Did you look? ➔ Mimashita?
Don't give up. / I won't give up. ➔ Akiramenai.
English teacher ➔ Eigo no sensei
I am going to Japan. ➔ Nihon he ikimasu.
I feel sleepy. ➔ Nemui desu.
I listened. ➔ Kikimashita.
I looked. ➔ Mimashita.
I will never forgive you. ➔ Zettai yurusenai.
I'm sorry for the short email. ➔ Mijikai e-mail de gomen nasai.
I'm tired. ➔ Tsukaremashita.
Idol group ➔ Aidoruguruupu ➔ アイドルグループ
Is taking photos okay? ➔ Shashin o totemo ii desu ka
It hurts! ➔ Itai!
Japanese rock band ➔ Nihon no rokkubando ➔ 日本のロックバンド
Learn Japanese ➔ Nihon-go wo benkyoushimasu
Look into my eyes. ➔ Boku no mewo mitte.
Never surrender ➔ Kesshite akiramenai
Please sit down. ➔ Osuwari kudasai.
That's dangerous! ➔ Sore wa kikendesu!
That's dangerous! ➔ Yabai!
The only flower in the world ➔ Sekai ni hitotsu dake no hana
The room is empty. ➔ Heya wa kara desu.
There is no glue. ➔ Setchaku-zai ga arimasen.
Were you tired? ➔ Tsukaremashita?
What's always on your mind? ➔ Anata wa itsumo nani wo sinpaishite iruno desu ka?
What's happening? ➔ Nanka atta no?
Wind scar ➔ Kaze no kizu
Wind turbine ➔ Fuuryoku taabin ➔ 風力タービン
This English to Japanese random words list was last updated on April 30, 2025.
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