Learn Japanese Sentences from Kimetsu no Yaiba『鬼滅の刃』(Anime)

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Learn Japanese sentences taken directly from the Demon Slayer (鬼滅の刃) anime and how they translate into natural English. Use this page for sentence mining, getting familiar with key grammar and sentence patterns, and steadily build the knowledge and skills you need to watch Kimetsu no Yaiba and other anime in Japanese without subtitles.

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  1. Easy Sentences
  2. Daily Sentences
  3. Advanced Sentences
  4. Anime-Specific Sentences

Learn Japanese Sentences from Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime)

Kimetsu no Yaiba, 鬼滅の刃, Demon Slayer, Learn Japanese with Anime & Manga

1. Easy Sentences

1.1
ほんと?
Honto?
Really?
Shigeru to Tanjiro
1.2
よしよし
よし よし
Yoshi yoshi
There there.
Tanjiro to Takeo
1.3
いい子だ
いい こ だ
Ii ko da
Good girl.
Tanjiro to Hanako
1.4
じゃあ行ってくる
じゃあ いって くる
Jaa itte kuru
Alright, I’m heading out.
Tanjiro to Kie and his siblings
1.5
ありがとね 炭治郎
ありがと ね たんじろう
Arigato ne Tanjirou
Thanks, Tanjiro.
Kie to Tanjiro

2. Daily Sentences

2.1
なんだよ 急に!
なんだ よ きゅう に
Nanda yo kyuu ni
What’s that all of a sudden?!
Takeo to Tanjiro
2.2
ついていきたい
ついて いきたい
Tsuite ikitai
I want to go with you.
Hanako to Tanjiro
2.3
う…うるせえやい!
う…うるせえ やい!
U… urusee yai!
S-shut up!
Takeo to Shigeru
2.4
ちゃんとお手伝いするよ
ちゃんと おてつだい する よ
Chanto o-tetsudai suru yo
I’ll help properly.
Hanako to Tanjiro
2.5
一緒にやると思ったのにさ〜
いっしょ に やる と おもった の に さ〜
Issho ni yaru to omotta no ni sa~
I thought we’d do it together…
Takeo to Tanjiro

3. Advanced Sentences

3.1
でも今日はお留守番だ
でも きょう は おるすばん だ
Demo kyou ha[wa] o-rusuban da
But today you stay home.
Tanjiro to Hanako
3.2
そのかわり うまいもんいっぱい買ってくるから
その かわり うまい もん いっぱい かってくる から
Sono kawari umai mon ippai katte kuru kara
I’ll buy lots of tasty stuff instead.
Tanjiro to Shigeru
3.3
竹雄 できる範囲でかまわないから、少し木を切っといてくれ
たけお できる はんい で かまわない から、すこし き を きっといて くれ
Takeo dekiru hani de kamawanai kara, sukoshi ki wo[o] kittoite kure
Takeo, just cut a little wood if you can.
Tanjiro to Takeo
3.4
今日は荷車を引いていけないから乗せてもらって休んだりできないのよ
きょう は にぐるま を ひいて いけない から のせて もらって やすんだり できない の よ
Kyou ha[wa] niguruma wo[o] hiite ikenai kara nosete moratte yasundari dekinai no yo
Since he can’t pull the cart today, he can’t give you a ride when you need a break.
Kie to Shigeru
3.5
正月になったら みんなに腹いっぱい食べさせてやりたいし、少しでも炭を売ってくるよ
しょうがつ に なったら みんな に はらいっぱい たべさせて やりたい し、すこし でも すみ を うって くる よ
Shougatsu ni nattara minna ni hara ippai tabesasete yaritai shi, sukoshi demo sumi wo[o] utte kuru yo
When the New Year comes, I want to let everyone have their fill, so I’ll sell some charcoal.
Tanjiro to Kie

4. Anime-Specific Sentences

4.1
茂も
しげる も
Shigeru mo
Shigeru too.
Tanjiro to Shigeru
4.2
竹兄てれてら!
たけ にい てれてら!
Take-nii teretera!
Big bro Takeo’s embarrassed!
Shigeru to Takeo
4.3
禰豆子 死ぬなよ
ねずこ しぬ な よ
Nezuko shinu na yo
Nezuko, don’t die.
Tanjiro to Nezuko
4.4
炭治郎みたいに速く歩けないでしょう
たんじろう みたい に はやく あるけない でしょう
Tanjirou mitai ni hayaku arukenai deshou
You can’t walk fast like Tanjiro, can you?
Kie to Shigeru and Hanako
4.5
花子も、帰ったら本読んでやるからな
はなこ も、かえったら ほん よんで やる から な
Hanako mo, kaettara hon yonde yaru kara na
I’ll read you a book when I get back, too.
Tanjiro to Hanako

Learn More Japanese Sentences from Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer)

In the anime, dialogue from the original manga is often adjusted for timing and emphasis, and some scenes are added or removed. To study more Japanese sentences from Demon Slayer, check out my Kimetsu no Yaiba Manga Sentence page.

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