Learn Japanese Basic

Lesson 9. The Difference Between Come and Go in Japanese

  The verb to come and to go in Japanese is not as simple as English does. The dictionary defines…

6 years ago

Lesson 16. 5 Ways to Say AND in Japanese

Compare: どら焼きと大福が好きです。 Dorayaki to daifuku ga sukidesu. I like dorayaki and daifuku.   どら焼きや大福が好きです。 Dorayaki ya daifuku ga sukidesu. I…

6 years ago

Lesson 12. Top 5 Japanese Counters You Must Know!

In English, we can count the object directly in [number + object], as in the following: an apple, two bags,…

6 years ago

Lesson 7. How to Express Time in Japanese

Learning how to express time in Japanese is essential and useful. Before we get started, I would highly recommend you…

6 years ago

Lesson 11. Japanese Numbers: The Complete Guide (Up to 10^68)

  Japanese has two systems of numbers: the native Japanese numbers and the Chinese origin numbers. Native Japanese and Sino-Japanese…

6 years ago

Lesson 18. The Main Difference Between Wa vs Ga Particles in Japanese

は (wa) and が (ga) are probably the most frequently used particles in Japanese. At the same time, these two…

6 years ago

30 Japan-Made Chinese Words

Perhaps you have heard about a large portion of Japanese vocabulary is borrowed from traditional Chinese characters. Surprisingly, the borrowing…

6 years ago

Lesson 20. Ageru Kureru Morau: What is the Difference Between Them?

In English, we can use ‘to give’ and ‘to receive’ regardless who is giving and who is talking. Differently, in…

6 years ago

Lesson 10. Expressing Existence ‘Imasu’ and ‘Arimasu’ in Japanese

There are two verbs to express existence in Japanese: Verb (Basic Form) Verb (Polite Form) Meaning Usage Example いる (iru)…

6 years ago

Lesson 6. Difference between ‘Koko Soko Asoko Kochira Sochira Achira’ in Japanese

In the previous lesson about ‘This’ and ‘That’ in Japanese, we concluded that the prefix: ‘ko-’ is used when ‘the…

6 years ago

Chinese Characters of Japanese and Chinese Are Not All The Same!

Both 漢字 (Japanese Kanji) and 汉字 (Chinese Hanzi) are translated as Chinese Characters'. At the present time, approximately 70% of…

6 years ago

Lesson 5. 「これ、それ、あれ」vs「この、その、あの」- Difference between ‘Kore Sore Are Kono Sono Ano’ in Japanese

皆さんこんにちは! お元気ですか?   Just like Italian and Spanish, there are three words of demonstration in Japanese: Object near to the…

6 years ago

5 Reasons Why Japanese is Not Difficult to Learn

Japanese has a reputation for being hard to learn. It’s true that learning the writing system is challenging, but it’s…

6 years ago

30 Similar Words in Japanese and Korean

Have you heard that Japanese and Korean are similar languages? They are two different languages, but there are many similarities,…

6 years ago

Similar Words in Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean

There are many similar sounding words between two languages among Japanese, Mandarin Chinese and Korean languages. That means, there are words…

6 years ago

5 Reasons Why Learning Japanese Is Easier Than You Think

1. The writing isn’t as difficult as you’ve been told Let’s start with one of the most common complaints about…

10 years ago

Japan Facts: 6 Interesting Things to Know about Japan

Interesting 6 Facts about Japan 6 Japan facts you should know: 1. Japan is an archipelago of more than 3000…

11 years ago

【雪うさぎ/ゆきうさぎ(yuki usagi)】

Sweet (cake) of Snow Rabbit Originally, snow rabbit is made of snow. ears: leaves of Bamboo grass body: a chunk…

11 years ago

【おでん(oden)】

The season of ODEN has come! It's getting colder these days...eat Oden and warm you up   *昨日おでんを食べました。 昨日/きのう[kino] =…

11 years ago

Japanese Alphabet

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14 years ago