How to Make and Use Simple Kanji Slides正勝 杉原マサカツ スギハラMasakatsu Sugihara
Japanese novels and newspapers. In this guide, we will show you step by step how to go from absolute beginner to kanji expert. It will not always be easy, and sometimes you may want to give up, but we will show you how to have fun along the way. With perseverance you will make it...
I’m in the Japan Times this week with a look at the創作漢字コンテスト(Sōsaku kanji kontesuto, Created Kanji Contest): “Radical recombinations: Capture the moment with created kanji.” Tip of the hat to my editorShaunwho alerted me to this fascinating and fun contest. Also, HUGE thank...
Since the site is entirely in Japanese (without furigana for the kanji), it may be daunting for beginners to navigate. But if you feel like you can already move past the likes ofNHK News Web Easy, TV Asahi’s site may give you the news fix you’re looking for. Oh, and you can do...
13. Kanji, word and name collections Kanshudo includes hundreds of collections of kanji, words, and Japanese names, organized in different ways, to make it very easy for you to look up or learn material based on your specific focus. For example, we have collected: ...
In Japanese, there are two primary ways to say Japan:Nippon, 日本, andNihon,日本. While both terms refer to the same country and use the same kanji, they differ in terms of formality and usage. What Makes Nippon and Nihon Different?
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
Meanwhile,imoutosan(妹さん / いもうとさん) is used whenspeaking about somebody else’s younger sister. The suffix-sanis added to make it more polite. It is rude to refer to an acquaintance’s younger sister byimoutoonly. Examples: ...
I recommend learning Kanji. When you learn a Kanji, there are some words which include the Kanji, so you can effectively improve your vocabulary! If you want to learn about grammar, this is not effective, but learning a lot of new words helps you underst
“To peer through something” While 窺 can mean “peer into/through” something, this kanji tends to take on more of those meanings because it’s also associated with the verb のぞく (nozoku), which is the more frequently used word for “peek/peer” and gets used with compounds like 覗...