School supplies: 40 picture words in five languages

Each card has one picture and its word in English, with Japanese, Korean, Chinese (with pinyin) and Vietnamese. Read it with your child here, or print it: your browser’s Print (Ctrl+P, or ⌘P on a Mac) lays the page out as a sheet of cards.

pencil

Vietnamese
bút chì

Japanese
えんぴつ鉛筆

Korean
연필

Chinese
铅qiān笔bǐ
eraser

Vietnamese
cục tẩy

Japanese
けしゴム消しゴム

Korean
지우개

Chinese
橡xiàng皮pí
ruler

Vietnamese
cái thước kẻ

Japanese
じょうぎ定規

Korean
자

Chinese
尺chǐ子zi
backpack

Vietnamese
cặp sách

Japanese
リュック

Korean
책가방

Chinese
书shū包bāo
book

Vietnamese
quyển sách

Japanese
ほん本

Korean
책

Chinese
书shū
picture book

Vietnamese
sách tranh

Japanese
えほん絵本

Korean
그림책

Chinese
绘huì本běn
notebook

Vietnamese
quyển vở

Japanese
ノート

Korean
공책

Chinese
本běn子zi
crayons

Vietnamese
bút sáp màu

Japanese
クレヨン

Korean
크레용

Chinese
蜡là笔bǐ
colored pencils

Vietnamese
bút chì màu

Japanese
いろえんぴつ色鉛筆

Korean
색연필

Chinese
彩cǎi色sè铅qiān笔bǐ
scissors

Vietnamese
cái kéo

Japanese
はさみ

Korean
가위

Chinese
剪jiǎn刀dāo
glue

Vietnamese
hồ dán

Japanese
のり

Korean
물풀

Chinese
胶jiāo水shuǐ
desk

Vietnamese
bàn học

Japanese
つくえ机

Korean
책상

Chinese
书shū桌zhuō
pencil case

Vietnamese
hộp bút

Japanese
ふでばこ筆箱

Korean
필통

Chinese
铅qiān笔bǐ盒hé
chalkboard

Vietnamese
cái bảng

Japanese
こくばん黒板

Korean
칠판

Chinese
黑hēi板bǎn
chalk

Vietnamese
viên phấn

Japanese
チョーク

Korean
분필

Chinese
粉fěn笔bǐ
board eraser

Vietnamese
cái lau bảng

Japanese
こくばんけし黒板消し

Korean
칠판지우개

Chinese
黑hēi板bǎn擦cā
markers

Vietnamese
bút dạ màu

Japanese
マーカー

Korean
사인펜

Chinese
水shuǐ彩cǎi笔bǐ
paintbrush

Vietnamese
cọ vẽ

Japanese
ふで筆

Korean
붓

Chinese
画huà笔bǐ
paints

Vietnamese
màu nước

Japanese
えのぐ絵の具

Korean
물감

Chinese
颜yán料liào
palette

Vietnamese
bảng pha màu

Japanese
パレット

Korean
팔레트

Chinese
调tiáo色sè盘pán
sketchbook

Vietnamese
vở vẽ

Japanese
スケッチブック

Korean
스케치북

Chinese
图tú画huà本běn
colored paper

Vietnamese
giấy màu

Japanese
いろがみ

Korean
색종이

Chinese
彩cǎi纸zhǐ
paper

Vietnamese
tờ giấy

Japanese
かみ紙

Korean
종이

Chinese
纸zhǐ
pen

Vietnamese
bút bi

Japanese
ボールペン

Korean
볼펜

Chinese
圆yuán珠zhū笔bǐ
pencil sharpener

Vietnamese
cái gọt bút chì

Japanese
えんぴつけずり鉛筆削り

Korean
연필깎이

Chinese
卷juǎn笔bǐ刀dāo
water bottle

Vietnamese
bình nước

Japanese
すいとう水筒

Korean
물통

Chinese
水shuǐ杯bēi
tape

Vietnamese
cuộn băng dính

Japanese
セロハンテープ

Korean
테이프

Chinese
胶jiāo带dài
stickers

Vietnamese
hình dán

Japanese
シール

Korean
스티커

Chinese
贴tiē纸zhǐ
globe

Vietnamese
quả địa cầu

Japanese
ちきゅうぎ地球儀

Korean
지구본

Chinese
地dì球qiú仪yí
map

Vietnamese
tấm bản đồ

Japanese
ちず地図

Korean
지도

Chinese
地dì图tú
pencil holder

Vietnamese
ống cắm bút

Japanese
ペンたてペン立て

Korean
연필꽂이

Chinese
笔bǐ筒tǒng
stapler

Vietnamese
cái dập ghim

Japanese
ホッチキス

Korean
스테이플러

Chinese
订dìng书shū机jī
paper clip

Vietnamese
cái kẹp giấy

Japanese
クリップ

Korean
클립

Chinese
回huí形xíng针zhēn
easel

Vietnamese
giá vẽ

Japanese
イーゼル

Korean
이젤

Chinese
画huà架jià
magnifying glass

Vietnamese
kính lúp

Japanese
むしめがね虫眼鏡

Korean
돋보기

Chinese
放fàng大dà镜jìng
magnet

Vietnamese
nam châm

Japanese
じしゃく磁石

Korean
자석

Chinese
磁cí铁tiě
hourglass

Vietnamese
đồng hồ cát

Japanese
すなどけい砂時計

Korean
모래시계

Chinese
沙shā漏lòu
abacus

Vietnamese
bàn tính

Japanese
そろばん

Korean
주판

Chinese
算suàn盘pán
triangle ruler

Vietnamese
thước ê ke

Japanese
さんかくじょうぎ三角定規

Korean
삼각자

Chinese
三sān角jiǎo尺chǐ
microscope

Vietnamese
kính hiển vi

Japanese
けんびきょう顕微鏡

Korean
현미경

Chinese
显xiǎn微wēi镜jìng

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The word list and translations were written by Dino Kids (CC0). For where the pictures come from, see Licences.