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How Japanese and Korean compare

Different writing systems

Japanese uses Japanese kana and kanji while Korean uses Hangul. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-object-verb (SOV) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Japanese: Approximately 128 million speakers, predominantly in Japan. Korean: Approximately 81 million speakers worldwide.

Common Japanese phrases in Korean

Everyday phrases translated from Japanese to Korean — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Greetings: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
こんにちは안녕하세요
おはようございます좋은 아침
こんにちは안녕하세요
こんばんは。안녕하세요
おやすみ잘자요
さようなら안녕
また会いましょう나중에 봐요
また明日내일 봐요
ようこそ환영합니다
調子はどうですか?잘 지내세요?
私は元気です、ありがとう난 괜찮아요, 고마워요
良い一日をお過ごしください좋은 하루 보내세요

Courtesy

Courtesy: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
お願いします제발
ありがとう감사합니다
ありがとうございました정말 감사합니다
どういたしまして천만에요
はい
いいえ아니요
すみません실례합니다
ごめんなさい미안해요
問題ありません문제없어
もちろん물론이다
おめでとうございます축하합니다
頑張ってください행운을 빕니다

Introductions

Introductions: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
あなたの名前は何ですか?당신의 이름은 무엇입니까?
よろしくお願いします만나서 반가워요
どこの出身ですか?당신은 어디서 왔나요?
何歳ですか?몇 살이에요?
私は学生です나는 학생이다
私は休暇でここにいます나는 휴일에 여기 있어요
私は仕事のためにここにいます나는 일 때문에 여기에 왔어요
これは私の友達です이 사람은 내 친구야

Numbers

Numbers: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
1 つ하나
22개
3
44개
55개
6여섯
セブン세븐
8여덟
ナイン나인
1010
1,000

Time and dates

Time and dates: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
今日오늘
明日내일
昨日어제
지금
後で나중에
今何時ですか?지금은 몇시입니까?
午前中아침에
夕方저녁에
月曜日월요일
金曜日금요일
来週다음 주
1時間1시간

Directions and travel

Directions and travel: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
バスルームはどこですか?화장실은 어디에 있나요?
鉄道駅はどこですか?기차역은 어디에 있나요?
空港はどこですか?공항은 어디에 있나요?
どうやってそこに行きますか?거기까지 어떻게 가나요?
左折좌회전
右折우회전
まっすぐ進んでください직진하세요
近くにあります근처에 있습니다
遠いです그것은 멀다
道に迷ってしまった나는 길을 잃었다
タクシーが必要です택시가 필요해요
チケットはどこで買えますか?티켓은 어디서 살 수 있나요?
チケットはいくらですか티켓은 얼마인가요?
歩いても安全ですか?걷는 것이 안전한가요?

Food and restaurants

Food and restaurants: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
お腹が空いた나는 배고프다
のどが渇いた나는 목이 말라
水ください물 주세요
2人用のテーブルをお願いします2인용 테이블 주세요
メニューをお願いします메뉴 주세요
何をお勧めしますか?당신은 무엇을 추천합니까?
これが欲しいです나는 이것을 원한다
おいしいです맛있다
請求書をお願いします청구서를 주세요
肉は食べません나는 고기를 먹지 않는다
食物アレルギーがあります음식 알레르기가 있어요
コーヒー커피
お茶
パン

Shopping and money

Shopping and money: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
これにはいくらかかりますか?비용은 얼마인가요?
高すぎる너무 비싸요
クレジットカードは利用できますか?신용카드를 받나요?
ただ見ているだけです나는 단지 찾고 있다
いただきます내가 가져갈게
開く열기
閉店휴무
入口입구
終了종료
市場はどこですか?시장은 어디에 있나요?

Emergency and health

Emergency and health: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
ヘルプ도움말
医師に電話してください의사에게 전화하세요
警察に電話してください경찰에 전화하세요
助けが必要です도움이 필요해요
私は病気です나는 아프다
病院はどこですか?병원은 어디에 있나요?
薬局はどこですか?약국은 어디에 있나요?
ここが痛い여기가 아파요
医者が必要です의사가 필요해요
近くに病院はありますか?근처에 병원이 있나요?

