Jujutsu Kaisen Japanese vocabulary: 60 words from the first episodes
To save his friends, Yuji Itadori swallows a cursed finger and becomes the host of a powerful curse. The dialogue combines terms for curses (呪い, 呪術) with blunt, very casual high-school talk.
About 67% of the words below are JLPT N5–N4, so Jujutsu Kaisen is manageable once you have the basics down.
- Episodes 1–3
- 1,159 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 30 words · the first words any course teaches
- 私わたし watashiN5
I; me
そういうことなら私らは別に
- 言ういう iuN5
to say; to utter; to declare
来んなって言っとけ！
- 死ぬしぬ shinuN5
to die
じいちゃん… 死にましたMy grandpa... is dead.
- 今いま imaN5
now; the present time; just now
今 帰ったら 夢見わりいんだよ
- 何なに naniN5
what
どうせ何も起こりゃしないんだから
- 人ひと hitoN5
person; people
お前は強いから人を助けろ
- 来るくる kuruN5
to come
見舞いなんて 俺以外 来やしねえ
- いいいい iiN5
good; fine; OK
先輩がいいなら いさせてよ
- 行くいく ikuN5
to go; to move; to head
うっす 明日 夕方行きます
- 強いつよい tsuyoiN5
strong; potent; competent
お前は強いから人を助けろYou're a strong kid, so help others.
- 学校がっこう gakkouN5
school
私が夜の学校なんて 誘ったから…If I hadn't asked him to come to the school that night...
- 知るしる shiruN5
to know; to be aware; to be conscious
おめえ知らねえのか 地図見ろ
- 見るみる miruN5
to see; to look; to watch
人の顔見て ため息ついてる…
- 待つまつ matsuN5
to wait; to await; to look forward to
お待たせ おっ？Sorry for the wait.
- 先生せんせい senseiN5
teacher; sensei
じゃあ 先生 俺 用事あるんで
- 自分じぶん jibunN5
myself; yourself; oneself
自分に言い聞かせるのか？You expect me to just tell myself that?
- 分かるわかる wakaruN5
to understand; to know
野薔薇に分かるかな？Do you think Nobara understands...
- はいはい haiN5
yes; okay
ああ はいはい 拾ったわ ハッ
- うちうち uchiN5
home; my family; inside
うち そこだから ありがとう！
- 出るでる deruN5
to leave; to exit; to go out
最悪だ 最悪の万が一が出た！
- 前まえ maeN5
in front; before; earlier
じいちゃんさあ 死ぬ前にカッコつけるの やめてくんない？Grandpa, could stop trying to act all cool before you die?
- 話はなし hanashiN5
talk; speech; chat
よ し じゃあ 暇な俺の話を聞け
- 大丈夫だいじょうぶ daijoubuN5
okay; all right
ほら もう大丈夫 うっ うっ…
- 子供こども kodomoN5
child; children
子供が死んでも 私は死なない
- 体からだ karadaN5
body; torso; trunk
小僧の体 モノにしたら 真っ先に殺してやるOnce I make this brat's body my own, you'll be the first one I kill!
- もうもう mouN5
already; anymore; again
あっ もう半 過ぎてんじゃ ん
- 持つもつ motsuN5
to hold; to take; to carry
お前が持っている呪物は とても危険なものだThe cursed object you possess is very dangerous.
- こっちこっち kotchiN5
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
お い こっち こっち ！
- まだまだ madaN5
still; as yet; only
あの指 まだある？Do you still have that finger?
- 違うちがう chigauN5
to differ; to be different; to be distinct
地方と東京じゃ 呪いのレベルが違うthat curses in Tokyo are on a different level than those in the countryside?
JLPT N4 10 words · still beginner territory
- 君きみ kimiN4
you; buddy; pal
ちなみに１年生は 君で３人目
- 先輩せんぱい senpaiN4
senior (at school or work)
どんな具合っすか？ 井口先輩How's Iguchi{**-senpai} doing?
- 思うおもう omouN4
to think; to consider; to believe
信じられないと思うけど―I know you won't believe this,
- 怖いこわい kowaiN4
scary; frightening; eerie
逆に怖いっていう…It's actually scary that he doesn't.
- 指ゆび yubiN4
finger; toe; digit
あの指は特級呪物っていって―That finger was a special-grade cursed object.
- 無理むり muriN4
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
鉄コンじゃなくても無理よ 普通！
- わけわけ wakeN4
reason; meaning
観光がてら はせ参じたってわけ
- 人形にんぎょう ningyouN4
doll; puppet; marionette
お人形さんみたいに可愛くて―She was as cute as a doll,
- 全然ぜんぜん zenzenN4
at all; in the slightest; wholly
すげえ 高木 全然 現役じゃねえか
- 普通ふつう futsuuN4
normal; ordinary; regular
呪いってのは普通 見えねえんだよNormally a curse can't be seen.
JLPT N3 7 words · intermediate
- お前おまえ omaeN3
you (rough, familiar)
お前が持っているのも それだ
- 食うくう kuuN3
to eat; to live; to make a living
あ っ ポップコーン食いたい！
- 人間にんげん ningenN3
human being; human; person
人間の… 指？A human finger?
- 馬鹿ばか bakaN3
idiot; moron; fool
なおさらだ 馬鹿！All the more reason not to, you fool!
- 死し shiN3
death; out; death penalty
呪術師は常に死と隣り合わせA jujutsu sorcerer is constantly facing death.
- 助けるたすける tasukeruN3
to save; to rescue; to spare
お前は強いから人を助けろYou're a strong kid, so help others.
- なんでなんで nandeN3
why
なんで俺がモテねえって知ってんの？
JLPT N2–N1 1 words · advanced
- 死刑しけい shikeiN1
death penalty; capital punishment
死刑は死刑でも 執行猶予が付いた
Show and story words 12 words · not on the JLPT lists, but this series leans on them
- 呪いのろい noroi
curse; spell; malediction
呪いってのは普通 見えねえんだよNormally a curse can't be seen.
- 俺おれ ore
I; me (casual, masculine)
じゃあ 先生 俺 用事あるんで
- 呪術じゅじゅつ jujutsu
magic; sorcery; incantation
呪術規定に基づき 虎杖悠仁―
- 東京とうきょう toukyou
Tokyo
東京都立呪術高等専門学校Tokyo Metropolitan Jujutsu Technical High School.
- 呪物じゅぶつ jubutsu
fetish
ああ 特級呪物 両面宿儺の指だ
- 呪力じゅりょく juryoku
magical power; mystical force
呪力なし 素の力で あれか
- じいちゃんじいちゃん jiichan
grandfather; male senior-citizen
じいちゃん… 死にました
- 特級とっきゅう tokkyuu
high grade; special grade; classy
あの指は特級呪物っていって―That finger was a special-grade cursed object.
- 高専こうせん kousen
technical college; higher schools and colleges
呪術高専で１年を担当してる
- あんたあんた anta
you (casual, often rude)
あんた… イヤなこと言うなあ
- あいつあいつ aitsu
that guy; him; her (casual)
あいつ 50メートル３秒で走るらしいぜ
- 祓うはらう harau
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
お前を呪いとして 祓う！I will exorcise you as a curse!
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