Assassination Classroom Japanese vocabulary: 60 words from the first episodes
A tentacled creature has blown up most of the moon and now teaches a class of struggling students, who have a year to assassinate him. The classroom speech is fairly polite, even as assassination terms appear alongside school vocabulary.
About 67% of the words below are JLPT N5–N4, so Assassination Classroom is manageable once you have the basics down.
- Episodes 1–3
- 1,171 subtitle lines checked
- 60 words
- N5–N4: 67%
How this list was made: we went through the Japanese subtitles of the first 3 episodes, reduced every word to its dictionary form, dropped names, sound effects and grammar particles, and kept the words that come up most. Each word has one short line from the show.
JLPT N5 32 words · the first words any course teaches
- 先生せんせい senseiN5
teacher; sensei
あの先生は なぜか普通に先生しているfor whatever reason, he's teaching us just like any other teacher would.
- 何なに naniN5
what
今さらなんだけどさ 先生の名前 何ていうの？It feels weird to only ask this now, but... what's your name?
- いいいい iiN5
good; fine; OK
食べ物ならいいんじゃないかな
- 生徒せいと seitoN5
pupil; student; schoolchild
即席の殺し屋であるのを除けば 普通の生徒だLikewise, we're perfectly normal students outside of the whole killer thing,
- はいはい haiN5
yes; okay
-奥田さん -はい！
- 今いま imaN5
now; the present time; just now
次 また 今のような方法で暗殺に来たらBut if you try another assassination like that one...
- 言ういう iuN5
to say; to utter; to declare
こいつが言ったことは真実だ
- 今日きょう kyouN5
today; this day; these days
では 今日の授業は ここまで
- 見るみる miruN5
to see; to look; to watch
見ろ！ 今の攻防の間にヤツは…
- 前まえ maeN5
in front; before; earlier
地球を爆破される その前に 先生を殺しますBefore you destroy Earth...
- 死ぬしぬ shinuN5
to die
人間が死ぬ威力じゃねえよ
- もうもう mouN5
already; anymore; again
おお もうできましたか 渚君Finished already, Nagisa-kun?
- 私わたし watashiN5
I; me
っていうか 私たちＥ組だし
- 持つもつ motsuN5
to hold; to take; to carry
ちょっと！ 渚に何 持たせたのよ
- 分かるわかる wakaruN5
to understand; to know
先生には分からないよねHe doesn't understand.
- 来るくる kuruN5
to come
ここまでは来られないでしょう
- ちょっとちょっと chottoN5
a little; just a moment
ちょっと寂しいですねThat makes me a little lonely.
- 行くいく ikuN5
to go; to move; to head
行くぞ 100億円は山分けだ
- ナイフないふ naifuN5
knife
そのナイフを俺に当ててみろ
- 人ひと hitoN5
person; people
殺せんせーに ダメージを与えた人
- クラスくらす kurasuN5
class
１年２年が 同じクラスだったんだけどWe were in the same class our first and second years,
- 手て teN5
hand; arm; forepaw
殺せんせー あんたは俺の手で殺してやるよKoro Sensei! I'll kill you with my own two hands!
- 時間じかん jikanN5
time; hour; period
さあ ホームルームの時間ですよ
- 使うつかう tsukauN5
to use; to make use of; to put to use
たとえ どんな手を使ってもな
- 違うちがう chigauN5
to differ; to be different; to be distinct
僕らＥ組は少しだけ普通と違うbut E Class is a little different from the rest.
- 帰るかえる kaeruN5
to return; to come home; to go home
できた者から 今日は帰ってよし
- 買うかう kauN5
to buy; to purchase; to value
彼のおかげで ジェラートの買い直しです
- 昨日きのう kinouN5
yesterday
昨日 見ただろIt's all right. You saw yesterday, right?
- 来年らいねん rainenN5
next year
来年には地球もやる予定ですI plan to do the same to the Earth next year.
