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2013/10/02

Kanji symbols with its meanings and romajis on keyboard in English for your practice

This post tells you kanji1st grade of Japanese elementary school students learn not only with its pronunciation or romaji to type on a keyboard but its meaning. As a matter of fact, it is not exact to say one or two meaning to each kanji, but for convenience to memorize, I put a meaning to each kanji below.


Japanese kanji list for your practice, with symbols, menaing, and romaji

                                                                                                      
一(one) 右(right) 雨(rain)円(circle)王(king)音(sound)下(bottom,under)
ichi
hajime
hito(tsu)
u
migi
yuu
u
ame
ama
en
maru
ou on
oto
ne
ka
ge
shita
shimo
火(fire) 花(flower) 貝(shellfish)学(learn)気(notice, conscious, feeling)九(nine) 休(rest)
ka
hi
ka
hana
kai
gai
gaku
mana(bu)
ki
ke
kyuu
ku
kokono(tsu)
kyuu
yasu(mu)
玉(ball) 金(money, gold)空(sky) 月(moon) 犬(dog) 見(see) 五(five)
gyoku
tama
kin
kon
kane
kuu
sora
a(ku)
kara
getsu
gatsu
tsuki
ken
inu
ken
mi(ru)
mi(eru)
go
itsu(tsu)
口(mouth) 校(building)左(left) 三(three) 山(mountain) 子(kid) 四(four)
kou
kuchi
kou sa
hidari
san
mi(tsu)
sabu
san
yama
shi
su
ko
shi
yo(tsu)
糸(thread, yarn) 字(letter, character)耳(ear) 七(seven) 車(car) 手(hand) 十(ten)
shi
ito
jiji
mimi
shichi
nana
sha
kuruma
shu
te
jyuu
出(exit) 女(women)小(small) 上(upper) 森(forest) 人(person) 水(water)
shutsu
de(ru)
da(su)
jyo
nyo
onna
me
shou
ko
chii(sai)
jyou
ue
kami
nobo(ru)
shin
mori
jin
hito
nin
sui
mizu
正(correct) 生(alive)青(blue) 夕(evening) 石(stone) 赤(red) 千(thousand)
sei
shou
tada(shii)
sei
shou
i(kiru)
sei
shou
ao
seki
yuu
seki
koku
shaku
ishi
seki
shaku
aka
sen
chi
川(river) 先(edge)早(early) 草(grass) 足(foot) 村(village) 大(big)
sen
kawa
sen
saki
sou
haya(i)
sou
kusa
soku
ashi
ta(su)
son
mura
dai
oo(kii)
男(male) 竹(bamboo)中(center, inside) 虫(worm) 町(town) 天(sky) 田(paddy)
dan
nan
otoko
chiku
take
chuu
naka
chuu
mushi
chou
machi
ten den
ta
土(soil) 二(two)日(day, sun) 入(enter) 年(year) 白(white) 八(eight)
do
tsuchi
ni
futatsu
nichi
jitsu
ka
hi
nyuu
hai(ru)
i(ru)
nen
toshi
haku
byaku
shiro
hachi
ya(tsu)
百(hundred) 文(sentence)木(tree) 本(book) 名(name) 目(eye) 立(stand)
hyaku
momo
bun
mon
aya
fumi
moku
boku
ki
hon
moto
myou
mei
na
moku
me
ritsu
ta (tsu)
力(power) 林(grove)六(six)
riki
ryoku
chikara
rin
hayashi
roku
mu(tsu)


Japanese kanji sentences and words you can see as a dictionary or guide

There are some kanjis which I have already picked up and explained its details, like kanjis for numbers and so forth, but I am introducing you all kanji with a guide for meaning. Each sentence has at least one kanji, sometimes does more than two. You can pronounce all the sentences because I am writing its romaji, but the meanings of these words are unknown for you probably. If so, take these sentences for your lesson to extend your vocabulary too, not only as a kanji practice.
  1. 学校のテストで一いをとった
    がっこうのてすとでいちいをとった
    Gakkouno tesutode ichiiwo totta
    I got a number one on a school test.
  2. 右手はおはしをもつほうです
    みぎてはおはしをもつほうです
    Migitewa ohashiwo motsuhou desu
    A right hand is a one to hold chopsticks.
  3. きょうは雨か~
    きょうはあめか~
    Kyouwa ameka~
    It’s rainy toady.
  4. 円をかくのへたなんだ
    えんをかくのへたなんだ
    Enwo kakuno hetananda
    I am not good at drawing a circle.
  5. こんどはきみが王さまのやくね
    こんどはきみがおうさまのやくね
    Kondowa kimiga ousamano yakune
    You take a role of a king this time.
  6. とおくのほうで音がする
    とおくのほうでおとがする
    Tookunohoude otogasuru
    I hear some sounds over there.
  7. たいじゅうが上下する
    たいじゅうがじょうげする
    Taijyuuga jyouge suru
    My weight goes up and dwon.
  8. 火をもっとよわくしないと
    ひをもっとよわくしないと
    Hiwo motto yowakushinaito
    You should reduce heat much.
  9. 花をプレゼントされるのは意外といいよね
    はなをぷれぜんとされるのはいがいといいよね
    Hanawo purezento sarerunowa igaito iiyone
    It is unexpectedly good to get flowers as a present.
  10. 森の中にいるのは気もちいい
    もりのなかにいるのはきもちいい
    Morinonakani irunowa kimochiii
    It is comfortable to be in a forest.
  11. もう3日も学校を休んでしまった
    もうみっかもがっこうをやすんでしまった
    Mou mikkamo gakkouwo yasundeshimatta
    I have already been absent from school for 3 days.
  12. ほう玉を手に入れたい
    ほうぎょくをてにいれたい
    Hougyokuwo teniiretai
    I want to get a gem.
  13. お金をかせぐのは大へんだとおもった金よう日
    おかねをかせぐのはたいへんだとおもったきんようび
    Okanewo kasegunowa taihendato omotta kinyoubi
    On Friday, I thought it was tough to earn money.
  14. 夕がたに空を見上げたら、月が見えた
    ゆうがたにそらをみあげたら、つきがみえた
    Yuugatani sorawo miagetara, tsukiga mieta.
    I saw a moon when I looked up the sky in this evening.
  15. 犬はかわいい
    いぬはかわいい
    Inuwa kawaii
    A dog is cute.
  16. 口の左がわが赤くなっている
    くちのひだりがわがあかくなっている
    Kuchino hidarigawaga akakunatteiru
    A leftside of a mouth got reddish.
  17. 子どもといっしょに山にいく日は五日ごだ
    こどもといっしょにやまにいくひはいつかごだ
    Kodomoto isshoni amaniikuhiwa itsukagoda
    I go to a mountain with my kid in five days
  18. 車から糸が出ている
    くるまからいとがでている
    Kuruma kara itoga deteiru
    A thread comes from a car.
  19. かれはいつも小さい字をかく
    かれはいつもちいさいじをかく
    Karewa itsumo chiisai jiwo kaku
    He always write a small character.
  20. 耳に虫が入るのと、目と耳と口に水が入るのはどっちがいい?
    みみにむしがはいるのと、めとみみとくちにみずがはいるのはどっちがいい?
    Mimini mushiga hairunoto, meto mimito kuchini mizugahairunowa docchigaii ? Which do you like, a wrom comes in your ear or water comes in your eyes, ears, and mouth?
  21. 川のちかくで千人もの人が生きているのがはっ見された
    かわのちかくでせんにんものひとがいきているのがはっけんされた
    Kawano chikakude senninmonohitoga ikiteirunoga hakkensareta
    A thousand people near a river were found alive.
  22. 青い石を草のたくさん生えている村で正しくならべると土から天にのぼる林が出てくるだろう
    あおいいしをくさのたくさんはえているむらでただしくならべるとつちからてんにのぼるはやしがでてくるだろう
    Aoiishiwo kusanotakusanhaeteirumurade tadashikunaraberuto tsuchikaratenninoboru hayashiga detekurudarou
    A grove would appear and grow into the sky if you could sort blue stones correctly in a village where there are many grasses.
  23. 足の大きい男はその町にはすんでいる
    あしのおおきいおとこはそのまちにすんでいる
    Ashino ookiotokowa sonomachini sundeiru
    A man with big feet lives in the town.
  24. 白い竹と木が百本生えた年に、なにかがおこる
    しろいたけときがひゃっぽんはえたとしに、なにかがおこる
    Shiroitaketokiga hyapponhaetatoshini, nanikagaokoru
    Something would happen in a year when a hundred of white bamboos and trees appear.
  25. 文をかくのがにが手
    ぶんをかくのがにがて
    Bunwo kakunoga negate
    I am bad at writing a sentence
  26. 立っているのにつかれた
    たっているのにつかれた
    Tatteirunoni tsukareta
    I got tired to keep standing.