Getting help with language

Getting help with language: Japanese phrases and their Korean translations
JapaneseKorean
あなたは英語を話しますか?당신은 영어를 할 수 있나요?
分かりません나는 이해하지 못한다
分かりました나는 이해한다
ゆっくり話してください천천히 말씀해주세요
それを繰り返してください반복해주세요
書き留めてください적어주세요
これはどういう意味ですか?이것은 무엇을 의미합니까?
これはなんと言いますか?이것을 어떻게 말합니까?
私は学んでいます나는 배우고 있다
少し話します나는 말을 조금 한다
手伝ってもらえますか?저를 도와주실 수 있나요?
分かりません모르겠어요

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Korean Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in South Korea and North Korea, with significant Korean-speaking communities in China, Japan, Russia, and the United States.

Alphabet

Uses Hangul, which consists of 14 basic consonants and 10 basic vowels. These elements can be combined into syllable blocks to form words.

Vowels

ㅏ is pronounced like 'a' in 'father'ㅑ is pronounced like 'ya' in 'yard'ㅓ is pronounced like 'eo' in 'economy'ㅕ is pronounced like 'yeo' in 'yeoman'ㅗ is pronounced like 'o' in 'or'ㅛ is pronounced like 'yo' in 'yogurt'ㅜ is pronounced like 'oo' in 'food'ㅠ is pronounced like 'yu' in 'yule'ㅡ is pronounced with no direct English equivalent, somewhat like a neutral 'eu'ㅣ is pronounced like 'ee' in 'see'

Consonants

ㄱ is pronounced like 'g' in 'go'ㄴ is pronounced like 'n' in 'no'ㄷ is pronounced like 'd' in 'do'ㄹ is a flap sound, similar to a soft 'd' or 'l'ㅁ is pronounced like 'm' in 'mother'ㅂ is pronounced like 'b' in 'bed'ㅅ is pronounced like 's' in 'see'ㅇ is silent at the beginning of a syllable, acts as a placeholder, but pronounced 'ng' at the endㅈ is pronounced like 'j' in 'joy'ㅊ is pronounced like 'ch' in 'check'ㅋ is pronounced like 'k' in 'kite'ㅌ is pronounced like 't' in 'talk'ㅍ is pronounced like 'p' in 'pig'ㅎ is pronounced like 'h' in 'hat'

Phonetics

Korean is known for its use of pitch accent to distinguish meanings of words and also features significant use of honorifics and levels of politeness.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-object-verb (SOV) order predominates. Includes extensive use of honorifics and verb endings to indicate the social status and relationship to the listener.

Loanwords

Includes many loanwords from Chinese and, in the 20th century, a large number of words from English.

Language Family

Often classified as a language isolate; however, some linguists consider it part of the Altaic language family, which also includes Mongolic, Turkic, and Tungusic branches.

Writing Systems

Primarily uses Hangul, an alphabetic script developed in the 15th century. Historically, Hanja (Chinese characters) were used.

Writing System History

Hangul was created in the 15th century by King Sejong the Great to promote literacy among the common people, distinguishing it from the elite-dominated Chinese script.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 81 million speakers worldwide.

About Japanese Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Japan. It is the national language of Japan, with the majority of speakers residing there.

Alphabet

Japanese uses three scripts: Hiragana (, 46 basic characters) Katakana (, 46 basic characters) Kanji (, thousands of characters) Romaji (, Latin script used for teaching and inputting Japanese text) .

Vowels

あ is pronounced like 'a' in 'father'い is pronounced like 'ee' in 'see'う is pronounced like 'oo' in 'food'え is pronounced like 'e' in 'bet'お is pronounced like 'o' in 'or'

Consonants

Represented through a combination of the Hiragana and Katakana scripts for different sounds, including: k, s, t, n, h, m, y, r, w, g, z, d, b, pJapanese also features double consonants or 'geminate consonants' which are marked by a small つ in Hiragana or ッ in Katakana

Phonetics

Japanese phonetic structure includes 5 vowel sounds and numerous consonant sounds that can be altered with diacritical marks to indicate voicing.

Grammar and Syntax

Typically follows a subject-object-verb (SOV) order. Utilizes a system of particles to indicate grammatical relationships between words and relies heavily on verb conjugations to express tense, aspect, and mood.

Loanwords

Japanese has a significant number of loanwords from English, Portuguese, Dutch, and other languages, especially in modern usage. These are typically written in Katakana.

Language Family

Considered as a part of the Japonic language family. The relationship with other language families is debated, but it may be related to Korean and the Altaic languages.

Writing Systems

Combines three scripts—Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji. Hiragana is used for native Japanese words, Katakana for foreign words, and Kanji for words of Chinese origin.

Writing System History

Developed from Chinese characters around the 4th century AD. Hiragana and Katakana were developed as simplified forms of Kanji for different purposes in literature and documentation.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 128 million speakers, predominantly in Japan.

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