{"id":3734,"date":"2014-06-12T09:37:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-12T09:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=3734"},"modified":"2018-07-25T15:41:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T15:41:51","slug":"top-20-most-used-japanese-words-for-foreigners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/top-20-most-used-japanese-words-for-foreigners\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 20 Most Used Japanese words for foreigners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently, I came across an interesting article regarding the top 20 most used Japanese words on a web site called Deep Japan. (Original article from\u00a0http:\/\/news.mynavi.jp\/news\/2014\/01\/15\/231\/)<\/p>\n

Have you heard of a site called Deep Japan(http:\/\/www.deepjapan.org\/)? \u00a0For those who would like to travel to Japan someday, this site might become helpful. This site is for everyone who wants to know about things in Japan. It is designed especially towards future tourist, introducing you to many aspects of Japan, including food, shopping, places to visit, parks ,and TV news etc from the aspects of foreigners who have been living in Japan already.<\/p>\n

This is the description from the web site:<\/p>\n

DeepJapan<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Experienced Senpais living in and enjoying Japan offer inside-knowledge on how to make your trip real, interesting and above all, unforgettable.<\/strong><\/em>We appreciate the effort it took to make it here and we hope our hints and tips can bolster the great information already out there with fresh advice on how to experience the real and deeper side of this amazing destination, Japan.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

According to the recent statistics, top 20 words that were most used on this site were as follows:<\/p>\n

1 : Soba<\/p>\n

2: Sushi<\/p>\n

3: Ramen<\/p>\n

4: Kimono<\/p>\n

5: Soy sauce<\/p>\n

6: Onsen<\/p>\n

7: Miso<\/p>\n

8: Bento<\/p>\n

9: Tera\u3000(Buddhist temple)<\/p>\n

10: Tempura<\/p>\n

11: Sake<\/p>\n

12: Green Tea<\/p>\n

13: Conveyor belt sushi<\/p>\n

14: Anime<\/p>\n

15: Izakaya (Japanese pub)<\/p>\n

16: Geta (Old style Japanese sandals)<\/p>\n

17: Shinkansen<\/p>\n

18: Manga<\/p>\n

19: Udon<\/p>\n

20: Samurai<\/p>\n

Do you recognize most of these words? \u00a0As you can see, the top 3 are related to food, and there are many more words on the list that are related to Japanese food. \u00a0It is interesting how Japanese food might be a big part of the cultural interest among foreigners.<\/p>\n

This got me thinking.. I wonder Japanese food is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of Japan? I am sure it is different for each one of you, but most of you might be interested in food aspect of the culture. \u00a0I would like to hear some of your opinions on this. So, if you would like, leave me your comments! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Recently, I came across an interesting article regarding the top 20 most used Japanese words on a web site called Deep Japan. (Original article from\u00a0http:\/\/news.mynavi.jp\/news\/2014\/01\/15\/231\/) Have you heard of a site called Deep Japan(http:\/\/www.deepjapan.org\/)? \u00a0For those who would like to travel to Japan someday, this site might become helpful. This site is for everyone who…<\/p>\n

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