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2013/09/29

Japanese kanji symbol chart for 3rd grade of elementary school in Japan (part1)

I have posted 2 kanji charts ever. If you haven’t checked, visit the pages: Japanese kanji chart for 1st grade of elementary school students in Japan. and Japanese Kanji Chart for 2nd grade of elementary school students in Japan.

You have already learnt 240 kanji before going to kanji posted on this article, but can you memorize those well? I am thinking that these 240 kanjis are well-used in our daily life, and you would understand Japanese well if you were here. I hope you become a Japanese dictionary or Japanese translator for your friends when you come to Japan by studying Japanese at this blog.

On this post, I listed 100 kanjis which are learnt at 3rd grade of elementary school. Actually the number of kanjis which 3rd grade students learn reaches 200 kanjis, but it is too many to show you on one post. So I divided all to two parts. This time the number of kanjis you have learnt is 340 in total! Let’s check kanji list below!

Japanese kanji list

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
aku, o, waru(i) an,
yasu(i)
an,
kura(i)
ii,
yuda(neru)
iiku,
soda(tsu)
soda(teru)
hagu(kumu)
ininin
no(mu)
un
hako(bu)
ei
oyo(gu)
ekiou
ou
yoko
oku
ya
on
atata(meru)
ka
ke
bake(ru)
ka
ni
kai
sakai
kai
a(ku)
hira(ku)
kai kan
samu(i)
kan
kan(jiru)
kan
otoko
kan
yakata
gan
kishi
ki
o(kiru)
o(koru)
ki
go
kyaku
kaku
kyu
kiwa(meru)
kyu
iso(gu)
kyuukyuu
guu
miya
kyuu
tama
kyo
ko
sa(ru)
kyou
hashi
gyouu
gou
waza
kyoku
ma(geru)
ma(garu)
kyoku
tsubone
gin
shirogane
ku
ku
kuru(shii)
kuru(shimu)
niga(i)
kun
kimi
kei
kaka(ru)
kakawa(ru)
kei
karu(i)
ketsu
chi
ketsu
ki(maru)
ken
to(gu)
miga(ku)
ken
agata
ko
kura
ko
mizuumi
kou
muka(u)
mu(ku)
kou
saiwai
sachi
shiawa(se)
kou
minato
gou
使
kon
ne
sai
matsuri
matsuru
sara shi
ji
tsuka(eru)
tsukama(ru)
shi
shi(nu)
shi
tsuka(u)
shi
haji(maru)
shi
yubi
sasu
shi
ha
shiji
tsugi
tsu(gu)
ji
koto
ji
mo(tsu)
shiki
jitsu
mino(ru)
mi
sha
utsu(su)
sha
mono
shu
aruji
omo
nushi
shu
mamori
mamo(ru)
shu
to(ru)
shu
sake
jyu
u(keru)
shuu
su
shuu
hiro(u)
shuu
o(eru)
o(waru)
shuu
nara(u)
shuu
atsu(maru)
tsudo(u)
jyuu
su(mu)
宿
jyuu
chou
omo(i)
kasa(neru)
shuku
yado
yado(ru)
sho
tokoro
sho
atsu(i)
jo
suke
tasu(keru)
shou shou
ki(eru)
ke(su)
shou
akina(u)
shoushou
ka(tsu)
masa(ru)
jyou
no(seru)
no(ru)
shoku
u(eru)
shin
mou(su)
shin
mi
gu shin
jin
kami
kou

Japanese sentences using all kanjis you have learnt here

Just memorizing is too boring to continue as you know. It might be the time to make words or sentences to make it fun. I am introducing you Japanese sentences with kanjis, English translation, Japanese only in hiragana, and romaji to male you tye the Japanese on your keyboard. The kanjis used here are only what you have learnt so far.
  1. 悪いことをするのはよくない
    It is not good to do a bad thing.
    わるいことをするのはよくない
    Warui kotowo surunoha yokunai
  2. 安くお酒を飲めるお店を知ってるんだ
    I know a restaurant serves us alcohol reasonably.
    やすくおさけをのめるおみせをしってるんだ
    Yasuku osakewo nomeru omisewo shitteirunda
  3. この道は夜暗くてこわい
    It is scary to walk this road because it is dark at night
    このみちはよるくらくてこわい
    Kono michiwa yoru kurakute kowai.
  4. ぼくの父は医者なんだ
    My father is a doctor.
    ぼくのちちはいしゃなんだ
    Bokuno chichiwa isha nanda.
  5. ぼくの父は医者なんだ
    My father is a doctor.
    ぼくのちちはいしゃなんだ
    Bokuno chichiwa isha nanda.
  6. 日本人は自分の意見をはっきり言えない
    Japanese can’t say own opinion clearly.
    にほんじんはじぶんのいけんをはっきりいえない
    Nihonjinwa jibunno ikenwo hakkiri ienai.
  7. 子どもがすくすく育っている
    Kids are growing up.
    こどもがすくすくそだっている
    Kodomoga sukusuku sodatteiru.
  8. わたしの住んでいる家は駅から少し遠い
    My house is a little bit far from a station.
    わたしのすんでいるいえはえきからすこしとおい
    Watashino sundeiru iewa ekikara sukoshi tooi.
  9. 死ぬまでに幸せになりたい
    I want to be happy till I die.
    しぬまでにしあわせになりたい
    Shimadeni siawaseni naritai
  10. 今日は駅前に集合して祭りに行ってくるね。
    I am meeting up in front of a station and go to a festival.
    きょうはえきまえにしゅうごうしてまつりにいってくるね
    Kyouwa ekimaeni syuugoushite matsurini ittekurune
  11. きのうから体が重い。かぜ引いたかな?
    I have been feeling heavy. I am thinking I caught a cold.
    きのうからからだがおもい。かぜひいたかな?
    Kinoukara karadaga omoi. Kaze hiitakana?
Oh I just realized that this kanji list is too difficult to memorize because of lack of its meaning. Sorry for the inconvenience. I will make a kanji chart WITH each meaning or kanji word.

2013/09/25

Kanji chart for numbers

We, Japanese, learn kanjis for numbers in a 1st grade of elementary school. If you want to review all of kanjis learnt at 1st grade, visit Japanese kanji chart for 1st grade of elementary school students in Japan to learn more. In other languages, there are many things to memorize before you get to be able to speak numbers, but in Japanese, we need to only know 10 kanjis to count less than 100. Plus, if you want to count till 1 billion, you need to learn additionally only four. Kanjis for numbers are very easy.

Basic kanjis for numbers

number kanji romaji
One ichi, hajime
Two ni, futa(tsu)
Three san, mi
Four shi, yon
Five go, itsu(tsu)
Six roku, mu(tsu)
Seven shichi, nana
Eight hachi, ya(tsu)
Nine kyuu, kokono(tsu), ku
Ten jyuu, too

You can count till 99 by just using this ten kanjis. Let’s go to some examples.
  • I have sixteen brothers and sisters.
    →ぼくは十六人の兄と姉がいる。
    →bokuwa jyuu-rokuno ani to anega iru.
  • We have twenty-five students in our class.
    →ぼくのクラスには二十五人の生とがいる。
    →bokuno kurasuniwa nijyu-goninno seitoga iru
See? It is super busy, isn’t it? For a next step, I will introduce you other four kanjis.

