Everyday Kanji Lesson – Part 2 Posted by keiko on Jan 31, 2016
Part 2 of the Everyday Kanji series is all about “fruit”. At grocery stores in Japan, some of these Kanji’s are listed in the sign. Most often, Kanji’s are mentioned next to hiragana or Katakana. It definitely doesn’t hurt to learn these Kanji’s. Perhaps you can start with your favorite fruits below. Most the…
Everyday Kanji Lesson – Part 1 Posted by keiko on Jan 31, 2016
We use Kanji’s everywhere when we write or express in Japanese. Not all Japanese words has appropriate Kanji’s, but I would say 90% of them do. Things around the house, outside (nature, public places, etc..) There are all sorts of Kanji’s and the process of learning Kanji’s are almost endless. Typically in Japan, elementary…
Japanese Kanji Quiz – Part 1 Posted by keiko on Jan 31, 2016
As part of the series for learning Kanji’s, I decided to create the following Kanji Quiz below. Have you many of these can you guess? I tried to stick to simple Kanji’s but some of them might be a big more complicated than others. Answers for each challenge are at the bottom of the page…
Tricky Japanese Kanji Collection Posted by keiko on Jan 27, 2016
As one of the resolutions for 2016, you might be already working hard towards the goal of “learning Japanese(Nihongo Gakushu, 日本語 学習、にほんご がくしゅう)”. I am here to hopefully assist you on the journey of perfecting your Japanese from different aspects, reading, writing, and speaking. For that purpose, I have set my own agenda for the…
Happy New Year! Posted by keiko on Jan 22, 2016
Sorry for such a late post.. Happy New Year! (あけまして おめでとうございます。Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu) Hope everyone had a great winter break and enjoyed New Year. It’s already past mid January, but January is such a refreshing time of the year with many hopes for the upcoming year of 2016. I wish everyone out there a…
All about 2015 – What was popular in Japan? Posted by keiko on Dec 31, 2015
This is my last post for 2015. Tomorrow will be New Years Eve and then we will have New Year’s Celebration on Jan 1st, 2016. I could be writing about the traditional New Years related article, but before we end 2015, let me share with you some popular items that were the highlights of 2015…
How to Prepare for New Years ~ Japanese way Posted by keiko on Dec 29, 2015
It’s almost the end of December, end of 2015.. We are a few days away from New Years. Are you ready for 2016? In U.S., Christmas might be one of the biggest holidays, but in Japan, New Years is actually a bigger holiday for most families. In this post today, let me share with you…