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JLPT N1 Kanji Lesson 7

Articles 19 Dec 2016 Ranita Saha

護 safeguard 訓読み：まもる　　音読み：ゴ例文：護衛（ごえい guard）、防護（ぼうご protection）、看護（かんご nursing）、保護（ほご care, patronage）、弁護士（べんごし lawyer）譲 to hand over 訓読み：ゆずる　　音読み：ジョウ例文：譲渡（じょうと transfer）、譲歩（じょうほ conciliation）謙 to be modest 音読み：キョ例文：謙虚（けんきょ modesty）、謙譲（けんじょう humility）謹…

How did Hiragana and Katakana originate?

Japanese Culture / Japanese Lessons 13 Dec 2016 Ranita Saha

If you have started learning Japanese, you might have heard by now that there were no written scripts in Japan until Kanji were introduced from China. In early Japan, people only…

Finding India in Japan

Blog / Japanese Culture / Travels 27 Nov 2016 Ranita Saha

I am talking about that feeling you get when you are walking down the streets of a foreign land and then suddenly you spot something that is connected to your…

13 Japanese words that are used in English

Japanese Culture / Japanese Lessons 5 Nov 2016 Ranita Saha

Even if you do not speak Japanese, you might be using Japanese words in your daily life without even knowing. Have you heard of the term 'loanwords' or 外来語 (gairaigo)?…

Tenbu|天部 – Indian dēvatā who went all the way to Japan

Blog / Japanese Culture 12 Oct 2016 Ranita Saha

Itsukushima shrine in Japan is popular among Japanese and foreign tourists. Its a place of devotion as well as sightseeing. The deity which is enshrined here is considered a manifestation…

5 reasons to love Japan

Blog / Japanese Culture 4 Oct 2016 Ranita Saha

Japan is unique in its own ways. Don't you agree? A country with deep-rooted tradition and yet technologicaly advanced. Be it fashion or food, there is a touch of kawaiiness…

盆と正月が一緒に来たよう – As busy as a bee

Bon to shōgatsu ga issho ni kita yo

恋は思案の外 – Love is unreasonable

Koi wa shian no hoka

待てば海路の日和あり- Patience is a virtue

Mateba Kairo no Hiyoriari

千載一隅（せんざいいちぐう）

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes without notice. Always be prepared.

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