Advanced kanji for numbers

number kanji romaji
Hundred hyaku
Thousand sen, chi
Ten thousand man
Hundred million oku

Now, you can count till one hundred billion in Japanese. Let’s move to some examples.
  • Two hundred sixty people live in that area.
    →二百六十人の人がそのちいきにすんでいる。
    →nihyaku rokujuu nin no hitoga sono chiiki ni sundeiru.
  • You can see five-thousand and three-hundred kinds of animals there.
    →あなたはそこで五千三百しゅるいのどうぶつを見ることができる。
    →anatawa sokode gosen sanbyaku shuruino doubutsuwo mirukotoga dekiru
  • More than thirty thousands of Japanese people die every year.
    →毎年三万人いじょうの日本人がしんでいる。
    →maitoshi sanmannin ijyouno nihonjinga shindeiru.
  • In this month, we made a million yen for sales.
    →今月のうり上げは、百万円でした。
    →kongetsuno uriagewa, hyakumanen deshita
  • Some of my friends have more than hunderd million yen.
    →友だちで何人か、一億円いじょうのお金をもっている
    →tomodachide nanninka, ichiokuen ijyouno okanewo motteiru.
  • In this earth, the population is more than 6 billion.
    →このちきゅうの人口は、六十億人いじょうだ。
    →kono chikyuuno jinkouwa, rokujyuuokunin ijyouda


kanjis for numbers consist of other kanjis

The kanjis for numbers above are not only used to indicate numbers, but also used in kanjis as a part. Japanese kanjis are combinations of some kanjis, which means you can decompose a kanji to some kanjis. The kanji consisting can influence a meaning and pronunciation of a whole kanji. When you memorize many kanjis, you get to be able to assume a meaning and pronunciation by just considering a part of the kanji. There are some kanji including kanjis for numbers.

2013/09/22

Japanese Kanji Chart for 2nd grade of elementary school students in Japan

I am introducing the next kanji chart below. If you haven’t checked Japanese kanji chart for 1st grade of elementary school students in Japan, you should go. On my Facebook page, some know more than a half of it, and some know all of it. How many kanjis do you know?

Kanji chart for 2nd grade of elementary school students

I am sorry that it is quite big and not convenient to check all at one time. You can click each chart to see it in a big size. The total number of kanjis that 2nd grade of elementary school students learn is 160, twice as much as kanji of 1st grade. How many kanjis do you know?

kanji chart for 2nd grade od elementary school students
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Example sentences using the kanjis for 1st and 2nd grade of elementary school students.

I randomly pick up some kanjis to show you examples.
  • たからくじを引く
    Takarakuji wo hiku.
    Draw the lottery.
  • 今日はくものうごきがとても早い
    Kyouwa kumono ugoki ga totemo hayai
    Clouds move fast today.
  • 今日は何を食べてもいい日だ。
    Kyouwa naniwo tabetemo iihida.
    Today is a day when I can eat anything.
  • 夏がもうおわってしまうね。
    Natsuga mou owatte shimaune.
    The summer is almost over this year.
  • 家に早く帰らないと、外がもうくらいよ。
    Ieni hayaku kaeranaito, sotoga mou kuraiyo.
    Let’s go back home. It is already dark outside.
  • 海は広いな、大きいな
    Umiwa hiroina, ookiina.
    The sea is broad and big.
  • 外で絵をかくのはとても楽しい
    Sotode ewo kakunoha totemo tanoshii.
    Drawing outside is really fun.
  • 岩田くんは顔が丸い。
    Iwata-kun wa kaoga marui.
    Iwata-kun’s face is round.
  • 近くの公園にとても強いお兄さんがいるらしいよ。
    Chikakuno kouen ni totemo tsuyoi oniisan ga irurashiiyo.
    It seems that there is a very strong man in a near park.
  • 今日の午後はお兄さんとお姉さんと東にむかって走った。
    Kyouno gogowa oniisanto oneesanto higashini mukatte hashitta.
    I ran against east with my brother and sister this evening.
  • お昼に親と馬のお肉を食べた。おいしかったけど半分のこした。
    Ohiruni oyato umanoonikuwo tabeta. Oishikattakedo hanbun nokoshita.
    I ate meat of a horse for lunch. It was delicious., but I left a half of it.
  • 父も母も朝おきるのが早い。でもぼくは朝に弱い。
    Chichimo hahamo asa okirunoga hayai. Demo bokuwa asani yowai.
    My father and mother get up early morning. However I can’t do that.
  • 心と体が元気なのはいいことだ。
    Kokoro to karada ga genkinanowa iikotoda.
    It is nice that you have a healthy mind and vital body.
  • 毎日走る。
    Mainichi hashiru.
    Everyday I run.
If you have any kanjis which you want me to make example sentences, please feel free to let me know!
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2013/09/19

Japanese kanji chart for 1st grade of elementary school students in Japan.

I have posted variety kinds of kanjis, and you can see many kanjis on the internet. But it might be tricky to you. So I am introducing you the chart below, which indicates all kanjis 1st grade of Japanese elementary school students. 1st grade of students study 80 kanji in a year through homework, kakitori that I posted about on the previous article, [Tool] The way to practice Japanese Kanji in school in Japan.

kanji chart for 1st grade of elementary school students in Japan

The number of kanji we learn

The number of kanjis which we study in a year increases every time the grade goes up. In total we study over 2,000 kanjis in a compulsory education. Honestly speaking, I can’t believe that our brain remembers more than 2,000 kanjis, but surely we wrote down kanjis in a kakitori notebook every single day. One difficulty is that, we sometimes come across a kanji symbol that we have already learnt but it has other meaning or pronunciation. We didn’t study all the meaning and pronunciation at a time, and it made us confused.

1st grade Kanji symbols which are already posted on my blog

I am thinking to introduce a kanji from this chart for a while because these kanjis are the easiest ones of all kanjis. I don’t know I will keep it until finishing though. Some of them are already posted on my blog.

How many kanjis on the cart above do you know? The kanji chart should be read top-left to bottom-right, which are ordered by pronunciation, so-called あいうえお順. If you memorize 10 kanjis in a week, you can finish all in 2 months. It would be a good specific goal to study Japanese. Also do please care the pronunciation because a kanji has some pronunciation.

Be careful to okurigana when you study kanjis

The alphabets in brackets are called 送り仮名(おくりがな:okurigana). This is tricky too. We sometimes forget it and look it up on dictionary or check it by typing. Typing is very easy but it is not suitable to memorize kanjis. So in this computer-based working style, we frequently forget kanji, okurigana, and so on. Don’t get nervous to keep kanjis in your brain too much because we, Japanese, also forget. Repeatedly speaking, the only way to memorize kanjis is just to write down again and again. I think this chart would be a textbook for you to study kanji first. Hope it helps.


Japanese, kanji, chart

2013/09/17

[Tool] The way to practice Japanese Kanji in school in Japan.

Long time no see everybody. My last update: [Fresh Japanese] I watch it was posted on this April. It was a half year ago. The reason why I started this blog is to tell people who are interested in Japanese language real Japanese. I think there are many websites enabling you to study Japanese in many ways like, a typing game, a flash card, a quiz, and so forth. Of course those methods would be useful to you, especially keep your motivation high, but those are not the way we, Japanese people, learn hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Also I’m not sure whether the contents are really true or not because those are provided by foreign people in most cases.

