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Table of Contents

1. Classroom Objects

2. School Facilities

3. People in School

4. Stationery & Supplies

5. Subjects

6. Actions & Classroom Phrases

7. School Uniform & Items

8. Grades & Levels

9. Tests, Exams & Scores

10. School Events

11. Rules & Discipline

12. Common Expressions in Class

13. Communication & Group Work

14. Advanced Academic Terms

15. Digital Learning

16. Honors & Awards

Japanese classroom vocabulary is one of the most practical word groups every learner should master. Whether you’re studying in Japan, teaching, or simply curious about school culture, knowing the right terms makes daily interactions much smoother. Let’s discover 350+ words and phrases from classroom objects and school facilities to exams, rules, and common expressions with Mazii.

Japanese Classroom Vocabulary: 350+ Words & Phrases

Classroom Objects


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



きょうしつ



kyōshitsu



classroom



がっこう



gakkō



school



つくえ



tsukue



desk



いす



isu



chair



ほん



hon



book



えんぴつ



enpitsu



pencil



ペン



pen



pen



けしごむ



keshigomu



eraser



ノート



nōto



notebook



じしょ



jisho



dictionary



かみ



kami



paper



しゃしん



shashin



photo/picture



じゅぎょう



jugyō



lesson, class



ちず



chizu



map



とけい



tokei



clock



ふでばこ



fudebako



pencil case



くれよん



kureyon



crayon



マーカー



mākā



marker



チョーク



chōku



chalk



こくばん



kokuban



blackboard



ホワイトボード



howaitobōdo



whiteboard



プロジェクター



purojekutā



projector



コンピューター



konpyūtā



computer



タブレット



taburetto



tablet



でんしじしょ



denshi jisho



electronic dictionary


School Facilities


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



としょしつ



toshoshitsu



library



こうどう



kōdō



auditorium



じむしつ



jimushitsu



office



かていかしつ



kateikashitsu



home economics room



おんがくしつ



ongakushitsu



music room



りかしつ



rikashitsu



science lab



たいいくかん



taiikukan



gymnasium



うんどうじょう



undōjō



sports ground



しょくどう



shokudō



cafeteria



トイレ



toire



toilet



こうてい



kōtei



schoolyard



びじゅつしつ



bijutsushitsu



art room



ほけんしつ



hokenshitsu



infirmary



きょうむしつ



kyōmushitsu



teachers’ office



ロッカー



rokkā



locker



プール



pūru



swimming pool



きょうしつ



kyōshitsu



classroom



じゅく



juku



cram school



がくしゅうしつ



gakushūshitsu



study room



けんきゅうしつ



kenkyūshitsu



laboratory


People in School


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



がくせい



gakusei



student



せいと



seito



pupil



きょうし



kyōshi



teacher



せんせい



sensei



teacher (honorific)



こうちょう



kōchō



principal



きょうとう



kyōtō



vice-principal



じむいん



jimuin



office staff



としょかんいん



toshokan’in



librarian



がっかいん



gakka-in



faculty member



りんじん



rinjin



homeroom teacher



たいいくのせんせい



taiiku no sensei



PE teacher



かがくのせんせい



kagaku no sensei



science teacher



えいごのせんせい



eigo no sensei



English teacher



ともだち



tomodachi



friend



クラスメート



kurasumēto



classmate



こうはい



kōhai



junior



せんぱい



senpai



senior



がくちょう



gakuchō



university president



けんきゅうしゃ



kenkyūsha



researcher



しどうきょうし



shidō kyōshi



instructor


Stationery & Supplies


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



ボールペン



bōrupen



ballpoint pen



シャーペン



shāpen



mechanical pencil



はさみ



hasami



scissors



のり



nori



glue



テープ



tēpu



tape



ホッチキス



hotchikisu



stapler



クリップ



kurippu



clip



ファイル



fairu



file/folder



バインダー



baindā



binder



ふせん



fusen



sticky note



じょうぎ



jōgi



ruler



コンパス



konpasu



compass



けいさんき



keisanki



calculator



えのぐ



enogu



paints



パレット



paretto



palette



ふで



fude



brush



けんばんハーモニカ



kenban hāmonika



keyboard harmonica



じょうぎぶんぼうぐ



jōgi bunbōgu



drafting tools



すみ



sumi



ink



しゅうせいぺん



shūsei pen



correction pen



じょうぎコンパス



jōgi konpasu



geometry set



プリンター



purintā



printer



コピーき



kopīki



copy machine



スキャナー



sukyanā



scanner



けしきれ



keshikire



eraser dust



カッター



kattā



cutter knife



ものさし



monosashi



ruler



せんひき



senhiki



divider



すけーる



sukēru



scale (ruler)



