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2025.01.14
Japanese Words Originating from Martial Arts
The Paris Olympics and the best drama at TV's Emmy Awards “SHOGUN” have brought renewed global atten…
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2025.01.14
The Meaning and Use of “Kawaii” in Japan: Exploring Its Application in Various Situations
We’ll explore the situations in which Japanese native speakers use the word “kawaii” and delve into …
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2024.12.23
Exploring Japanese Number Units: Big and Small
How do you say “ten thousand” or “two million” in Japan. Do you know how to read 0.12 or 1/2? Japane…
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2024.12.17
Sensei, What is Charao “チャラ男” ? ~Japanese use various onomatopoeia~
Dogs bark with a “wan-wan,” and rain falls with a “shito-shito” sound. Japanese is a language where…
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2024.11.27
蛇化(Hebi ka)? 蛙化(Kaeru ka)? バット(Batto)? ワンチャン(Wanchan)?… Youth slang beyond just “やばい(Yabai)”!
You’ll encounter a lot of “youth slang” or “trendy words” in Japanese anime, TV shows, video games, …
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2024.11.12
What is the N1 level of the JLPT, the highest level of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, and what kind of questions are asked?
Started working as a Japanese language teacher in 2001. I continue to teach Japanese because it make…
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2024.10.18
What Are Loanwords Used by Japanese People? Are They the Same as the Original Words in Terms of Pronunciation?
There are people who find loanwords “difficult” and others who find them “easy to understand.” Why i…
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2024.10.07
What makes Japanese writing easy to read? A professional writer shares tips on how to write effectively.
As a Japanese teacher and web writer, I will show you some tips on how to write easy-to-read sentenc…
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2024.09.26
Words express more than the words
This article explains the differences between how to answer a negative question in Japanese and Engl…
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2024.09.19
The fascination with four-character idioms.
Four-character idioms often describe the essence of human nature and serve as sharp aphorisms. I’ll …
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2024.09.10
The Interesting Points of Japanese Language – Intransitive and Transitive –
This article explains the automatic verbs that Japanese people often use in their daily lives. Depen…
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2024.08.15
What is Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), the Test Evaluating and Certifying the Japanese Proficiency of Non-native Speakers
This page introduces the outline, difficulty level, and advantages of taking the JLPT (The Japanese-…
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