Anyone who is interested in Japan has surely heard of Mt. Fuji. The famous mountain is often featured in scenes depicting Japan's iconic scenery, and ...
"Goro Goro" is an onomatopoeia (a word that imitates sound) that is used in many ways... For example, it is used both when talking about the sound of ...
Crown radical "kanmuri" "Kanji" is made up of various "radical" combinations. One of these radicals is called "Kanmuri"(meaning crown). "K...
It makes me hungry when I see a such picture ... !! In Japan, sushi is readily available not only at restaurants, but it is available pre-packed at su...
"Ōmisoka" There is a special name in Japanese for December 31st, "Ōmisoka". " Ō" means big and "misoka" means the last day of a month. Tog...
こ そ あ words "こそあ" words (Ko So A words) are some of the first words that you learn when you start learning Japanese. These words begin with...
Today's theme is quite easy, I think. Alcohol (酒） made from wheat （麦）... When put together, these two kanji are read as ビール « biiru » in Jap...
When you start studying Japanese, there is a good chance that your first lesson will teach you basic daily expressions, such as "Hello", "Good m...
めのいろをかえる Me no iro o kaeru Japanese expression めのいろをかえる (me no iro o kaeru) translates literally in to English as « change eye color »...
When you listen to Japanese people speaking, you may notice that you can hear « ne » or « yo » at the end of almost every sentence! If you want to spe...
This is one of the many mimetic words in the Japanese language, and it is commonly used in a daily life. You can write this word in both Katakana ニコニコ...
さじ を なげる (Saji o nageru) さじ (pronounced as : saji) means « spoon » in old Japanese. The verb comes always at the end of a sentence in Japane...
Japanese Kanji are characters that came from China. Each kanji expresses its own meaning and there are usually two or three ways to read any given kan...
Weirdly Pronounced Words It's hard to imagine why the Japanese for "very hungry" has such odd pronunciation! There are a lot of funny "onomatopo...
Born from a Chinese Legend There is a legend in China that tells the following: « Orihime », daughter of the God of stars, was a very good weave...
When you start learning Japanese, the first particle that you learn is usually は (wa). わたしは のりこです。Watashi wa Noriko desu. I am Noriko. The particle は ...
Numbers First of all, please take a look at these numbers. What do you think they correspond to? Japan : 1718 Thailand: 1622 England：1220 France...
Essential Ingredient for Japanese Cuisine : Sesame Seeds In Japan, sesame seeds are often used in cooking. The seeds are sprinkled over dishes, and ma...
Hi everyone! Today, I'd like to talk about the meaning of the kanji 休. Kanji is one of the 3 Japanese writing systems which came from China to Japan i...
Onomatopoeia and mimetic words "Zaa Zaa" must sound like such a strange word. There are in fact a ton of funny "onomatopoeia" (words that imitate...