Rikaikun (Rikaichan for Chrome)
I have written about Rikaichan before and how it is one of my favorite tools for reading and learning Japanese. It allows even a someone with a basic understanding of Japanese to read like a pro. Well, for all those who use Google’s chrome, a port has been made called Rikaikun.
Since the current release of [...]
Learning Hiragana and Katakana
The second Japanese class on Edufire ended today and Eri had a lot of fun teaching it. Thank all of those who attended. I hope you enjoyed the classes and learned some new Japanese.
Eri has posted a couple new classes as well. One for those wanting to learn to read and write Japanese (hiragana and [...]
Reviewing the Kanji
Yesterday, we covered what I consider to be an essential set of books for learning the Japanese kana and kanji. By themselves, Remembering the Kana and Remembering the Kanji are great tools for learning Japanese. So great in fact, someone has created an entire website to help you use them more efficiently. Besides being a [...]
Remembering the Kanji
Next in the line of helpful Japanese tools are a set of books. Remembering the Kanji 1 & 2 and Remembering the Kana are extremely useful tools, and combined with Anki, will hep you learn the Japanese kana and kanji before you know it. The system used in these books to teach the Japanese characters [...]
Why You Need To Learn The Japanese Kana
One of the most popular posts on Japanese words has been the common Japanese Words list containing over 1000 Japanese words and kanji. That page has received quite a few comments asking for pronunciations in romaji (English Alphabet). While having romaji may seem to make studying easier when you first start out, learning using the [...]
Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 9
Here is part 9 of using Japanese Adjectives in Sentences. Hopefully you have learned a lot of new Japanese words, a bit of Japanese grammar, and have a better understanding of how to use different adjectives. You can find all of the previous adjectives posts at the bottom of the list.
81 昨日、不思議な夢を見ました。
きのう、ふしぎなゆめをみました。
Last night, I saw [...]
Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 8
Part 8 of Using Japanese adjectives in sentences. This page contains only “NA” adjectives. After this there is only one more post to go. 頑張って！ As always please leave comments if you have questions. Previous adjective lists can be found at the bottom of this post.
71 誕生日に家族から素敵なプレゼントをもらった。
たんじょうびにかぞくからすてきなプレゼントをもらった。
I got a lovely present from my family on [...]
Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 7
Part 7 of Using Japanese adjectives in sentences. In this one we start getting into the “NA” adjectives. As always please leave comments if you have questions. Previous adjective lists can be found at the bottom of this post.
61 青い目をした美しい人に出会った。
あおいめをしたうつくしいひとにであった。
I encountered a beautiful person with blue eyes.
62 結婚式には白いネクタイをします。
けっこんしきにはしろいネクタイをします。
Wear a white necktie for weddings.
63 お葬式には黒いネクタイをします。
おそうしきにはくろいネクタイをします。
Wear a [...]
Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 6
Part 6 of Using Japanese adjectives in sentences. Hopefully you are starting to get a sense for how to use Japanese adjectives. If not, don’t worry, we have more Japanese sentences to come As always please leave comments if you have questions.
51 彼女に可愛いぬいぐるみを買ってあげた。
かのじょにかわいいぬいぐるみをかってあげた。
I bought a cute stuffed animal for my girlfriend.
52 可笑しくて笑いが止まらない。
おかしくてわらいがとまらない。
I can’t stop laughing [...]
Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 5
Here are the next 10 Japanese adjectives used in sentences. You can also find the previous articles using Japanese adjectives at the bottom of this post. If you have any questions please leave a comment.
41 このステーキは柔らかくてジューシーですね。
このステーキはやわらかくてジューシーですね。
This stake is tender (soft) and juicy.
42 君のノートパソコンは薄くて羨ましい。
きみのノートパソコンはうすくてうらやましい。
I’m envy that your laptop is thin.
43 学校の教科書は厚いものばかりだ。
がっこうのきょうかしょはあついものばかりだ。
School’s textbooks are always thick.
44 優しい人がタイプです。
やさしいひとがタイプです。
My [...]
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