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List of 30 Positive Thinking Japanese Words Posted by keiko on Jun 24, 2016
Are you feeling not so great today? Then, here is the post you don’t want to miss! Read on ~ Life is not sometimes fair, and you might feel down for some reason, related to anything from your personal life to work life. Although we know that there is no perfect world out there, we…
7 things you can try anywhere in Japan this summer Posted by keiko on Jun 20, 2016
Summer is quickly approaching, and many of you out there are already planning or have already planned out your summer vacations. Some of you might be planning to go to Japan during this summer. Regardless of the length of the trip, how short or long it might be, these are the things I would like…
10 Japanese phrases for Father’s Day Posted by keiko on Jun 17, 2016
Father’s Day (Chichinohi, 父の日、ちちのひ) is almost here. Along with the Mother’s Day, Father’s Day is an important day to be thankful for your father. It is celebrated in Japan as well, although it might not be as big as Mother’s Day, kids and adults, we all celebrate Father’s Day to cherish precious time to…
10 most useful words for graduates in Japanese Posted by keiko on Jun 13, 2016
This month, I would like to cover some topics that are more of a “month of June(６月、ろくがつ)” specific. Things we go through during the month of June, such as graduation, father’s day, and start of summer break etc. With that said, to start off with our June blog specials, here is the article…
10 most important Keigo words in Japanese Posted by keiko on May 31, 2016
When it comes to Japanese Keigo(敬語、けいご), (types of honorific, respectful language), it is never enough in terms of learning various expressions. I was born and raised in Japan and speak fluent Japanese, but I still struggle every now and then using Keigo, sometimes unsure which expressions to use in certain situations. In today’s blog…
All about Japanese Katakana Posted by keiko on May 28, 2016
As you might already know, Japanese has 3 main writing styles, Hiragana(ひらがな、平仮名), Katakana(かたかな、片仮名), and Kanji(かんじ、漢字). Hiragana is the basic writing form of Japanese, and that perhaps you should learn that first. Katakana is probably the second writing style you want to learn, in my opinion, as most of English words are written in Katakana in…
Japanese Vocabulary Building Exercise Posted by keiko on May 25, 2016
As I was brainstorming my next topic to post in this blog, I thought about creating this questionnaire about “reading books (ほん, hon). We each have different reasons when we pick up a book to read. I personally feel that I don’t spend enough time reading books these days as I tend to read more off…