What is “気” – Ki “気(ki)” literally means “gas” of “air”. In Japanese culture, it is believed that “気” is a form of energy that flows in every living beings’ body. It is the source of life and is 1 of the 3 elements which make up our body (the concept of 気血水).This concept is […]
What is Wakamono Kotoba? (Japanese Slang used by Young People) Is there such a thing as Japanese slang? In Japanese, the phrase for words and expressions that young people use is known as 若者言葉(Wakamono kotoba). It literally means “words of the young people”. The concept is like a form of Japanese slang but differs in […]
Shopping in Japan as a tourist or a short term resident can be daunting – especially if you don’t know how to communicate with staff in Japanese.This guide will help you to learn a useful phrase so that you can ask the shop staff if you can return or exchange items.In Japan, store return policies […]
What is the 日本漢字能力検定? 日本漢字能力検定(Nihon kanjinouryoku kentei), usually knowns as 漢検(Kanken) or the Kanji Kentei, is a test that examines the candidate’s kanji skill. It tests on the candidate’s reading and writing ability of kanji as well as the ability to understand and use them in different contexts. Like the JLPT, it is another good […]
In Japan, you can often see people lining up for something. No matter whether you are at a train station or waiting in a public toilet, you always need to line up and wait. Sometimes, it can be confusing when the line is too long or there are too many lines around you. In this […]
Click Here to join our 30 day challenge to learn Hiragana In the previous blog, we introduced some facial features in Japanese, in this blog, you will be learning the various body parts in Japanese. You will also be learning some Japanese expressions which include the use of body parts List of basic words for […]
Click Here to join our 30 day challenge to learn Hiragana In Japanese, there are many expressions that use facial features and body parts to convey meanings. In this blog article, you will be learning the facial features in Japanese. You will also be learning some Japanese expressions which include facial features. Facial Features in […]
Welcome to our Intermediate Japanese Grammar Guide Series Part II! Believe that you have read Part I. Here are the grammar points that we will be learning today:N+らしい/っぽい/みたい～というより/といっても～わりに/～なんかN + からすると Grammar point 1: N+らしい/っぽい/みたい To convey the meaning of an object or person looking like something or being similar to something in Japanese, we can […]
Hi there, how’s your progress in learning Japanese so far? We are launching a new blog series for you! This series focuses on explaining intermediate Japanese grammar you can use to improve your expressions in Japanese. それでは、さっそく勉強しましょう！Without further ado, let’s start learning! Grammar point 1: Nばかり/ Vてばかりいる Noun+ばかり or Verb て form + ばかりいるmeans only […]
What do Motto, Chotto, Kitto, Zutto, and Yatto all mean in English? When we’re first introduced to the Japanese Language, I’m sure most of us had come across some ~tto words that left us perplexed. From words such as like Motto, Chotto, Kitto to even Yatto, they all sound almost the same. Yet, they hold vastly […]
