Jobs in Japanese – What do you want to be?

Help your students understand and use vocabulary, spelling, and Kanji readings for job names in Japanese!

These 29 clear, simple flashcards demonstrate a simple form of Japanese sentence asking and answering what they want to be:

何になりたいですか。
教師になりたです。

The 14 different jobs are shown with both Kanji readings and in picture form, with alternative versions of each card providing furigana above the Kanji.
The jobs included in this pack are:

教師 Teacher
医者 Doctor
科学者 Scientist
警察官 Police officer
画家 Painter
宇宙飛行士 Astronaut
歌手 Singer
農家 Farmer
パイロット Pilot
作者 Author
消防士 Firefighter
コック Cook
音楽家 Musician
俳優 Actor/Actress

Colour-codes are used to clearly label the job in the sentence, making it easy for students to understand the structure and easy for the teacher to draw attention to relevant points.

There are two copies of each card – one with furigana, and one without. Help your students memorise these common Kanji readings while they study!

Page numbers are NOT marked, allowing teachers to rearrange the order of the flashcards as they deem appropriate.

Help your students build their own sentences using further examples, elicit reasons, and encourage your learners to develop the sentences further.

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