JapaneseTransliteration(Noun, Adjective, “-Color”)English 黒, 黒い , 黒色 Kuro, Kuroi , Kuroiro Black 白, 白い , 白色 Shiro, Shiroi, Shiroiro White 赤, 赤い , 赤色 Aka, Akai, Akairo Red 青, 青い , 青色 Ao, Aoi, Aoiro Blue 緑, 緑い , 緑色 Midori, Midorii, Midoriiro Green ...
The most common and most general Japanese term for ‘sadness’ iskanashimi(悲しみ / かなしみ).Kanashimiis a noun, so if you want to describe yourself or something else as ‘sad’ you would use the adjectivekanashii(悲しい / かなしい). Kanashiiis a great all-round word for sad in J...
to a stranger out of the blue may seem like solicitation.You can also say:調子はいかがですか? ちょうしはいかがですか? choushi wa ikaga desuka?” How are you? 調子 ちょうし –choushi means conditions or states of affairs, and it is a very useful word in Japanese. This term is...
This reminds me thatDerek Guy‘s thread on why Tokyo is so fashionable blew up this month. I’m not sure I’m 100% convinced by the argument. I do feel like the average Japanese (even the average Tokyoite) is about as fashionable as the average American (which is to say that we’...
I do feel like the average Japanese (even the average Tokyoite) is about as fashionable as the average American (which is to say that we’re all schlubs, the most of us), but this is a very interesting statement: A big reason why Tokyo is more fashionable has to do with the media ...
“Like” (suki, 好き) and “dislike” (kirai, 嫌い) are both na-adjectives, but the contradiction of them being verbs in English and adjectives in Japanese means implementing them is a little more complicated. To keep things simple, all you need to say is Suki desu for “I like it”...
This reminds me thatDerek Guy‘s thread on why Tokyo is so fashionable blew up this month. I’m not sure I’m 100% convinced by the argument. I do feel like the average Japanese (even the average Tokyoite) is about as fashionable as the average American (which is to say that we’...
How to say and write the days of the week in JapaneseLet me first introduce the word '曜日' (ようび - yōbi); it means 'day of the week'. Each day has one unique kanji before '曜日'. Pretty simple, right? The kanji '曜' doesn't look super simple though — can you believe ...
If you want to say « I’m lost » use : Watashi ha mayote imasu. My friend is lost : « Watashi no tomodachi ha mayote imasu ». Please help me : « Tasukete kudasai ». I’m looking for a friend : « Tomodachi wo sagashite imasu ». ...
But in Japan, most locals are firmly in the love-it camp. This pastime is a great way to hang out with friends and blow off some steam. But the whole thing can be a little intimidating, because karaoke in Japan is very different from other countries. Jump to: Japanese karaoke basics ...