- 顔かお kaoN5
face; visage; looks
この学園で生徒の顔が 最も生き生きしているのは...how the students with the liveliest expressions at this school...
- テストてすと tesutoN5
test; exam; examination
６時間目 小テストか
- よいよい yoiN5
good; excellent; fine
けど 本質を見通す頭のよさと
JLPT N4 8 words · still beginner territory
- 君きみ kimiN4
you; buddy; pal
君も停学が解けたらＥ組に戻る
- 思うおもう omouN4
to think; to consider; to believe
って 思ったより絡まれてる！
- 月つき tsukiN4
moon; month
先生は月を７割 蒸発させた怪物Our teacher vaporized 70 percent of the moon.
- 逃げるにげる nigeruN4
to run away; to flee; to get away
ちくしょう 逃げやがったDamn! He got away!
- 普通ふつう futsuuN4
normal; ordinary; regular
即席の殺し屋であるのを除けば 普通の生徒だLikewise, we're perfectly normal students outside of the whole killer thing,
- 無理むり muriN4
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
無理ですよ 烏間さんIt's impossible, Mr. Karasuma.
- わけわけ wakeN4
reason; meaning
そんな怪物が どういうわけか 僕らの担任になることを希望したFor whatever reason, this creature wanted to be our teacher.
- 正しいただしい tadashiiN4
right; correct; proper
お前は成績だけは正しかった
JLPT N3 7 words · intermediate
- 殺すころす korosuN3
to kill; to slay; to murder
至近距離から こいつを殺すチャンスを得るAnd second, it gives some thirty people the opportunity to kill him from extremely close range.
- 地球ちきゅう chikyuuN3
the globe
来年には地球もやる予定ですI plan to do the same to the Earth next year.
- お前おまえ omaeN3
you (rough, familiar)
あくまで お前を殺すためのな
- 人間にんげん ningenN3
human being; human; person
体育は人間の先生に教わりたいわI'd like a human teacher for gym, thanks.
- 教師きょうし kyoushiN3
teacher; instructor
ヤツは なぜか 君たちの教師だけは欠かさないのだFor whatever reason, he insists on being your teacher.
- 何でなんで nandeN3
why?; what for?; how?
何で僕らが こんな状態になったのか
- 校舎こうしゃ koushaN3
school building; schoolhouse
校舎裏で くつろぐのが あいつの日課He makes a point of relaxing behind the school every day before class,
JLPT N2–N1 3 words · advanced
- 暗殺あんさつ ansatsuN1
assassination
暗殺の計画 進めようぜIt's time to put our assassination plan into action.
- 渚なぎさ nagisaN1
water's edge; beach; shore
おお もうできましたか 渚君
- 弱点じゃくてん jakutenN2
weak point; weakness; shortcoming
先生の弱点を 書き留めておこうと思ってさI thought I'd jot down Koro Sensei's weak points.
Show and story words 10 words · not on the JLPT lists, but this series leans on them
- 俺おれ ore
I; me (casual, masculine)
俺の100億で治療費くらい…
- 僕らぼくら bokura
we; us
僕らＥ組は少しだけ普通と違う
- 君たちきみたち kimitachi
you; all of you; you all
だが君たちも目に入ると危ない
- 触手しょくしゅ shokushu
feeler; tentacle; antenna
“触手だったのだな”って…
- こいつこいつ koitsu
this guy; this one (casual)
こいつが言ったことは真実だ
- あいつあいつ aitsu
that guy; him; her (casual)
あいつが一番油断してる顔の時に
- 殺しころし koroshi
murder; killing; murderer
暗殺に行った殺し屋はAssassins go in for the kill and wind up sparkling clean
- 担任たんにん tannin
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
学校が望む場合 Ｅ組には 指定の教科担任を追加できる"If the school so desires, it may assign an additional teacher
- あんたあんた anta
you (casual, often rude)
いや あんたの触手も うるさいよ
- 怪物かいぶつ kaibutsu
monster
分からないよね そんな怪物に
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