70 Japanese Vocabulary Used in Spirited Away 【Let’s Learn Japanese】
2023
9/07
Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi:千と千尋の神隠し）is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli. In Japanese folklore, spirited away, or Kamikakushi (神隠し) refers to the mysterious disappearance or death of a person, after they had angered the gods (kami). Here you can learn about 70 Japanese vocabulary used in Spirited Away.
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Japanese Vocabulary Used in Spirited Away
もうすぐ mousugu almost there. お母さん おかあさん okaasann mother お誕生日 おたんじょうび otannjoubi birthday
祠 ほこら hokora
Hokora is a small place where gods and ancestors are worshipped.
お父さん おとうさん otousann father 食べ物屋 たべものや tabemonoya restaurant 誰もいないね。だれもいないね。 daremoinaine There’s nobody here. どなたかいませんか。donatakaimasenka Is anybody here?
怖がるな 。こわがるな kowagaruna Don’t be afraid. な (na). Meaning: don’t ~ (order somebody to not do something). 食べる な。 たべるな taberuna
口を開けて。くちをあけて kuchiwoakete Open your mouth. Command form (Imperative form) of Japanese (when you ask someone to do something)
Verb て ( = te)(casual)verb-te form ～て ( = te) (polite) 下さい ( = ください = kudasai) (more polite) いただけますか ( = itadakemasu ka?)
すみません。sumimasenn Excuse me. ごめんなさい。gomennnasai I’m sorry. じゃまじゃま！ jamajama Out of the way.
Whether male or female grandchildren, we are called まご in Japanese. There is no gender distinction.
八百万の神様 Yaoyorozu no kami sama
Yaoyorozu no kami sama means countless gods. Gods can be both good and evil. Also, Gods have a wide range of personality. In Shintoism, we consider everything in our world has its own god: a god in a mountain, in a river, in a tree, and even in food.
どうしたの? dousitano What’s wrong？ ごめんなさい。 gomennnasai Sorry. おはようございます。ohayougozaimasu Good morning! ありがとうございます。arigatougozaimasu Thank you!
「四の五の言う」 しのごのいう shinogonoiu
means to complain about this or that.
自転車 じてんしゃ jitennsha bicycle
おんも (onnmo)
onmo is an infant word referring to the outside of the house.
あなた病気なの？ あなたびょうきなの？ anatabyoukinano Are you sick? あなたは誰？ あなたはだれ？ anatahadare Who are you? 飲み込む のみこむ nomikomu swallow
「えんがちょ切った」(enngachokitta）
おばあちゃん obaachann grandmother みんなありがとう！！ minnnaarigatou Thank you everyone.
