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In this blog, we  will share 4 illustrated guides including 40 useful words for you to use to describe the features on your computer!

Japanese Computer Vocabulary Lists

Japanese – Pronunciation – English

1. アイコン – Aikon – Icon
2. アドレス – Adoresu – E-mail Address
3. アプリケーション – Apurike-shon – Application
4. インストール – Insuto-ru – Installation
5. カーソル – Ka-soru – Cursor
6. オペレーションシステム – Opere-shonshisutemu – Operating System
7. クリック – Kurikku – Click
8. コピーアンドペースト – Kopi-andope-suto – Copy and Paste
9. コンテンツ – Kontentsu – Content(s)
10. サーバー – Sa-ba- – Server
11. 再起動 – Saikidou – Restart
12. 削除 – Sakujyo – Delete
13. 受信 – Jyushin – Reception
14. 初期設定 – Shokisettei – Set
15. 送信 – Soushin – Transmission
16. ダウンロード – Daunro-do – Download
17. データ – De-ta – Data
18. データベース – De-tabe-su – Database
19. 転送 – Tensou – Forwarding
20. 添付 – Tenpu – Attachment
21. ハードディスク – Ha-dodisuku – Hard disk
22. ファイル – Fairu – File
23. フォルダー – Foruda- – Folder
24. フォント – Fonto – Font
25. ブラウザー – Burauza- – Browser
26. フリーズ – Furi-zu – Hang
27. プロバイダー – Purobaida- – Provider
28. 返信 – Henshin – Reply
29. 保存 – Hozon – Storage
30. マウス – Mausu – Mouse
31. メモリー – Memori- – Memory
32. 文字化け – Mokibake – Garbled Text
33. リムーバルディスク – Rimu-barudisuku – Removable disk
34. リンク – Rinku – Link
35. ログイン – Roguin – Login
36. ログアウト – Roguauto – Logout
37. 上書き – Uwagaki – Overwriting (data, file, etc)
38. 解凍 – Kaitou – Decompression (of a file)
39. 強制終了 – Kyouseishuuryou – Forced Termination
40. 拡張子 – Kakuchoushi – Filename Extension

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Omoshiroi is a Japanese word that means many things. It can be used to describe something as “Interesting, Amusing, Fascinating, Funny, Enjoyable, Entertaining, Fun” and more!
The Kanji for Omoshiroi is 面白い and Omoshiroi written in Hiragana is おもしろい.
Omoshiroi is an I adjective, and it’s a JLPT N5 Level Vocabulary word – so chances are, you will encounter it very early in your Japanese learning.

Example Sentences using Omoshiroi (面白い)

Omoshiroi is primarily used to either mean Interesting or funny.
It’s hard to describe exactly how you draw the line between when and how to use it. In English, it would be similar to someone telling you, “You’re interesting.” This phrase could mean several things depending on the tone of voice you use.
Omoshiroi in Japanese is very similar – depending on the tone of voice that you are using, it can change the meaning of the sentence entirely.

• その本は面白いと思います。
• sono hon wa omoshiroi to omoimasu
• I think that book is interesting.

• トランプはとても面白い。
• Toranpu ha tottemo omoshiroi
• Playing cards is very fun!

• あなたは面白い人です。
• Anata wa omoshiroi hito desu
• You are a funny person.

• ピアノを弾くことは面白い。
• Piano wo hiku koto wa omoshiroi
• Playing the piano is fun

• そのアニメはとても面白いです。
• Sono anime wa tottemo omoshiroidesu.
• That anime is very interesting

When NOT to use Omoshiroi

One important thing to note is that you should not use it to describe tragic events. Just like when speaking English, there is a time and a place for certain words. Describing an unfortunate situation or a tragic event with this word could be seen as very rude or strange.
Friend 1: “Did you see a large fire in an apartment building?”
Friend 2: “That’s funny!” <—- See how this is inappropriate?
So, for example, you would not say that a very sad movie is Omoshiroi. You could—and some people do—but you really have to know how to use the word appropriately to avoid creating uncomfortable situations for the people with whom you are speaking Japanese.
For a general rule of thumb, think of it as a word meant to describe interesting, amusing, entertaining, and fun things.
So, for interesting things with a sad or bad component, skip it!

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Are you planning on traveling Japan soon, but you don’t know any Japanese?  Or are you looking to learn some Japanese common words that can help you get around in Japan?

Then this blog is right up your alley, with some simple Japanese travel words as well as some transportation related phrases to help you get around Japan!

In this article, we will review the basic travel Japanese phrases Nakamura sensei teaches in the video below.

Beginner Japanese Travel Phrases – Basic Vocabulary

Before getting into some more difficult phrases, let’s take a look at some basic travel Japanese words in the appropriate context.  You may already be familiar with this vocabulary.

However Japanese words often carry slightly different meanings in different contexts.

So let’s look at some vocabulary!

大丈夫／だいじょうぶ／Daijoubu

The video below depicts a traveling Nakamura-sensei searching for their passport.

“Daijoubu” meaning “ok” or “fine”.  This extremely handy phrase is used in all sorts of situations in Japan!  And travel scenarios are no exception.

だいじょうぶですか？
Daijoubu desu ka?
Is everything ok/Are you ok?

はい、だいじょうぶです！
Hai, daijoubu desu!
Yes, I’m fine/Everything is fine!

すみません・すいません／Sumimasen ・ suimasen

“Sumimasen” meaning “please excuse me” or “pardon me”.  Another common phrase heard in various contexts in Japan!

Nakamura-sensei almost forgot her passport – but luckily the attendant got her attention with “sumimasen”.
すみません、お客様！
Sumimasen, okyaku sama!
Excuse me, miss!
And how did Nakamura-sensei respond?

ありがとうございます／Arigatou gozaimasu

“Arigatou gozaimasu” meaning “thank you” – this is a polite expression of gratitude.  The casual form shortens to “arigatou”.

え？　あー、すいません、ありがとうございます！
Eh? Ah-, suimasen, arigatou gozaimasu!
Hm? Oh, excuse me, thank you!

Perhaps a direct translation of this exchange into English sounds a bit rigid or stiff – but that’s part of what makes polite Japanese – or keigo language – polite.

どうぞ・おさきにどうぞ／ Douzo ・ O saki ni douzo

“Douzo” meaning “please” – to offer someone a favor.  “O saki ni douzo” is a way to say “after you”, and is an appropriate phrase to use with strangers.

“O saki ni” roughly translates to “first”. So it’s a little bit like saying “you first”!
Now that we have reviewed these basic words, let’s dig into some phrases!

Simple Travel Japanese Phrases

タクシーのりばはどこですか？
Where is the taxi platform?

To understand how to use this phrase, let’s first break it down.
タクシー (takushii) of course means “taxi”, and のりば (noriba) is a “terminal” or “platform”.  So タクシーのりば is a taxi stop or taxi platform. 

は (wa) is the grammar particle identifying the taxi stop as the subject of the sentence.  You can read more about は in this blog post about Japanese grammar particles!

〜はどこですか？
Where is~?

〜はどこですか (doko desu ka) is a useful question ending that simply means “where is~?”  “Doko” means where and “desu ka” is the to be verb.  The か (ka) indicates it is a question.

This phrase can be used with all sorts of other places or items, travel-related or otherwise.  Below is a short vocabulary list of some travel-related words you can use with 〜はどこですか？

バスのりば – basu noriba – bus stop
駅（えき）– eki – train station
トイレ – toire – washroom, bathroom
3番線（さんばんせん）- san ban sen – platform number 3

You can replace 3番線 with any number necessary to refer to whichever platform you need.
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