科目
Subject
Tokui na kamoku wa sūgaku de, nigate na no wa eigo da.
→ My strongest subject is math, and my weakest is English.
教科
Subject / Curriculum
Kono gakkō de wa, geijutsu no kyōka ni chikara o irete iru.
→ This school focuses on arts subjects.
得意な
Good at / Strong in
Chichi wa ryōri ga tokui de, maishūmatsu tsukutte kureru.
→ My father is good at cooking and cooks for us every weekend.
苦手な
Bad at / Weak in / Not fond of
Undō ga nigate na node, taiiku no jikan wa amari suki de wa nai.
→ I'm not good at sports, so I don't really like PE class.
国語
National Language (Japanese)
Kyō no kokugo no jugyō de wa, kanji no tesuto ga atta.
→ We had a kanji test in Japanese class today.
算数
Arithmetic / Math (Elementary school)
Shōgakkō no sansū de, tashizan o narau.
→ We learn addition in elementary school arithmetic.
理科
Science
Rika no jikken de, shokubutsu no kansatsu o shita.
→ We observed plants in a science experiment.
社会
Social Studies
Shakai no jugyō de wa, sekai no rekishi o mananda.
→ We learned world history in social studies class.
体育
Physical Education (PE)
Taiiku no jikan ni, kurasumēto to sakkā o shita.
→ I played soccer with my classmates during PE.
私立高校に入学する
To enter a private high school
Mōbenkyō shite, akogare no shiritsu kōkō ni nyūgaku shita.
→ I studied very hard and entered the private high school I admired.
公立高校に入学する
To enter a public high school
Ani wa ie kara chikai kōritsu kōkō ni nyūgaku shita.
→ My older brother entered a public high school near our house.
国立大学に入学する
To enter a national university
Shōrai wa kokuritsu daigaku ni nyūgaku shite, igaku o manabitai.
→ In the future, I want to enter a national university and study medicine.
昼休み
Lunch break
Hiruyasumi ni tomodachi to oshaberi o suru no ga tanoshimi da.
→ I look forward to chatting with my friends during lunch break.
お弁当
Bento / Box lunch
Haha ga mainichi tsukutte kureru obentō wa totemo oishii.
→ The bento my mother makes every day is very delicious.
給食
School lunch
Shōgakkō no kyūshoku de, karē ga deru hi wa ureshii.
→ I'm happy on days when curry is served for elementary school lunch.
時間割
Timetable / Class schedule
Atarashii jikanwari o kakunin shite, kyōkasho o junbi suru.
→ I check the new timetable and prepare my textbooks.
入学式
Entrance ceremony
Nyūgakushiki de, kōchō sensei no hanashi o shinken ni kita.
→ I listened seriously to the principal's speech at the entrance ceremony.
卒業式
Graduation ceremony
Sotsugyōshiki no hi, minna de kinen shashin o totta.
→ We took commemorative photos together on graduation day.
出席する
To attend
Taichō ga warukatta ga, ganbatte jugyō ni shusseki shita.
→ Although I wasn't feeling well, I did my best to attend class.
欠席する
To be absent
Hōji no tame ni, ashita no jugyō o kesseki suru.
→ I will be absent from tomorrow's class because of a memorial service.
バスで通学する
To commute to school by bus
Ie kara gakkō ga tōi node, mainichi basu de tsūgaku shite iru.
→ My house is far from school, so I commute by bus every day.
通勤する
To commute to work
Man'in densha de tsūkin suru no wa, kanari tsukareru.
→ Commuting on a packed train is quite tiring.
学期
Semester / Term
Ima wa tesuto kikan na node, gakki no naka de ichiban isogashii.
→ It's exam period now, so this is the busiest time of the semester.
今学期
This semester
Kongakki koso, seiseki o agetai to omotte iru.
→ This semester, I really want to improve my grades.
前期
First semester / First term
Zenki no shiken kekka ga kaette kita.
→ The results of the first-term exams have come back.
後期
Second semester / Second term
Kōki kara atarashii zemi ga hajimaru.
→ A new seminar starts in the second term.
同じ学年
Same grade
Kare to wa onaji gakunen da ga, kurasu wa chigau.
→ He and I are in the same grade, but in different classes.
自習する
To self-study / To study on one's own
Sensei ga yasumi datta node, ichijikanme wa jishū ni natta.
→ Because the teacher is absent, we will self-study during this period.
えんぴつをけずる
To sharpen a pencil
Tesuto ga hajimaru mae ni, enpitsu o kezutte oku.
→ I'll sharpen my pencils before the test starts.
物差し
Ruler
Monosashi o tsukatte, seikaku ni nagasa o hakaru.
→ I use a ruler to measure the length accurately.
定規で測る
To measure with a ruler
Nōto ni chokusen o hiku tame ni, jōgi o tsukau.
→ I use a ruler to draw a straight line in my notebook.
合計を出す
To calculate the total
Kakeibo o tsukete, kongetsu no shishutsu no gōkei o dasu.
→ I keep a household account book and calculate the total expenses for this month.
計算
Calculation
Otsuri ga machigatte inai ka, anzan de keisan suru.
→ I calculate mentally to check if the change is correct.
足し算
Addition
Kodomo ni yubi o tsukatte tashizan o oshieru.
→ I teach the child addition using fingers.
足す
To add
Go ni san o tasu to, hachi ni naru.
→ If you add 3 to 5, it becomes 8.
引き算
Subtraction
Hikizan wa tashizan yori mo sukoshi muzukashii.
→ Subtraction is a little more difficult than addition.
引く
To subtract
Jū kara yon o hiku to, roku ni naru.
→ If you subtract 4 from 10, it becomes 6.
かけ算
Multiplication
Kuku o anki shite, kakezan o hayaku dekiru yō ni suru.
→ I memorize the multiplication tables so I can do multiplication quickly.
かける
To multiply
San ni yon o kakeru to, jūni ni naru.
→ If you multiply 3 by 4, it becomes 12.
割り算
Division
Amari no aru warizan o renshū suru.
→ I practice division with remainders.
割る
To divide
Jūni o san de waru to, yon ni naru.
→ If you divide 12 by 3, it becomes 4.