I was trying to blog simply and deeply about Japanese, but the more I try that way, the more the contents get too simple to do better in terms of SEO, and my blog hasn't got many views, and then I lost my motivation to keep updating, honestly speaking. However, I found that my video uploaded on YouTube channel, handwriting of Japanese, got almost 1,000 views, which was not big actually, and some people left comments on it. It is motivating me a lot. Responses from foreign people studying Japanese make me energetic. So, I've decided to restart this blog, I swear here.

Tool:Japanese kanji notebook for exercise

Anyway, today I am introducing the way we learn Japanese writing in elementary schools. The picture below is an example of Japanese practice drill. This is very popular educational materials used for ages. We write along with the guide and say aloud to memorize. In our Japanese classes, so-called "Kokugo (国語:こくご)", every student have to take the class, write, and read aloud. Do you have such drills in your Japanese lessons? Also we frequently have a homework,"Kakitori (書き取り:かきとり)", a kind of kanji notebook, which lets us write kanji repeatedly to memorize kanji symbols and each pronunciation. In my case, I did Kakitori every day for exercise. You can see a Kakitori notebook below.

empty kanji note book used in Japanese
kanji note book used in Japanese

We, Japanese, spend a lot of time to remember kanjis. We don’t have something special to learn it. Let’s keep studying with me. I definitely will support you. I am going to post some kanjis on an article, with each pronunciation in romaji (alphabet) and hiragana. Also I will show you some words with each kanji and example sentences with the words. Only kanji doesn’t work. Only words don’t work. Kanji and words in sentences work well. Please let me know if you have any questions.


Japanese, kanji, exercise

2013/04/27

[REAL Japanese] I watch it.

Hi, finally we have got into Golden Week. YEAH! Golden Week is a week off for almost all of Japanese at the first week on May. So I slept for 8 hours, and went to the gym, and watched DVD today.

Today's tweet in Japanese, picked up

Today's kanji picked up, meaning "to watch"

Kanji meaning to watch in Japanese

The meaning

  • watch

The pronunciation

  • みる miru

The usage

I think you are confused with "観" and "見". "見" is translated to see, and "観" is translated to watch. "観" is a kind of to enjoy artistic things. "見" is to just see physically.

Today's other Japanese words

  • 今日(きょう)kyou :today
  • 好き(すき)suki:like
  • 考える(かんがえる)kangaeru:thought-provoking

FYI

He is Joseph Gordon, starring 50:50, Inception, (500)Days of Summer, and so on.

Japanese, watch, kanji

2013/04/24

[REAL Japanese] I have settled it down.

Today's tweet in Japanese picked up


Today's Japanese kanji meaning "to settle down"

Japanese kanji meaning

The meaning

  • paragraph
  • a part of something

The pronunciation

ひとだんらく hitodanraku

The usage

"一段落する" here means that I finished a part of work, but still I have things to do. However, this is one of the meanings it has. There are other meanings which "一段落する" has. For example,

  • Inflation in Japan has stopped. 日本のインフレも一段落した。
Can you grasp what "一段落する" means? I think it is close to " to settle", isn't it?


Today's other Japanese words

  • とりあえず(toriaezu):for now

Japanese, watch, kanji, settle down

2013/04/21

[REAL Japanese] It is raining heavily.

Hi everyone. I think I've been keeping it updated. Don't you think? Today's my tweet picked up is the below.


Today's Japanese tweet


Today's kanji meaning "today"

So, I will pick up the kanji below.
kanji meaning today

The meaning

Today

The pronunciation

・きょう kyou


Today's grammar

「なきゃ」 is a casual expression of 「なければならない」 meaning "must".


Today's other Japanese words

  • 雨(ame):rain
  • ひどい(hidoi):terrible→in this case, I translated "to rain heavily" to "雨がひどい".

Japanese, kanji, today

2013/04/18

[REAL Japanese] I'm busy

Hi guys,Today's my tweet picked up is the below.


Today's kanji meaning "busy"

I'm picking the word below. Can you guess the meaning?
Japanese kanji meaning busy

The meaning

Busy

The pronunciation

・いそがしいisogashii

・ぼうbou


Today's Japanese grammar

Look at the "忙しい「の」に", the「の」 does have a meaning of "that", like " The truth is that I am busy.". This is a very casual expression.

「~だけど、・・・だ」 is equals to "・・・ although ~".

If any question arise, please let me know.



Today's other Japanese words

  • ぎゃー(gya-):just a echo-sound to express shocked, or frighten feeling
  • 何とか(nantoka):somehow
  • めどが立つ(medogatatsu):to get how long it will take to finish something
  • けど(kedo):but
  • それでも(soredemo):still
  • やること(yarukoto):things to do
  • まだ(mada):yet
  • 多い(ooi):many
  • 気を抜けない(kiwonukenai):can't feel easy

Japanese, kanji, busy, grammar

2013/04/15

[REAL Japanese] ごーるでんうぃーくはやくこないかな~

japanese kanji meaning early

Hello everyone. Long time no see. I've been thinking what kind of content works best for you, and today I've just hit with this idea. The concept is, "INTRODUCING REAL JAPANESE!" I sometimes tweet only in Japanese on Twitter, which is a real Japanese. So I'm gonna embed it and explain about it for you .So, today's fresh Japanese is below you can see.


This is said like, "I can't wait for Golden Week." in English
  • Katakana:ゴールデンウィーク
  • Hiragana:ごーるでんうぃーく
  • Kanji:早くこないかな~
  • Hiranagan:はやくこないかな~
  • Romaji:hayaku konai kana

And Golden week is an annual long holiday week in the first week on May. The length of it depends on each year. This year, it is cut in half unfortunately. Everybody is getting disappointed about it. How about in your country? Do you have anything you are waiting for?

See you next time.

Today's Japanese words

  • 早い はやい hayai :early
  • 早く:早い is conjugated to 早く when it modify a verb.
  • 来る 来る kuru : come
  • 来ない:来る is conjugated to 来ない when used for a question or negative sentence.
  • 来ないかな:かな is put to express a question.

Japanese, kanji, early

2013/03/05

[Special] Katakana Chart *Polite Expression*

Japanese katakana chart

Hi.Continuing the previous special content series, I will introduce you katakana this time.

(前回のスペシャルコンテンツシリーズの続きということで、今日はカタカナを紹介します)

(ぜんかいのすぺしゃるこんてんつしりーずのつづきということで、きょうはかたかなをしょうかいします)

(zenkaino supesharu contentsu shiriizuno tuzuki toiukotode, kyouha katakanawo shoukai shimasu)


If you have yet to check hiragana table, please visit this post first.

(もしまだひらがな表をチェックしていないなら、この投稿をまず見てください)

(もしまだひらがなひょうをちぇっくしていないなら、このとうこうをまずみてみてください)

(moshi mada hiragana hyouwo chekku shiteinainara, konotoukouwo mazu mitemitekudasai)


The way to read is the same as the hiragana one.

(読み方はひらがなと同じです)

(よみかたはひらがなとおなじです)

(yomikataha hiragana to onaji desu)


For your practice, please see tables below.

(練習のために、下の表を見てください)

(れんしゅうのために、したのひょうをみてください)

(renshuunotameni, shitano hyouwo mitekudasai)


Japanese hiragana chart
Japanese katakana chart

Sorry for a bit difference on the size and font, but I think you can compare the two to match hiragana and katakana.

(サイズやフォントが少し違ってすみません。これで2つを比較できる思います)

(さいずやふぉんとがすこしちがってすみません。これでふたつをひかくできるとおもいます)

(saizuya fonto ga sukoshi chigatte sumimasen. korede futatsuwo hikaku dekiruto omoimasu)


As for the usage, we use katakana for words come from foreign languages. You can see a lot of examples above.

