Meet Wa ! JOI Staff Blog

The Kanji 和(Wa) means harmony and also stands for the country of Japan 和(WA)の国(Kuni) .
Please take a look through some informative announcements and interesting stories and shown by the JOI staff and Support Team.

A Tiny Japanese Sound

Japanese is a language that has many subtle phrases. Some are metaphors, like the one introduced here today.

Lovelorn Japanese - Meet Wa - Learn Japanese for free quiz

Have you ever been unlucky in love?

Well, there is a cool expression you can use to spice up your retelling of your story in Japanese!

Dealing With Japanese Negotiations

Are you the type of person that manages to keep a calm face in tough situations?

Feeling the Japanese Humid Weather?

Almost all over the country, people are complaining about the humidity.

An Expensive Japanese Phrase

Luxury goods are one of the things that the Japanese consumer is known to favour.

A Very Japanese Weather Pattern

There are some words in Japanese that have Kanji that is quite tricky to read.

How do you read this Kanji?

Have you ever taken the JLPT test? One of the parts of the test that is quite tricky is guessing the correct reading for Kanji, with a choice to select from.

A Big Surprise From Japan

There are some idioms we use in English to express a big surprise.For example, "a bolt from the blue" or "dropped a bombshell".

Saying Too Much in Japanese

Here is a phrase that you can use in a lot of different conversations in Japanese.

What are your options going forward?

When speaking in a language you are fluent in, there are phrases that we use that are tricky to learn for second language learners.

Learn This Useful Business Japanese?

There are some phrases that Japanese business people use frequently, that are hard to understand. Can you guess this one?

How to Take it Slow

Some words and phrases in Japanese are meant to sound just like their meaning.

For us foreigners however, guessing the meaning of these phrases can be a hit or miss.

A Bright Ray of Sunshine For You

The seasons in Japan are very varied, depending on the location.From freezing cold winters to blazing hot summers.

Name This Food Taste !

Perhaps because Japanese Washoku cuisine is so varied, the vocabulary used to describe food has a rich range in the Japanese language.

Can't Stop This Japanese

There are some phrases in English that you wish you could translate into Japanese to compliment your conversation style, right?

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