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Chinese: Buy Japanese (Kanji): 買う Japanese (Hiragana): かう Romaji: kau Chinese: Speak Japanese (Kanji): 話す Japanese (Hiragana): はなす Romaji: hanasu Chinese: Read/Read a book Japanese (Kanji): 読む Japanese (Hiragana): よむ Romaji: yomu Chinese: Write Japanese (Kanji): 書く Japanese (Hiragana): かく Romaji: kaku Chinese: Sleep Japanese (Kanji): 寝る Japanese (Hiragana): ねる Romaji: neru Chinese: Wake up Japanese (Kanji): 起きる Japanese (Hiragana): おきる Romaji: okiru

↑ 'Sousei no Aquarion' Opening Theme by AKINO *Numbers - Onyomi (Chinese-derived readings) 1 (ichi) 2 (ni) 3 (san) 4 (yon/shi) 5 (go) 6 (roku) 7 (nana/shichi) 8 (hachi) 9 (kyuu/ku) 10 (juu) Hundred (hyaku) Thousand (sen) Ten Thousand (man) Hundred Million (oku) Trillion (chou) Quadrillion (kei) Quintillion (gai)...🤯etc. w ps In the Japanese drama [Chotto dake Esper] (Just a Little Esper), President 'Chou' (兆), played by Masaki Okada, is not read as 'chou'. When used as a name, it's read 'kizasi', meaning 'omen' or 'sign'. *Quantities - Kunyomi (Native Japanese readings) 1 piece (hitotsu) 2 pieces (futatsu) 3 pieces (mittsu) 4 pieces (yottsu) 5 pieces (itsutsu) 6 pieces (muttsu) 7 pieces (nanatsu) 8 pieces (yattsu) 9 pieces (kokonotsu) 10 pieces (tou )

↑ Japanese drama [MIU404] theme song "Kanden" by Kenshi Yonezu [Quantity Counters] ・個(ko): Small or round items 🍎 1 apple ↓ and so on 🍊 Mandarin orange ・枚(mai): Thin, flat items 紙(kami - paper) お皿(osara - plate) ・本(hon): Long, slender items 🖊(pen) ☂️ 傘(kasa - umbrella) ボトル(bottle) ・冊(satsu): Books, notebooks, etc. 教科書(kyoukasho - textbook) 辞書(jisho - dictionary) 写真集(shashinshuu - photo book) ・台(dai): Cars or home appliances 🚗車(kuruma - car) テレビ(terebi - TV) ・匹(hiki): Small animals or insects 🐱猫(neko - cat) 🐶犬(inu - dog) 🐰兎(usagi - rabbit) 🐭鼠(nezumi - mouse) 🦊狐(kitsune - fox) 🐒猿(saru - monkey)… 🐟魚(sakana - fish) 🦐海老(ebi - shrimp) 🦀蟹(kani - crab)… 🦋蝶々(chouchou - butterfly) 🐜蟻(ari - ant) 🕷蜘蛛(kumo - spider) 🐸蛙(kaeru - frog) 🦎ヤモリ(yamori - gecko) 🐍蛇(hebi - snake) 🐢亀(kame - turtle) o'ᆺ'o⚡ポケモン(Pokemon) ・頭(tou): Large animals 🐮牛(ushi - cow) 🐴馬(uma - horse) 🐘象(zou - elephant) 🦁ライオン(raion - lion) ・人(nin): Number of people 1人(hitori - one person) 2人(futari - two people) 3人(sannin - three people) 4人(yonin - four people)…

The Japanese word '砂原' is read as: 砂原 (Sunahara) It means a field covered in sand, a large sandy area. '砂' can be read as 'suna', but its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading) can also be 'sa'. Words like '砂漠 (sabaku)' (desert) and '砂丘 (sakyuu)' (sand dune) use this reading. Interestingly, when '砂原' is used as a Japanese surname, some people actually read it as: 砂原 (Sahara) ...Wait, Sahara? 🤔 The world's largest hot desert, the Sahara Desert, has 'Sahara' which originates from the Arabic word صحراء (ṣaḥrāʾ), meaning 'desert' itself. So on one hand: 砂 (Sand) + 原 (Plain) → Sahara And on the other hand: Sahara → Desert There's currently no evidence suggesting a etymological relationship between the two, and it's likely just a very curious cross-linguistic coincidence. ...Is it really just a coincidence? 👀

You all probably know that Chinese in Japanese is 中国語（ちゅうごくご）. Then, do you also know there's another term called 台湾華語（たいわんかご）? Simply put, it mainly distinguishes between simplified and traditional characters, and also the accent of the language. When foreigners learn Chinese and buy a book labeled '中国語', the content taught might not necessarily be Taiwanese Chinese. However, if you buy a book labeled '台湾華語', it will definitely teach Taiwanese Chinese😊 Actually, I only started seeing the term '台湾華語' online in the past few years. I've looked up information about when this usage began, and Google says it started in 2010. But when I was learning Japanese back then, I had never even heard of this term. To me, it appeared very suddenly, just like ぴえん🥺, it just popped up out of nowhere😂 Language is something that evolves, so we must constantly learn new things. Otherwise, many words will slowly become dead languages. Watching and listening more online can help us learn new things and improve😁 Lastly, I think the term '台湾華語' might not be very widespread in Japan yet. Most people probably still know the term '中国語'. However, people who are learning or researching languages would likely know about '台湾華語'. So, in the future, when someone asks you what language you speak, we'll have one more option to answer with～😆

