Japanese language expressions

JOI staff introduce useful and interesting Japanese expressions.

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.

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.

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?

Take a Leaf from this Book

There are some great success stories around us that we can take as a role model to our own success.

Change your Perspective in Japanese

Some expressions in Japanese can be effective in business situations to dazzle your co-workers with your great knowledge of Japanese idioms.

What are you eating?? A Japanese idiom

There are some Japanese idioms that come from old Buddhist practices or ancient legends.

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