I’vewritten previouslyabout 国字 (kokuji, kanji created in Japan) very briefly, highlighting the kanji 峠 (tōge, mountain pass). Sadly, it looks like ホテル峠 has closed; the grounds are so overgrown you can’t even see the building from the highway anymore: ...
Japan has long been known for its penchant to take in ideas from outside and put them to its own use. This is as true for kanji, the writing system it borrowed from China, to tempura, which originally came from Portugal, to electronic equipment....
Kanjipediaalso notes that 候, 偵, and 覘 are also used in various situations with うかがう, but judging from my cursory searches, these are less frequently encountered. I think the best way to understand these as a whole is to think of all these additional kanji as (most likely) an ex...
very important. it is basic skill. many japanese words have same pronouciation and different meani...
However, in fact it's much easier than that. The first 100 kanji you will learn in the Beginner Lessons are the most frequently used, and just like the letters 'e' and 't' in English, they occur many times more frequently than the rarer characters. As a result, once you have complet...
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Update: I've updated this post substantially in these two articles, 10 years later: How to cook great Japanese style rice, and How to make sushi rice (shari). Please take a look there - you'll probably find them a lot clearer. I've learned a lot myself i
Download the Google translate app so that you can hold your phone camera up to the Japanese Kanji and read what the ingredients and baby food flavors are. Don’t expect to see English translations in stores. Choosing Where to Stay in Japan with a Baby ...
The word karate is a combination of two kanji (Chinese characters): kara, meaning empty, and te, meaning hand; thus, karate means "empty hand." Adding the suffix "-dō" (pronounced "daw"), meaning "the way/path," karate-dō, implies karate as a total way of life that goes well be...
While residents do get paid on average $43,266 a year, this income appears nominal in the eyes of many when they are facing very large student loans, on average 4 $139,000 to enable their attendance in medical school.1 And this may reach up to $200- 300,000 if added to that ...