(使い方についてですが、カタカナは外来語に対して使います。上記文章で多くの例を確認できると思います)

(つかいかたについてですが、かたかなはがいらいごにたいしてつかいます。じょうきぶんしょうでおおくのれいをかくにんできるとおもいます)

(tasukaikatani tsuitedesuga, katakanaha gairaigoni taishite tsukaimasu. jyouki bunshoude ookuno reiwo kakunin dekiruto omoimasu)


So, you are able to learn basic nihongo, hiragana and katakana for now. It would be great if you come to read other posts and keep studying.

(これで基本の日本語である、ひらがなとカタカナを学ぶことができますね。ぜひほかの投稿も読んで勉強を継続してください)

(これできほんのにほんごである、ひらがなとかたかなをまなぶことができますね。ぜひほかのとうこうもよんでべんきょうをけいぞくしてください)

(korede kihonno nihongodearu hiragana to katakana wo manabukotoga dekimasune. zehi hokano toukoumo yonde benkyouwo keizoku shitekudasai)


Hope you like it.

(気に入ってもらえると嬉しいです)

(きにいってもらえるとうれしいです)

(kini itte moraeruto ureshiitesu)

Bye!



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Japanese, katakana, hiragana

2013/03/02

[Special] Hiragana Chart *Casual Expression*



Hello. Today, I'm introducing you all hiragana here.

(今日はひらがなを紹介するよ)

(きょうはひらがなをしょうかいするよ)

(kyouha hiraganawo shoukai suruyo)


Have you noticed a new name of my blog?

(新しいブログの名前気づいた?)

(あたらしいぶろぐの名前きづいた?)

(atarashii burogu no namae kiduita)


The change means that I'm going to pick up not only kanji but also hiragana and katakana!

(ブログの名前変えたのは、漢字だけじゃなくてひらがなとかたかなも取り上げて行きたいからだよ)

(ぶろぐのなまえかえたのは、かんじだけじゃなくてひらがなとかたかなもとりあげていきたいからだよ)

(buroguno namaekaetanoha, kanjidake jyanakute hiraganatoka katakanamo toriagete ikitaikaradayo)


And then, I'm wondering what is the best content for you to learn hiragana, but let me give you some explanation about it for now.

(どんな内容が一番みんながひらがなを勉強するのに良いかなと迷ってるんだけど、とりあえずいくつか説明するね)

(donnna naiyouga ichiban minnaga hiraganawo benkyousurunoni iikanato mayotteirundakedo, toriaezu ikutsuka setsumei surune)

  • You should read it vertically from right to left, from up to down.
    (まずこの表は、縦方向に右から読んでね。) (まずこのひょうは、たてほうこうにみぎからよんでね) (mazu konohyouha tatehoukouni migikara yondene) あ→い→う→え→お→か→・・・→さ→・・・

  • Give you the match between hiragana and pronunciations. Take a look at the table below. The grayed vertical alphabets are vowels, and the horizontal alphabets are consonants.
    (ひらがなと発音の組み合わせを下の表で示すね。灰色の垂直方向が母音、灰色の水平方向が子音だよ。) (ひらがなとはつおんのくみあわせをしたのひょうでしめすね。はいいろのすいちょくほうこうがぼいん、はいいろのすいへいほうこうがしいんだよ) (hiragana to hatsuon no kumiawase wo shitano hyoude shimesune. haiirono suichokuhoukouga boin, haiirono suiheihoukouga shiindayo)
japanese hiragana chart in romaji

Japanese hiragana and romaji typing


「あ」 is a + a = a
「け」 is k + e = ke
「む」 is m + u= mu

I hope this table make it easier that you learn hiragana.

(この表がひらがなの勉強の役に立つといいな)

(このひょうがひらがなのべんきょうのやくにたつといいな)

(konohyouga hiraganano benyouno yakuni tatsuto iina)



Japanese, hiragana, romaji, chart, typing

2013/02/22

[No.0056 Kanji] Small *Casual Expression*

Japanese kanji for small

Hello.

(こんにちは)

(konnichiwa)


This is a one of primary kanji, easy-to-wrtite and frequently-used one.

(これは簡単にかけて、よく使われる基本的な感じの一つだよ。)

(koreha kantannikakete, yoku tsukawreru kihontekina kanjino hitotsudayo)


Immediately, let's go to examples.

(早速、例文に行こう。)

(sassoku, reibunni ikou)



Japanese example sentences including a kanji meaning small.


  • 頼んだカレーが小さかった。-The curry that I ordered was small.
    (たのんだかれーがちいさかった)
    (tanondakare-gachiisakatta)

  • 大は小を兼ねる。-The greater serves for the lesser.
    (だいはしょうをかねる)
    (daiha shouwo kaneru)

The second example is one of Japanese proverbs.

(2つ目の例文は日本のことわざのひとつだよ。)

(ふたつめのれいぶんはにほんのことわざのひとつだよ)

(futatsumeno reibunha nihonno kotowazano hitotsudayo)


Exploiting this chance, it is nice if you learn the proverb too.

これを機にこちらも覚えてみてね。

(これをきにこちらもおぼえてみてね)

(korewo kini kochiramo oboete mitene)




Japanese, kanji, small

2013/02/21

[No.0055 Kanji] Foot / Enough *Casual Expression*

Japanese kanji for foot or feet


Hello. Today's kanji describes a part of our body, and it has other meanings.

(こんにちは。今日の漢字は体の一部を表していて、その他にも意味を持っているよ。)

(こんにちは。きょうのかんじはからだのいちぶをあらわしていて、そのほかにもいみをもっているよ。)

(konichiwa. kyouno kanjiha karadano ichibuwo arawashieite, sonohokanimo imiwo motteiruyo.)


Let's do the two at a time.

(一気に2つやってしまおう)

(いっきにふたつやってしまおう)

(ikkini futatsu yatteshimaou.)



Examples of Japanese sentences using kanji for foot or feet.

  • 彼は足が速い-He can run fast.

    (かれはあしがはやい)

    (kareha ashiga hayai)


  • 私は足が短い-I have a short legs.

    (わたしはあしがみじかい)

    (watashiha ashiga mijikai)


  • しょうゆ足りてる?-Is soy sauce enough?
    (しょうゆたりてる)
    (shouyu tariteru)

  • 靴下が1足しかない-I have only one pair of socks.
    (くつしたがいっそくしかない)
    (kutsushitaga issoku shikanai)

This is a primary kanji, but it has some meanings and pronunciations as much as [No.0054 Kanji] minute/understand *Casual Expression* which I posted last time.

(これは基本の漢字だけど、前回あげた[No.0054 Kanji]と同じくらい意味と発音がいくつかあるんだよね。)

(これはきほんのかんじだけど、ぜんかいあげた[No.0054 Kanji]とおなじくらいいみとはつおんがいくつかあるんだよね。)

(koreha kihonno kanjidakedo, zenkai ageta [No.0054 Kanji] to onajikurai imito hatsuon ga ikutsuka arundayone.)



Meanings and pronunciations of foot in Japanese

I've quickly made the table below. Please use it for your practice.

(さくっと下の表を作ってみた。勉強に使ってね。)

(さくっとしたのひょうをつくってみた。べんきょうにつかってね。)

(sakutto shitano hyouwo tsukuttemita. benkyouni tsukattene.)


a chart of Japanese kanji meaning foot, feet, or enough

If you like this table, I'll make it more to make your study easier. So don't hesitate to contact me.

(もしこの表気に入ってくれたら、もっと作るよ。気軽に連絡してね。)

(もしこのひょうきにいってくれたら、もっとつくるよ。きがるにれんらくしてね。)

(moshi kono hyou kiniittekuretara, motto tsukuruyo. kigaruni renrakushitene)


Japanese, kanji, foot, feet, enough

2013/02/18

[No.0054 Kanji] minute/understand *Casual Expression*

Japanese kanji meaning understand or minute

It's been a while. Sorry for the stuck.

久しぶり~。更新滞っててごめん!

(ひさしぶり~。こうしんとどこおっててごめん!)

