GUIDED PATH · PHASE 5
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TRACK 2 · 2-15
Vocabulary 5: Position Words
Learn spatial nouns: above, below, front, behind, inside, outside, right, left, next to, between.
- の and existence grammar.
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.
Natural: above / on
Structure: upper side
Position noun.
Natural: below / under
Structure: lower side
Position noun.
Natural: front
Structure: front
Position noun.
Natural: behind
Structure: rear
Position noun.
Natural: inside
Structure: inside
Position noun.
Natural: outside
Structure: outside
Position noun.
Natural: right
Structure: right
Position noun.
Natural: left
Structure: left
Position noun.
Natural: next to
Structure: neighboring position
Adjacent relation.
Natural: between
Structure: interval
Used with AとBの間.
2. Anchor words spatially
Reproduce the diagram from memory.
3. Draw and label a rack/desk
Draw a desk or server rack. Place eight objects and label their positions in Japanese.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHEET
3. Draw and label a rack/desk
Draw a desk/rack with 8 objects. Label relations using 上/下/前/後ろ/中/外/右/左/隣/間.
Tip: on a foldable or tablet, use your pen directly on the page. Your strokes are saved in this browser as you work.
3. Draw and label a rack/desk
Draw a desk/rack with 8 objects. Label relations using 上/下/前/後ろ/中/外/右/左/隣/間.
4. Use kanji tools selectively
Many position words are compact recurring kanji.
Jōyō Kanji Hub
Why here: Position kanji recur in signage and directions.
How to use it for this lesson: Inspect 上, 下, 前, 中, 外, 右, 左 only.
Inspect position kanji →Kanji Radicals
Why here: Component awareness can help distinguish confusing shapes.
How to use it for this lesson: Use it only for recurring confusions such as 右/左.
Compare confusing kanji →Mastery checkpoint
Answer from memory. Treat every miss as a debugging signal: inspect the explanation, repair the rule, and retry.
