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The Japanese language or Nihongo, is a complex language with 3 writing methods (hiragana, katakana and kanji) as well as idioms, proverbs, and local dialects, and linguistic idiocynracies. The Japanese teacher blogs in this blog category goes into some of these aspects in detail.
Changes in Japanese society
Japan as a nation is an ever-changing landscape of influences and shifts in fashions and tastes. The changes are often brought about by the younger population and from abroad, but some changes are just brought about by time.
In this blog for Japanese readers, Japanese teacher Ayako Suzuki deals with the changing tastes of the Japanese people and one Japanese phrase th...
How to say thank you in Japanese
Japanese is often said to be a difficult language to master. But many people actually find it quite easy to speak but difficult to read or write.
But even in spoken Japanese, there are some areas where foreign speakers can make mistakes or be misunderstood. This is why it is best to learn Japanese from a professional teacher rather than merely a native speaker. A...
Popular Japanese idioms
Learning Japanese vocabulary and grammar is a great way to start studying Japanese. But sometimes it is useful to know some Japanese idioms as well.
Using the right idioms in your conversation will definitely impress your Japanese friends and co-workers and make your Japanese sound more natural too.
In this blog for Japanese learners., Miyako Fujinawa, a Japanese teacher...
How to study Japanese Kanji
There are many ways to study and memorize Kanji. You can try to learn the radicals or practice the stroke order and write them our repeatedly.
Or you try to learn them organically by making note of all the Kanji you see if you live in an immersive environment.
Or you can do what this teacher recommends. Read this blog to find out the method a Japanese teacher employs...
Translating Japanese words
There are some words in Japanese that are difficult to translate into another language. One of the most often used words in Japanese manga and anime, "Ganbatte!" is one of these words.
It can have a different meaning depending on the situation and the person saying it.
In this blog for Japanese language learners, by Japanese teacher Kumiko Yatabe deals with these mean...