クリアファイル



kuria fairu



clear file



ざいりょう



zairyō



materials



チョークだす



chōku dasu



chalk box



ほうき



hōki



broom



ぞうきん



zōkin



cleaning cloth



ばけつ



baketsu



bucket



ゴミばこ



gomi bako



trash can



リサイクルばこ



risaikuru bako



recycle bin



けいじばん



keijiban



bulletin board



しゅうせいようし



shūsei yōshi



correction paper



しゅくだいばこ



shukudai bako



homework box


Subjects


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



こくご



kokugo



Japanese language



えいご



eigo



English



すうがく



sūgaku



mathematics



かがく



kagaku



science



しゃかい



shakai



social studies



れきし



rekishi



history



ちり



chiri



geography



たいいく



taiiku



physical education



おんがく



ongaku



music



びじゅつ



bijutsu



art



ぎじゅつ



gijutsu



technology



かていか



kateika



home economics



せいかつ



seikatsu



life studies



ぶんがく



bungaku



literature



けいざい



keizai



economics



けんちく



kenchiku



architecture



でんしこうがく



denshikōgaku



electronics



コンピューターがく



konpyūtāgaku



computer science



りか



rika



science (elementary)



どうとく



dōtoku



ethics/morality


Actions & Classroom Phrases


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



べんきょうする



benkyō suru



to study



ならう



narau



to learn



おしえる



oshieru



to teach



きく



kiku



to listen



よむ



yomu



to read



かく



kaku



to write



はなす



hanasu



to speak



しつもんする



shitsumon suru



to ask a question



こたえる



kotaeru



to answer



ふくしゅうする



fukushū suru



to review



よしゅうする



yoshuu suru



to preview



けんきゅうする



kenkyū suru



to research



れんしゅうする



renshū suru



to practice



テストをうける



tesuto o ukeru



to take a test



せいせきをもらう



seiseki o morau



to receive grades



がっこうへいく



gakkō e iku



to go to school



しけんにうかる



shiken ni ukaru



to pass an exam



しけんにおちる



shiken ni ochiru



to fail an exam



そつぎょうする



sotsugyō suru



to graduate



にゅうがくする



nyūgaku suru



to enter school


School Uniform & Items


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



せいふく



seifuku



school uniform



がくせいふく



gakuseifuku



student uniform



ぶれざー



burēzā



blazer



セーラーふく



sērā fuku



sailor uniform



ワイシャツ



waishatsu



dress shirt



スカート



sukāto



skirt



ズボン



zubon



trousers



ネクタイ



nekutai



necktie



リボン



ribon



ribbon (tie)



くつ



kutsu



shoes



うわばき



uwabaki



indoor shoes



かばん



kaban



bag



ランドセル



randoseru



elementary school backpack



ぼうし



bōshi



hat



たいそうふく



taisōfuku



gym clothes



ジャージ



jājī



jersey



うんどうぐつ



undōgutsu



sports shoes



せいふくボタン



seifuku botan



uniform button



バッジ



bajji



badge



マフラー



mafuraa



scarf


Grades & Levels


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



がくねん



gakunen



grade/year



いちねんせい



ichinensei



first-year student



にねんせい



ninensei



second-year student



さんねんせい



sannensei



third-year student



よねんせい



yonensei



fourth-year student



ごねんせい



gonensei



fifth-year student



ろくねんせい



rokunensei



sixth-year student



ちゅうがくせい



chūgakusei



junior high school student



こうこうせい



kōkōsei



high school student



だいがくせい



daigakusei



university student



いちねんじょう



ichinenjō



throughout the year



しょうがくせい



shōgakusei



elementary student



がくし



gakushi



bachelor’s degree



しゅうし



shūshi



master’s degree



はくし



hakushi



doctoral degree



がくれき



gakureki



academic background



そつぎょうせい



sotsugyōsei



graduate



しんにゅうせい



shinnyūsei



new student



こうはい



kōhai



junior (lower year)



