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
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
Kanji 空 (sky): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations 空 Meaning: sky, emptyPronunciations: kuu / sora, a(ku), su(ku), kara The Kanji character "空" is composed of two p... Mar 15, 2022 Kanji
Japanese Reading Reading Japanese: Anti-ageing is now obsolete. The passion for stop-ageing or even reverse-ageing How old do you want to live to be? Healthily living longer is a dream of human beings everywhere in the world. This ess... Mar 14, 2022 Japanese Reading
Everyday Conversation What’s the difference between “びょういんbyooin” and “びよういんbiyooin”? ”びょういん (byooin)" and "びよういん (biyooin)" are very confusing words even for native speakers of Japanese. Not to mention fo... Mar 13, 2022 Everyday Conversation
Everyday Conversation What does “少し(sukoshi)” mean in Japanese? "少し(sukoshi)" means a little (bit), small quantity or few. It is an adverb indicating a slight quantity or degree. ... Mar 12, 2022 Everyday Conversation
Kanji 国 (country): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations 国 Meaning: countryPronunciations: kuni / koku The Kanji character "国 (country)" used to be written “國”, which was... Mar 11, 2022 Kanji