Asking for and Giving Directions in Japanese【トラベル日本語】

トラベル

Travel

ジャパニーズ

Japanese (people, language)

隣

Neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)

後ろ

Back, behind, rear

角

Horn

右

Right, right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above

左

Left (esp. in vertical japanese writing), the following

下

Under (being in said condition or environment)

上

From the standpoint of, as a matter of (e.g. fact), in the field of, being of the type of; aboard (a ship or vehicle), on top of, on, above; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality, best, top, high class; going up; governmental, imperial; presenting, showing; ana- (medical, biol.)

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

道

Road; way; buddhist teachings; taoism; modern administrative region of japan (hokkaido); historical administrative region of japan (tokaido, tosando, etc.); province (tang-era administrative region of china); province (modern administrative region of korea)

道路

Road, highway

通り

In accordance with ..., following ..; roughly, about; .. street, .. avenue

車道

Roadway

歩道

Footpath, walkway, sidewalk

交差点

Crossing, intersection

信号

Signal, signalling, signaling; traffic light, traffic signal

横断

Crossing; transverse

歩道

Footpath, walkway, sidewalk

歩道

Footpath, walkway, sidewalk

歩道橋

Pedestrian bridge

橋

Pons (pontes), pons varolii, pontine, part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)

踏切

Railway crossing, railroad crossing, train crossing, level crossing; starting line, scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring

交番

Police box; alternation, alternating (e.g. current)

一番

Pair, couple, brace

近い

Near, close, short (distance)

交番

Police box; alternation, alternating (e.g. current)

近く

Near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"), close to; shortly, soon

交番

Police box; alternation, alternating (e.g. current)

左

Left (esp. in vertical japanese writing), the following

右

Right, right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above

一つ

One; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

目

Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish

交差点

Crossing, intersection

右

Right, right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above

三つ

Three

目

Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish

交差点

Crossing, intersection

左

Left (esp. in vertical japanese writing), the following

角

Horn

右

Right, right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above

突き

Thrust, stab, lunge, pass (in fencing); tsuki, thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki, thrust to the chest

当たり

Hit; success; guess, prediction; affability, friendliness; sensation, touch; bruise (on fruit); situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go); bite (of a fish on a hook), strike; per, each

左

Left (esp. in vertical japanese writing), the following

一つ

One; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

目

Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish

信号

Signal, signalling, signaling; traffic light, traffic signal

右

Right, right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above

左

Left (esp. in vertical japanese writing), the following

右

Right, right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above

図書館

Library

隣

Neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)

コンビニエンスストア

Convenience store

喫茶店

Coffee shop, tearoom, coffee lounge, coffeehouse, cafe

間

1.818 m (6 shaku); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

スーパー

Super; supermarket; superimpose; superheterodyne; (film with) subtitles

郵便

Mail service, postal service, mail, post; mail, postal matter, postal items

局

Court lady, lady-in-waiting (heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute

道

Road; way; buddhist teachings; taoism; modern administrative region of japan (hokkaido); historical administrative region of japan (tokaido, tosando, etc.); province (tang-era administrative region of china); province (modern administrative region of korea)

二つ

Two

目

Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish

交差点

Crossing, intersection

左

Left (esp. in vertical japanese writing), the following

右

Right, right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above

本屋

Bookstore, bookshop; publisher; main building

銀行

Bank

間

1.818 m (6 shaku); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

どうも

Thanks; much (thanks), very (sorry), quite (regret); quite, really, mostly; somehow; in spite of oneself, no matter how hard one may try (one is unable to) (with negative verb), no matter how hard one may try not to (one ends up doing) (with positive verb, esp. -shimau); greetings, hello, goodbye

一番

Pair, couple, brace

近い

Near, close, short (distance)

薬局

Pharmacy, chemist (shop), drugstore

交差点

Crossing, intersection

左

Left (esp. in vertical japanese writing), the following

一つ

One; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

目

Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish

信号

Signal, signalling, signaling; traffic light, traffic signal

右

Right, right hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above

レストラン

Restaurant (esp. western-style)

隣

Neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)

どうも

Thanks; much (thanks), very (sorry), quite (regret); quite, really, mostly; somehow; in spite of oneself, no matter how hard one may try (one is unable to) (with negative verb), no matter how hard one may try not to (one ends up doing) (with positive verb, esp. -shimau); greetings, hello, goodbye

近く

Near, neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"), close to; shortly, soon

本屋

Bookstore, bookshop; publisher; main building

道

Road; way; buddhist teachings; taoism; modern administrative region of japan (hokkaido); historical administrative region of japan (tokaido, tosando, etc.); province (tang-era administrative region of china); province (modern administrative region of korea)

二つ

Two

目

Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish

角

Horn

屋

(something) shop; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

本屋

Bookstore, bookshop; publisher; main building

隣

Neighbor (neighbour), next to (esp. living next door to)

そうですね

That''s so, isn''t it

分

Part, segment, share, ration; rate; degree, one''s lot, one''s status, relation, duty, kind, lot; in proportion to, just as much as