Moshi Moshi! Irasshime mina-san! This is a place where you can find a few basic
Japanese terms and their meanings.
arigato
Many thanks. Also arigato gozaimasu (thank you).
baka
Idiot or fool, used as an insult.
bishjo
Literally "beautiful girl", but often translated into "pretty".
bishonen
Literally "beautiful boy", but often refers to a male with delicate, female features.
etchi
Preverted or lewd.
fuku
Clothing. The scouts wear Sailor fuku (sailor suits).
ginzuishou
The Imperium Silver Crystal.
gomen nasai
Excuse me. Sometimes shortened to gomen (pardon).
hai
Yes or okay.
henshin
Transform. The Sailor Moon protagonists use their hensin sticks
(transformation pens or wands) to change into the Sailor Senshi.
kanji
A form of character symbols or ideograms used to write the Japanese language.
Other character forms include hiragana and katakana.
Kawaii
Cute. Kawaii anime characters are often the ones with the largest eyes.
ki
Spiritual essence (one of many meanings). Similar to the Chinese concept of "chi"
or the spirit of the inner self.
konban wa
Good evening.
konichi wa
Good afternoon.
maho
Magic or magical spell.
manga
Japanese comic.
mina
Everyone
moshi moshi
A greeting used when answering the phone, equivalent to "hello".
That it for now but many more will come soon.