Chinese: Go Japanese (Kanji): 行く Japanese (Hiragana): いく Romaji: iku Chinese: Come Japanese (Kanji): 来る Japanese (Hiragana): くる Romaji: kuru Chinese: Eat Japanese (Kanji): 食べる Japanese (Hiragana): たべる Romaji: taberu Chinese: Drink Japanese (Kanji): 飲む Japanese (Hiragana): のむ Romaji: nomu Chinese: See/Watch Japanese (Kanji): 見る Japanese (Hiragana): みる Romaji: miru Chinese: Hear/Listen Japanese (Kanji): 聞く Japanese (Hiragana): きく Romaji: kiku

[Advanced Edition] *Words fitting two or more categories above Ex: どんどん (dondon) "太鼓をどんどん叩く" (Beat the taiko drum dondon) This is an "onomatopoeia" describing the sound of the taiko drum. "日本語がどんどん上手になる" (My Japanese is getting better and better) This is a "mimetic word" describing a state of affairs. *Words fitting all five categories Ex: ごろごろ (gorogoro) "猫がごろごろのどをならす" (The cat is purring loudly) This is an "onomatopoeia" (sound). "雷がごろごろ鳴る" (Thunder rumbles loudly) This is an "onomatopoeia" (sound). "丸太がごろごろ転がる" (A log rolls down) This is a "mimetic word" (state). "日曜日に家でごろごろしている" (Lounging around at home on Sundays) This is a "mimetic word" (state/action). "目にゴミが入ってごろごろする" (Something got in my eye and it's irritating/itchy) This is a "mimetic word" (feeling). ps､(´-`)｡oO(Except for thunder and lounging, the others aren't used much lol (whack

[Basic Edition] ๑ Words in Japanese used to express sounds, actions, and states. Mainly divided into↓ * "Giseigo" (擬声語) - Sounds made by people or animals wanwan (🐶 Woof woof) nyaa nyaa (🐱 Meow meow) koke kokkoo (🐔 Cock-a-doodle-doo) Ogyaa (👶 Baby crying) etc. * "Giongo" (擬音語) - Sounds of nature or objects zaazaa (🌧 Sound of rain) Ex: 雨がザーザー降る (Ame ga zaazaa furu - It's raining cats and dogs) gorogoro (⚡ Sound of thunder) Ex: 雷がゴロゴロ鳴る (Kaminari ga gorogoro naru - Thunder is rumbling) * "Gitaigo" (擬態語) - Describing the state of things kirakira (Sparkling) Ex: 💎 ga キラキラ✨️ (Tama ga kirakira - The gem is sparkling) tsurutsuru (Slippery/Bald) Ex: 頭がつるつる🧑🏻🦲 (Atama ga tsurutsuru - Bald head) * "Giyougo" (擬容語) - Describing actions and states of things uro uro (Wandering around) Ex: 廊下でうろうろ (Rōka de uro uro - Wandering around in the hallway) gun gun (Rapidly increasing, growing, etc.) Ex: 成績がぐんぐん伸びる (Seiseki ga gun gun nobiru - Grades are rapidly improving) * "Gijougo" (擬情語) - Describing psychological states iraira (Irritated) Ex: 相手が遅刻したせいで､いらいらした. (Aite ga chikoku shita sei de, iraira shita. - I got annoyed because the other person was late.) Waku waku (Excited), shonbori (Dejected) Ex: ワクワクしながら映画館に入ったが､ ちいかわ映画を見たら皆しょんぼりした. (Waku waku shinagara eigakan ni haitta ga, Chiikawa eiga o mitara minna shonbori shita. - I entered the cinema feeling excited, but after watching the Chiikawa movie, everyone looked dejected.)

Found out the bulletin board was renamed to "Nyan Nyan Japanese Class," so cute 🥰 Let's talk about various cat terms in Japanese 😆 🐾 猫（ねこ） The most standard "cat." 🐾 猫ちゃん（ねこちゃん） An affectionate and cute way to call them, similar to "kitty" or "kitty-cat." 🐾 にゃんこ "Nyan" is the sound a cat makes, and this is a cute, somewhat childish term for a cat. Often used in social media, anime, or mobile game titles. For example: In "Natsume's Book of Friends," Natsume calls Nyanko-sensei (にゃんこ先生) "The Battle Cats" in Japanese is "にゃんこ大戦争" 🐾 にゃんにゃん Besides meaning the "meow meow" sound, it can also be used directly to refer to cats. So, when you see a cat, you don't always have to just say "neko"! Neko! Neko-chan! Nyanko! 🐈💨

A (a): Ah! Didn't account for game time again! I (i): It's definitely the AI goalie's fault (Hattori's tone) U (u): Waaah, there are no time quests at all😢 E (e): Eh! Look, Shami's so hot! (Just kidding) O (o): Oh, I'm used to it, just the usual developer move🤷♀️