Japanese Vocabulary

Japanese New Year Vocabulary No. Kanji Hiragana Romaji Meaning 1 お正月 おしょうがつ oshōgatsu New Year period 2 大晦日 おおみそか ōmisoka New Year’s Eve 3 元日 がんじつ ganjitsu New Year’s Day (Jan 1) 4 明けましておめでとう あけましておめでとう akemashite omedetō Happy New Year 5 良いお年を よいおとしを yoi otoshi o Have a good year …

Interesting Reversed Word Pairs in Japanese Here are some interesting reversed word pairs in Japanese, where changing the order of words creates a different meaning. Interesting Reversed Word Pairs in Japanese 1. 親子 (おやこ) ↔ 子親 (こおや) 親子 – parent and child 子親 – child and parent (less common, context-specific) …

Homophones in Japanese Examples of Japanese Homophones 1. はし (hashi) 橋 – bridge 箸 – chopsticks 端 – edge / end 2. かみ (kami) 紙 – paper 神 – god 髪 – hair 3. あめ (ame) 雨 – rain 飴 – candy 4. きる (kiru) 着る – to wear 切る …

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Basic Japanese Nouns and Adjectives Basic Japanese Nouns and Adjectives You Should Know SIZE（サイズ） おおきい (ookii) – big ちいさい (chiisai) – small きょだい (kyodai) – giant ひろい (hiroi) – wide ぴったり (pittari) – fit せまい (semai) – tight COLOUR（色・iro） しろい (shiroi) – white くろい (kuroi) – black あおい (aoi) – …

Japanese vocabulary about renting an apartment in Japan 🏠 賃貸 (chintai) — for rent 📝 契約 (keiyaku) — contract 👩‍💼 不動産屋 (fudōsanya) — real estate agent 👀 内見 (naiken) — viewing 🏡 物件 (bukken) — property 👴 大家 (ōya) — landlord 👨‍🦱 テナント (tenanto) — tenant Example : 来週、物件の内見に行きます！ (Raishuu, …

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