(hisashiburi. koushintodokoottetegomen)


I've been too busy recently, so I couldn't work on it. Forgive me.

最近仕事が忙しすぎて、作業できなかった。許して~。

(さいきんしごとがいそがしすぎて、さぎょうできなかった。ゆるして~。)

(saikin shigotoga isogashisugite, sagyoudekinakatta. yurushite,)


Now, I'm introducing you an easy kanji this time too.

さて、今回もまた易しい漢字を紹介するね。

(さて、こんかいもまたやさしいかんじをしょうかいするね。)

(sate, konkaimo mata yasashii kanjiwo shoukai surune)


Even though it is easy to write, it might be hard because it has many meanings and pronunciations.

ただ、書くのは簡単なんだけど、意味と発音が多いので大変かも。)

(ただ、かくのはかんたんなんだけど、いみとはつおんがおおいのでたいへんかも。)

(tada, kakunoha kantannandakedo, imito hatsuonga ooinode taihenkamo)




Sentence examples using Japanese kanji meaning minute or to understand.


  • あと10分で家を出ないとやばい。-I've got to leave my home in 10 minutes.
    (あとじゅっぷんでいえをでないとやばい。)
    (ato jyuppunde iewo denaito yabai)

  • 彼の気持ちが分からない。-I can't understand his feeling.
    (かれのきもちがわからない。)
    (kareno kimochiga wakaranai)

The kanji, 分, is pronounced fun and bun other than pun as you see above as an example.

「分」という漢字は「ぷん pun」のほかに、「ふん fun」「ぶん bun」とも読むので気をつけてね。

(分というかんじはぷんのほかに、ふん、ぶん、ともよむのできをつけてね。)

(分toiukanjiha bun nohokani, fun, bun, tomoyomunode kiwotsuketene)


Anyway, I'll keep updating for you, so come here again.

ではでは、更新がんばるのでみんな見てね~。

(ではでは、こうしんがんばるのでみんなみてね~。)

(dewadewa koushin ganbarunode minna mitene)


Japanese, kanji, minute, understand

2013/02/10

[No.0053 Kanji] Listen *Casual Expression*

a japanese kanji for listening


Today, I'll bring you the second post for primary kanji.

(今日は基本漢字の記事の2本目だよ。)

(きょうはきほんかんじのきじのにほんめだよ)

(kyouha kihon kanjino kijino nihonmedayo)


You can see the previous kanji from here.

(前の記事は[No.0052 Kanji] See *Casual Expression*から見れるよ。)

(まえのきじはここからみられるよ)

(maeno kijiha kokokara mirareruyo)



Japanese sentence examples using a kanji meaning "listening".


  • あの噂聞いた?-Have you heard about that rumor?
    (あのうわさきいた)
    (anouwasakiita)

  • 電車のアナウンスが聞こえない-I can't hear the announcement in a train.
    (でんしゃのあなうんすがきこえない)
    (denshano anaunsuga kikoenai)

Speaking of "listen", it is difficult to listen correctly to foreign languages as you know.

(聞くと言えば、外国語を聞くのって難しいよね。)

(きくといえば、がいこくごをきくのってむずかしいよね)

(kikutoieba, gaikokugowo kikunotte muzukashiiyone)


We basically say it "Listening" as same as English.

(リスニングって日本人は英語をカタカナ読みするんだけど、)

(りすにんぐってにほんじんはえいごをかたかなよみするんだけど)

(risuningu tte nihonjinha eigowo katakana yomisurundakedo)


I still can not watch a movie or TV program without subtitles even though I've been studying English since junior high school days.

(英語は中学校からやってるのに未だに映画とかテレビは聞き取れないや。)

(えいごはちゅうがっこうからやってるのにいまだにえいがとかてれびはききとれないや)

(eigoha chugakkoukara yatterunoni imadani eigatoka terebiha kikitorenaiya)


Is it difficult for you to listen to Japanese?

(日本語聞くのも難しい?)

(にほんごきくのもむずかしい)

(nihongo kikunomo muzukashii)



Japanese, kanji, listen

2013/02/08

[No.0052 Kanji] See *Casual Expression*

Japanese kanji meaning to see

Until now, I've introduced kanjis randomly, but will pick primary kanjis from today.

今まではランダムに漢字を紹介してきたけど、今日からいくつかは基本動詞の漢字をとりあげるね。

(いままではらんだむにかんじをしょうかいしてきたけど、きょうからはいくつかきほんどうしのかんじをとりあげるね)

(imamadeha randamuni kanjiwo shoukaishitekitakedo, kyoukaraha ikutsuka kihondoushino kanjiwo toriagerune)



Example sentence using a kanji meaning "to see"


  • あれ見て!-Look at that!
    (あれみて)
    (aremite)


  • 見たことないくらい大きな唐揚げだ!- It is the biggest karaagge than I've never seen before.
    (みたことないくらいおおきなからげだ)
    (mitakotonaikurai ookina karaageda)


目が含まれてるから、覚えやすいんじゃないかな?

(めがふくまれてるから、おぼえやすいんじゃないかな)

(mega fukumareterukara, oboeyasuinyanaikana)



Japanese,kanji, see

2013/02/06

[No.0051 Kanji] Hand *Casual Expression*

It's been a while to update.

更新が久しぶりになってしまった・・・。

(こうしんがひさしぶりになってしまった)

(koushinga hisashiburini natteshimatta)


I've been busy recenetly. Sorry for the excuse.

最近仕事が忙しくて・・・と言い訳、すみません。

(さいきんしごとがいそがしくて・・・といいわけ、すみません)

(saikin shigotoga isogashikute to iiwake sumimasen)


Now, the meaning of today's kanji is hands.

さてさて、今日の漢字の意味は HAND 。

(さてさて、きょうのかんじのいみははんど)

(satesate, kyouno kanjino imiha hando)



Immediately let's go to the examples!

早速例文に行ってみよう!

(さっそくれいぶんにいってみよう!)

(sassoku reibunni ittemiyou!)


Japanese examples using kanji for hands.

  • 手が届かない-I can't reach it out.
    (てがとどかない)
    (tega todokanai)

  • 手が痛い- I have a pain of my hands.
    (てがいたい)
    (te ga itai)

Supposedly, this is a kanji for first grade student in elementary school. So it's easy to write!

たぶん小学校1年生で勉強する漢字だから、書くのも簡単!

(たぶんしょうがっこういちねんせいでべんきょうするかんじだから、かくのもかんたん!)

(tabun shougakkou ichinenseide benkyousuru kanjidakara, kakunomo kantan!)


It would be great if you learn this word this time!

ぜひこの機会に覚えてね!

(ぜひこのきかいにおぼえてね!)

(zehi konokikaini oboetene!)


Japanese, kanji, hands

2013/02/02

[No.0050 Kanji] Weather *Polite Expression*

Japanese kanji for a weather


今日取り上げる漢字は、いつものように単体ではなく単語としてご紹介。

(きょうとりあげるかんじは、いつものようにたんたいではなくたんごとしてごしょうかい)

(kyou toriageru kanjiha itsumonoyouni tantaidehanaku tangotoshite goshoukai)

上の漢字の意味知ってるかな?

(うえのかんじのいみしってるかな?)

(ueno kanjino imi shitterukana?)


Japanese example using kanjis meaning "weather".

  • いい天気ですね!-It is a good weather.
    (いいてんきですね!)
    (ii tenki desune!)

  • 今日は天気悪いね~-It is a bad weather today.
    (きょうはてんきわるいね~)
    (kyouha tenki waruine)

ちなみに今日日本はとても暖かくて、春が1日だけやって来たような感じでした。

(ちなみにきょうにほんはとてもあたたかくて、はるがいちにちだけやってきたようなかんじでした)

(chinamini kyou nihonha totemo atatakakute, haruga ichinichidake yattekitayouna kanji deshita)

暖かい季節は好きだけど、冬は雨があまり降らないところがいいんですよね。

(あたたかいきせつはすきだけど、ふゆはあめがあまりふらないところがいいんですよね)

(atatakai kisetsuha sukidakedo, fuyuha amega amari huranaitokoroga iindesuyone)

みなさんの国の天気はどうですか?

