{"id":3450,"date":"2014-04-25T17:58:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-25T17:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=3450"},"modified":"2018-07-26T13:15:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T13:15:30","slug":"building-japanese-vocabulary-opposite-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/building-japanese-vocabulary-opposite-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Japanese vocabulary &#8211; Opposite word"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">Learning opposite words is a great idea to build your vocabularies. I am sure everyone has done this when you were younger for your own native language. \u00a0Here are some opposite word exercise in Japanese.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>1. Hot\u00a0&#8211; Cold<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u71b1\u3044\uff08\u3042\u3064\u3044,atsui\uff09\uff0d\u3000\u51b7\u305f\u3044\u3000\uff08\u3064\u3081\u305f\u3044,tsumetai\uff09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sentence example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I like drinking hot tea. (\u71b1\u3044\u304a\u8336\u3092\u98f2\u3080\u306e\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3042\u3064\u3044\u304a\u3061\u3083\u3092\u306e\u3080\u306e\u304c\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)\uff0dAtsuiochawo nomunoga sukidesu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I like eating cold noodles. (\u51b7\u9eba\u3092\u98df\u3079\u308b\u306e\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002\u308c\u3044\u3081\u3093\u3092\u305f\u3079\u308b\u306e\u304c\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)\u30fcReimen o taberunoga sukidesu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Reimen = cold noodles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>2. Top &#8211; Bottom, Under<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u4e0a\uff08\u3046\u3048,ue\uff09\uff0d\u3000\u4e0b\u3000\uff08\u3057\u305f,shita\uff09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sentence example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Please put the cup on top of the table. (\u305d\u306e\u30b3\u30c3\u30d7\u3092\u673a\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u7f6e\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u305d\u306e\u30b3\u30c3\u30d7\u3092\u3064\u304f\u3048\u306e\u3046\u3048\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002)\uff0dSono coppu o tsukueno ueni oite kudasai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Please put the box under the table. (\u305d\u306e\u7bb1\u3092\u673a\u306e\u4e0b\u306b\u7f6e\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u305d\u306e\u306f\u3053\u3092\u3064\u304f\u3048\u306e\u3057\u305f\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002)\uff0dSono hako o tsukueno shita ni oite kudasai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>3. Bright &#8211; Dark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u660e\u308b\u3044\uff08\u3042\u304b\u308b\u3044,akarui\uff09\uff0d\u3000\u6697\u3044\u3000\uff08\u304f\u3089\u3044,kurai\uff09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sentence example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This room is bright. (\u3053\u306e\u90e8\u5c4b\u306f\u660e\u308b\u3044\u3002\u3053\u306e\u3078\u3084\u306f\u3042\u304b\u308b\u3044\u3002)\uff0dKono heya wa akarui<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Basement is dark. (\u5730\u4e0b\u5ba4\u306f\u6697\u3044\u3002\u3061\u304b\u3057\u3064\u306f\u304f\u3089\u3044\u3002)\uff0dchikashitsu wa kurai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>4<\/strong><strong>. Happy &#8211; Sad<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u5b09\u3057\u3044\uff08\u3046\u308c\u3057\u3044,ureshii\uff09\uff0d\u3000\u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3000\uff08\u304b\u306a\u3057\u3044,kanashii\uff09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sentence example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">He is feeling happy. (\u5f7c\u306f\u5b09\u3057\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u304b\u308c\u306f\u3001\u3046\u308c\u3057\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002)\uff0dKare wa ureshigatte iru.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">She is feeling sad . (\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u60b2\u3057\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306f\u3001\u304b\u306a\u3057\u304c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002)\uff0dkanojowa kanashi gatteiru.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>5. Left &#8211; Right<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u5de6\uff08\u3072\u3060\u308a,hidari\uff09\uff0d\u3000\u53f3\uff08\u307f\u304e,migi\uff09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sentence example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Please turn left at the corner. (\u89d2\u3067\u5de6\u306b\u66f2\u304c\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u304b\u3069\u3067\u3072\u3060\u308a\u306b\u307e\u304c\u3063\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002)\uff0dKado de hidari ni magatte kudasai.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">I use my right hand to throw. (\u79c1\u306f\u6295\u3052\u308b\u306e\u306b\u53f3\u624b\u3092\u4f7f\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001\u306a\u3052\u308b\u306e\u306b\u307f\u304e\u3066\u3092\u3064\u304b\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002)\uff0dWatashiwa nagerunoni migite wo tsukaimasu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>5. Long &#8211; Short<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u9577\u3044\uff08\u306a\u304c\u3044,nagai\uff09\uff0d\u3000\u77ed\u3044, \u4f4e\u3044\uff08\u77ed\u3044,mijikai\u3001\u4f4e\u3044, hikui\uff09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sentence example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">This pencil is long. (\u3053\u306e\u925b\u7b46\u306f\u9577\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3053\u306e\u3048\u3093\u3074\u3064\u306f\u306a\u304c\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002) &#8211; Kono enputsuwa nagai desu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">He is short for his age. (\u5f7c\u306f\u5e74\u306e\u5272\u306b\u306f\u80cc\u304c\u4f4e\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u304b\u308c\u306f\u3001\u3068\u3057\u306e\u308f\u308a\u306b\u306f\u3000\u305b\u304c\u3072\u304f\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002)-Karewa toshino wariniwa sega hikuidesu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>6. Big &#8211; Small<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u5927\u304d\u3044\uff08\u304a\u304a\u304d\u3044,ookii\uff09\uff0d\u3000\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\uff08\u3061\u3044\u3055\u3044,chiisai\uff09<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Sentence example:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Elephants are big. (\u8c61\u306f\u5927\u304d\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u305e\u3046\u306f\u304a\u304a\u304d\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002) &#8211; Zou wa ookii desu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Bugs are small. (\u866b\u306f\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3080\u3057\u306f\u3061\u3044\u3055\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002) &#8211; Mushi wa chiisai desu.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">If you are interested, you can even make a card for each word above and play some matching game to learn each word. \u00a0Often times, when you are learning new words, it is so much easier to learn by grouping them together, in this case by using opposite concept. Have fun learning! Remember if you have any questions, please don&#8217;t hesitate to let me know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/catsdog-350x263.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/catsdog-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/04\/catsdog.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Learning opposite words is a great idea to build your vocabularies. I am sure everyone has done this when you were younger for your own native language. \u00a0Here are some opposite word exercise in Japanese. 1. Hot\u00a0&#8211; Cold \u71b1\u3044\uff08\u3042\u3064\u3044,atsui\uff09\uff0d\u3000\u51b7\u305f\u3044\u3000\uff08\u3064\u3081\u305f\u3044,tsumetai\uff09 Sentence example: I like drinking hot tea. (\u71b1\u3044\u304a\u8336\u3092\u98f2\u3080\u306e\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3042\u3064\u3044\u304a\u3061\u3083\u3092\u306e\u3080\u306e\u304c\u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)\uff0dAtsuiochawo nomunoga sukidesu. I like eating cold noodles. 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