{"id":2740,"date":"2013-12-22T01:43:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-22T01:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=2740"},"modified":"2014-06-06T17:29:29","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T17:29:29","slug":"what-are-the-common-japanese-words-to-use-for-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/what-are-the-common-japanese-words-to-use-for-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT are the common Japanese words to use for winter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s winter, and let me introduce you the most common Japanese words that are related to winter. When you are talking about the weather or anything related to winter, these vocabularies will be good to know.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English<\/strong><\/td>\nJapanese Pronounciation<\/strong><\/td>\nJapanese<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
winter<\/td>\nfuyu<\/td>\n\u51ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
winter vacation<\/td>\nfuyu yasumi<\/td>\n\u51ac\u4f11\u307f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
snow<\/td>\nyuki<\/td>\n\u96ea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
cold<\/td>\nsamui\/tsumetai<\/td>\n\u5bd2\u3044\u30fb\u51b7\u305f\u3044<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ice<\/td>\nkoori<\/td>\n\u6c37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
icy<\/td>\nkootta<\/td>\n\u51cd\u3063\u305f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fog<\/td>\nkiri<\/td>\n\u9727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Are you cold?<\/td>\nsamui desuka?<\/td>\n\u5bd2\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It is cold today<\/td>\nKyouwa samui desu<\/td>\n\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u5bd2\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It is cold today, isn’t it?<\/td>\nkyouwa samui desune<\/td>\n\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u5bd2\u3044\u3067\u3059\u306d\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I have a cold.<\/td>\nwatashi wa kaze o hiiteimasu<\/td>\n\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u98a8\u90aa\u3092\u3072\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Do you have a cold?<\/td>\nkaze o hiite imasuka?<\/td>\n\u98a8\u90aa\u3092\u3072\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
ski<\/td>\nsuki-<\/td>\n\u30b9\u30ad\u30fc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Let’s go skiing.<\/td>\nski ni ikima shou<\/td>\n\u30b9\u30ad\u30fc\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
polar bear<\/td>\nshiro kuma<\/td>\n\u767d\u304f\u307e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
It is snowing.<\/td>\nyuki ga futte imasu<\/td>\n\u96ea\u304c\u964d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Is it snowing?<\/td>\nyuki wa futte imasuka?<\/td>\n\u96ea\u306f\u3001\u964d\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Snowman<\/td>\nyukidaruma<\/td>\n\u96ea\u3060\u308b\u307e<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Let’s make snowman.<\/td>\nyukidaruma o tsukurimashou<\/td>\n\u96ea\u3060\u308b\u307e\u3092\u4f5c\u308a\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The lake is frozen.<\/td>\nmizuumiga kootteimasu<\/td>\n\u6e56\u304c\u51cd\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ice skating<\/td>\naisu suke-to<\/td>\n\u30a2\u30a4\u30b9\u30b9\u30b1\u30fc\u30c8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
glove<\/td>\ntebukuro<\/td>\n\u624b\u888b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
scarf<\/td>\nmafura-<\/td>\n\u30de\u30d5\u30e9\u30fc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coat<\/td>\nko-to<\/td>\n\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
boots<\/td>\nbu-tsu<\/td>\n\u30d6\u30fc\u30c4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ear muffs<\/td>\nmimi ate<\/td>\n\u8033\u3042\u3066<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sweater<\/td>\nse-ta-<\/td>\n\u30bb\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
socks<\/td>\nkutsushita<\/td>\n\u9774\u4e0b<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Santa Claus<\/td>\nsantaku ro-su<\/td>\n\u30b5\u30f3\u30bf\u30af\u30ed\u30fc\u30b9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rain deer<\/td>\ntonakai<\/td>\n\u30c8\u30ca\u30ab\u30a4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christmas<\/td>\nkurisumasu<\/td>\n\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Year<\/td>\noshogatsu<\/td>\n\u304a\u6b63\u6708<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Years Eve<\/td>\noomisoka<\/td>\n\u5927\u6666\u65e5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
present<\/td>\npurezento<\/td>\n\u30d7\u30ec\u30bc\u30f3\u30c8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Christmas Tree<\/td>\nkurisumasu tsuri-<\/td>\n\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30de\u30b9\u30c4\u30ea\u30fc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
covered with snow<\/td>\nyukini tsutsumareta<\/td>\n\u96ea\u306b\u5305\u307e\u308c\u305f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
snow ball fight<\/td>\nyuki gassen<\/td>\n\u96ea\u5408\u6226<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sled<\/td>\nsori<\/td>\n\u305d\u308a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Let’s go sledding.<\/td>\nsori suberi ni ikimashou<\/td>\n\u305d\u308a\u3059\u3079\u308a\u306b\u884c\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Take a look at the following TV commerical for Meiji chocorate. \u00a0 Let’s practice some of the vocabularies within the video. \u00a0I have provided the translation below. \u00a0Let’s see if you can pick up some of the winter related words in this commercial. \u00a0http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=u8a6d_kd68I<\/a><\/p>\n

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fuyu no kiss wa yuki noyouna kuchidoke.<\/p>\n

\u51ac\u306e\u30ad\u30b9\u306f\u96ea\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u53e3\u3069\u3051 (\u00a0Kiss in the winter is like a snow melting in my mouth)<\/p>\n

Furu yuki ga zebu Meltykiss nara iinonine. \u00a0(I wish all the falling snow tasted like Meltykiss!)<\/p>\n

\u964d\u308b\u96ea\u304c\u5168\u90e8\u30e1\u30eb\u30c6\u30a3\u30ad\u30b9\u306a\u3089\u3000\u3044\u3044\u306e\u306b\u306d<\/p>\n

Yuki no yona kuchidoke. (It melts in your mouth like a snow)<\/p>\n

\u96ea\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u53e3\u3069\u3051<\/p>\n

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Lastly, the word, Fuyu means Winter in Japanese, and the Kanji character we use is\u00a0\u51ac.
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The following video will show you how to write this Kanji. \u00a0When writing Kanji, stroke order is very important. It is important to learn each Kanji with the correct stroke order. This Kanji has 5 strokes total. \u00a0Give it a try!<\/p>\n