Japanese phrases for WhatsApp and social status

In this article, we will share some phrases in Japanese for you to use as status on WhatsApp, LINE, or other social networks like Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. We chose simple phrases in Japanese from various different categories for you to choose and use.

They are phrases in Japanese about love, friendship, and knowledge. In addition to proverbs, quotes, and sayings of Japanese or Western origin, which provide a unique meaning that your friend who doesn’t know Japanese will never understand. There are various phrases in Japanese to show your friends that you are smart!

Although these phrases are intended to be used as status, they are actually a great source of study for the Japanese language. I hope you learn each essence of the phrases in Japanese displayed in this article. Perhaps you prefer to use the Portuguese version, since your friends do not speak Japanese.

I really don’t know if the phrases below are of interest to anyone to use as status or profile description. This is quite relative, not to mention that nowadays the profile status on WhatsApp is dead. And most of the quotes we post in photos on other social networks are objective.

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Phrases in Japanese – Quotes

自業自得 
Jigoujitoku 

The act of someone, the profit of someone – Equivalent to reaping what you sow.

進み続けてさえいれば、遅くとも関係ない。 
Susumitsudukete sae ireba, osoku tomo kankei nai. 

It doesn’t matter how slowly you go, as long as you don’t stop!

目指すべき所に、近道は存在しない。 
Mezasubeki tokoro ni, chikamichi wa sonzai shinai. 

There are no shortcuts to places worth going!

俺があきらめるのをあきらめろ！ 
Ore ga akirameru nowo akiramero! 

Give up! On making me give up!

過去を悔やんでばかりでは前に進めないぞ弟よ！！ 
Kako wo kuyande bakari dewa mae ni susumenai zo, otouto yo!! 

How can you move forward if you keep regretting the past?

何事も始めるのに遅すぎるということはない。 
Nanigotomo hajimeru no ni ososugiru to iu koto wa nai. 

It’s never too late to start something.

明日死ぬかもしれないなら、今日を楽しく生きなさい。 
Ashita shinu kamoshirenai kara, kyou wo tanoshuku ikinasai. 

You might die tomorrow, so enjoy life today!

辛い時こそ目標を見失わないで 
Tsurai toki koso mejirushi wo miushinawanaide. 

Don’t lose sight of your goals, especially when you’re going through a tough time.

虹を見たければ、ちょっとやそっとの雨は我慢しなくちゃ。 
Niji wo mitakereba, chotto yasotto no ame wa gaman shinakucha. 

If you want the rainbow, you must endure the rain.

私の歩みは遅いが歩んだ道を引き返すことはない。 
Watashi no ayumi wa osoi ga ayunda michi wo hikikaesu koto wa nai. 

I walk slowly, but I never walk back.

成長は往々にして苦痛を伴う過程である。 
Seichou wa ouou ni shite kutsuu wo tomonau katei de aru. 

Growth is often a painful process.

猿も木から落ちる 
Saru mo kikara ochiru 

Even monkeys fall from trees (everyone makes mistakes).

二兎を追う者は一兎をも得ず。 
Ni usagi wo ou mono wa ichi usagi wo mo ezu. 

If you try to catch two hares at once, you won’t catch any.

戦いが平和を証明したことは一度もない。 
Tatakai ga heiwa o shōmei shita koto wa ichido mo nai. 

Peace has never proven a battle.

Phrases in Japanese – Love Status

そばにいてください。
Soba ni ite kudasai;

Stay by my side.

いつだって君には私がいるから。
Itsu datte kimi ni wa watashi ga iru kara;

I am here whenever you need me.

遠くに行っても私はあなたのそばにいます。
Tooku ni ittemo watashi wa anata no soba ni imasu;

Even if you go far away, I will be by your side.

愛は風のよう、あなたはそれを見ることはできませんが、それを感じることができます。
Ai wa kaze no yō, anata wa sore o miru koto wa dekimasen ga, sore o kanjiru koto ga dekimasu;

Love is like the wind, you cannot see it, but you can feel it.

私は決して彼女に彼女が好きだとは言っていない。
Watashi wa kesshite kanojo ni kanojo ga sukida to wa itte inai;

I never told her that I loved her.

いつも嵐の後の私の虹でいてくれてありがとう。
Itsumo arashi no ato no watashi no niji de itekurete arigatō;

Thank you for always being my rainbow after the storm.

「愛」はただ単に「愛」である。説明なんてできない。
“Ai” wa tada tan ni “ai” de aru. Setsumei nante dekinai;

Love is just love, it can never be explained!

Check more love phrases in our other article by clicking here. 

Phrases in Japanese about friendship

ずっと友達でいよう。
Zutto tomodachi de iyou;

Let’s always be friends!

あなた一人じゃない。
Anata hitori janai;

You are not alone.

人生最大の贈り物は友情であり、私はもう手に入れました。
Jinsei saidai no okurimono wa yuujoudeari, watashi wa mō te ni iremashita;

The greatest gift in life is friendship, and I have received it.

真の友情よりかけがえのないものなんてこの世にはない。
Shin no yuujou yori kakegae no nai mono nante konoyo ni wanai;

There is nothing in this world that can replace true friendship.

友情は相互理解にある。
Yuujou wa sougo rikai ni aru;

Friendship consists of mutual understanding.

真の友情は千金にも代え難い。
Shin no yuujou wa senkin ni mo kae gatai;

True friendship is priceless.

友情という植物には絶えず水をやらねばならない。
Yuujou to iu shokubutsu ni wa taezu mizu o yaraneba naranai;

Friendship is a plant that must often be watered.

Other Phrases in Japanese

記憶に無い事は無かった事なんだって、記憶に無い人は最初からいないんだって
Kioku ni nai koto wa nakatta koto nandatte, kioku ni nai hito ha saisyo kara inaindatte..;

If you are not remembered, you never existed.

今はそんなことしてる時間がない。
Ima wa sonna koto shiteru jikan ga nai;

There is no time for that now.

もし私があなただったら、気にしない。
Moshi watashi ga anata dattara, ki ni shinai;

If I were you, I wouldn’t care.

俺とは関わらない方がいい。
Ore to wa kakawaranai hou ga ii;

Don’t mess with me!

頭おかしいんじゃない？
Atama okashiin janai?

What the hell were you thinking?

お前とは喋りたくない。
Omae to wa shaberitakunai;

I don’t want to talk to you!

すばらしい仕事をするには、自分のやっていることを好きにならなくてはいけない。
Subarashii shigoto wo suru ni wa, jibun no yatte iru koto wo suki ni naranakute ha ikenai;

The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

もしそれがまだ見つかっていなければ、探し続けなくてはならない。
Moshi sore ga mada mitsukatte inakereba, sagashi tsuzukenakute wa naranai;

If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking!

忍耐と粘り強さ、努力は成功へと導いてくれる無敵の組み合わせだ。
Nintai to nebarizuyosa, doryoku wa seikō e to michibiite kureru muteki no kumiawase da;

Patience, persistence, and hard work make an unbeatable combination for success.

幸せはもうすでに出来上がっているものじゃない。自分の行動が引き付けるものだ。
Shiawase wa mō sude ni dekiagatte iru mono ja nai. Jibun no kōdō ga hikitsukeru mono da;

Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions.

I hope you enjoyed this little article, if possible, share it with friends and leave suggested phrases in the comments. They are simple phrases, you may not have found the one you want.

To finish, let’s leave one of our video lessons in Japanese teaching some basic phrases:

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