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 charge of）、請託（せいたく solicitation）、投資信託（とうししんたく investment trust）、預託（よたく deposit） 討 to attack, shoot at, to defeat 訓読み：うつ 音読み：トウ 例：検討（けんとう investigation）、討議（とうぎ debate）、掃討（そうとう clean up/mop） 詩 verse of poem 訓読み：うた 音読み：シ 例：詩集（ししゅう poetry anthology）、詩歌（しか old poetry）、近代詩（きんだいし modern poetry） 該 […]
JLPT
Japanese Counters or 助数詞
When I first learned the Japanese counters, about 10 or 15 of them, I thought that it was all I had to know. In reality, there are so many more counters in Japanese language. There are different Japanese counters or 助数詞 (josuushi) used to count objects of different shapes or kinds, living things, time etc. […]
Japanese Adjectives – 形容詞
The Japanese language uses two types of adjectives; the いadjective and the な adjective. The いadjectives follow and modify the noun. It is used as a predicate, therefore it can also act as a conjugate. For example, いadjectives in its: Basic Dictionary Forms このパンがおいしいです。This bread is tasty. (used as a predicate adjective) わたしは高いふくを買いました。I bought an expensive […]
Studying for the new JLPT- step by step
What could be the right way to prepare for the new JLPT? Just keep this in mind, “there is no shortcut to success”. The JLPT N levels have been improved on the grounds of syllabus and time. Unlike the old test, the new JLPT syllabi are broader and the question patterns are set to test […]
やった！JLPT N2を合格しました！
Yes, it is a big thing for all the serious Japanese language learners. JLPT evaluates your ability to understand and the knowledge-level of the Japanese language. Its worldwide presence has made it the most competitive and popular test for Japanese language students. Therefore, passing JLPT definitely calls for a celebration. Getting to the point, I […]
JLPT N5 Kanji List
The JLPT N5 syllabus is said to be almost equivalent to the JLPT 4 (old syllabus). Accordingly, there should be around 100 kanji to be learnt for JLPT N5. Since the change in JLPT exam patterns from 2010, there has been no official publication of the new JLPT syllabus.The following is the kanji list for […]
JLPT Vocabulary N4
The table below lists the JLPT N4 words. There has been no publication of the official list since the JLPT pattern was changed in 2010. This table has been created with the help of the old JLPT 3 vocabulary list.