せんぱい



senpai



senior (upper year)


Tests, Exams & Scores


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



しけん



shiken



exam



テスト



tesuto



test



もんだい



mondai



question/problem



こたえ



kotae



answer



しけんかもく



shiken kamoku



exam subject



もんだいしゅう



mondai shū



workbook



かいとう



kaitō



answer sheet



しけんじょう



shikenjō



exam hall



ひっきしけん



hikki shiken



written test



こうとうしけん



kōtō shiken



oral test



にゅうがくしけん



nyūgaku shiken



entrance exam



しんがくしけん



shingaku shiken



advancement exam



せいせき



seiseki



grades



てんすう



tensū



score/points



ごうかく



gōkaku



pass



ふごうかく



fugōkaku



fail



へんさち



hensachi



deviation score



しけんじかん



shiken jikan



exam time



みなおし



minaoshi



review/recheck



まちがい



machigai



mistake


School Events


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



ぶんかさい



bunkasai



culture festival



たいいくさい



taiikusai



sports festival



そつぎょうしき



sotsugyōshiki



graduation ceremony



にゅうがくしき



nyūgakushiki



entrance ceremony



しゅうがくりょこう



shūgaku ryokō



school trip



えんそく



ensoku



excursion



うんどうかい



undōkai



athletic meet



はっぴょうかい



happyōkai



presentation event



かんげいかい



kangeikai



welcome party



さよならかい



sayonara kai



farewell party



しゅうじつ



shūjitsu



whole day event



けんがくかい



kengaku kai



open day/observation day



がくえんさい



gakuensai



school festival



はつおんたいかい



hatsuon taikai



speech contest



しどうしゅうかい



shidō shūkai



guidance meeting



クラブかつどう



kurabu katsudō



club activity



ぶかつ



bukatsu



club activity (short form)



がっしょうたいかい



gasshō taikai



choir contest



こうえん



kōen



lecture/speech



けいじばん



keijiban



bulletin board (for events)


Rules & Discipline


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



きそく



kisoku



rule



きまり



kimari



regulation



こうそく



kōsoku



school rules



じかんわり



jikanwari



timetable



ちこく



chikoku



lateness



けっせき



kesseki



absence



しゅっせき



shusseki



attendance



そうじとうばん



sōji tōban



cleaning duty



きゅうしょくとうばん



kyūshoku tōban



lunch duty



しゅくだい



shukudai



homework



レポート



repōto



report



けんきゅう



kenkyū



research



せいとてちょう



seito techō



student handbook



りんり



rinri



ethics



じかんげんしゅ



jikan genshu



punctuality



そうじ



sōji



cleaning



せいとしつ



seito shitsu



student room



しずかにする



shizuka ni suru



to be quiet



はやねはやおき



hayane hayaoki



early to bed, early to rise



まじめ



majime



serious/diligent


Common Expressions in Class


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



しずかに!



shizuka ni!



Be quiet!



すわってください



suwatte kudasai



Please sit down



たってください



tatte kudasai



Please stand up



きいてください



kiite kudasai



Please listen



かいてください



kaite kudasai



Please write



よんでください



yonde kudasai



Please read



みてください



mite kudasai



Please look



しつもんはありますか



shitsumon wa arimasu ka



Any questions?



もういちどいってください



mō ichido itte kudasai



Please say it again



わかりますか



wakarimasu ka



Do you understand?



はい、わかります



hai, wakarimasu



Yes, I understand



いいえ、わかりません



iie, wakarimasen



No, I don’t understand



てをあげてください



te o agete kudasai



Raise your hand



いっしょにいいましょう



issho ni iimashō



Let’s say it together



れんしゅうしましょう



renshū shimashō



Let’s practice



きょうしつにもどってください



kyōshitsu ni modotte kudasai



Return to the classroom



きをつけ



ki o tsuke



Attention!



