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The Solar System in Japanese
The Japanese names of the planets as well the days of the week are 漢語 kango or words of Chinese origin. Learn how to say the days of the week in Japanese from my previous lesson Dates and Days in Japanese.
JLPT N1 Kanji Lesson 6
訂 correct, revise 音読み:テイ 例:訂正(ていせい correction)、改正(かいせい amendment) 託 to entrust 訓読み:かこつ 音読み:タク 例:委託(いたく to consign/to entrust)、託す(たくす to entrust)、受託(じゅたく to take
Finding India in Japan
I am talking about that feeling you get when you are walking down the streets of a foreign land and
5 Useful Japanese Expressions
In my post about ‘aizuchi‘, I mentioned about five useful interjections that are used as filler responses during any conversation.
JLPT N1 Kanji Lesson 5
呈 present, exhibit, display 音読み:テイ 例:進呈(しんてい presentation)、贈呈(ぞうてい to gift)、露呈(ろてい disclose) 皇 emperor 音読み:オウ・コウ 例:皇居(こうきょ the imperial palace)、皇后(こうごう empress)、天皇(てんおう emperor)、皇室(こうしつ
Non-English Katakana Words
In my previous lesson about Katakana, I listed down five situations when Katakana script is used over Hiragana or Kanji.
When to use Katakana?
Japanese language has three different scripts – Kanji 漢字, Hiragana ひらがな and Katakana カタカナ. There were no written scripts in
JLPT N1 Kanji Lesson 4
攻 attack, assault 訓読み:せめる 音読み:コウ 例:攻撃(こうげき attack)、専攻(せんこう specialisation)、侵攻(しんこう invasion) 牧 care for, shepherd 訓読み:まき 音読み:ボク 例:牧師(ぼくし pastor)、牧場・牧場(ぼくじょう・まきば grazing land) 倣
JLPT N1 Kanji Lesson 3
項 item, clause, back of the neck 訓読み:うなじ 音読み:コウ 例: 項目(こうもく data/entries)、事項(じこう item/fact) 頑 stubborn, firm 訓読み:かたく 音読み:ガン 例: 頑固(がんこ stubborn)、頑張る(がんばる do
JLPT N1 Kanji Lesson 2
貢 support, contribute 訓読み:みつぐ 音読み:ク・コウ 例:貢献 (こうけん contribution) 賀 felicitations, joy 音読み:ガ 例: 年賀状(ねんがじょう new year’s greeting card)、祝賀(しゅくが celebration)、謹賀新年(きんがしんねん