(みなさんのくにのてんきはどうですか?)

(minasanno kunino tenkiha doudesuka?)


Japanese Words and Phrases

  • とても totemo-very
  • 暖かい あたたかい atatakai-warm
  • 春 はる haru-spring
  • 感じだった かんじだった kanjidatta-I feel like~. / It's like~.
  • 季節 きせつ kisetsu-season
  • 国 くに kuni-country

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2013/01/31

[No.0049 Kanji] Tears *Casual Expression*

Japanese kanji for tears
ブログ毎日更新するの大変だね。
(ぶろぐまいにちこうしんするのたいへんだね)
(burogu mainichi koushinsuruno taihendane)
(It's hard to keep this blog updated every day.)

久しぶりの投稿になってしまった。
(ひさしぶりのとうこうになってしまった)
(hisashiburino toukouni natteshimatta)
(It's been a while to post.)


最近泣いたことある?
(さいきんないたことある?)
(saikin naita koto aru?)
(Have you cried recently?)

ぼくはあまり泣いた記憶がないんだけど、
(ぼくはあまりないたきおくがないんだけど)
(bokuha amari naita kiokuga naindakedo)
(I don't remember when I cried lately.)

涙が出るって素敵なシステムだよね、と思う。
(なみだがでるってすてきなしすてむだよね、とおもう)
(namidaga derutte sutekina sisutemu dayone, to omou)
(I find the tear system pretty much lovely.)

脳科学的にもおもしろい。
(のうかがくてきにもおもしろい)
(noukagakutekinimo omoshiroi)
(It is interesting in terms of brain science.)

「なみだ」っていう発音も好きだなぁ。
(なみだっていうはつおんもすきだなぁ)
(namida tteiu hatsuonmo sukidana-)
(I like the pronunciation, namida.)

涙と言えば!
(なみだといえば)
(naidato ieba)
(As for tears,)

日本人なら誰でも知っているであろう曲を紹介して今日は終わりにするね。
(にほんじんならだれでもしっているであろうきょくをしょうかいしてきょうはおわりにするね)
(nihonjinnara daredemo shitteirudearou kyokuwo shoukaishite kyouha owarinisurune)




「涙の数だけ強くなれるよ」という歌詞はあまりにも有名。
(なみだのかずだけつよくなれるよというかしはあまりにもゆうめい)
(namidano kazudake tuyokunareruyo toiu kashiha amarinimo yuumei)
(The lyrcis: you become stronger to go forward with your experience which made you cry, is too famous to find people who don't know it.)

音楽ってすばらしい。
(おんがくってすばらしい)
(ongakutte subarashii)
(Music is so wonderful.)



P.S (2/1)
 I have got some responses, like "Is this song Tears by X Japan?". It was really surprising. Is X Japan popular around the world?


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2013/01/30

[No.0048 Kanji] Fight / War *Polite Expression*

japanese kanji for wars, fight, or battles

I'm going to add hiragana to my blog post from today.
(今日からブログにひらがなも加えていこうと思います。)
(きょうからぶろぐにひらがなもくわえていこうとおもいます。)
(kyoukara buroguni hiraganamo kuwaeteikouto omoimasu)


Do you know the kanji above? 
(上の漢字知ってますか?)
(うえのかんじしってますか?)
(uenokanji shittemasuka?)

It looks really cool to me. 
(とてもかっこいいと思います。)
(とてもかっこいいとおもいます。)
(totemo kakkoiito omoimasu)

Let's go to some examples. 
(それでは例文に行きましょう。)
(それではれいぶんにいきましょう。)
(soredeha reibunni ikimashou)


Examples:
  • 戦じゃー!戦じゃー!-War! War!
    (いくさじゃー!いくさじゃー!)
    (ikusaja-!ikusaja-!)

  • 戦い続けることをやめてはいけない-Don't stop keep fighting!
    (たたかいつづけることをやめてはいけない。)
    (tatakai tudukerukotowo yameteha ikenai)

I will never ever want any war to happens again.
(戦争だけは絶対起きてほしくないですけれど。)
(せんそうだけはぜったいおきてほしくないですけれど。)
(sensoudakeha zettai okitehosikunai desukeredo)

Wish  a peaceful world come.
平和な世の中であってほしいですね。
(へいわなよのなかであってほしいですね。)
(heiwana yononakade attehoshiidesune)


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2013/01/28

[No.0047 Kanji] Mountain *Casual Expression*



Japanese kanji for mountain


Do you like skiing or snowboarding?
(スキーとかスノーボード好き?)
(sukii toka suno-bo-do suki?)

My friends frequently go snowboarding in winter.
(友だちが冬になるとよくスノボ行くんだけど、)
(tomodachiga fuyuninaruto yoku sunobo ikundakedo)

I have hit my head on the ground and knocked out for 20 minutes when snowboarding. LOL
(ぼくスノボやってる時に、頭を地面にぶつけて20分間気絶してたことがあるんだよね笑)
(boku sunobo yatterutokini, atamawo jimenni butsukete nijyuppunkan kizetsushitetakotoga arundayone(warai))


Examples:
  • So I like hill climbing, but I hate a snow mountain.
    (だから山登りは好きだけど、雪山は嫌い笑)

    (dakara yamanoboriha sukidakedo, yukiyamaha kirai(warai))
  • You like to go to mountain? Or Sea?
    (山派?海派?)
    (yamaha? umiha?)


Anyway, take care when you go to a snow mountain.
(雪山行くときは気をつけてね)
(yukiyama ikutokiha kiwotuketene)



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2013/01/27

[Special] Translated lyrics - Kasabuta of ONE OK ROCK


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はじめからそのつもりでしょ?
(You are up to it from the beginning?)

知ってて近づくのは得意でしょ?
(You are good at coming closer even though you understand?)

ソレ以外求めないで
(Don't ask for anything but that)

分かっているはずなのになぜ?
(You know it, but why?)

重なって、それ以上を欲しがったりして
(Together on the bed, ask for more.)

古いカサブタのせいにして
(Attribute it to the old scab.)

痒い痛いを繰り返してもなお
(Repeat feeling itchy and a pain.)

傷の舐め愛の関係?
(Is it a relation to lick wounds each other?)

It's not enough.



何を手に入れたいワケじゃない
(It doesn't mean I want to get something.)

むしろ何が欲しいかなんてもう分かってない
(I Even don't know what I want.)

冷えきって冷え切ったそんな僕に
(I've got colder and colder.)

よく効く薬が欲しいだけ
(All I need is an effective medicine.)

重なって、余計虚しくなったりして
(Together on the bed, feel more lonely.)

それをまた誰かのせいにして
(Attribute it again to someone else.)

行き着くとこまで行き着いたって
(Even if I'm gone,)

なんにも残るもんなんてない
(There would be nothing left.)



すくって落ちてく水みたいな愛情に
(Love like water which I fail to scoop.)

乾ききった何かを潤すことなんてできない
(Something dry won't be moistened.)

掌に残った、わずかなその温もりさえも
(Even the bare warmth on my palm,)

徐々に干上がってまた繰り返してくんだろ
(it's gonna get dried and repeat again.)

剥がしてまた赤く染まってく
(It's turning red again after tearing it off.)

それでも気付かないふりしてる
(Still I pretend that I don't notice.)

過去の傷が物語ってる
(My past wounds tells you the story.)

でもね
(However,)




重なって、それ以上を欲しがったりして
(Together on the bed, ask for more.)

古いカサブタのせいにして
(Attribute it to the old scab.)

痒い痛いを繰り返してもなお
(Repeat feeling itchy and a pain.)

傷の舐め愛の関係?
(Is it a relation to lick wounds each other?)