やすみじかん



yasumi jikan



break time



きゅうけい



kyūkei



recess/rest



がんばって!



ganbatte!



Do your best!


Communication & Group Work


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



グループ



gurūpu



group



ペア



pea



pair



ディスカッション



disukasshon



discussion



はっぴょう



happyō



presentation



はなしあい



hanashiai



conversation/discussion



けんきゅうはっぴょう



kenkyū happyō



research presentation



グループわけ



gurūpu wake



group division



ぎろん



giron



debate



とうろん



tōron



argument/debate



プレゼン



purezen



presentation



しょうろんぶん



shōronbun



short essay



はっぴょうしゃ



happyōsha



presenter



きょうりょく



kyōryoku



cooperation



チームワーク



chīmuwāku



teamwork



いいんちょう



iinchō



class president



ふくいいんちょう



fuku iinchō



vice class president



とうばん



tōban



person on duty



ひょうろん



hyōron



critique



いけん



iken



opinion



さんせい



sansei



agreement



はんたい



hantai



opposition


Advanced Academic Terms


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



けんきゅうろんぶん



kenkyū ronbun



research paper



がっかい



gakkai



academic society



けんきゅうしつ



kenkyūshitsu



laboratory



こうぎ



kōgi



lecture



ゼミ



zemi



seminar



じっけん



jikken



experiment



けんきゅうはっぴょう



kenkyū happyō



academic presentation



けんきゅうしりょう



kenkyū shiryō



research materials



せつめい



setsumei



explanation



ぶんせき



bunseki



analysis



けんとう



kentō



consideration



かんさつ



kansatsu



observation



しゅっかん



shukkan



publication



きょうざい



kyōzai



teaching materials



けんきゅうほうほう



kenkyū hōhō



research method



しゅうろん



shūron



thesis/dissertation



はっぴょうしりょう



happyō shiryō



presentation materials



じっけんき



jikkenki



experiment device



ひょうげん



hyōgen



expression



がくもん



gakumon



scholarship (study/learning)


Digital Learning


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



パソコン



pasokon



personal computer



キーボード



kībōdo



keyboard



マウス



mausu



mouse



タブレット



taburetto



tablet



スマホ



sumaho



smartphone



インターネット



intānetto



internet



オンラインクラス



onrain kurasu



online class



リモートきょうじゅ



rimōto kyōju



remote teaching



ズーム



zūmu



Zoom (video app)



グーグルくらするーむ



gūguru kurasurūmu



Google Classroom



デジタルきょうざい



dejitaru kyōzai



digital materials



どうが



dōga



video



でんしブック



denshi bukku



e-book



でんしけいたい



denshi keitai



electronic device



でんしメモ



denshi memo



digital notes



りもこん



rimokon



remote control



すくりーん



sukuriin



screen



でんしはっぴょう



denshi happyō



digital presentation



でんしテスト



denshi tesuto



online test



クラウド



kuraudo



cloud storage


Honors & Awards


Kana



Romaji



Meaning



しょうじょう



shōjō



certificate



がくい



gakui



academic degree



しゅしょう



shushō



commendation



しょうがくきん



shōgakukin



scholarship



ひょうしょうじょう



hyōshōjō



award certificate



ゆうしゅうせい



yūshūsei



excellent student



がくえんしょう



gakuen shō



school award



きねんひん



kinenhin



commemorative gift



メダル



medaru



medal



トロフィー



torofī



trophy



じょうよ



jōyo



prize



かんしゃじょう



kanshajō



letter of thanks



しょうり



shōri



victory



さいゆうしゅう



sai yūshū



best/excellent



ひょうか



hyōka



evaluation



てんさく



tensaku



correction



みとめる



mitomeru



to acknowledge



ひょうしき



hyōshiki



sign/mark



せいか



seika



achievement



こうせき



kōseki



academic record


Mastering Japanese classroom vocabulary is about immersing yourself in the daily rhythm of Japanese school life. With these 350+ essential terms, you’ll be able to follow lessons, join conversations, and understand cultural aspects of education in Japan with confidence.

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Japanese cooking vocabulary is essential for learning recipes, kitchen vocabulary in Japanese. Discover 350+ useful words to master with Mazii.

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