Poetry Write fantasy in poetry 夏のうたたね 夏のうたたねささやきはじめる影の声 hot summer napwhisper, laughter, wandereryour and my shadows Write fantasy in poetry Ook... May 26, 2022 Poetry
Kanji 火 (fire): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations 火 Meaning: firePronunciations: ka / hi This letter came from the hieroglyph which represents the shape of a ... Apr 2, 2022 Kanji
Japanese Reading Reading Japanese: Courgette and Corn Salad with Tuna We grow courgettes in our vegetable garden and we are able to harvest plenty every day. This time I used fresh courgett... Apr 1, 2022 Japanese Reading
Kanji 王 (king): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations 王 Meaning: kingPronunciations: oo / ou There are several theories about the origin of this kanji. The first i... Mar 31, 2022 Kanji
Everyday Conversation How do you say “How are you?” in Japanese? "How are you?" is used in everyday conversation in English. You may wonder how we say it in Japanese. Today, I am go... Mar 30, 2022 Everyday Conversation
Kanji 雨 (rain): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations 雨 Meaning: rainPronunciations: u / ame, ama "雨" is formed to describe the appearance of moisture pouring from... Mar 29, 2022 Kanji
Blog Do the Japanese like eating meat? They say Chinese people eat everything with four legs but tables, and everything with two legs but aeroplanes. This is ... Mar 28, 2022 Blog
Blog Does everyone have a sharp knife in Japan? “I understand your frustration, it’s because we came from the country of Samurai !” said Saori, one of my Japanese frie... Mar 27, 2022 Blog
Blog The Reason for Wanting to Marry a High-Grade Man I was once offered a job to edit an ebook on something like “How to marry a man who earns 10 million yen a year”. I... Mar 26, 2022 Blog
Kanji 貝 (shell): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations 貝 Meaning: shell, shellfishPronunciations: kai The Kanji character "貝" was formed from the hieroglyphs of a certa... Mar 25, 2022 Kanji
Kanji 思 (think): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations 思 Meaning: thinkPronunciations: shi / omo(u) The upper part of the kanji (田) is not a rice field (tanbo) but an a... Mar 24, 2022 Kanji
Japanese Reading Reading Japanese: We’ve just had our third vaccination We were planning to go to the UK in October 2021, and we went to have the third vaccination for some reason. This was h... Mar 23, 2022 Japanese Reading
Japanese Reading Reading Japanese: Phonetic characters and Ideographic characters in Japanese 日本語の表音文字と表意文字 Today’s text is an excerpt from one of my essays in Japanese which I have written recently. I think it’s a little diffi... Mar 22, 2022 Japanese Reading
Everyday Conversation How do you say “You are welcome” in Japanese? When someone says "Thank you" to you, you say "You're welcome" as a response, but how should you say it in Japanese? ... Mar 21, 2022 Everyday Conversation
Everyday Conversation How do you say “Good morning” in Japanese? In Japanese, "Good morning" is "Ohayoo", which I believe is not very difficult to remember. There are some other phrase... Mar 20, 2022 Everyday Conversation
Kanji 鳥 (bird): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations 鳥 Meaning: bird(s)Pronunciations: choo / tori This kanji was created from hieroglyphs depicting a bird with a lon... Mar 19, 2022 Kanji
Kanji 金 (gold, money): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations 金 Meaning: goldPronunciations: kin, kon / kana The character for "金" is made up of two characters, "全" and "二". "... Mar 18, 2022 Kanji
Haiku A deer A sudden soundTurn around and goneA golden wild deer 足音に振り返り見る野性鹿 I live in the woods. When I am working in t... Mar 17, 2022 Haiku