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Vocabulary 5: Position Words

Learn spatial nouns: above, below, front, behind, inside, outside, right, left, next to, between.

25 min
Before you begin
  • の and existence grammar.
Why this matters

Location descriptions combine familiar の with position nouns and help describe offices, desks, and equipment.

1. Position words behave like nouns

Japanese commonly builds X の 上 / X の 中.

above / on うえ

Natural: above / on

Structure: upper side

Position noun.

below / under した

Natural: below / under

Structure: lower side

Position noun.

front まえ

Natural: front

Structure: front

Position noun.

behind 後ろ うしろ

Natural: behind

Structure: rear

Position noun.

inside なか

Natural: inside

Structure: inside

Position noun.

outside そと

Natural: outside

Structure: outside

Position noun.

right みぎ

Natural: right

Structure: right

Position noun.

left ひだり

Natural: left

Structure: left

Position noun.

next to となり

Natural: next to

Structure: neighboring position

Adjacent relation.

between あいだ

Natural: between

Structure: interval

Used with AとBの間.