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January 28, 2020Hints For Learning Japanesegs-webmaster

Expressions in Japanese differ according to personal relations

In Japanese, words and expressions differ according to the personal relationships concerned, such as superior, inferior, friend, stranger, etc. Special terms are used for royal families. On the other hand, the Japanese language has male expressions and female expressions. In short, female speeches are different from male speeches. Furthermore, the Japanese language has a colloquial […]

January 26, 2020Hints For Learning Japanesegs-webmaster

Japanese have ‘Fertile’ Expressions

The endings of Japanese sentences make the Japanese language very versatile. For example, “will” can be translated as “deshou,” “darou,” “tsumorida,” “yoteidesu,” etc. Perhaps this is making Japanese more difficult to understand. But it also makes it possible to express subtle nuances to other people without placing emphasis on intonation or facial expression. When Japanese […]

January 25, 2020Hints For Learning Japanesegs-webmaster

Delicate Expressions Created from Japanese Characters

One of the outstanding characteristics of Japanese grammar may well be that the verb comes at the end of the sentence. In the case of English and Chinese, the verb comes after the subject so that people can guess what the speaker wants to say. However, in Japanese you cannot understand the full meaning of […]

January 22, 2020Hints For Learning Japanesegs-webmaster

You can Learn Japanese without studying Japanese Characters

There are three different types of Japanese characters. These are hiragana, katakana and kanji, but the basic character set should be hiragana. Katakana is mainly used for words that have been imported from foreign languages. For instance, “camera.” This word has been adopted using similar Japanese pronunciation “kamera” and is written in katakana（カメラ）. Kanji is […]

January 21, 2020Hints For Learning Japanesegs-webmaster

Japanese is the Easiest Language in the World! !?

Japanese is generally perceived to be a difficult language to learn. “In fact, it is the easiest language in the world,” KISHIMOTO Tatsuo, professor of Ritsumeikan University mentioned in his book “Secrets of Nihongo” (HIRA-TAI BOOKS). However, it does not mean it is all easy. One of the peculiarites of the Japanese language is that […]