重なって、余計虚しくなったりして
(Together on the bed, feel more lonely.)

それをまた誰かのせいにして
(Attribute it again to someone else.)

行き着くとこまで行き着いたって
(Even if I'm gone,)

なんにも残るもんなんてない
(There would be nothing left.)

It's not enough.


2013/01/26

[No.0046 Kanji] Undress *Polite Expression*

Japanese kanji for undressing

Hi guys.

I'm introducing the kanji about today.
(今日は上記の漢字を紹介します。)
(kyouha joukino kanjiwo shoukaisimasu)

Can you guess the meaning?
(当てられますか?)
(ateraremasuka?)

Let's go to some examples.
(例文に行きましょう)
(reibun ni ikimashou)


Examples:

上着を脱いで家にあがる-I enter a house after undressing a outer wear.
(うわぎをぬいでいえにあがる)
(uwagiwo nuide ieni agaru)

脱衣所はどこですか?-Can you tell me where a restroom is?
(だついじょはどこですか?)
(datsuijoha dokodesuka?)

#Please note that there are 2 pronunciation, nugu and datsu.

Etymology:
脱 consists of 2 parts, and the left part, a kanji which 月 is attached to means a body-related thing or action.
(「脱」は2つの部分からなっていて、左部分にある「月」がついている漢字は身体や動作に関係した漢字になります。)
(「脱」ha futatsuno bubun kara natteite, hidaribubun niaru 「月」ga tsuiteirukanjiha karadaya dousani kankeishita kanjini narimasu)

So when you see other kanji with 月, you can suggest that the kanji is related to body or action.
(月のついた漢字を見たら、その漢字は身体や動作に関連したものだと推測してください。)
(「月」notsuita kanjiwo mitara, sonokanjiha karadaya dousani kanrenshita monodato suisokushite kudasai)



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2013/01/24

[No.0045 Kanji] Drink *Polite Expression*

Japanese kanji for drinking

Hi there.

Today's kanji is 飲 you can see above.
(今日の漢字は、上に書いてある通り、「飲」です。)
(kyounokanjiha, uenikaitearutoori, 飲desu)

Let's move on some examples immediately.
(早速ですが、例文に行ってみましょう。)
(sassokudesuga, reibunni ittemimashou)

Examples:
  • 今日はワインを飲みました。-I had a glass of wine today.
    (きょうはわいんをのみました)
    (kyouha wainwo nomimashita)

  • 暑いので飲み物をちゃんと持ってきてください。-Bring your own drinks because it is hot.
    (あついのでのみものをちゃんともってきてください。)
    (atsuinode nomimonowo chanto mottekitekudasai)

Now, do you remember the kanji meaning "to eat"?
(さて、「たべる」を意味する漢字を覚えていますか?)
(sate, taberu woimisurukanjiwo oboeteimasuka?)

If you don't, you can learn it again here.
(もし覚えていないようなら、こちらで勉強できます。)
(moshi oboeteinaiyounara, kochirade benkyoudekimasu)

Now you can see the part in common between them.
(これで2つの漢字の共通点がわかりますね。)
(korede futatsunokanjino kyoutsuutenga wakarimasune)

kanji symbol is separated to some parts, the some have their own meaning, and these parts would help you to remember and suggest a meaning of kanji.
(漢字はいくつかの部分に分かれ、それらはそれぞれに意味があり、その部分が漢字の意味を覚えたり予想するのに役立ちますよ。)
(kanjiha ikutsukano bubunniwakare, soreraha sorezoreni imigaari, sonobubunga kanjino imiwo oboertari yosousurunoni yakudachimasuyo)


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2013/01/22

[No.0044 Kanji] Light *Casual Expression*

japanese kanji for light
Update from Japan!
(日本からの更新だよ!)
(Nihon karano kouhindayo)

I have come back since 5 am this morning.
(今朝5時に帰ってきたー)
(kesa gojini kaettekita-)

It seems that I gained 2 kilograms of weight during this period.
(この期間に2キロ体重増えたみたい)
(konokikanni nikiro taijyuu huetamitai)

I know the reason why. It's because I had eaten too much there LOL
(原因はわかってて、向こうで食べ過ぎた笑)
(geninhawakattete, mukoudetabesugita warai)

Like this.
(こんなのとか)
(konnanotoka)


Like this
(こんなのとか)
(konnanotoka)



Anyway, let's move on today's topic.
(さて、今日の本題に移ろう)
(sate, kyounohondaini utsurou)

This is not basic thing, so I don't think you need to learn this small pieces.
(これは基本的なことではなく、ここまで細かいことは覚える必要はないと思う)
(koreha kihontekinakotodehanaku, kokomadekomakaikotoha oboeruhitsuyouha naitoomou)

However this story will definitely tell you what Japanese language is.
(だけど、この話はきっとみなさんに日本語とはどんなものかということを伝えてくれると思う)
(dakedo, konohanashiha kitto minasannni nihongotoha donnamonoka toiukotowo oshietekureruto omou)

First of all, light has two meaning is Japanese, "明かり(あかり)" and "光(ひかり)"
(まず最初に、ライトは日本語で2つの意味があって、明かりと光にわけられる)
(mazusaishoni raitoha nihongode futatsunoimigaatte, akari to hikari ni wakerareru)


光 means sun light or light of fluorescent bulb.
(光は太陽光や蛍光灯のライトのことを言っていて、)
(光ha taiyoukouya keikoutouno raitonokotowo itteite)

明かり means reddish light including light of fire.
(明かりは火によるライトを含む赤みがかったライトを指してる)
(akariha hiniyoruraitowofukumu akamigakattaraitowo sashiteru)

So in my opinion, it might be that 光 is day-time light, 明かり is night-time light in old days.
(ぼくの考えでは、光は日中のライト、明かりは夜のライトだったんじゃないかと)
(bokunokangaedeha, hikariha nicchunraito, akariha yorunoraito dattanjyanaikato)

Then, I can talk about 灯.
(で、灯の話だけど。)
(de, 灯nohanashidakedo)

灯 is composed of 2 parts, 火 and 丁.
(灯は2つにわけられるよね)
(灯ha futasuni wakerareruyone, 火 to 丁)

火(ひ) means fire, and 丁 expresses that it is attached on the wall.
(火はfireの意味で、丁は壁にくっついていることを示している)
(火ha fire no imide, 丁ha kabeni kuttsuiteirukotowo shimeshiteiru)

灯 was originally light of fire on the wall, like a candle.
(灯は元々壁にかかった灯の明かりのことを示していたんだ。ロウソクのように。
(灯ha motomoto kabenikaktta hinoakarinokotowo shimeshiteitannda, rousokunoyouni)

And it is pronounced, ひ, あかり, or ともしび.
(発音はひ、あかり、またはともしび)
(hatsuonha, hi, akari, mataha tomoshibi)

Personally I like 灯 by the look and the color of light itself.
(個人的には灯という漢字が、見た目的にもその色的にも好きなんだ)
(kojintekiniha 灯toiukanjiga mitametekinimo sonoirotekinimo sukinanda)

Especially ともしび has a nuance describing it is a small and moderate light of fire. I can imagine the light by reading it.
(特に「ともしび」という読み方は、ほんのり小さいともった火の明かりを表していて、読むだけですぐその様子をイメージできる)
(tokuni tomoshibi toiuyomikataha, honnorichisaitomottahinoakariwo arawashiteite, yomudakede sugusonoyousuwo ime-jidekiru)

I really love Japanese language because of this sensitivity.
(この繊細さがあるから、日本語が大好きなんだよなー)
(konosensaisagaarukara, nihongoga daisukinandayona-)

I would be really happy if this post assists you to tell the sensitivity .
(みんなにもこういう繊細さをわかってもらえたら本当に嬉しい!)
(minnanimo kouiu sensaisawo wakattemoretara hontouni ureshii!)


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