Common Japanese Words and an Easy Way to Learn Them
I have mention before that learning the the most common Japanese words first is an essential part of learning to speak Japanese quickly. You want to learn the words that you will use, not just the ones that are ordered in a book.
However, wouldn’t it also be great if there was a simple way to [...]
1000 Common Japanese Words for Anki or Mnemosyne
The most popular post on JapaneseWords.net has been 1000+ Japanese Words List. As the title suggests, the post contains a list of over 1000 common Japanese Words and Kanji. I am proud to announce that the list has just gotten much better.
Thanks to the hard work of Michele Romanini and his wife Bika Fujioka, [...]
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 [...]
Japanese Word A Day on Twitter
This is just a quick post to let everyone know that starting from today, we will be posting a Japanese Word a day on twitter. Each post will include the Japanese word (in kanji), The Japanese word in hiragana, the English translation, and a sentence showing how to use the word correctly. The main focus [...]
Japanese Adjectives in Sentences Part 3
Here is Part three of Japanese adjectives in Sentences. Good luck and please leave comments if you have any questions. You can also find links to part 1 and 2 at the bottom of this post.
21 最近暑い日が続いていますね。
さいきんあついひがつづいていますね。
It’s been continuously hot lately.
*続く＝continue
22 北海道の夏は涼しいです。
ほっかいどうのなつはすずしいです。
Summer in Hokkaido is cool.
23 寒い冬に鍋は最高です。
さむいふゆにはなべはさいこうです。
There is nothing better than a hot pot in [...]
Japanese Words for Describing
Without description words (aka adjectives) it is very difficult to carry on a conversation or make any kind of point in Japanese. Adjectives (形容詞- けいようし) allow you to explain your feelings, your mood, size, shape, light, dark, temperature, and a lot more. The more Japanese adjectives you are comfortable with, the easier it will be [...]
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